belle library dress

Below you'll find blog posts related to my Belle's library dress, made for Con Nooga in 2008.

  • Dressform Pics
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    Dressform Pics

    Here’s everything so far. I’m only missing 3 actually so maybe I should have waited, but our server is down at work and I’m bored. Belldandy and Urd from 2003 and 2002, respectively. These two costumes have really stood the test of time. I knew Belldandy was in good shape since I wore her to Momocon earlier this year, but…

  • New Belle Photos
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    New Belle Photos

    A couple of weeks ago, I had planned to do an outdoor location photoshoot with Chasing Photography of my new Belle ballgown. Well, we got rained out. So, to make up for it, we did a white backdrop shoot of four of my Belle costumes! I’ve updated each of my portfolio pages with some of my favourites 🙂

  • 2008 in review
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    2008 in review

    What I accomplished in 2008 (and what I didn’t, LOL) Well it was weird year for me, costume-wise, because the first part of the year was eaten by my wedding, both financially and time-wise. I was still attemping to work on stuff – to make things that were easy, or that I already had material for. I think after the…

  • MidSouthCon 2008 pics
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    MidSouthCon 2008 pics

    Friday night – like I said we didn’t go to the con that night, we stayed home and watched the game. Anyway, Saturday morning we got up pretty early, I put on Belle, we loaded up the car, got some breakfast and headed over to the con. Unfortunately it rained and stormed all day long, so it wasn’t fun going…

  • Belle pics and more Scarlet Witch updates
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    Belle pics and more Scarlet Witch updates

    Last night I cut out my boot covers, hemmed my cape, and did a lot of dyeing. It took several rounds but I finally got the fabric about the right colour, I’m ok with it. Chase also finished the necklace and armbands for the Lake Dress last night — he was going to paint them at work today, so hopefully…

  • Belle Library updates
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    Belle Library updates

    Well no pics last night, at least none of me. I did finally finish re-sewing the sleeves onto my green Belle dress, and took some pics of it – The sleeves finally stay up properly… I wanted to try to take pictures of it outside this weekend, but it looks like we’re supposed to get a lot of rain… so…

  • Things I need to do a photoshoot with
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    Things I need to do a photoshoot with

    I really want to pull out the backdrop and do a photoshoot tonight. I need to finish sewing my other green Belle sleeve on, and I could take pics of it tonight. I also reeeeeeally need to dig out my “doll” Leia costume I made for Dragoncon and never wore, and take pics of it. I also want to take…

  • Belle Library dress progress
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    Belle Library dress progress

    “Great costumes!” thanks! “Are they all yours?” no, most of them I stole. don’t tell anybody. Move, Indiana! Anyway, I finished the bodice last night – got all the grommets in, and it was actually the easiest job I’ve ever had of it – I didn’t ruin any of them so I didn’t need my extras! My to-do list for…

  • Belle’s Library dress progress pics
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    Belle’s Library dress progress pics

    As I said last update, I had gotten the skirt basically put together. It’s still where it was back then – the gathering at the waistband needs to be tweaked, I need to put the waistband on, and hem it. (I think I am going to leave it a little longer than the dress in the movie is – in…

  • Things I need to do a photoshoot with
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    costume projects!

    So I’ve been a busy little bee lately. Because of the eyestrain/headache thing I’ve been having lately, I’ve been staying away from the computer in the evenings and working on projects and whatnot – wedding & sewing stuff, basically. Here’s what they are – sorry, no pics as of yet – I’ll try to get some up pretty soon. 1.…

  • 2007 in review
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    2007 in review

    Well since I’m mostly done for the year – outside of my little secret project – I’m gonna go ahead and post this. I’ve had it done for a while actually LOL At the beginning of the year, this is what I wanted to accomplish… keeping in mind that when I wrote this, Chase hadn’t proposed yet and changed a…