Just realised that it's been 10 days since the medieval fair and I haven't posted any pics.

here's some of my posse, although I wasn't with them for the weekend.

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The colonial ball was fun, even though I only risked doing one dance, it was the delightfully named Princess Polka.  I'm hoping one day I can do more dancing, walking etc without consequences not to be detailed.

Most of the people were there for the dance, with costume as an after thought. Some very afterthought indeed. Including one woman happy to ( Read more... )

Now that I've had the fun of wearing a part started costume - the terracotta hailspot gown at JAFA - I'm feeling the love for finishing some other UFOs that are lurking in the grotto.

First up I want to finish my floral diadem headpiece for regency.  Partly cos I loved having something crazy on my head at Ironfest (pics to follow soon), and partly ( Read more... )

wearing my HK facemask on Saturday made me want a hello kitty steampunk costume for Ironfest .... which is the weekend after JAFA. I already have a public lecture to attend on the Monday evening ...by actual engineers about trebuchets. How awesome is that. I'll be in Lithgow on Friday evening. 3 nights does not an entire costume make, not with my ( Read more... )

just over a week ago crafttclifford, costumeaholic and I went on the late spring Spirit of Distinction.  I'd abandoned ideas of steamifying my wa-loli and went with my now too large but beloved lobster bustle.  It was a baking hot day 36C in Penrith where I was meeting up with the others to get changed etc.  anyhoo, it prompted me to realise that I need shorter steampunk as ( Read more... )

Oh my, the long range weather forecast for Lithgow (the other side of teh Blue Mountains) for this weekend is a high of 11 or 12C & a low of -1C (with OC being freezing point).

brrrr

Cos I'm going there on Sunday for Ironfest. This year the theme of the festival is "Steampunk", so I'm wearing my lobster bustle, this time with a fur hat & leather ( Read more... )

My head is spinning suddenly at how much busier May is than April was. And I already thought April was action packed. Below in green are the things I'm definitely doing.   I really want both the wedding and Ironfest but can't get that to work.

I may just go to the ceremony & skip Ironfest ... I just don't need stress or I'll get another outbreak ( Read more... )

I'm suprised that I didn't feel like the poor relation at the ball, due to my wearing a blinged up old day dress when there was so much finery in attendance, but I didn't ( Read more... )

After work on Friday I went to serendikitty 's place for dinner & a catch up after far too long.  She made a delicious risotto (drools) and we had lots of fresh fruit - peaches, blueberry, lychees and grapes for desert.  I've no idea how it was suddenly 9.30pm but it was.  when I got home there was a parcel notice, so I think it's my iguana for Selma Bouvier. ( Read more... )

FEBRUARY
Hoping to organiser a georgian picnic for early February.   At the end of the month is Armageddon Expo, so 2 costumes to wear at that. May be new, may be re-wears

MARCH
There's a zombie shuffle and I'm planning to zombify my Star Trek costume. mwah haha  Not sure if the aussie release of Jane Eyre will be in March, but if I get the chance I'm ( Read more... )