Showing posts with label firefly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label firefly. Show all posts

Friday, April 11, 2014

Costume Testing

I'm hoping to take Fumi with me to AAC this year, and I'd like to do some actual cosplays. So,  decided to do a quick costume test on her with a few things I had in the doll bin. This particular test is for Saffron from Firefly.  Obviously it's just a test, so the shawl is...in need of imagination, and she doesn't have the right wig etc.  But it does give me a general idea, which is a good place to start!



And for reference, this is what I will be going for:


I think I'm going to tea-dye the top to the right color, and start doing some knitting this weekend. I have a blond fur wig I could also dye to the right red for her hair.  She should probably have a skirt, but I'm going to do the other parts and see how I feel about it once they are done. I might be able to get away with the shorts she's wearing now. 


Monday, September 23, 2013

Long posting lag is looooong.

I would like to say that I have a good excuse for not posting, but it's mostly just due to being too exhausted from work.  I love the new job I'm in, but it completely kicks my ass.  I've barely even done anything with Uri at all since I started it, aside from sewing a few things here and there.  But we're getting closer to the anime convention and it's time for me to get my butt back into gear!

So far I have at least one costume done, another mostly together, and a third in the planning stages.  As for Uri, I have probably one done, and two in planning.  If all goes well I'll be putting together another this evening.  So no pictures of his thus far, but I do have one of mine.  Here's a crappy shot of my Kaylee Frye costume from Firefly.



Yay for nighttime pictures after finishing sewing.  I dyed the jumpsuit myself, made the patches by hand, and found the shirt as a happy coincidence at a thrift store.  Uri should be going as Jayne with me, but I have to get his costume done.

I also recently found some beautiful vintage dresses at a thrift store, and I think I'm going to use one for another costume with Uri.  It's long and flowing and white, so I think I'm going to go as a bride of Dracula, or perhaps his victim.  I'll need bite marks for me, and perhaps fangs.  And Uri will have to be nicely dressed up.  Perhaps without his wig (Nosferatu ftw).  But that is still in the planning stages. So there is more to come!

And since it's almost October, it's just about time for the Haunted Vessel posts.  This year I'd like to open up the floor to anyone who has had a paranormal experience with their dolls, or really any toys (or objects if you like).  Feel free to submit your story to me via comment, or if it's particularly long I can give you an e-mail.  I am also happy to accept stories and post them anonymously, so your name doesn't need to be on it.