dragoncon2002
Below you’ll find my blog posts and photos about our first trip to Dragoncon in 2002. This includes planning, costume construction, photos and trip reports. For this year my new costumes were Shadowcat, Padme’s Lake Dress, Ocha and Buffy Summers, so construction posts for those costumes are included.
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Dragon Con 2002 Look Back
I know I’ve done similar before… and this won’t be just a rehashing of my original “con report.” A couple of weeks ago when I was looking at old Hermione photos for instagram, I was flipping through them and thinking, “oh yeah, that was the night before I left for the midnight show, I refused to wear makeup or a…
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Dragoncon Stories: That Time I Was Green and it Sucked
This is the last story I can think of from our first Dragoncon; my body paint issue. I’ve talked about it before, but here it goes again. So I’d been wanting to do my Ocha costume for a while by that point. I finally decided to dig in and do it for Dragoncon, since it seemed a better fit for…
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Dragoncon Stories: That Time We Went Through the Photo Gauntlet
Today I’m going to tell yall about the photo gauntlet. Dragoncon 2002’s masquerade was not my first costume contest, but as it was my first Dragoncon, it was my first time participating in their masquerade. Ash and I signed up just for fun, because – back then, we ALWAYS did some kind of costume contest (we’d done Urd and Skuld…
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when i found some dcon pics
Dragoncon put up their official gallery, and I found these two of me and ash that I loved !! This one, back a ways, and darker than the others, but I think it looks really neat. And my dress looks all cool flowing behind me here. And this closer up one, which looks like it’s from the same photographer that…
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when i got a bonus point
Hee!! There was a Rincewind at dragoncon that I didn’t see! I wanted dad to go as Rincewind but he hasn’t read those books. I think he’d do it if I really wanted him to… so maybe next year? And here’s a nice one of me & Ash… I really like this pic. I got a bonus point in class…
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Arwen Fabric & Dcon pics
I finally got my Arwen fabric today. Got a pattern, too. We wandered all over the store looking for fabric the right colour – we were about to give up and plan to meet at the other Hancock’s tomorrow, when we found exactly what I was looking for in the Halloween section. It was even cheap! $4 a yard plus…
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when it was time to get dcon pics developed
I have friday off, whoo!! I am going to try to take part of my DC film in today so that I can have it back by friday to show it off. *bounces*
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Dragoncon 2002 rocked!
Dragon*con rocked. There’s a few pics and my report up at my regular livejournal. And yeah, ash won her first award!!! “Best Classic Female” in my old Leia costume!!! HEHE!!! (in the Star Wars costume contest) I got “Best Ep. II Female” and “Most Beautiful.” HA! Funny.
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Dragoncon 2002 recap!
report… sort of preliminary, as I remember things I’ll have to go back and add them. Friday Friday saw us up at 4:30 AM to drive to the airport to catch our 6:30 flight. We got to the airport and checked in… we had perfect timing, as soon as we walked up to the gate they called our seats and…
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Best. Weekend. Ever.
Ok, so I just got back from dragoncon (it’s 12:30 now, as soon as I finish writing this I’m going to BED.) While the entire weekend had more than it’s share of moments, I just had to post these as soon as I got home. Tomorrow, hopefully, I’ll write up a full report before I forget everything. Anyway… These particular…
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headed to dcon 02…
It’s 4:30 AM and we are leaving for dragoncon.
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when i signed off for dcon
Ok guys, I’m off until after Dragon*con. I’m working full time this week, school starts tuesday and I still have DC stuff to finish… so I’m officially gone until next tuesday. If you’re going to dragon con and want to find me (I’ll have sundowner copies with me!! buy them!!), over the course of the weekend I’ll be wearing: Shadowcat…
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To-Do List 8/25/02
Updates: Amidala: -Finishing dying -sew arm rings in -finish arm rings -figure out hair -find some nice sandals to wear with it Shadowcat -make mask -finish shirt Ocha -Trim ear hair (lol) -Finish sewing socks onto the leggings (don’t ask) -finish the blue vest. I just tried on my amidala dress and it’s sooooo pretty! Only thing is I’m going…
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Dyeing my Padme Lake dress, updates
UGH! We did the first dying on Amidala yesterday and it turned out too bright. It looks like a banana snowcone. I’m going to have to use some colour remover on it. Cut out the pattern pieces for Shadowcat’s shirt. Finished Ocha’s boot covers and figured out her tail. To do list: Amidala: -Finishing dying -sew arm rings in -finish…
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Ocha progress
Whoo hoo finished Ocha’s ears! Also got started on her jacket vest thingie. But that’s all we did last night. I wasn’t feeling too great.
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LOL Comic Con
Cath called me last night, upset with me ’cause I didn’t tell her about this convention that she wanted to go to. LOL! San Diego Comic Con. I was like, Cath, we couldn’t’ve all of a sudden pick up and flew to San Diego Comic Con, especially with Dragoncon right around the corner. Anyway, got most of the Ocha ears…
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when i made ash pick costumes for dragoncon
HEY ASH!! I don’t like you being in school, cause I can’t call you when I think of something during the day. Bring your old purple robe to Dragoncon, and Yuna, and Meryl. Along with Han Solo if you get it done, and whatever you can scrape up of Jubilee. (if you want, just go with the black (or pink)…
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Padme & Ocha updates
Got the fall thingie. Wasn’t too expensive, thank god. Had to drive all over creation to get it. Looks good, tho. Tomorrow I am going to get the ribbon and we’re going to figure out how to do the hair this weekend what else– Am working on ocha boots, ears, amidala necklace and amidala dress tonight. If we have time…
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Padme Lake dress updates
Finished most of the work on Amidala last night, except for the dying and the hair thing. Got the necklace finished, and most of the white dress. Just a few little things left to do to it. Today I have to meet mom at the wig shop after I get off work – she wants to help me find a…
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Dragoncon parade?
Ash and I are thinking of participating in this parade Dragoncon is having. We think it would be fun. Only thing is, I canNOT figure out what to wear. Shadowcat would be too hot probably, and the heat would probably make my hair fall. Ocha – no. Just NO. My two main choices are either She-Ra or Amidala. She-Ra would…
