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Yeah, this blog is moving. I have had this account with blogger for three years now, or close to. It has been a surprisingly big part of my life. Very teraputic to write down your thoughts and feelings and angry rants. Same goes for LJ, though I had that for a lot shorter period of time, only one and a half year, but I will be more or less leaving ( Read more... )

I am impressed. I ordered the fabric tuesday evening and it is here. And I went for the cheapest shipping option. It is gorgeous black indian duponi. It has a lot of character and is sort of matte. Good, that is what I wanted. I can add shinyness with beads. So yeah thaisilks.com is highly recommended for silk. They offer all sorts of silk in all ( Read more... )

So, every costume I come up with lately features a corset. Why is this? Is it because I am obsessed with the things? If everything comes together like I want I'll have 6 corsets/bodices by the end of summer.

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So I am making a dress built on what I imagined when I read the description of Ylinestra's dress in Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling
"The sorcereress' silk gown glittered with jewled beading and the bodice, fashionable in the extreme, ..."
Originally I imagined something deep bottle green, but it seems impossible to find silk in this color or dye ( Read more... )

Or maybe not evil after all.. But I have an idea for a costume I want to make, based on a description I read last night in Stalking Darkness. I am not sure this is what the actual dress was, but my brain took it here.


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So for Gals Gone Geek this semester I am planning on doing a celtic warrior. Blue paint and all. I am not sure what paint to use, anybody got any idea? Also, I need someone who would be willing to do the painting. The shoot is tomorrow (yes I will be wearing woad for most of the day) here is an idea on designs 

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