So glad to rapidly be approaching June 5th.  This month has been crazy.  Went to NC/SC, won Best in Show (SFF) at Costume Con 33 for our Queen tribute band masquerade entry of different queens (I was Boudica), went up north with my Mom and Sister (to the non-Minnesotans out there it means I went to the North Shore of Lake Superior and stayed in a ( Read more... )

This past weekend I finally wore the (mostly) completed outfit at Costume Con 32 in Toronto.  I have written up a final blog post on it with links to all the different materials I used in constructing it.  It turned out beautifully and I am so very happy with it ( Read more... )

The Eleonora di Toledo fabric that Kim and I have been working on is finally here!

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This past weekend was CONvergence, a huge local Sci Fi/Fantasy event that is only blocks from my house.  A bunch of us participated in the masquerade as a Geek Fantasy version of Moulin Rouge.  The details of the outfits are here.  This is the whole group - I was Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, comic relief.

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Twenty years ago today in a stuffy little church in North Carolina I married a guy who looked really good in uniform.  Life hasn't always been easy, and we have had plenty of downs with our ups, but we have made it this far, and not everyone can say that.  Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband AJ ( Read more... )

A bunch of us entered the Sci Fi/Fantasy Masquerade at Costume Con 31 as a Steampunk Circus.  We were lucky enough to receive Best Master Overall for our costumes and performance.

We had a blast.  More info about the outfits and how they were made are here.

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I made an outfit for Maven, my partner in crime, for the Historical maquerade.  It is based off of a portrait by Federico Andreotti.  You can read more about the making of the outfit here.

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So.... I made a crazy wig.  And a crazy dress.  And entered it into the Historical Masquerade at Costume Con 31 in Denver where I did a crazy performance.

It was a BLAST.  You can read more about it here.

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pro·cras·ti·na·tion [proh-kras-tuh-ney-shuhn, pruh‐] noun: Instead of sewing one of the 5 items that needs to be completed by Friday, you instead hem the pair of jeans you've been wearing for a year.

So what could possibly go wrong with deciding to make a robe de cour with only 7 days till Costume Con and absolutely no experience in making such a thing before?  Why, nothing, right?