dragoncon2024
Below you’ll find my blog posts and photos about our 23rd trip to Dragoncon in 2024. This includes planning, costume construction, photos and trip reports. For this year my new costumes were Padme's Tatooine outfit, Taylor Swift's Lavender Haze outfit, T'Lyn, Mara Jade's green tunic, and Shin Hati.
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dragoncon persists
Well I’m back from dragoncon. It was a weird time. Good? But weird. I felt off the entire time. I did a really bad job at taking pics of my costumes and I’m kicking myself for it now. I also had a ton of plans for videos and didn’t do any of it. It was like I only had a…
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one day remains
Down to the wire here. The last week has been a roller coaster. I have a new boss. His style is totally spiking my anxiety. 2 meetings today in the midst of trying to get ready to be out of town. I do not think he understand my job/position in the company. I’m going to have to deal with this…
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to-do list check-in
Ok let’s do an update since we’re approaching the last weekend of work… Things that finished and just need packed: Scully, Ozma, Lady Jessica, Seven of Nine, Stevie Nicks, T’Lyn, Tatooine Padme, Taylor Nadja: -clean up teeth (I went to clean up my old teeth and the inside shaping stuff popped out of one. Tried to glue it back in…
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make the friendship bracelets
Whelp here we are about a week out and I am NOT DONE and not even the SLIGHTEST bit packed. Normally this point I’ve already packed the stuff that’s done/older costumes but I haven’t even gotten my bin out of the attic yet. I can’t even get excited about con because I’m still in panic mode. I spent 3 days…
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To-do list, updated
Random Wednesday post to update the to-do list: T’Lyn: -magnets on badge -paint ears -try on Taylor: -Try on Mara: -pauldron attachments -extend belt velcro -wig is in the US!! Padme: -stamp a few more things on cape -style wig Shin: -try on wig -add beads to wig -weather suede ALL pieces (want to some paint “dirt” spatters on the…
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get it hot like papa john
Sooo that was an interesting weekend. First let’s go through Friday’s to-do list and see what I got done: 1. Finish T’Lyn wig 2. Paint her ears to better match my skin tone, I tried them on and they are not a match. 3. Try on Taylor wig, cut bangs if needed? 4. Finish tacking the lining on the Taylor…
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to-do list update
It’s a Friday update only because I need to get my to-do list in order and figured I’d make it public. I’ll have more info and photos on Monday. T’Lyn: -Try on/style wig -print/paint badge -add blue stripes to boots (they came in and I love them!) Taylor: -reglue lost stones on -finish tacking lining on jacket -try on wig…
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you exist in the context
oh hi. It’s getting close to panic time for dragoncon. A while back Jess made a comment about my the Taylor Swift game mastermind in relation to my dragoncon line-up – so I had to do my dragoncon line up that way: Those 10 are pretty much confirmed. Left off the 2 unconfirmed for now. Here’s where we stand at…
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life was a willow
Sorry for no Monday morning post yesterday. I’ve been dealing with a lot of anxiety the past week. Not much more I can say at the moment. Been trying to keep my nose to the grindstone and my mind on other things. So the good news is I’m officially done with SEWING on 3 out of 5 of my Dragoncon…
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heartbreak is one thing, my ego’s another
Well here we are on another Monday. So here was my Padme to-do list last week, with updates: 1. Hem skirt – done! 2. Finish pleated front panel/attach – half done. I got it re-gathered and ready to go but wanted to wait til my beads arrived to make sure the two things together are sized correctly. 3. Do tacks…
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you look like stevie nicks
Ok before I get into anything else… I’ve got puppy fever. My parents’ new baby, Walker! Of course her big sister is Skye, so together they are Skye Walker – and Walker came on on May the 4th 🙂 Skye is Walker’s aunt, I think they said. omg I get to babysit one day soon 😀 Stole Skye’s bed LOL…
