A few years ago I threw together a Vesper Lynd costume from one of my favorite Bond films, Casino Royale. I actually didn’t wear it until last year, and since then have had a few requests for where I found the jewelry. Oh, to be a Bond Girl! So today I’m sharing the short and […]
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Lost a T. Rex Hand? Make Your Own Replacement Hands!
It’s all fun and games until someone loses a hand…and then T. Rex is sad. I’ve yet to find a source for replacement hands, and with multiple requests on the blog and my friend’s wedding coming up in Las Vegas (she too is handless), I decided to make my own. You can too! I’ve digitized […]
Meet the Maker (That’s Me!) on The Original ScrapBox Blog
When a representative from The Original ScrapBox contacted me about being a feature in their Meet the Maker series, I was honored to be asked, proud to share my craft room and hobbies, and terrified to be on camera. I’m way too shy for this kind of thing! But the representative was so sweet and […]
Costuming Artemisia from 300: Rise of an Empire (Gold)
It’s been four years since I joined a fitness based costume group that gets together once a year for DragonCon in Atlanta. My first costume with the group was Artemisia from an early scene in the second 300 film (300: Rise of an Empire) was a striking red dress with maybe 10 seconds of screen time […]
Costuming Themistocles from 300: Rise of an Empire
Several years ago I joined a fitness/costume group (see my first Artemisia costume build here) that gathers once a year at DragonCon in Atlanta. My husband, being the supportive gentleman that he is, joined the group about a year after I did. I had made a Senator from 300 costume for him to wear so he could […]
Costuming Themysciran Senators from Wonder Woman: More Photos
Have you ever finished a costume late at night after months of work and decide “screw it, let’s go take photos first thing in the morning”? Because that’s exactly what happened. I was tired but determined to take these Senators from Wonder Woman out for a test drive so we could see how the capes […]
A Livestream with Costume CO on YouTube
Over the weekend I did a YouTube livestream with Costume Cinemato (on Twitter and on YouTube). Heidi prepared a lineup of my costumes from several genres, and we talked about costume/cosplay inspiration, materials, techniques, the awkwardness of duct taping each other for patterns, and killing curtains. And I didn’t even break out in hives or […]
Costuming Themysciran Senators from Wonder Woman: Corset, Skirt, & Cape
I never intended to make most of the costumes in the Wonder Woman film, but that seems to be what is happening. Last year I made a Themysciran village Amazon costume and Diana Prince’s stunning blue gala dress, also started working on a Warrior, and have been helping friends with their Menalippe and Hippolyta costumes. […]
Costuming Themysciran Senators from Wonder Woman: Accessories
I never intended to make most of the costumes in the Wonder Woman film, but that seems to be what is happening. Last year I made a Themysciran village Amazon costume and Diana Prince’s stunning blue gala dress, also started working on a Warrior, and have been helping friends with their Menalippe and Hippolyta costumes. […]
Costuming (Kilted) Hawkeye
Usually when I add a costume to my wish-list or line-up, one costume becomes three, because I make, throw together, or purchase a costume for my husband and niece. When I made my Burlesque Loki costume to join a Burlesque (or Kilted) Superheros and Villains group for last DragonCon, I claimed Hawkeye for my husband. His costume […]