tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54963368901478851662024-03-12T16:23:15.367-07:00In a Time of CosplayClarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-68737358864186719582016-03-01T14:55:00.005-08:002016-03-01T14:55:40.259-08:00Costume: Zedas (Gundam AGE)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey look! I finally made a mobile suit! Not a gundam since it's an enemy unit but y'know. It is the most beautiful mobile suit design from all of the Gundam universe so I figured why not?<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of my primary concerns was the weight of everything since I'm pretty weak and this would be a lot all together. And that's why I chose EVA foam. For the finish I put down a base layer of plastidip then painted on two coats of Charcoal spraypaint. The Zedas is a very dark grey, not black, so I wanted to make sure I kept true to that.</div>
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I also decided to add some lighting! The red "eyes in the chest light up though it's a bit hard to see. The green in the face is a bit easier to see though!</div>
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Sadly on the way down to craftsmanship judging I encountered some very strong wind and it blew off one of my wings. I was able to fix it at con with hot glue and sprues from a gunpla (no joke) but I did have to redo the wings after to make them stronger.</div>
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Because I took a lot of pictures while building I've put them all in an album <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/138942347@N03/albums/72157665335382685">here.</a></div>
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Craft foam roll<o:p></o:p></div>
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Transparent folders, green and red<o:p></o:p></div>
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Folding trolley for transport<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Michaels<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$3.21<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
7<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Poster board<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Michaels and Walmart<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$21.48<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Floor mat<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Walmart<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$23.18<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Hi temp hot glue<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$10.40<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
5<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Center release buckle<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$6.89<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Twill tape<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$4.31<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Soldering iron<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Harbor Freight<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$12.96<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Rosin<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Harbor Freight<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$4.86<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Shoes<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Salv Army<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$6.88<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Buckles<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Hobby Lobby<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$3.87<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Ball ornaments<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Hobby Lobby<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$11.85<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Battery holders<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
L&M Wholesale Electronics<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$6.48<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Bust enhancers to bulk out arms (unused)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.5pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$1.56<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 222.95pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
26” zip<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.35pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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$2.15<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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7/8” black lanyard<o:p></o:p></div>
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Joann’s<o:p></o:p></div>
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$8.19<o:p></o:p></div>
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5<o:p></o:p></div>
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Super glue<o:p></o:p></div>
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Harbor Freight<o:p></o:p></div>
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$41.60<o:p></o:p></div>
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35<o:p></o:p></div>
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Loose craft foam sheets<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hobby Lobby<o:p></o:p></div>
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$5.38<o:p></o:p></div>
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1pk<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plastic stakes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Walmart<o:p></o:p></div>
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$6.23<o:p></o:p></div>
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2<o:p></o:p></div>
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LI button batteries<o:p></o:p></div>
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Harbor Freight<o:p></o:p></div>
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$2.15<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Micro clamps<o:p></o:p></div>
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Harbor Freight<o:p></o:p></div>
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$1.28<o:p></o:p></div>
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2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hook and Loop<o:p></o:p></div>
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Joanns<o:p></o:p></div>
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$36.11<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Foam for wings<o:p></o:p></div>
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FoamOrder (San Fran)<o:p></o:p></div>
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$32.87<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Foam for Replacement wings<o:p></o:p></div>
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TNT Cosplay<o:p></o:p></div>
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$355.46<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-28884017226167218162016-03-01T14:10:00.000-08:002016-03-01T14:10:01.956-08:00Costume: Schwarz Bruder (G Gundam)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The costume that I've literally been meaning to make for 10 years. And now I did it. I've actually bought the materials three times over but would toss them out before a move or use them for something else. I've had the materials I actually used laying around for two or three years.<br />
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I used some left over spandex from the shirt and glove I made for Natsume's Origami Cyclone so I used that and some upholstery foam to bust out a rough fake dude chest. Then once I had that I draped the coat and got to sewing. The boots, pants and silk scarf I happened to already have in my closet (those are some of the slacks I wear to work). I still need to do the shoulder armor though.<br />
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Cost</div>
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Store</div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$.97</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Yellow paint</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$4.97</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Belt Buckle</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$1.00</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Gold dots</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$3.49</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
12” zip</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$8.11</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
2/3yd</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
½” upholstery foam</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$3.05</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
3 sheet</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Craft foam for mask</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Hobby Lobby</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$1.39</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1 pack</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Red piping</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Hancock</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$3.90</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1/2yd</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Red Twill</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Hancock</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$1.68</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1 can</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Spray paint gold</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Walmart</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$6.97</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Raglan shoulder pads</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$13.98</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
2yd</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Charcoal bengaline</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$7.18</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
2yd</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Sunflower lining</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Joann’s</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
$61.37</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 47.0pt;" valign="top" width="63">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 223.0pt;" valign="top" width="297">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 167.4pt;" valign="top" width="223">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
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I kind of fell in love with tiny baby Mantis as son as I saw the precious thing. Also it seemed like it would be easy enough but it also wasn't at the top of my list. And then I fried what was supposed to be my new Yuna wig when I was trying to dye it darker so I figured that was my sign to do the tiny Mantis child.</div>
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The wig was spray painted in order to change it from brown to red. I had to hot water style it after painting and then heavily thin it afterwards as the wig was much poofier on my head than on my head double.</div>
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I spent the better part of an evening debating materials for the clothes but eventually settled on a pleather which actually wound up being a joy to sew. I can't wait to make more things with it. The leggings are actually the backside of a stretch alligator material but I liked the darker brown shade and the thick woolen feel. I toyed with the idea of doing the straps out of leather but I liked the color of the twill a lot and I wanted a bit more movement than leather likely would have given me. I also thought it would save me time but LITTLE DID I KNOW those straps with the center back seam then pulling inside out then doing the parallel seams then unpicking the ends of the parallel seams to add curves to the ends and lets not forget about adding eyelets, there's 90 of them, for enough straps to warrant 13 buckles. All I can say is bless ebay for helping a girl out when she needs 13 sizable buckles and doesn't want to break the bank. Also thank you Game Grumps and Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, without y'all I wouldn't have remained sane through all that sewing. The bottom of the jacket is made with elastic so it stays fitted no matter what but allows for easy movement.</div>
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For the text on his jacket I lucked into a pretty decent screenshot which I cropped to just the text and emailed a Russian speaking colleague. She was able to get the first two lines and from there I was able to extrapolate the rest. It says Leningrad University Parapsychology in case you are wondering. So I typed that in the closest font I could find and imported it into my Silhouette editor and then copied the weathering from the screenshot. It was actually my first time using the Silhouette but I'm very pleased! The above picture was from a test I did on some spare vinyl the the gridded one is the final stencil.</div>
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Originally I was just going to buy an Israeli gas mask from ebay since it's super close but the hydration port is on the wrong side... So I made one from scratch. Because I'm crazy. The canister is worbla I formed over a pineapple can and the hydration port is a pipe fitting I sanded down. There was so much sanding. So much. </div>
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The straps velcro on one side to make for easy on/off. As for shoes, I got a pair of blush colored ballet flats since it's winter and I didn't want my toes to freeze. Little did I know PAX South was going to be unseasonably warm but it worked out since I shot Mantis in an abandoned plant later and the shoes protected my feet from all the broken glass. Because I'm not the real Mantis so I don't actually float. I spent a little more than I would have liked but the shoes are an investment and honestly a good part of this was just the findings/all those darn straps.</div>
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Cost</div>
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Item</div>
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Store</div>
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$3.79</div>
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2</div>
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1 ½” x1 ½” Triangle D rings</div>
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Northwest Tarp and Canvas (ebay)</div>
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$21.09</div>
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3yds</div>
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Black pleather</div>
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Joann’s</div>
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$12.98</div>
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1 yd</div>
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Brown croco stretch</div>
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Joann’s</div>
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$21.64</div>
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2yd</div>
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Olive twill</div>
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Joann’s</div>
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$5.22</div>
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2 cans</div>
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Spray paint</div>
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Walmart</div>
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$21.25</div>
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1</div>
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Buttercup silky in sepia</div>
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Arda</div>
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$2.30</div>
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4</div>
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Gas mask buckles (other 6 used on Cherche)</div>
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Ebay</div>
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$19.81</div>
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13</div>
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1 ½” Nickle Buckles</div>
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Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-62569202468687907682015-01-05T10:17:00.000-08:002015-01-05T10:17:00.608-08:00Tutorial: Pin in Crown BraidHi hi guys~<br />
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Today I'm going to show you my improved crown braid method. I did this for Diantha and this is if you need to make a hair appliance and not necessarily style a full wig (though you could use this in conjunction with a wig if you wanted something you could take apart for easy storage).<br />
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So here's the goal. Something too fluffy and large to be an actual braid.<br />
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And here's what we're going to be using:<br />
Silky braiding hair ($1.69)<br />
Kinky hair ($1.99)<br />
Knee highs ($3.00 for 3 pair box)<br />
Little braiding rubber bands ($.99)<br />
Scissors<br />
Hot glue and glue gun.<br />
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Originally I tried this without the pantyhose/knee highs and ran into this problem. The balled up kinked hair liked to pop out. I also originally tried this with brown styrofoam balls but the rigidity actually made it unusable. Also if you have old panty hose with runs or whatever they work great for this too. If you're doing a darker color and want to cheap out with knee highs then get the off black. If you're doing a lighter color then get the tan or nude ones.<br />
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First and foremost if you're using knee highs you'll want to stretch them a bit. It's a bit close on whether they're long enough to work for a crown braid but for me it's just long enough.<br />
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Next, shove your first balled up clump of kinky hair into the very end of the hosiery. Get a good firm grip of the toe area of the hosiery to make a little handle like part though. I just reused the balls from Diantha Braid Mark 2.<br />
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Next lay out your silky hair and kind of roll the hosiery ball in it until it's evenly covered, pinching it around the little nubby toe area handle.<br />
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Now begins the tricky part. rubber banding this hair hosiery combo is a pain but you gotta do it. Also once you have this end done go ahead and trim it down and stub it with hot glue. Make sure you get the hosiery in that hot glue stub. I didn't do this in the tutorial pics and you'll see at the end the difference.<br />
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Now make sure the hair is evenly smoothed over the ball and pinch the other side. Now rubber band that too. It is a pain pulling all that hair and hosiery through but I found pinching and holding the rubber band open with one hand and pulling the hair through with the other was the easiest way.<br />
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See the difference? You can't really tell there is hosiery in there but now the ball is firmly secured in there. Also pay no mind to the color difference, that's because I bought #6 instead of #8 and riiiight after this photo ran out and got the right color.<br />
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Now gently dig into the hair, pulling the hosiery down so you can easily shove another ball in there then pinch and smooth. Lather rinse repeat.<br />
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Once done go ahead and stub the second end as well. The end on the left was the first end which I stubbed at the same time as the second end. You can see how the first ball is a bit lumpy now, a problem easily solved by stubbing the end sooner rather than later.<br />
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Now you may be wondering about how I'm going to hide those stubs and why I now have one less ball on this thing. I have really long hair. Enough that a bun of my natural hair is about the size of one of these. So I put my hair in a low bun, then pin in the crown braid with bobby pins (about 10 do the job) and tuck the stubs under the bun, using two pins on each to secure them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left is the Mark 2 crown braid (no pantyhose), on the right is Mark 3 (with pantyhose). Visually not much of a difference but longevity-wise it makes one. Mark two only last one con, Mark 3 has done three and is still going strong.</td></tr>
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The cost for this, not including derping on colors and remaking it was about $8. It could easily be $4-5 if you have old pantyhose and little rubber bands on hand. The total cost for me was about 5 packs of hair, a bag of styrofoam balls, two bags of little rubber bands and a box of knee highs so about $18-20. The full cost for Diantha's hair also includes a set of clip in bangs (the gel, hair spray, clear tiny rubber bands and razor comb I also used were left over from styling my friend's Mr. Ral wig) so about $23-25. And it's way more comfortable than a full wig.<br />
<br />Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-9345461122542370822014-11-20T18:45:00.002-08:002014-11-20T18:45:50.525-08:00Costume: Lolita!Reeve Tuesti (Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reeve is my favorite FF guy. Like out of all of them. It's him. I know it's stupid but like out of everyone from FF7 at least he's the closest to normal, not forever brooding, actually a contributing member of society that we get. Also cat robots.</div>
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I bought the blue material for a steal in July intending to make Reeve's actual coat eventually which is normally the kiss of death for actually completing a project. But winter rolled around and I wasn't feeling my then go to winter coat any more (a wool coat that has had a long, storied life even before me) so I decided why mot make that Reeve coat? And I could make it suited to lolita so I could have a coat to wear with my lolita~! And that's literally how this came to be. I use it more as an everyday coat than a cosplay item honestly but it's still fun to have.</div>
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<b>Series:</b> Final Fantasy 7: Dirge of Cerberus</div>
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<b>Construction Time:</b> ~1 week</div>
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<b>Cost:</b> $54.35</div>
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$40.17 Medieval blue 100% wool</div>
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$4.86 Grey dual sep zip</div>
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$4.32 Bias tape maker</div>
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$5.00 5 yd bolt of lining</div>
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<i>On hand:</i></div>
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Wig</div>
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Gear charms</div>
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Snaps</div>
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Grey fabric (left over from Siren lolita)</div>
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Thread</div>
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Socks</div>
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Shoes</div>
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Dress</div>
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Buttons</div>
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Hair clip</div>
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Cait Sith plush</div>
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<b>Debut:</b> Ikkicon 2012</div>
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<b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-62308489716686190822014-11-19T20:49:00.000-08:002016-02-11T16:19:26.213-08:00Costume: Levy McGarden (Fairy Tail)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really wanted to do something from Fairy Tail, I have a lot of friends who cosplay Fairy Tail and I like it so I wanted to do it. I had thought about doing Lucy as she is a precious little boo but I also knew I had this blue wig in my wig box that would be perfect for Levy and Levy is ALSO a precious boo. Originally I was going to do her white shorts and bathing suit top outfit as I thought I'd be able to find all the pieces off the rack (very wrong). This was pretty last minute before Anime Fest but I still finished her in time. I always have to have one costume I'm rushing to finish before Anime Fest. It's tradition at this point.<br />
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Construction is pretty basic, only notable things are that while stretch gets the look of the art for some reason this combo is a beast to hide undergarments beneath. Also I messed up the grain of the lining on the sleeves so they aren't very stretchy so they take a minute to put on. The wig isn't a lace front, it's a normal wig with the bangs pinned and fluffed into the bouffant. Her hair band (which is made of a scrap of lining material) hides those bobby pins. I'm pretty happy with her, especially with how quick and cheap she was though I can't wear her for about half the year here as it's a drafty costume and it can't be worn if it's windy.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Series:</b> Fairy Tail</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Construction Time:</b> ~1 week</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Cost:</b> $31.08</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">$8.27 Blue Arda wig (won on eBay)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">$3.89 1 yd Lining</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">$12.87 1 yd spandex</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">$6.05 .86 yd white rayon lycra</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">$22.54 bustier</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>On hand:</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ace bandage</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pantyhose</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sandals</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black and red fabric paints</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thread</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pink and red craft foam</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Old glasses</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hot glue</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blue wig cap</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Debut:</b> Anime Fest 2014</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-90148187661461873692014-07-25T14:26:00.001-07:002014-07-25T14:26:13.105-07:00Tutorial: EDI's Make-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, EDI's make-up... How do you go from pink human face to silver robot face? Well it's not too hard or expensive but you'll need about 30 minutes and a handful of products.</div>
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First and foremost gather your products. I actually would suggest just having a set of brushes and case which then belong to EDI otherwise you'll have to thoroughly clean then <i>every time</i>.</div>
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1) Silver Eyeliner (I use the Ulta brand, it's okay)</div>
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2) Snazaroo Face Paint in either White (what I prefer), Silver or Grey and a sponge and water</div>
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3) Platinum Eye Shadow and Face Brush (Covergirl's Silver Lining is my fav)</div>
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4) Black Eyeliner</div>
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5) Brow Gel (I use clear)</div>
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6) Mid Grey Eye Shadow and Eye Shadow Brush (I use Jordana in Gunmetal)</div>
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7) Silver Lipstick and Lip Brush (I use Morgana Cryptoria's Silver Witch but it's discontinued)</div>
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8) Ben Nye Final Seal</div>
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9) Black Mascara (I prefer Maybelline's Falsies but I had this open. Use something which really gives you big long lashes)</div>
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Then wash and moisturize your face then line your waterline with silver. (I didn't take a pic as I don't put basically no make up pics online).</div>
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Cover your whole face with the Snazaroo, I prefer white as a base as then it matches the silver metallic material in my outfit. Grey or Silver also work, Grey give a much darker look (so if your silver is backed by black this would be good) and Silver is middle of the road. Stipple it on with a damp make up sponge, try and get it as even as possible but as you can see here it can be a liiiittle blotchy (which white has probs with). Also from this point on try not to emote. Until the Final Seal is dried you don't want to crease any part of your face if possible.</div>
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Next up is dusting the Silver/Platinum eye shadow all over your face. Pretend you're putting on a thick layer of loose powder. If you wanted you could throw on a layer of transparent loose powder (the Ben Nye one works wonderfully) after the next step if you have worries about your face getting oily or sweaty.</div>
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There's actually a lot of steps shown in this pic since I took pics by product. This is the middle grey eye shadow level. Use this to fill in your brows (and tame said brows with brow gel if needed), then cover your eye lids (but not the part between the eyelid and the brow bone). I kind of smoke it since I've already got that platinum by the brow bone. Lastly use it to contour your face/as a blush. This is going to be different for every person but since I have a baby face I swipe it under my cheekbones at a downward angle and dust the underside of my chin as well using the face brush. Remember for contouring to use a light hand, you can build it up but it's a pain to fix it (basically dust more platinum over to fix it).</div>
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Lipstick, use a lip brush it really makes getting a nice edge much easier and since it's such an extreme color difference that matters.</div>
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Eyeliner! She has a thick winged look. I prefer pencil but liquid would also work.</div>
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Final Seal. No pic here since you can't see it. Just mist it over your face. It stings a little and is rather minty but it dries after 3-5 minutes. So maybe take a sit and listen to some nice music.</div>
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Mascara I do after Final Seal since I don't use waterproof.</div>
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Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-82218134951014178662014-07-21T21:46:00.000-07:002014-07-21T21:46:13.488-07:00Attitude is Everything: About the Importance of Being Positive<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"OMG this traffic is a nightmaaaaare... You know what, why don't I take a break from driving and get some ramen? I'm passing through Austin anyways... Oh god I forgot how much I love Daruma ~<3"</td></tr>
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Over the weekend I was reminded of the importance of not just being positive towards other cosplayers but to everyone - including yourself!<br />
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San Japan started out... bad. Just getting there was a nightmare. Anything resembling the schedule I had was out the window once the first photo shoot was done. I had three more after that and my roomies were stuck in traffic too so ended up changing in a parking garage (not my first time, so really not a big deal).<br />
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I could have easily been all "Gawd we scheduled for this time I can't believe he's not even responding to my texts!" but instead I reminded myself he's an amazing photographer and very in demand and he'd even mentioned that I, his third shoot, was the first to be timely. I was bummed because I'm really proud of how Diantha came out and that shoot just got outright cancelled. Instead I spent time with some friends and explored and reminded myself I could get pictures in the future (and the pics from the shoots we did were AMAZING). Another photographer friend ended up doing a shoot for me for that costume the next day since I asked politely (from what I saw they also look amazing). I also forgot a major piece to one costume but I reminded myself that I could wear one of the other costumes I hadn't been able to wear the night before instead. One of my contacts tore on Sunday but hey they were towards the end of their life, I'd gotten pictures the night before and it was Sunday so the chill day anyways, noone would care that Diantha didn't have blue eyes and was wandering around in glasses.<br />
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What sticks out most about the con was that I got to hang out with some good friends, get some shots in a very lovely place and was flattered when several photographers I'd never met before but heard about asked to shoot a costume of mine. Not that traffic was hellacious, parking was a challenge, I got sick Friday night or that my schedule was almost entirely a wash.<br />
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Basically what I'm saying is that even when things go wrong try and focus on what's going okay, ways you can work around the problem and not just gripe about it or accept that something just isn't going to go according to plan. You'll be happier and honestly it's more fun/comfortable to be around people who also are chill/positive so you'll be a positive energy for your friends too. I was literally told that by two of my fellow cosplayers, that because I'm so chill that they really enjoy hanging out and rooming with me. You can always reschedule a photoshoot or wear a costume another time. Your eye health is more important than accuracy. Very rarely are things the end of the world, so be chill. It maaaay have taken me almost a decade of cons and cosplay to realize this but man it's made things so much more enjoyable.<br />
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Oh also, side note, being adventurous about posing and positive in photoshoots leads to amazing photos. Sometimes the poses which feel the stupidest end up looking really cool (wait until you see the Glynda pics from RTX)! When Bryan asked if I might be able to pose on the spillway the first time when I was in Kirara I was like "Won't know until I try! I've gone hiking in these heels so it shouldn't be too hard and worse that happens is I go for a swim." Then when I was in EDI in much more ridiculous shoes I was able to remind myself that it hadn't been that hard in Kirara so I could probably manage it in EDI's silly shoes too. It was a bit scary (you can't tell but I was shaking like a leaf, I couldn't manage to get to the middle since it was so precarious) but I stayed positive and was also not too proud to accept a helping hand from a very nice tourist who climbed out on the rocks when he saw me nervously hopping back once we got the shots. I knew the shots would be great and everyone else seemed to have a good time watching us.<br />
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So remember, be positive and try to have fun! Even if things don't work out like you planned if you try to have fun you'll probably actually have fun.<br />
<br />Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-6480897779560923182014-06-14T13:40:00.002-07:002014-06-14T13:40:27.252-07:00Costume: Lolita!Labor 9 (Hatoful Kareshi)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;">Hatoful is one of the best written and put together stories out there. You heard me. The bird dating, it's a fine piece of literature. I know. I know. It's unexpected which is part of why it's even better. Anyways I wanted to do something from Hatoful and with the Austin lolita group Halloween party coming up this is what my mind jumped to.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Unfortunately there is only the one image of the Scarecrow to go off of so I had to get a bit create and also go off of some of the things that are in the text as well (like the blade arm she drags). Originally I was going to make the skirt myself and put my head in a jar (since there's a whole running theme of protag-chan's head being put in a jar) but I found a great skirt on the comm sales and decided I didn't want my head in a jar after all. I tried to keep the idea of a mishmash of parts going by folding down only one boot. The shoulder pauldron is made from craft foam, some cheap faux leather and various odds and ends spray painted silver. The blade arm is made from craft foam covered in metallic spandex and the blade itself is spray painted foam. The hood is made from a linen because actual burlap would have been waaaay too itchy. Overall I'm very happy with this though I'll probably line the openings of the mask with black mesh to obscure my face for when I next wear it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> Halloween 2012</span></div>
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<br />Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-62600956492799082032014-06-14T13:10:00.000-07:002014-11-20T21:21:22.615-08:00Costume: Unnamed Heroine (Amnesia)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love Amnesia, it's such a good, if crazy, story and the character design and art is just candy for the eyeballs. Naturally I was stoked when the anime was announced and one day in Joann's I saw the PERFECT fabric for her dress. So I though, eh why not?<br />
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The dress is simple though the amount of pintucks meant it took this side of forever to make. I just use a black jacket I've had for years since I've always known noone was going to recognize this one in person let alone that my jacket is kinda off. It's a pretty niche show/visual novel. The flowers are actually fake ranunculus as that looks more like anime roses than actual roses. I still can't find hosiery that looks like her's but I've been experimenting with layering different types. Hoping the white fishnets and loose weave black ones I've just gotten recently will pair well with my red ones and look closer to hers. The wig actually has pink tips but they're pretty faint just like hers are.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> $114.36</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Materials and Construction:</b> </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$1.80 Black diamond tights</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$5.00 Red heart tights</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$6.50 Black lattice tights (were replaced by black diamond)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$1.73 White fishnet tights</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$1.08 Black knit beret</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$10.37 2 sprigs pink ranunculus</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$1.95 Cruise blue thread</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$3.20 22" Icy blue invis zip</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$3.24 ciel zip (unused)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$5.99 White purse</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$13.58 Wig</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$34.62 Contacts</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$25.30 Blue radiance wrinkle free cotton</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">white sateen</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> SDCC 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-32791173156494110732014-06-14T12:57:00.000-07:002016-02-11T17:31:38.293-08:00Costume: Shelke Rui (Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;">As often as I cosplay characters and such from Dirge, I don't actually like the game. There's very few games I rage quit because I'm having such negative amounts of fun but Dirge is one of them. I eventually pushed through and beat it. Years later. Because I was dying not knowing how it ended (I'm not sure the story was even really worth it because it it was ooooout there). But the shooting mechanics are just horrible and it is a shooter. That said, I've named my car after one of the characters and have done two outfits from this game now. I love the design and a number of the characters are either awesome (Shelke, so snarky), adorable (Oh Mr. Commish, oh you) or cool (I hope my car will be as loyal and kick butt as you, Nero). I also realized I'd never actually done a straight up costume from FF7, just that lolita!Reeve.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">So hey, why not do Shelke? I like her a bit better than Aeris and despite basically being Shalua's body double right down to the glasses and matching crippled left arm I can't actually stand Shalua. So Shelke. She's sassy and snarky and we both look significantly younger than we are. And I dig her bodysuit and internet hat (which I haven't actually made yet but soooon). Most importantly was that I'd just retired Yuna and had that Final Fantasy gathering at A-fest coming up and no FF costume any more. I always forget how few FF costumes I have. It also meant I could carry around my Cait Sith plush I made.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">It was pretty simple but I was working up to the last minute to finish. The bodysuit is some form of matte navy stretch from Joann's and some leftover grey sateen. I had plenty of silver 4 way spandex left for all of the silver and all of the armor, the belt, the thigh buckles, shoulder pads and neck and glove interfacings are craft foam. The flourescent lines are for once not a reflective tape but glitter ribbon it gets a similar look without the need for flash and still sparkles so yeah. The ribbon is on top of black bias tape. The wig is actually my Yuna wig but restyled. That's why I love heat styling wigs, you can restyle them~. There's also some black metallic spandex as the chest belt and there's armor on the back which I have absolutely no pics of but looks fantastic. ToT</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">I need to do some repairs as my costume was torn in a few places by some LoL fans at PAX East and I want to redo the logo on her chest plate but that's not too much work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Edit: I've since made her Internet Hat and Sabers. :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Series:</b> Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Construction Time:</b> ~1 week</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> $52.98</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$15.13 2 yd Navy interlock</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$1.07 Black Velcro</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$3.56 Black invis zip</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$3.79 2 packs black bias tape</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sabers:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$9.99 Welding wire</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$4.99 Wire stripper</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$5.98 2 Solder</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$6.60 Pipe fittings for handles</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$.99 Paint</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">$3.99 Soldering iron</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$2.28 Bath cups</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$.76 hosiery, black</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> Cait Sith plush</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> A-fest 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation (awaiting repairs from being trampled at PAX East)</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-46795851195975321102014-06-14T12:21:00.001-07:002014-11-20T21:43:16.620-08:00Costume: Haruka (Free!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;">I love Free! Iwatobi Swim Club. That show. It is such a beautiful story of school age friendship. Also I love swimming and feel for Haruka and his desire to just do ALL the swimming.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">The first interation of this costume was a rush job for A-Fest 2013 with whatever materials I had on hand. The wig was my Scout's Ma's wig that I slicked back and the swim trunks were made from left over black metallic spandex and some purple lining I heat and bonded on (had to do that while wearing them, it was an interesting experience). I didn't have time to make the jacket so I decided I'd do some freestanding binding and cover that with a towel draped around my shoulders. It wasn't the most beautiful costume but it worked and apparently everyone thought I had the towel and <i>only the towel</i>. (Success?)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">I've since remade the trunks in actual swimsuit material, got a jacket from eBay (because I rather drop $30 than spend $20 and four days making it and likely have it get ruined by chlorinated pool water) and got a more appropriate wig and some blue contacts too. I still rock the towel at times though, especially when outside in summer. :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Let's just say I love this costume even if I myself don't look like Haruka. It's because Free! is so fun and the meet ups are a freaking blast. Even if we spend most of them swimming instead of taking photos.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Series:</b> Free!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Construction Time:</b> ~2 days</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> $66.45</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$11.50 Wig</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$31.06 Jacket (ebay)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$11.94 purple </span><span style="color: #666666;">nylon tricot</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$11.94 black nylon tricot</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> A-fest 2013, Redone at Katsucon 2014</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-71775606490665742352014-06-14T11:03:00.001-07:002014-11-20T18:09:26.653-08:00Costume: Serena (Pokemon X/Y)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No joke I adore X/Y. The story speaks to me on such a level that I'm pretty sure they had the present 20 something market in mind in addition to the normal kids because like you have no idea how logical (though still batshit in the end) Team Flare's premise and Lysandre's plan are. Or maybe you do if you've played it. There's also the part where I look a lot like Serena, like I don't even have to wear a wig with this sucker.<br />
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The costume is pretty simple since Pokemon designs (wigs aside) tend to be pretty practical. The shirt was a shirt from Target I modified. So far I've worn it only in winter so my photos all feature fleece lined tights but I have the black version of my Kirara fake stocking pantyhose for summer. The hat, purse and shoes are from eBay though I did paint the pokeballs on the shoes. The "sunglasses" are actually craft foam since I couldn't find any prescription sunglasses that looked like hers. The skirt is made from red stretch sateen since I had it and it is a decent bottom weight. I love that this costume has pockets and a purse.<br />
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Looking at it now I realize I should take in the waist of the skirt so it sits at my natural waist but other than that all I need to do now is wearing it and get pics! Or I might remake the top too using a very dark grey for the bodice and then black for the collar. /perfectionism<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Series:</b> Pokemon X/Y</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Construction Time:</b> ~3 days</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> ~$42.44</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Materials and Construction:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$8.28 wig</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$3.98 Grey blouse</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$12.50 black converse</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$8.62 Pink purse</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$3.12 black faux thigh highs</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$5.94 Pink hat</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Black top</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">On hand:</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">craft foam</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">red sateen</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">fabric paint</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">red zip</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">pokemon plushes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> Ikkicon 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-18581817110103163442014-06-14T10:44:00.000-07:002014-11-20T17:46:22.529-08:00Costume: Iori Rinko (Gundam Build Fighters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love Build Fighters, okay?? And Rinko is just the cutest Wing-mom ever. I decided to do her summer outfit since A-kon is in June and I was worried about melting. I ended up being cold while we were inside soooo I totally could have done her normal turtleneck and jeans. Oh well.<br />
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It's a super simple outfit. I got the shorts from Goodwill (they're listed as a <i>size 13</i> which had both me and cashier laughing) and the sweater from from eBay which I then had to take in by about 4" on each side and an 1" on each sleeve. The wig was recycled from Vivi and I tried to dye it a bit more navy but that didn't work out. The hardest/most awkward part of this costume was faking the chest. Real talk, I'm an A and even with the inserts I use for EDI it just wouldn't even put me near Rinko's league. So I went with the old school drag queen method of rice and pantyhose and there's a reason it's the go to cheap-y method.<br />
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Even so I still am not quite up to Rinko's level but anything more than a D looks utterly ridiculous on me. It was fun wearing her though, I just need to further tame that horrid wig.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Series:</b> Gundam Build Fighters</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Construction Time:</b> ~1 day</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> $18.87</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Materials and Construction:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$6.59 Sweater</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$5.00 Shorts</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$6.20 Bra</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$1.08 Rice</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><i>Oh hand:</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Wig</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">pantyhose</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">dye</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> A-kon 25 (2014)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-69252354267110886482014-06-14T10:27:00.001-07:002016-02-11T15:35:26.554-08:00Costume: Kirara (Gundam Build Fighters)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When we were first introduced to Kirara all I could think was "I really wish I wasn't so much like her". Considering how I've now cosplayed her that has obviously changed but it's the truth. I was staring down someone who would do anything for her goal, even if that means spiking a kid's drink and sabotaging his kit while he's busy being sick. I hated that her plan seemed so... underhanded yet strategically sound. Oh sure, she didn't actually win, but still. It's something I would have considered doing in the same situation (other than probably not spiking a kid's drink with ex-lax since I'm pretty sure that's a crime). And then the episode ends and we figure we'll never see her and her cute outfit again as she was just the villain of the week.<br />
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But we do see her again. A lot. She manages to achieve her dream of being an idol without any further drink spiking and she proves to actually be a good person who helps Sei and Reiji along the way and gets to spend lots of quality time with <strike>Everyone's Boyfriend</strike> Ricardo Fellini. She isn't even really taken in by his suave charm, she's annoyed by him and especially by how he doesn't recognize her out of costume (he grows on her). By the end of the show I loved her as much as I loved Rinko and Miss Baker. And her outfit was waaaaaay cuter.<br />
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So I decided to be a Gunpla Idol for A-kon. It was a weird outfit to put together though. The top is a strapless bra from a bag of bras my friend gave me (I don't want these any more but I figure you might could use these for costumes and dear god she's been so right). I used craft foam to change the shape of the bottom of the band then covered the whole thing in white rayon lycra. The shorts and gloves are made of the same lycra. The pink detailing is craft foam covered in broadcloth and then glued on. The ruffles and butt cape are made from white broadcloth. The butt cape attaches to the shorts with velcro and attaches to me with a bit of spirit gum. The stockings are actually pantyhose which are made to look like thigh highs (I love you whoever decided to make that a thing so I don't have to jury rig those myself any more). There's no ruffle on those because the ruffle would have been hella unflattering and uncomfortable for walking. I didn't do the star on the torso since I was going to be doing Haruka right after and didn't want remains of spirit gum or irritation from that to show while wearing him.<br />
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But that stuff I'm guessing you don't care about, the star of this costume is the wig. Or should I say Dat Wig? I literally had someone come up to me and go "OMG I saw your wig progress online! It looks so good!". Which was weird, soooo weird, but also cool. Originally I was going to use a wig I have for lolita and order a long weft from Arda to make the pigtails from. I ordered the wrong color but when I got it in I thought they just didn't have one to match (they do have one that matches the original bob wig I was going to use as a base I just ordered Dusty Rose instead of Rose Pink because I'm an idiot). So I ordered a long Luka wig from the eebs and honestly the color is probably a better match anyways.<br />
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Step one (after waiting impatiently for a month for it to get here) was to cut it short and shape the base. That pic is after the initial cut, after that a friend let me borrow her razor comb while we were watching Sailor Moon so I could make the back look like less of a train wreck. I've since been brought over to the side of the razor comb (also because srsly you can get them for a few bucks on the eebs. Yes I get everything from eBay).<br />
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I'm pretty sure that in the show it shows that this wig (because it is a wig for Kirara too, not her real hair which is purple) is actually put up in pigtails and then she takes them down sometimes for formal occasions. As someone who does lolita a lot and knows about wig comfort and making it so you can wear these things for long periods of time, put them on quickly, easily care for them and travel with them I knew that if Kirara existed in real life she would have several wigs. One wig would be the long and down one for formal events and then a short one with clip in curly pigtails. Because once you put a wig in pigtails you never take it out of pigtails (it is SUCH a hassle) and it's harder to travel with such a precisely styled wig and they're harder to wear too.<br />
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This is the wig Kirara would wear in real life. It is also, very sadly, sold old and removed from Bodyline's website so I don't think they'll be restocking it. Also I didn't want to drop $50+ on a wig and shipping for Kirara which wouldn't actually match the show even though it is literally the wig Kirara would have bought (Bodyline is a well known cosplay/lolita/punk company based out of Japan which offers pretty decent product for a reasonable price).<br />
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So for my purposes I new I wanted detachable pigtails and they needed to jut out from her head in a really crazy way. So I made a headband with antennae out of worbla and bolts and wore that under the wig. The pigtails slide on to those antennae which also means they have some movement despite being solid shapes. The pigtails themselves are shapes cut out of... this weird heat and form fabric I got in Austin awhile back. It was $5 for the whole roll so I figured why not? It's basically like fabric with plastic woven which you can heat with a heat gun or hella hot water and shape like worbla. I patterned the shape on newspaper then cut them out of the heat and form fabric. I really wish I'd made them bigger/longer but I was worried I was going to run out of the wig fiber I'd harvested from when I cut it. I actually had fiber to spare. :/ I originally tried using fabric glue and modge podge to get the fiber to stick but ended up going with hot glue and that worked best. the ends were then reinforced with gel and the whole of the pigtail sprayed with a LOT of hair spray. It took about a day/The Great Gatsby and all of the special features on the Blu-ray. The stars are made of card stock and spray painted gold. Because I know the show has them yellow but pssht please gold looks way better in real life. When in doubt go for metallics.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Series:</b> Gundam Build Fighters</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Construction Time:</b> ~5 days</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> ~$60</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">$27.57 Wig</span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;">$4.32 2 yd White Broadcloth</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$1.08 1/2 yd Pink Broadcloth</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$3.12 white faux stockings</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$3.94 razor comb</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">$8.75 pink weft from Arda</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">White strapless bra</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">white shoes</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">white rayon lycra</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">craft foam</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">hot glue</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">contacts</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">heat and bond</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">gold vinyl</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">velcro</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">hair spray</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">weird thermoplastic</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">gel</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> A-kon 25 (2014)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-23417293645291626472014-06-14T08:54:00.000-07:002014-11-20T17:51:12.285-08:00Costume: Jiji (Princess Jellyfish)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This started out as a closet cosplay for wearing around when we're partying and such at night. It's super simple and comfortable to wear and we like hanging out as the Amars together. Originally it was a straight up closet cosplay but I've since invested a little money in it for a new sweater that was just about a perfect match. I just had to take in the sweater since it turns out it was a men's large not a women's so it was far baggier than I wanted. That wasn't too hard though. Also I know the otter socks are kinda out of place but they're super cute and really look like something a grandma would wear which is exactly Jiji's style.<br />
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I'm pretty sure she dresses like a grandma in an attempt to attract foxy older gentlemen. And okay yeah I toned down the mismatched colors a bit because I just can't handle looking like that much of a train wreck. If she could better coordinate colors and had longer hair then she would literally be anime me.<br />
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I actually used a scrap of what glissenette in order to do the glare of her glasses, just a few dots of hot glue to get them in place and bam, I can still pretty much see but you can't see my eyes! :D I did end up needing to look over my glasses a few times but that was because we were cruising artist alley looking for fine art <strike>of handsome older gentlemen</strike> and I was on the hunt for Lysandre art (of which there was none, sob).<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Series:</b> Princess Jellyfish</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Construction Time:</b> ~1 hour</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> $20 (For the sweater, off of eBay)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Materials and Construction:</b> Blue Scout Mom's wig, glissenette for glasses, a bit of hot glue, pink blouse, sweater, brown capris, socks, shoes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> A-kon 25 (2014)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</span></div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-20756291340304447772014-06-14T08:40:00.000-07:002014-06-14T08:40:04.503-07:00Costume: Beauty Class Trainer (Pokemon X/Y)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">My feet didn't have enough style points to really pull off those shoes. My legs are still sore from wearing those and EDI's shoes for half the weekend.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">I already had a Serena costume by the time the thought to do this one rolled around and I was thinking of just wearing Serena again to A-kon 25 but one of my friends was debuting her Serena at A-kon and I didn't want to step on her toes. I know people can wear the same costume at the same time but I really prefer not to. There was also the part where the people who'd cosplayed the random trainers at Anime Matsuri had clearly had a lot of fun so I had that in mind when looking at other options.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">And then I ran into one of the Beauty class trainers in Lumiose and was like "Well heck, I won't even need to buy anything and I can reuse those shoes from military ball that I haven't worn in a decade and then I get to carry around my sunglasses and a snack to boot!"</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">Yes I do have my 3DS in my back pocket because streetpasses and being able to challenge people to battles.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">I did have to buy a baguette and oddly enough a black camisole since it turns out I don't have one of those after all (what have I even been wearing with Xion then??). I also decided to make a Drifblim because it would have been weird for a minor trainer to be walking around with a Fennekin and I wasn't sure if I'd find a Fletchinder or Fletchling plush at con (since Fletchinder is what one Aimee uses and I dig that little bird dude). Also because Driffles is one of my fav pokemon. :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">Originally the plan was to put a helium balloon into Driffles so he'd float buuuuut it turns out the broadcloth was too heavy. Going to try a wire that attaches either to my bra band or into my hair to hold him to he can float. He's just so expressive though, so much fun to take photos of! I also took my little Litwick with me and got an Eevee at the con.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">Don't mind me, just going off to lead some children to their death~</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;">I know, I'm far more suited to being a Hex Maniac. Also we totally battled a dude in the Anatole's parking lot and we one shot won with Fly and got his pocket change. That's how you get laundry quarters in the Pokemon world, folks! Also I'm going to do Diantha next because <i>F Yeah Kalos is the best</i>. Also I totally won't even need to buy anything except another set of clip in bangs and some extensions for her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Series:</b> Pokemon X/Y</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Cost:</b> $5 (camisole and broadcloth for Driffles)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Materials and Construction:</b> Clip in bangs (from Puchiko), black camisole, jeans, belt, shoes, paper bag (from the comic book store), baguette, soda can box, sunglasses, pokeball, broadcloth, heat and bond, cotton balls, a tiny bit of hot glue and balloons.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Debut:</b> A-kon 25 (2014)</span></span></div>
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Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-18565465207098595532014-05-17T12:11:00.000-07:002014-05-17T12:11:36.859-07:00Tutorial: Basic Bodysuit Planning<div style="text-align: center;">
As a special thank you for over 500 likes on my page on facebook I thought I would answer one of the most frequently asked questions I get. Well, a partial answer anyway. I've gotten a TON of people asking just how I made EDI's bodysuit so here's step one to making a custom bodysuit. EDI had a different pattern because of where the seam lines needed to be (along the hips and shoulders, no side seams) but this is a basic unitard pattern which will get you started and after messing with something like this enough you'll be able to change where the seams are easy peasy.</div>
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<b>1) Measurements</b></div>
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Here is a list of the measurements you'll most likely need for a basic bodysuit. I2/I3 are ones I used specifically for EDI because of the print layout so you likely won't need them unless you need a definite calf and a definite thigh. 1, 2, and 3 are only if you need a super fitted but without an underbust seam unitard and can also be ignored in most cases. Write these down on a list marked A, B, C, etc.</div>
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<b>Length,</b> it is just a flat measurement, say from the center top of your shoulder to where you chest width measure is (like for B). This will never be divided on this basic layout.</div>
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<b>Width,</b> measure all the way around. You will divide this later.</div>
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<b>2) Decide on Drafting or Applying To A Pattern</b></div>
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If you've never worked with patterns before, don't want to draft it or don't feel comfortable drawing shapes from measurements then I suggest getting a pattern and modifying it. You can also take a unitard or leotard that already fits fairly well and lay that out on top of whatever you're patterning on and use that as a guideline. In order to make this thing symmetrical I like to work in folded halves (so think folded down the center front). I'm going to walk you through drafting this from scratch as applying changes to a pattern is pretty easy. Also if you're looking to custom print a pattern that will need to conform to your shape and match up then you'll need to know how to get your shape down in 2D before you can even start making/modifying the file to be printed!</div>
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<b>3) Top Down</b></div>
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So your paper or fabric is folded in half and you're ready to go with pins/markers/chalk and a measuring tape/ruler. The blue is used here to mark points of reference. Start at what will be the high point of the unitard, the shoulder seam (a) and follow the centerfold down. Once you reach a length equal to your B measurement make a little mark/ put a pin in (c). Then start measuring from there until you reach your D length and pin/mark again (e). Then one last time for the F measurement and a final pin/mark for the bottom of the torso of your unitard (g).</div>
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<b>4) Side to Side</b></div>
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Start from the center fold and measure outwards at a 90 degree angle. You will need to divide your base measurements for this step by 4 and use that adjusted measurement.</div>
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<b>5) Connect the Dots</b></div>
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<b>6) Leg</b></div>
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Just like the previous part, make a baseline (H) then work off of that. This doesn't follow a fold or line, you kind of have to wing that initial placement but if you're worried just lay a pair of fitted pants down to get an idea of what you're going for. Start from the corner of G and measure outwards. Once you have H drawn then draw J at a 90 degree angle from the end, making sure to divide your original J measurement by 2. Then connect the free end of J back up to the the end of F there.</div>
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<b>7) Arm</b></div>
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The arm is going to be the trickiest bit. Start off with M, doing just like you did with the leg and putting it at an angle. If you're not sure if you have a good angle then lay out a fitted long sleeve shirt to check. Start from the corner of A and measure outwards. Then for L, draw a line at a 90 degree angle equal to the distance of half your L measurement. K is going to be the trickiest part, divide K in half then either mark that on a seperate piece of paper or on your hard ruler and put on end flush with line M. Adjust this K paper/ruler until the other end makes contact with the edge of the torso part of the pattern, keeping that K line at a 90 degree angle to M. After that is done go ahead an connect the dots between the K/torso intersection and the free end of L.</div>
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You now have a basic bodysuit pattern for yourself. You'll need to cut in a neckline but that will change depending on what you're doing so I'm not covering that here.</div>
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<b>8) Actual Pieces for a Bodysuit</b></div>
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That's a standard 3 piece basic construction with a front and a back cut in half to allow for a zip. I've used a variant of this for Knockout's undersuit except I used a stretchy enough material, separate cowl and a boat neck to avoid needing a zip.</div>
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You can expand from that basic 2 to 3 piece bodysuit pattern and start cutting that up to get something like Arcee 2.0, I used a boat neck, separate cowl and stretchy material to avoid needing a zip. Notice how I made each leg all one piece with the primary seam on the inner leg. As you start getting more experience you'll get an eye for what seams are in the original reference and what <i>aren't</i> and be able to change your patterns based on that. Though keep in mind with animated designs, you may have to be more crafty about adding seams that aren't there but which are out of the way like inner leg and under arm seams.</div>
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And then we have this confusing blot which is EDI. She has no outer side seams which is what make fitting it a pain. But this was drafted the same way as this tutorial just with a bit more eyeballing and a lot more awkward measurements.</div>
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<b>Series:</b> Mass Effect 3</div>
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<b>Construction Time:</b> 2 months</div>
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<b>Cost:</b> $217.05<br />
<b>Materials and Construction:</b> Custom Printed Spandex, 4 way Metallic Spandex, Fabric Paint, Hot Glue, Sport Zipper, 12 gauge vinyl, Heelless Shoes (modded), Craft Foam, Velcro, Bra, Soda Bottle, Face Paint, Loooots of Eye Shadow <a href="http://inatimeofcosplay.blogspot.com/2013/06/spending-and-material-log-edi.html" style="color: #84d6c1; text-decoration: none;">Log</a></div>
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<b>Debut:</b> PAX East 2014</div>
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<b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation<br />
<a href="http://inatimeofcosplay.blogspot.com/2013/06/costume-edi.html">EDI 1.0 Post</a></div>
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<b>Updates to make it 1.5:</b> Replaced painted rayon/lycra with printed spandex, removed almost all vinyl, made prop gun.</div>
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As much of a hit as EDI 1.0 was I still was never very happy with it. It looked like a costume not like her and that's not what I go for. Then one day while poking around the N7 facebook group I found EDI's texture file (thanks Dani De Wald for uploading those texture files!) and thought it'd be fun to poke around that for reference imagery. Around that time I was already looking into getting some other fabrics custom printed (notably a backdrop) and while looking at my various options I noticed one company offered printed spandex. After seeing the results when used in a bodysuit (thanks rpf-ers who've custom printed Spiderman costumes) I thought why not try something like that for EDI. That would let me get all those details and retain the stretch and basically be as close to looking like I walked out of the game as possible.</div>
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The biggest issue was I haven't really done much photo editing. Coloring pictures I've drawn sure but not... manipulating or anything like that. And there was a lot of that since EDI is proportioned differently than I am. I spent probably 40 hours messing with the image because seriously I had no idea what I was doing.</div>
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But after coming up with some measurements that would hopefully make sure this all sewed together nicely I remeasured about 12 times then did my final adjustments. In the end I wish I would have made the torso a bit narrower, by like 4 inches total in the waist and 2 inches in the hips.</div>
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Then I sent off the proof to Fabric on Demand and after a few emails to confirm it was formatted/sized right and parting with $80 for two yards of fabric my fabric was queued to print. It was over the holidays so it took longer to print but that was fine since I was in World Cosplay Summit mode.</div>
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Then I got a box with my fabric in it! The spandex is middle of the road in every respect but the print came out nicely so that's what mattered. I never did find a good overlay material though so I just left the overlays out all together. Honestly the hardest part was making sure the fabric was printed in the right proportions, after that it was just cutting it out and sewing it together. Other than the feet and headsock part at least. You can see some extra panels of braiding type areas which I made feeties and a head covering out of. I also had the fun matter of ripping some of the seams on my previous EDI in order to harvest the sleeves and parts of the legs. Ripping stretch stitch takes forever, just fyi.<br />
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Then it was a lot of pinning and sewing. Sometimes I did a contrasting thread color in order to reflect the line detailing like on the torso back.<br />
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Other times I used a light grey thread and trimmed the fabric right near the seam since spandex doesn't really fray. Most notably done on the cut our parts of the knees. Then I used a special stretch fabric glue in order to add on the knee details. It took a long time to dry so I got comfortable and marathoned <i>My Cat From Hell </i>until it was good. The silver bars that go down the calf were reused from my previous costume and they're just hot glued on. I also had to attach the chest armor which actually threads in and out so the armor boobs are on the outside of the bodysuit and the shoulder straps and chest band are underneath the suit. It's permanently attached though I did have to get help in the hotel room at PAX East in order to glue the back of the shoulder part into place. But that was a one time deal (and thanks for the help guys).<br />
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There's not many parts to EDI, and this is something I'm trying to extend to other costumes, just having it all put together and slipping it on is so nice. She's one of the quickest costumes I can get in to. It literally took me about 30-45 minutes both at PAX East and A-kon to get into her and that's including putting contacts in.<br />
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There were two other updates for EDI, the first being new make-up. One of my friends who is a Homestuck told me the secret of the trolls and OMG yes. Snazaroo is the best face paint. That up there is after a full day of wear, there's only a few parts where it rubbed off but that was under EDI's bangs so hidden. Barely any creasing by the mouth and none that is noticeable in photos. Going to see about using white instead of grey as my base from now on though since the grey is too blue toned in pictures. But luckily my local Michael's actually carries the white so I don't even have to get that off the internet like the gray!<br />
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And last but not least there is my quick and easy and in no way worries TSA prop gun. It's layers of foam glued together with printed out pics of the gun glued on top. The gun i a little small (about 10.5" long) but matches well with my body suit since they're at about the same pixelation.<br />
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And that's it! The only thing I need to improve this costume are to take it in at the waist a little more and to figure out an almost entirely transparent fabric that breathes and has stretch so I can do those overlays because yes the lack of overlays bothers me. Oh and gain feeties of steel since I just can't quite go a full day in those super fab shoes. Almost, but like an hour shy. But that's why I have my Joker carry a spare pair of much more comfortable but not too out of place strappy wedges.</div>
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This sounds ridiculous to call this a closet cosplay, I know. But I really do just have an Organization XIII coat chilling in my closet. I made it back in college when I needed a heavy winter coat and thought I could maybe do a Vexen cosplay without needing a wig (I knew I couldn't and the only cons I went to after making it were summer ones so it never got cosplay usage).</div>
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It was a pain in the butt to make the coat, part of the issue was finding a coat weight wool because back then the Joanns in the rural place where I was didn't even have any of any color (they now have several including the blue I used for my Reeve Tuesti coat). I ended up getting a butt ton for what actually was a great price ($60 for 6 yards) in the LA Fabric district when I went home for spring break. It seemed so expensive at the time though and now I still am trying to work my way through all that fabric even after making a heartless plush from it too. I used a pattern from the 70s because it had the right seams (excepting pockets and rain-guard but those were easy to add). I also ordered a custom zipper because I couldn't find a metal zip in that length but I learned why because that thing is wavy as bacon. The chain deco is made from a charm bracelet, some pretty buttons, silver cording and a set of earrings I found at Walmart.</div>
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Overall I'm pretty happy with the coat though I want to replace the zip with a plastic one, adjust the lining a little bit and put some boning in the pocket edges so I don't need to snap them closed to sit right. But it's a warm cosplay that is now very simple with the Haruka wig I have. I actually got another wig in order to do Zexion but I'm debating if I'll do that after all. There really is only one or two cons I go to that are winter cons so that wig might be better left as is for lolita outfits or for a future cosplay.</div>
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<b>Series:</b> Kingdom Hearts</div>
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<b>Construction Time:</b> None</div>
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<b>Cost:</b> $0</div>
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<b>Materials and Construction:</b> Haruka wig, black camisole, black thermal leggings, socks, black gloves, riding boots, Organization XIII coat</div>
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<b>Debut:</b> Ikkicon 2013</div>
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<b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I never realized how tiny she is until now. I'm a size 2 and I look way bigger than her.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #797979; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I decided to push ahead of the rest of the group and get Glynda done for Ikkicon (I have so few warm costumes you see) and it only took one alnighter to have that happen. That would be when I also started learning how not that practical Glynda's outfit is. Since I was going to wear her for a winter con first I altered the design to some solid black thermal leggings and a knee length skirt (honestly she seems more the type to wear a knee length skirt). Her top seems like it should be made from a cotton or something else crisp in order to do the puffy sleeves and wrist ruffles but the only way to get it to fit right everywhere else without a ton of seams was to use a stretch material. I went with the stretch since that made fitting easier and I had some in stock.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #797979; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The cape was a pain in the butt to make. In order to get the tentacle bits to not curl it needed some hardcore interfacing but using interfacings in something so curvy and pointy is a pain. It took me an entire day to get that all set in. But I am happy with the results. Also really like how the painted crown came out but I have no pics of her back. :x</span></span><br />
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<b>Series:</b> RWBY</div>
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<b>Construction Time:</b> 2 weeks</div>
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<b>Cost:</b> ~$50</div>
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<b>Materials and Construction:</b> Epic Cosplay wig, hair donut, light green bobby pins, sateen (black), purple lining, gold fabric paint, craft weight interfacing, safety pins, worbla, gold acrylic paint, rayon/lycria (white and black), bronze pin, earrings, teardrop charm, gold buttons, skirt (knee length heavier weight for winter and mini with lace for summer), leggings (thermal for winter and purple snakeskin for summer), socks, boots, black spray paint and silver acrylic paint.</div>
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<b>Debut:</b> Ikkicon 2013</div>
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<b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-80089416875576337232014-03-27T16:12:00.002-07:002014-03-27T16:13:15.017-07:00Closet Costume: Kurashita Tsukimi (Princess Jellyfish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #797979; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">So a few days before a convention a friend mentioned how they were going to do a Princess Jellyfish group and had a Banba, a Mayaya and a Kuranosuke and may have implied I'd make a good Tsukimi. So I thought about it and realized I have a kimono and obi that look rather like the ones Chieko lends Tsukimi and I have a wig and clip in ponytail from my lolita-ing that could masquerade as her hair and well what do you know suddenly I've got a Tsukimi outfit.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #797979; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">It's not a perfect match, there's a distinct lack of green in my outfit and my kimono had a fall/maple motif instead of roses but for all of an hour of deciding between accessories and a grand cost of free I'd say it was pretty good. And it meant I got to wear that kimono that I haven't worn since high school again which is nice.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #797979; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">It also meant I got to derp around with some pretty fun people (though technically I also did a closet Jiji cosplay but I plan on ramping that one up for either A-kon or San Japan). I just wish I would have remembered to put her ponytail on the right side and that I'd have used more blush.</span></span></span><br />
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<b>Series:</b> Princess Jellyfish</div>
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<b>Construction Time:</b> 1 hour</div>
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<b>Cost:</b> Free</div>
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<b>Materials and Construction: Wig/Clip in ponytail, Vintage Kimono, Handmade Juban, Handmade Haneri, Vintage Obiage, Vintage Obi, Vintage Obijime, Tabi Socks and Vintage Zori.</b></div>
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<b>Debut:</b> March 2014</div>
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<b>Final Appearance:</b> Still in Rotation</div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-24216601341364323922014-02-14T12:04:00.000-08:002014-11-19T16:08:53.858-08:00A Quick and Dirty Guide to Finishing Worbla<div style="text-align: center;">
Alrighty-tighty folks, have spent the whole of my January experimenting with finishing Worbla I've now got a pretty good idea of what to use when and since I have yet to see something like this out there (I searched. Hard.) I thought I'd put this out there for Valentine's day (even though maybe I celebrate Legumentines instead).</div>
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There are several methods of finishing out there that I've seen so far and I've tried almost all of them. The only ones I didn't try were plastidip and friendly plastic as I didn't have those available to me.</div>
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A QUICK NOTE<br />
Now that I've had these pieces for awhile and they have done some travelling I can make a few notes about durability which have been added below, the major note is JUST SPRAY PRIMER IS PRONE TO CRACKING/CHIPPING.<br />
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$10 for a bottle that could probably last for a long time.</div>
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Time: About a week for 8 coats and 20 hours of sanding.<br />
Durability: N/A</div>
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<i>This is the one I tried first as that was what everyone was doing in late fall. I don't actually like it as it's honestly not easy to sand smooth. After 8 coats my mask still hand some low bits and bumps even but luckily it was just a test anyways.</i></div>
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<i>Verdict: Unless you have tons of time and an already existing supply of gesso or are already good at gesso-ing I'd say pass.</i></div>
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$4 a bottle that lasts for a few pieces of armor</div>
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Time: 1-2 days most of which is waiting for coats to dry. No sanding needed.<br />
Durability: VERY durable, no cracks or ships yet.</div>
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<i>Many thanks to Kamui-sensei and the gentleman at <a href="http://youtu.be/XZlKWfDBUBU">Ge[Bastelt]</a> for this one. It's the quickest, cheapest and most non-toxic of finishing materials. It works best on highly detailed (like lots of raised edges) things and is wavy if you try it on anything flat/unadorned that's bigger than about 2 inches wide. It dries almost entirely clear which makes it kind of hard to see if you've got a dip or something in the finish until you're painting. It can sand if you want to and while you can water sand (as in with a wet finger) I don't find that water sanding does much of anything for how much time it takes.</i></div>
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$4 for a can which is enough for 2-3 coats on a helm.</div>
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Time: 2 days to a week depending on how often you sand between coats and how smooth your original worbla was.<br />
Durability: Pretty meh on it's own. Corners can chip and if you flex a part too much it will crack. Can be fixed by applying wood glue over it though and repainting. When used on top of wood glue though it has more of the durability of wood glue.</div>
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<i>This is what you use to get a smooth mirror finish. It can get expensive but for something high visibility like a helm it's honestly worth it. Everything that is touches on your piece must be sanded though so it does take a good bit of sanding time but unlike gesso it takes about a minute at most to apply the primer itself and it easily goes on in an even, uniform layer. Also it sands much easier than gesso. I would suggest putting three coats down initially then sanding with 150 and going over that briefly with 500, then two more coats and if it looks smooth after those then just polishing it up with 500 before painting.</i></div>
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So now you know about what some of the products we can use are, let's get to the much more interesting part of what to use when.</div>
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<i>3 layers tends to work well, painting on thickly but not to the point where it runs</i></div>
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Small (2"x2" or less) pieces</div>
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Very detailed pieces of any size</div>
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Things that will be a pain to sand</div>
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Edging around gems (1-2 layers of wood glue)<br />
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<i>3 layers then sand with large grit then fine grit then two layers and sand if needed</i></div>
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Things that are fairly flat and have no major dips you need to fill in or particularly bumpy seams<br />
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<i>3 layers wood glue then 2-3 layers filler primer then sand with 150 and finish with 500</i></div>
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Pieces with large flat/smooth areas</div>
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Pieces with noticeable bumps, dips or seams (may want to do 1-2 extra layers of wood glue then to fill these)</div>
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I've had amazing luck with the wood glue/filler primer combo as it both saves time and money. And the sanding isn't so bad if you put a towel on your lap to catch the dust and sit down and watch something good. You can look forward to more Worbla related stuff here as I'm really enjoying working with it. :)</div>
Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-67543615286019664922013-11-02T09:21:00.000-07:002013-11-02T09:21:55.714-07:00Tutorial Link: Removing Contact LensesA short post since it's just a link to a video but I've always had a ton of issues getting contacts OUT. Putting them in is fairly easy, maybe takes 15 min but taking them out could take me a few <i>hours</i>.<br />
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But then I found this and now it is fairly quick too~! Yay!<br />
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<br />Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861807165313543044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496336890147885166.post-30343632493931576072013-09-23T17:06:00.005-07:002013-09-23T17:19:03.442-07:00Historical Sew Fortnightly Challenge #19: Wood, Metal, Bone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1/2 yard off white muslin and 1/3 yard stiff batik like material</div>
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Self drafted, 1 trapezoid front piece, two kinda trapezoid back pieces (backlacing) and a gusset on each hip. One layer lining, one stiff lining and one outer.</div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: </em></strong></div>
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1839 for front inspiration and 1810-20s for back.</div>
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<em><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Notions:</strong></em></div>
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6 12" white steel bones and 18 metal eyelets</div>
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<em><strong style="font-style: inherit;">How historically accurate is it?</strong></em></div>
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Fairly! Aside from forgetting to add shoulder straps but that shall be soon. And I think metal eyelets aren't quite period but I'll be flossing over them eventually to reinforce them anyways.</div>
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<em><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Hours to complete:</strong></em></div>
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1 day</div>
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<b><i>First worn:</i></b></div>
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Today! Trial run to see how comfortable it is. It actually hides under a tshirt pretty well.</div>
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<em><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Total cost:</strong></em></div>
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$3 for the muslin, everything else was in my stash.</div>
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I'm making Summer Stays!</div>
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I didn't really take any progress pics while working on this since I wanted to see if I could get it done in a day. :x I drafted the pattern after gazing through a pinterest board of extant Regency stays the night before. </div>
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I settled on these as my solid inspirations for quilting patterning and front pattern piece shaping. The first is honestly a little late to be considered Regency but I loved the corded design and it was made for someone with hips which is my issue. All my previous stays/corsets have ALWAYS been uncomfortable in the hip area. I also decided on my rather Spartan materials (just three layers and two of them muslin and quilting in place of cording) because I need something that will breath and not overheat here in the South. I also left out bust gussets and just quilted faux gusset designs on that area since I really don't have anything up top at all.</div>
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The quilting took up 2/3 of my time but it actually really helps with shaping and support (and looks pretty too).</div>
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I'm actually quite happy with this set of stays and after an extended wear test I can definitely say that hip gussets and not putting boning directly over my hip bones solved all those fitting issues. So yay. I did forget to put shoulder straps on but staring at the pinterest board more, I think I can just tack those on and it'll be just fine. There is also space for a busk in the front but after the story about how your paramore is supposed to carve one for you I decided to not make one and see if someone will one day give me one. :) I'm also debating adding half boning or some nature of boning in the chest side since it does bunch a smidgen under my arms but it's hardly noticeable and they're really comfortable as is.</div>
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