boushh

Below you'll find blog posts related to my Princess Leia Boushh disguise costume I made for Dragoncon in 2007.

  • Boushh and Kenner Leia progress
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    Boushh and Kenner Leia progress

    I actually got quite a bit done last night! Doll Leia is done, except for the belt, which will take all of 10 minutes to do, and putting a fastener on the collar. It cracks me up, I don’t think I’ve ever made anything so dumb looking LOL. Finished my endor helmet – added the bill. Fixed my rebel Leia…

  • Boushh, Boots and Plans
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    Boushh, Boots and Plans

    Didn’t feel very well last night – so I spent a while just laying in bed, watching Law Order and sewing on the rest of the bloodstripes, and picking out that seam on doll Leia I needed to. I finished both! Hurrah, I guess, LOL. Before that I did get my Boushh tunic cut out. Somehow one of the front…

  • Boushh, Han and Kenner Leia Updates
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    Boushh, Han and Kenner Leia Updates

    I’ve started having dragoncon dreams – a little later than usual! Two weeks from now I go pick up the van… eek. We’re actually hoping to be in Atlanta around 7 or so on Thursday. That’s the earliest we’ve ever gotten there, except for 2005 when we got there Thursday afternoon because we had Phantom of the Opera tickets. Anyway…

  • Boushh, Boots and Plans
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    to-do list 8/13/07

    Aw. Marasiah and doll Leia may have to be on hold. I haven’t done anything with them in ages, and I’ve got so much left to do on everything else, I don’t know when I’d have time to finish them right now. I worked on my Boushh pants some more yesterday, got my boots painted, worked on the boot tops,…

  • Endor Leia and Boushh progress
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    Endor Leia and Boushh progress

    Got the colouring on the poncho about half done. Got my Boushh pants put together – I just need to put elastic for my foot on the bottom, and do the quilted/pleated/whatever they are sections on the knees (my favourite part of the costume!) But, mostly spent last night sewing on bloodstripes and watching Hot Fuzz. good times.

  • Endor Leia, Boushh, KC WW Progress Pics
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    Endor Leia, Boushh, KC WW Progress Pics

    A new batch of progress pics. Spikes for my Boushh gloves came yesterday… My endor donut (with the unattached bill sitting underneath it), base helmet I need to finish and one of my Boushh boot tops that isn’t finished. More Boushh Boushh armour about to be painted. KC WW helmet molds Endor poncho yesterday, drying in the sun before getting…

  • Boushh, Boots and Plans
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    Progress on everything

    well, i can no longer get on the internet at home, something is wrong with my laptop’s wireless thingie. I can use dad’s computer, though, but I hate being cooped up in the computer room. I suppose it’s a blessing – keeps me working. Endor Leia – finished sewing the pleated section on the base helmet – donut is finished,…

  • KC WW, Endor Leia, Boushh, and Marasiah Progress
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    KC WW, Endor Leia, Boushh, and Marasiah Progress

    Chase clear-coating the Wonder Woman helmet sculpt again before it gets cast. My endor trooper Leia helmet donut as it was yesterday evening – since then it’s been weathered and the red/yellow symbol added. Still needs a bit more weathering, but I’m very pleased. Boushh helmet getting its first shot of paint. Like the endor donut, this has since been…

  • Progress & Schedules
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    Progress & Schedules

    Well, I wrote out my packing list last night. And right now I’m apparently trying to take 18 costumes to Dragoncon. So, it’s gotta be cut somewhere. At least by 3. I’m ok taking 15, but not 18! Anyway – I haven’t done much lately. Work has been absolutely exhausting this week (I’ve been the only one in the back…

  • Boushh, Boots and Plans
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    another weekend, another set of mosquito bites

    Yep, despite having doused myself with Off last night, I still got about 9 bites while outside dyeing my Endor poncho yesterday evening. I have decided to make a little experiment of them, and trying various home remedies… so far using deodorant seems to be the best. Well enough about that, this is my costume journal not my mosquito bite…

  • Updates &  Ewok Village Leia Pics!
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    Updates & Ewok Village Leia Pics!

    I’ve been pretty well KO’ed by sinus mess for a week and a half or so now… sucks! I think it’s behind me now, though. Here’s a few quick updates… Doll Leia – got the bottom and top made, the top needs to be fixed (one side hangs funny, need to pick it out and do it again), and needs…

  • Dragoncon 2007 plans
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    Dragoncon 2007 plans

    Travel for Dragoncon is finally completely arranged! We’ve had our room at the marriott for a while; but we rented our van last week. We paid a little extra to be able to pick it up the wednesday before and drop it off tuesday instead of monday. So we don’t have the rush trying to check out monday and get…

  • The Boushh box came!
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    The Boushh box came!

    I’ve been out of town since thursday, and came home today to find my box had arrived! Oooh, the excitement! The fellow who owned it before (who was working on it for his wife, and then they apparently decided not to finish it, and sold me everything they had for it) has already done some work, but it’s still got…

  • The Last Big Purchase… a box of Boushh
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    The Last Big Purchase… a box of Boushh

    Well, yesterday, I spent a whole lot of money that I probably shouldn’t have, but in the long-run I figure it’s a deal. I now have the bulk of a project I wasn’t going to even start on for a long time winging its way to me as I type this. As a result, I’m probably going to delay most…

  • 2006 in review
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    2006 in review

    At the beginning of the year I said I wanted to do: 1. Hoth Leia 2. Darth Vader 3. Padme’s Lake dress 4. Bespin Leia 5. Finish Yuuko 6. Padme’s Funeral Dress 7. Wonder Woman 8. The Bride 9. White Witch 10. Dorothy 11. ANH Leia 12. Team Zissou outfit So what did I finish? Hoth Leia? Yes, plus Bespin…