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Projects to work on
List for keeping record of the sewing/accessory projects I claim to want to do. (This list was actually started on 5/30/2008; it's fore-dated to keep it at the top of my journal for easy reference.)
*Velvet coatdress into polonaise--trim done, needs gathers redone and panel added over back cutout
*Velvet and lace trim, new buttons on purple ( Read more... ) -
Fluevog hunting list
Adrian Alli--black size 8 ( Read more... ) -
Fashion/costume resource help
Since I can't just walk into Display&Costume or Value Village anymore *sob*, I need some assistance in finding places I can look for some stuff I need for a costume by the end of this month ( Read more... ) -
A quickie signal boost
This, quite frankly, is one of my favorite fundraising ideas ever:
Help some folks help Haiti, and see an incredible Edwardian re-creation gown get made into the deal. Have a read at the link, and pitch in if you feel like it ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
I don't have time yet to do the typical blow-by-blow post for my Vampire's Masquerade Ball outfit, as I still have to get ready for Norwescon. (I've never before done two huge-outfit, pack-and-leave-home events within a week. It's proving to be a challenge in focusing and getting things done.) But I figured I could at least post a photo so you ( Read more... ) -
Spring events: A quick overview
I would normally have done this earlier in the year (and probably would have saved myself some dead-ends and dilemmas if I had), but here's my general overview of what I'm planning for the two big dress-up events this spring: The Vampire's Masquerade Ball, which is a little over a week away from today, and Norwescon, which is exactly two weeks ( Read more... ) -
Typical
Deciding a week and a half before an event that I ABSOLUTELY NEED an item that's going to be near-impossible to find ( Read more... ) -
This is a placeholder
Lace tiara.
I think I already have an idea of how to do it.
Context will come down the line.
(This is the sort of stuff my brain works up while I'm sorting clothing and already in a costuming mindset. I wish I could find this kind of inspiration in other areas of my life...) -
The progression of madness
Ugh. So I promise you something, and then I take two weeks to do it. Sorry. There's a nasty tendency for life to get in the way of all my costuming activities, particularly journaling about it.
So. I said in the last post that the hat, while made primarily to be a stand-alone accessory, was going to pay a role in a larger ensemble. And here ( Read more... )
