• soclose

    April 9, 2014 - By 

    Not gonna lie guys, I’m freaking out a tiny bit. PAX is in two days and while I’m very close to finally being done with this dress, I’m not quite close enough to total done-ness that panic isn’t starting to crawl up my butt a little bit. Things I still…

  • Peggy

    March 30, 2014 - By 

    dress: self-made, pattern here // shoes: Chelsea Crew So a few weeks ago I was catching up on Mad Men and saw this dress. And then Julia Bobbin announced yet another Mad Men Challenge. Um, yes please! So then I had to figure out what pattern I wanted to use…

  • Now I’m craving a cupcake

    January 7, 2014 - By 

    I’ve taken a bit of a break from my Layer Cake dress but with only 90-something days to PAX, it’s probably time to dive back in. Although the skirt was pretty simple (just a bunch of math and ruffles), I was a bit terrified of starting the bodice since I have…

  • The Impossible Dress

    June 1, 2013 - By 

    dress: self-made // shoes: Clarks Actually this dress was pretty simple to put together, despite the collar taking two tries. The post title refers to Clara Oswald, the Impossible Girl. Yes, I’m nerding out, Doctor Who style. Sometimes when I watch TV shows or movies I admire costumes and whatnot…

  • Prepping

    March 20, 2013 - By 

    PAX East is this weekend so I am a busy bee. I was originally going to go as Zoe Castillo, but then my lovely dear kind seester who I now owe my firstborn child trekked home and mailed me this lovely costume that I made a few years ago. Except…