Let AX 2013 planning commence!!

So right now we're super motivated and getting our ideas together for next year's con already! We'll see how long this keeps up for me >>

This is our costume list for now. We're doing an MLP group and a Pokemon group as well. I'm also going to be making a Battle Angel Alita/Ganmu costume. As in Gally in the Last Order series with the crazy damascus blade butterfly knife.

So onwards to reference photos!

(I may or may not be slightly buzzed from inhaling alcohol fumes while cooking, and Nave had me try one of his favorite beers. Beer + Me = CAPSLOCK)

Inara earrings/tutorial post

Completed earrings!

Disclaimer: I do not own any sort of rights to the character, Inara, who was developed by the wonderfully amazing Joss Whedon. Also, I am a small potatoes blogger who does not and will not be asked to do product endorsements or site advertisements in the near future. I am a hobby jeweler and costumer. All opinions and mistakes are mine. 

So those earrings only took me a night! I am so proud of myself for actually pulling off (mostly.. sorta.. kinda?) screen accurate with artistic liberties taken earrings for the training house costume. For those of you who have seen the movie and squinted at the screen shots, you know that there really isn't ever a clear shot of her earrings.

Or at least, I can't tell what the earring bases are. The most I could see was a fluer-de-lys design near the top.

Here is the materials break down and techniques for those who actually do find the blog and are interested in how I made these.

Introduction 2.0

Kaye, here!

What Akira neglected to mention was that I actually didn't get my own sewing machine until 2009 as a graduation present for myself >> I've been cosplaying since 1999, but I've really only been making my own costumes in the past four years or so. There are still a lot of techniques and methods that I need to learn, and hopefully this will be a good documentation of what works and what doesn't.

My past costumes include Kodoma from Ah! Megamisama (Katsucon 2000), Finn Fish from Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (2000), Hawkeye from Full Metal Alchemist (2005), Twilight Princess's Zelda (2007), Tifa Lockheart from Advent Children (2006 to present), Soifon from Bleach (2009) and Xianghua of Soul Calibur II (2010).

In my spare time, I knit, make jewelry (commission-able!), read a lot of novels and work in a lab. I'm also the resident caffeine junkie and owner of a fluffy white cat who is the bane of a black costume's existence.

We also have two satellite members who also attended Otakon with us just last weekend, and they will also be attending Otakon 2011 with us. Nave cosplayed with us for the first time as Kilik (SCIII), and Kitaku is also a newbie cosplayer with St. Tail (St. Tail), Aerith (FFVII: Advent Children) and Misa (Death Note) under her belt.

2011's costuming will be an ambitious year for us. I hope to enter into my first costume contest next Otakon with Tomoyo-hime of Tsubasa.. now I just need to check the rules to see if I qualify as a novice or a journeyman >>