So I am very sad to say that the vampire dress is ruined.  I did get to wear it for a few hours at Wild Wild West Con in Tucson and enjoyed it very much.  In fact this is probably the first dress that I have made in the steampunk style that I actually like.  The only downside to wearing the dress at Old Tucson Studios is that the skirt got very ( Read more... )

I was finally able to complete the corset for this new dress.  Here are some updates on the corset.

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A friend of mine came over to day and took some pictures of the whole outfit.  I do not have the new corset finished but I figured I should take advantage of friends will take pictures whenever I can!  Behind the cut are all my new pictures showing the whole outfit from start to finish.

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As part of the vampire costume, I wanted an artificial blood box that would provide blood directly to a vessel in my neck.  Sort of a walking snack box for a lady vampire forced to walk among, yet not snack on, mortals.  In an earlier post I showed the faux stainglass heart painted on the box lid and the inside painted gold.  Here I worked on ( Read more... )

I love the bits and extras for costuming and I am in desperate need of a bag to carry my wallet and a few essentials.  So I used some of the left over fabric and trim to make a quick bag.  I also put together a simple necklace and started a new corset.


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I finished up the details on the bodice and re-draped the skirt for the steampunk vampire


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So what else is there to do in the Castle Anthrax on a Saturday night....well make exciting underwear of course!

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So I really want to finish the steampunk vampire outfit and as part of this I worked the skirt this weekend.

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So I have continued to work on the steampunk vampire hat.  Well actually 2 of them.  I figured if I get a hat then my husband should get one too.  So in both cases, the basic hat was blocked over an antique wood hat block, after blocking both hats have a millinery ribbon hat band to preserve the size of the hat.

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So I am working on a steampunk vampire.  The dress is going to be basic Victorian wear in black and white stripes with black lace and red ribbon trim.  The fun part is going to be the blood box.  I decided that as a vampire, I would like an artificial heart that would provide me with a steady stream of fresh blood.  It is a work in progress but the ( Read more... )