Laureling costume update
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Sorry about the multiple postings yesterday… Seems my WordPress app on my iPhone was lying to me about the update failing multiple times. Sigh!
Anyway, I thought that I was overdue for an update on my laureling duds. I haven’t had a chance to work on the outfit in over a week, what with the holidays and the typical end-of-semester craziness, but it is starting to come together.
There’s still a fair bit to go, but I’m confident it will be finished by January 5th at the latest. The shoulder embellishment needs to be attached, the sleeves finished, the petticoat made, and I might not be wearing that particular partlet (Kendra might have been drunk when she offered to make me one a few weeks ago, and I don’t know if she remembers agreeing to it… But no worries, this one will work fine. ;). I’ve also made a few changes to the original plan that I think work better, such as opting not to wear my white silk satin gown under it, but instead making sleeves and a petticoat. I think it’ll end up wearing better over the long run. Also, I opted to wear a pair of bodies under it… Mostly because I wanted an excuse to make a handsewn pair of bodies before I got laureled (one of my personal before-I’m-laureled goals that I’m trying to knock off the bucket list).
And check this baby out! The coolest thing about getting laureled is that people like to do nice stuff for you, and if you’re lucky to be BFFs with a kickass artist, you get things like this. It’s by none other than Jen Thompson, who is just about as kickass an artist as you can get. I love this SO much! I sent her this pic and she just nailed Francis’ profile perfectly! I’m trying not to paw at it too much since the oil glaze still needs to cure before it’s totally dry, but I couldn’t resist setting it in the frame and pinning it to the gown to see what it will look like. It’s now safely stored in a box until the big day.
So that’s about it! I should be getting back to the cleaning up I’m allegedly supposed to be doing while F is out in the garage working on more laurel-related stuff. It’s getting close! Aaaah! I’m not ready!