padme funeral

Below you'll find posts about my Padme funeral gown (Star Wars: ROTS) I made for Adventurecon in 2007.

  • dragoncon 2017
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    dragoncon 2017

    Uggggggggh I’m back at work today and feel like a zombie. Came back to a TON of stuff too so double Uggggggggh. BUT! It’s time for this year’s Dragon Con recap. So Chase had originally planned to be doing a scooter trip that weekend, so we were both going to be out of town – but Hurricane Harvey put a…

  • 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…

  • MTAC 2010, Trooping, Photoshoots… etc!
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    MTAC 2010, Trooping, Photoshoots… etc!

    (This post may seem a little repetitive – this was ported over from my livejournal and recapped a lot of stuff I’d recently posted on my blog. Now that my LJ posts are part of my blog, it’s very redundant!) A recap of recent costume-y stuff… MTAC came and went and we got stranded there an extra day because of…

  • Funeral Padme Photoshoot
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    Funeral Padme Photoshoot

    I forgot I uploaded my Padme funeral dress pics last week. Here’s a few. I’ve still got Wonder Woman, Selene and Anne Boleyn to get uploaded. Just haven’t had a chance. Hope to get 2 out of 3 of those up tonight…. if I have time before we leave to go see ECLIPSE! LOL We are going to the midnight…

  • 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…

  • 2007 in review
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    DRAGONCON 2007 PICS!

    Well, actually I’ll start on Thursday 🙂 Thursday morning was a mess, I was running every which way trying to finish packing, finish a few non-costumey projects (Costume Monkey shirts for the girls) and getting the van loaded before Chase got home at noon. My boxes and stuff, almost packed. My cousin Catherine was volunteering this year. She needed to…

  • Finished Padme, and other updates
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    Finished Padme, and other updates

    Finished padme last night. I can pack her up. And my new slave leia boots, and dyeing my endor poncho. It’s a little on the light side, I may dye it again — AFTER Dcon. I’m tired of fooling with it, now. Chase worked on my Boushh helmet most of the night, and we started attaching my Boushh knees. Tonight,…

  • Progress, KC WW, Padme
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    Progress, KC WW, Padme

    Finally finished all the colouring on the stupid cape. Really, had to make myself stop – I keep messing with this thing for forever, but I don’t have time for it. Now i just need to finish up all the bloody sequins and sewing the lining in, and fix the neckline on the dress, and it’s finished. That’s basically all…

  • to-do list 8/13/07
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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, 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…

  • to-do list 8/13/07
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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,…

  • Funeral Padme updates
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    Funeral Padme updates

    I got off work early today… so I came home, ate some lunch, and actually got some work done. I went outside and played with the dye… another layer of dye on my endor poncho, and navy on the funeral cape. If they both stay as they are, I’ll be happy. I think the poncho will be fine – but…

  • Adventurecon 2007 Pics!
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    Adventurecon 2007 Pics!

    I’ll start with Friday 🙂 Indy wanted to go! We loaded up (again, after getting permission to borrow my aunt’s car!) and set off. We made pretty good time, got in around 9:30, I think? Checked in, found everybody, then unloaded the car and hit the sack, because we were really tired after the drive! Saturday morning we got up…

  • Funeral Padme Progress…
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    Funeral Padme Progress…

    Padme is going; but she’s not really finished. After this con the collar and the few sequins I sewed on will be taken off, and the cape will be dyed some more. I may also remake the collar. But it’s wearable. I hope. I packed Hoth Leia, Ewok Village Leia, and Slave Leia, along with Funeral Padme, Corde, and Wonder…

  • out of time… still trying to finish Funeral Padme
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    out of time… still trying to finish Funeral Padme

    Wow, I have completely run out of time. I did one more dip in the dye for the cloak this morning, but its the last one I have time for before we leave tomorrow. I’m still not happy with the colour. It’s still not dark enough, too bright. I don’t think I have time to put the sequins on the…

  • I’m blue… Funeral Padme
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    I’m blue… Funeral Padme

    Wow, last night was interesting. I painted the cape last night. I almost got done – there’s about 15% left in the center I need to do. I just had to stop last night, my back was killing me from leaning over the stupid thing, and I was COVERED. I mean, my hands were completely blue (I looked like mystique!),…

  • to-do list 8/13/07
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    Ewok Village Leia and Funeral Padme progress

    Sorry, no pics to post of stuff in progress today… My laptop died. Luckily my hard drive is ok. I bought a hard drive enclosure yesterday, and was able to get most of what I hadn’t backed up off of it, and onto my external (back up) hard drive. There were a few files and folders that I needed into…

  • Adventurecon 2007 Schedule, & updates
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    Adventurecon 2007 Schedule, & updates

    Normally I’m off at a con this weekend! Nope, this year it’s next weekend. The good news – Chase is getting off early friday, around 2. So we’ll be pulling into Knoxville around 9. Not really enough time to do anything that night, unfortunately, but better than 2 or 3 in the morning. I have no idea when I’m going…

  • Funeral Padme progress pic
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    Funeral Padme progress pic

    really quickly, because I have to leave in like 2 minutes for a dr’s appt. Underdress is almost finished, just needs tweaking. Cut out the basic pieces of the cape last night and pinned them on, tonight I will put them together and hopefully start dying.

  • Ewok Village Leia – almost done!
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    Ewok Village Leia – almost done!

    almost there. to-do list: -finish sleeves (white ones are too long, need to be hemmed) -attach sleeves -replace lacing on the neckline – what I used as too thin -take it up a bit, still a little too big -iron it Tonight I’m going to do the lacing on the neckline – but otherwise I’m focusing on Padme tonight. I…