Weekend was crafty...

[ianuk]

I spent Friday doing school shopping with the boy. I was completely tuckered when we got home. I didn't craft on Thursday night or on Friday night for cosplay. I worked on the damnable scarf and am very close to finishing it. Mel has been decompressing from work stress and it has been nice to sit on the couch and watch the Olympics.

Saturday I did the grocery shopping and then worked on the lolita. Sunday AM was lolita in the AM/noon and the afternoon was working on the sarees at Ari's.

Benton had some rough spots this weekend. He did not listen well and did not get his reward for good behaviour (eegees) twice. I had to have him do pushups in the stores and he was annoying to the stylist who cut his hair. He did well at Ari's playing with Mason for hours and then he lost the groove. But he was tired and hungry so I can understand. I was tired and hungry too.

On the saree front I made the decision to add the pallau from the saree uaekiwi got me for my wedding and that I've already gotten trim and a skirt out of. I got the bottom trim all sewn on, the extra fabric and now just need to sew down the top trim and the edge of the extra fabric. The pallau piece has red on it which will go nice with Zatana's cape she wears at times off the back of her tuxedo jacket.



I still need to pattern the jacket/vest/chemise but I think that can be accomplished this week so that I can spend the following week working on SCA clothes for crown and then just working last minute items. Mel goes to Britain Sunday so I want things pretty settled and be at hand work so Ben and I can watch movies and color together etc versus me making yards and yards of trim in my studio.

The Loli is now getting very close to done.
Front:



Back:


I still need to put a bit of trim on the ends of the undersleeve, trim the bottom of the jacket, takeup the skirt piece and make the collar. The entire weekend it was "more floofy, if you think its too much, add more!" and I think I got the asthetic right on the butt bow. I still probably need bows in the front but now I'm thinking I'm going to bustle up the skirt on the jacket to show off all of my hard work on those damnable ruffles.


I sat down after dinner last night and finished up our hair bows for the Hydra Cheer squad, though I need to figure out how to use the cyber dreads I bought. I also cut out the fabric for the bun covers but I need to dig out my cotton batting to make them bigger and smoother, plus add more lace.

So, lots of progress and things are falling into place nicely. Just need to get through the next few days before school starts and then we can get back into a normal routine.

I also finished Venom in the same series I've been reading by Estep. Kev didn't give me the fourth book in the series so I started in on The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay.

I slept like utter crap last night and its now been a monday with computers, late sleepers etc. Sighs.


This will be separated out by costume/ensemble:

Hyrda Cheerleader:
1) Make Hair Bows 50%
2) Attach alligator Clips to bows (need to buy larger ones) (Bought Clips!)
4) Fluff pom poms (25%)
4) Attach letters to shirt(10%)
5) Buy sneakers?? or wear my combat boots

Zatanna:
1) Make or buy top hat Its really cool and works great!
2) Make bolero
3) Make Choli
4) decide on trim attachments to sari 50%
5) Drape and pin sari for wear 10%, needed to attach trims see #9
6) Make wand
7) Validate skirt fits (not really!, need to add a panel, ugh.)
8) Make Hair thing 10%
9) Attach trim to sari 75%

Star Wars Lolita
1) cut out last of ruffles
2) Cut out fabric for trims
3) decide on trim shapes 50%
4) fix peplam error cut and sew peplam
5) sew sleeves (now to expand pattern!!!) 60%
6) trim sleeves 90%
7) trim bodice 75%, more thinking
8) Make skirt
9) order socks
10) break in shoes, 20%, wearing now!
11) make chun-li buns/covers (bought supplys)25%
12) Test hair style
13) make cyber dread clips
14) Sew bodice to peplam
15) trim coat 20%
16) make chemise/collar

Crown
1) re-pattern under dress for shaping
2) cut out under dress
3) decide on trim color for under dress
4) decide on pattern for over dress (split side versus normal)
5) Cut out over dress and trims
6) sew under dress
7) sew over dress
8) trim under dress
9) Trim over dress

D*Con Other items
1) Make bags 5x (give to willa for help?)she can help!
2) Sew halloween skirt
3) Sew comic skirt
4) Insert zippers in skirts (bought zippers!)
5) Break eyeballs in on contacts.
6) Find setting spray for makeup its AWOL.

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