Rootin’ tootin’ Electric Forest is definitely the biggest event in our household every year, and every year we go harder. I started planning my Valentines Cowboy costume late last year and was still working on it until the week of the event (the last weekend of June). That’s also due to other life stuff getting … Continue reading Electric Cowboys at Electric Forest
This year for Halloween I underestimated the time it would take to complete all my costume pieces yet again. My best friend and I recently watched a ton of Dracula films and had been reading Dracula Daily while it was running, so I kind of had vampires on the mind this year. In homage to … Continue reading A two for one pattern review
This year at Gen Con, I decided I was finally going to go all out. I hadn’t made a complicated costume since before the pandemic and was all geared up and ready for some real historical costuming shit with a twist. Unfortunately, this is also the first year I got COVID and had two trips … Continue reading Offbrand halfling
In early 2020, before everything went down, my best blob and I went to Anime Crossroads and I fulfilled middle school Sarah’s dreams and recreated my Haruno Sakura cosplay. It felt appropriate to create a call back to the very first cosplay I ever did way back in 2006 at Ohayocon. Our little group included … Continue reading A tale of two Sakuras
Today we’re going to review my first attempt at a full length corset. To preface, I made this for a particular costume (not shown) that was meant to be historically inspired rather than historically accurate. Secondly, the Victorian era is not my usual bag, so I have less knowledge besides what I’ve gleaned from Bernadette … Continue reading Aranea Black corset pattern review
I’ve recently strained my hand from knitting too much (honestly it’s the worst problem to have) so to stop myself from knitting and making the problem worse, I have been browsing knitting patterns and making longer lists of things to make. I’ve been really vibing with a few creators and their edgier designs so I’ve … Continue reading Not your grandma’s knitting patterns
A couple years ago I came across the Seamwork classes called Design Your Wardrobe and immediately fell in love with the concept. You basically follow their weekly steps through email, engage with their forums, and use their building blocks to come up with a general sewing plan for items that you might actually wear and … Continue reading Capsule wardrobe designs for F/W 22
A few months ago I was inspired by this huge gingham skirt on Pinterest, worn by Brigitte Bardot. I just knew I had to have it for the coming summer months and when Annika Victoria's latest Make Thrift Try challenge was gingham-themed, well my project was already decided for me. I realized quickly a simple … Continue reading Gathered Gingham Skirt
Dropout Daisy 