I have decided to settle on Cosmetology with hair and makeup and decided to start doing makeup tutorial videos as a kickstart to get me in the mindset of it all.

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"Now Halloween Jack was a real cool cat..."


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Trying to fund surgery for my cat... plus I have too much fabric anyway!

Fake Cut to My Journal for Clothes, Costumes and Fabric! Tons of cute flannels, a worn-once Calvin Klein dress, a gothy Batgirl costume, some fab stripey rayon, and more!

Teasers:

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I was talking to a friend about how to make a dress with gold lame, and he used the term 'pillowcasing'. I'd never heard of that before so I was hoping someone here could help me. I'd ask him again but he's currently on vacation and I don't want to be a pest.

Thanks!

I have this silly football hat I bought at a craft store, made of really cheap vacuformed plastic. (It is this one: http://www.partycheap.com/Brown_Plastic_Football_Hat_p/66795-br.htm?gclid=COXilrHW- ( Read more... )

Hey all. I have a new project underway I'd like to share! I'm trying to gird myself for the start of my final semester of grad school, and I gave up on using this reprieve for productive things like organizing closets, a new website or making photo books. Instead I'm being super selfish and doing projects I want to do... namely, new costumes for ( Read more... )

The new La Rose Couture website has aired!!
Availble in Dutch as well as English, change by clicking on the flag.

I offer clothing for Ladies and Gentlemen in the following styles:
-Renaissance
-Baroque
-Regency
-Victorian
-Edwardian
-Burlesque
-Underpinnnings
-Bridal and Groom wear

I also have a Dutch webshop and for the other countries a DaWanda and Etsy ( Read more... )

There is one week left to fund this project!

For the past five years, The Great Burlesque Exposition has hosted one of the largest and most informative displays of burlesque costuming in the United States.  The difficult part has always been seeing the exhibit; since it was only set up as part of the annual 3-day event, like a shooting star it was ( Read more... )

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My girlfriend (astr0babe) made this costume from scratch and entered it into a contest on Facebook. (For those unfamiliar, it's Illyria from the series "Angel". If you'd like to vote for her, all you have to do is click the pic below then press 'like'. I hope you enjoy! :)


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