DragonCon Countdown: 35 days!! I am a craft supply hoarder. I can not seem to get rid of craft supplies from projects and hobbies long forgotten, but sometimes that comes in handy! I still own clay supplies and necklace supplies, so I was able to make the necklace that Scarlet Witch wears. I mixed together […]
Makeup for Scarlet Witch
Makeup is definitely not something I have much experience with. In general, my routine involves eyeliner, blush and lipstick. So if anyone has suggestions different from what I’ve tried, I would definitely love hear it!! So I spent lots of time on Youtube trying to get this look. I researched how to do a smoky eye, […]
Making Scarlet Witch’s Gloves
No DragonCon prep for me would be complete without a trip to Eddie’s Trick Shop. I went to the warehouse the other day while the girls were napping, so I’ll definitely have to make the trip back when they are awake. Olivia loves it there, I usually have to talk her out of buying 10 […]
Working on Scarlet Witch’s Coat: the Hard Parts
DragonCon Countdown: 42 days! So I started adding all of what I consider the hard parts of the coat, the collar, the belt and the skirt part. Collar Added Belt added The collar is still a bit wonky, but I’ll have it all tidied up by the end of the weekend hopefully. Adding the side […]
Scarlet Witch’s Coat Started
Is it a coat or a jacket? Google defines coat to be: “Coats have tended to be longer than jackets. A jacket goes to the waist. A coat goes down to your thighs. A coat is a long garment worn by both men and women, for warmth or fashion.” (play on “Merriam-Webster defines love as…”, get it 🙂 Well actually mine is a […]
Finishing Scarlet Witch’s Vest
DragonCon Countdown: 44 Days! So this is how I started the morning, still needing to finish the bottom hem, add the lacing, and inserting all the boning. I have never added boning before, so I Googled it and found lots of great help. I sewed casing for 1/4″ boning, then trimmed the boning to size. […]
Working on Scarlet Witch’s Vest
DragonCon Countdown: Day 45!! Since I have this week off work, I’ve been working mostly on my costumes for DragonCon. The biggest project for me is sewing the costume for Scarlet Witch. Lately I haven’t had much luck with sewing patterns fitting me properly, so instead for her vest, I decided to purchase one that […]
DragonCon Count Down!
52 days!! I only have 52 days and after a successful sewing project this weekend (I made a lacy t-shirt out of some leftover fabric while Isaac was at the Metallica concert), I have gone crazy decided to add two costumes to my wardrobe for DragonCon 2017. I still plan on wearing my Ms. Frizzle […]
