dragoncon2010
Below you’ll find my blog posts and photos about our ninth trip to Dragoncon in 2010. This includes planning, costume construction, photos and trip reports. For this year my new costumes were Donna Troy, Black Widow, Alyss, Lady Gaga, Magik, Ame-Comi Supergirl and Arica, so construction posts for those costumes are included.
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Tilt Shift video of the Dragoncon 2010 parade
I just deleted my livejournal. Anyway – post-dragoncon… I’ve updated my site with all the new stuff. Here’s my flickr gallery – I still have more to add once Chase sends them to me. And here’s our video of the parade. It’s a time lapse tilt shift video, I think it’s pretty neat. In other news, working on Briar Rose…
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the Supergirl wig curse
I feel like I was cursed when it came to wigs this summer – and I couldn’t really talk about it since I was keeping Supergirl under wraps. I searched for a long time for the 2 wigs I needed for Gaga and the wig for Supergirl. The yellow wig was weirdly enough the easiest. I found a blonde wig…
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More Dragoncon 2010 pics
More Supergirl pics: Magik: Updated Starfire, with DJSpider’s Blackfire: Donna Troy: And awesome Wonder Woman group shot: And me and George Perez 🙂 I had to tell him I kinda stalked him at cons back when I did my Cartoon Network Starfire and could NEVER find him! So it was awesome to finally get a pic with him in this.
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A few Dragoncon 2010 pics!
Sorry I haven’t posted lately. Been busy doing nothing! Except uploading pics, and cleaning the house, etc. Indy had another ear hematoma, like she did last year. Except in the other ear this time. Took her to the vet saturday and he drained it and she’s on steriods now. Makes me sad because now both ears are going to be…
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Dcon 2010 costume wrap up
I had a lot of fun at all the photoshoots this year, they were awesome, well organized and fun. However next year I’m not committing myself to ANY photoshoots. I spent all day sunday between the Teen Titans and DC shoots. From 9AM when I got up to when I left DC a little after 4PM. Saturday was the parade/SOSI…
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Dragoncon 2010 Recap (sorta)
We’re home! I tried to post a couple of times from the con but just didn’t have enough down time. So here’s a recap. This isn’t going to be that interesting – we didn’t really “do” much outside of changing costumes LOL. Wednesday: Ash and I went and picked up the van, Chase got home, we loaded it up and…
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almost there…
Last night, I dreamt about arriving at dragoncon. It was basically just us moving the van and parking the van and trying to figure out if we could check into the hotel or not. That totally stems from us not having any kind of plan for tomorrow. Them moving pre-reg pick-up up to 10 really threw us off. We’ll probably…
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now what do i have left?
Lady Gaga: sew one more weft into the wig, curl it sew snaps on bodice to hold hoops in place finish applying sequins to bodysuit (got about 75% done today! Finish it up tomorrow morning.) apply finish to hoops Surprise #2: Gather edges, stitch onto top, gather back figure out placement of velcro and finished! Magik: hand sew a few…
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Tomorrow’s To-Do list
Tomorrow I’m going to get up and start knocking it out of the park. I’ve got one big thing left to do – finish my Gaga hoops – and everything else is rather small. Lady Gaga: sew one more weft into the wig, curl it sew snaps on bodice to hold hoops in place finish applying sequins to bodysuit apply…
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Starfire & Gaga updates
So last night I finished installing the bra in the front of Starfire. I’m really nervous about wearing it. I’m going to be taped to high-heaven, but it’s been a long time I’ve worn something like this and I’m worried. I went ahead and sewed the boots back onto the bodysuit, too – I just need to fix the brooch…
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Alyss Heart costume – finished!
So the surprise costume #1 was Queen Alyss Heart from “The Looking Glass Wars.” SO glad to have it done! From the beginning – here’s a little write up. I started out with a champagne coloured taffeta – it originally had an empire waist but I decided it needed to be more fitted through there to work, so I added…
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Running errands, costume updates
Spent this morning running last minute errands. Let me see… CVS for eyelashes and bobbie pins, and looking for lipstick for Gaga. It’s an unusual colour and couldn’t find anything. Chick-fil-a for breakfast! Target for snacks for the cooler. I got reese’s, pringles, cokes and starbucks double shots. it’s what I usually subsist on at dragoncon LOL Also again no…
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RAIN??
Atlanta had a 60% chance of rain listed for next saturday, worrying a lot of people about the parade and some of the photoshoots. As least for now the chance has dropped to 0%! Who knows what will happen between then and now, but hope it stays that way. I got my tiara for Surprise #1 about halfway done last…
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Black Widow updates
…Because last night I finally finished the stupid Gaga bodysuit, and actually got a whole leg from the knee down sequinned. YEH! Attempts at a photo: So tonight is more sequinning, and I want to try to finish up Surprise #1, and also Starfire. I did end up trying a couple of things on yesterday – I had to put…
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why am i writing a blog post
when i’m already 10 minutes late for work? just a quick overview of last night. Finished all the hand sewing on the gaga skirt – it’s finished. figured out my gaga wig. It’s nearly done, just a few more tweaks. Tonight is finishing the bodysuit and working on the Surprise #1 tiara, which once I get some decent shots of…
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really bad Lady Gaga progress pics
I should have just had Chase take pics of me but didn’t think of it. Instead you get crappy self-pics in my leaning mirror.
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to-do list 8/25/10
I feel much better about things at the moment. I was able to get the waistband and zipper onto the Gaga skirt last night with no issues, and it went onto the cage just fine and I started stitching it in place. I tried it on with the corset and it looks fine (though not so happy with the shape…
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Lady Gaga Updates… or something
So my Lady Gaga is not going to be that good. My shoes and bodysuit are going to be rushed and not right – my wig’s not going to be right – and I don’t have enough hoops for the outside. My skirt’s not great, the seams didn’t match up even though I freaking did them all together and pinned…
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Arica and Black Widow progress
I’m finally putting together my Gaga skirt. Almost done. Took a break for a little lunch (cheese toast, haven’t had time for the grocery in a while so it’s all we had!). Last night I started feeling icky in the middle of putting the zipper in my gaga suit, so I finished that off and sat in the living room…
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to-do list 8/21/10 plus Gaga progress pics
Black Widow Finish wristbands Paint belt discs Put belt together ALL DONE! MJ as Arica cut out headband, figure out how to attach it sand & paint the bracelets stitch end of sleeves to bracelets take up skirt ALL DONE!!! Donna Shorten belt, attach buckle (doing this in like 5 minutes!)) put velcro on collar, attach star paint earrings Surprise…
