Sometimes I decide to do crazy things like make a dress in one day. Sometimes it’s fine because the reason for rushing has more to do with the excitement of working on it than a deadline. Other times it’s because I have a Mad Men party to go to the…
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Katniss
It’s been a loong time since I’ve posted anything costume-related, hasn’t it? Well, here you are then: a costume replica! I read Hunger Games a few months ago and pretty much fell in love. I knew the film version wasn’t going to be as good as the books so I…
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Happy Halloween
I did manage to scrape together a last minute costume yesterday. Boyfriend and I had plans to go to a party hosted by his school at a club downtown, but neither of us had had time to discuss or put together a costume until the day of. Still, I think…
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How to replicate a dress with zero reference images.
This picture is from a few days ago, but the red dress is (almost) finished! I want to redo the flower thing in the middle to make it look less flat, and it’s lacking beads but other than that it’s done! I wore it the other night when Boyfriend and…
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Ruffles.
I’m getting the most odd collection of blisters on my hands. What’s even more sad is I can clearly distinguish which have resulted from knitting and which are due to sewing. In other news, this dress is coming along quite faster than I had thought it would. The actual dress…