DragonCon 2016 Cosplay Round-Up
DragonCon 2016 was a blast, as the previous seven years of the con have been. Since I am not likely to get to multiple posts about this one, I intend to show you photos that I am gonna put into a few...
View ArticleBB-8 Begins
Over a year ago now, when we announced our pregnancy with Lincoln, we did so with a “Baby’s First Cosplay” themed announcement. Now that it’s fall and he is on the outside and all that, it is time for...
View ArticleThat’s Not How He Rolls
I finished up Lincoln’s BB-8 costume (the one I used Simplicity 2788 for) for Halloween last Sunday. I wound up spending an hour inserting the elastic into the casing because I would get 80% done and...
View ArticleGalactic Gala Cosplay Photos: First Order Trooper & Captain Phasma
So it occurred to me the other day that while I did a few build posts for the Galactic Gala costumes, I didn’t do a “wear” post on them from DragonCon 2016. I was so focused on all the other cool...
View Article2017 Goals & Costume Planning
I didn’t do a “Year in Review” post for 2016 because let’s face it, my blog posts were few and far between. And of the few you did get, at least 50% were about Link in some way. So in 2017, I have a...
View ArticleOther 2017 Sewing Hopes & Dreams
There are so many of these that I should probably extend these dreams into 2018! I know I have made lists like this in the past, but let’s face it, anything left on the old ones is not gonna get done...
View ArticleOnomatopoeia, Space, and Acrylic Trials
Since I was so close to finishing two more pairs of pants for Link last week, during the limited amount of crafting time I had this past weekend I decided to finish those up. I decided I am not going...
View ArticleFebruary Costume Progress: Rey
According to my costume planning calendar of the craft room, I have to complete a costume every month from now until September! This month’s costume is Rey, which I have had cut for a few months, using...
View ArticleAcrylic Light-Up Pin Tutorial
One of the first things I wanted to get started on for the upcoming Marvelous Jedi group cosplay is actually an accessories project. I want to make an acrylic pin with each superhero’s logo on it for...
View ArticleFebruary Costume Part 2: Rey – When Bustiness Gets in the Way
Daisy Ridley as Rey in Episode 7 was amazing. I wish I was a more perfect fit for her as a cosplay, but I’m not. There are some things about one’s body that you can’t easily change for cosplay. Such...
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