ReCon (Posted 24th October 2010)

Well, I wore my semi-finished Ramona to ReCon and managed to get a couple of photos. All in all I really like it, and I think I'm doing really well (not being big headed or anything though XD)

I have however, just realised I've forgotten something ~__~ Her necklace of string and that she has a real belt! What I'll have to do is source these from things I already own, so it won't be 100% accurate but it's better than nothing!

Back On Track (Posted 7th October 2010)

Well, I've been away from Cosplay for a while because life and money have been gettig in the way! Buuuut, I've gotten back into it and I'm proud to say Ramona is probably 70% done now. All that's left is the props and some slight modifications, so I'm very positive about her!

I should be putting up more info about props in the next week or so, but no promises ;)

Bag Part 3 (Posted 13th September 2010)

I made another strip of gray fabric, roughly 2 or 3 inches wide. This is the bottom of thr bag, so it's gotta be sturdy!

I loosly hand-stitched both circles to this, so I can go over it on the machine later. This is also measured to accurately fit around the zip, so everything will be nice and even!

Bag Part 2 (Posted 13th September 2010)

I loosly hand-stitched through the lining and the bag itself, around the foam circle, to make one side of the bag. It's actually sturdier than I thought! I left a lot of excess on the sides, so that I can easily sew on the strap and the middle section (including the zip) later.

Bag Part 1 (Posted 13th September 2010)

Well, I bought all of the materials for the bag today, and started to work on it. I'm going for the film versoin, but I couldn't find any of that greeny-grey fabric it's actually made of- it was either very very green, or gray. So I picked Gray. I think it's cotton drill, I'm not sure lol!
Anyways, I got a piece of craft foam and cut it into a circle. I used this to cut a circle of gray fabric for the outside, but also a circle of darker gray for the lining. Inbetween the lining and the foam, I've also popped in some wadding to give it some softness inside :)

Hair Phase 1 (Posted 10th September 2010)

I cut it off :3
It isn't a very clear photo, but basically it's about an inch or so longer than it should be. I'm going to colour it (starting next week), then trim it closer to the date, to get rid of the frazzled dead ends.
It takes some getting used to but i think I really like it this length :3

Moar Stuff (Posted 9th September 2010)

I bought my hoodie today!~ It's a dark navy but it's PLAIN! So it should be okay :) I'm going to add the stripes on Monday/Tuesday when I get around to buying some white bias tape.

Getting my hair cut tommorrow, and the dying starts next week, so fingers croseed for that :D

T-Shirt (Posted 6th September 2010)

I bought my T-Shirt today!!
I admit, it isn't as brown as I'd like- it's very much a Burgundy colour- but the trouble I envisioned myself having finding a brown shirt with yellow text on like Ramona's was easily avoided in buying this one. I chose it because the text is the right colour and also in the right place. Since you can't actually see what the shirt says in any of my references, I figured I'd get away with it!

Also, it's a man's size, so it's longer than it should be. But, I can either tuck it in, or just let it hang naturally and see which I A) Feel comfortable in and B) Looks more appropriate.

Skirt (Posted 6th September 2010)

This is the skirt I just won on eBay. It's a size 20, so should fit.... Hopefully. If not, our New Look sale store has some denim skirts so I can always try there instead. Then I'll just modify it by adding a pink stripe and the detailing!