Mike has been working on an amazing looking Halo helmet for the past few months. We haven't been sharing much of the progress lately because it had stalled because of "real life." I wanted to share what he had accomplished so far. I'm so happy that we have friends like those
Using Pepakura Viewer and Designer with pepakura file from DungBeetle of the Pink Mighty Morphin Power Ranger's helmet. Learn how to scale and how to deal with big pieces and small pages in Pepakura Designer. The first step to making your own Power Ranger helmet! Get your own file to get
To start off my A to Z series of Pattern Picks for making costumes based on specific characters, there's, of course, Ariel for the letter A. The Little Mermaid was by far my favorite Disney movie growing up. Honestly, it still probably is. Now, while the Pink dress isn't the
Photos HAD to be done of Mike and his new HawkEye costume! He has been doing HawkEye now for over two years with a costume that he was able to make in a week by repurposing military gear, but months leading up to DragonCon, he did a costume study and
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Emily at Short Fuse Pinups?! So, of course she was there to capture Mike's proposal
Saturday, December 20th, Mike and I, along with 12 other amazing people from within the costuming community gathered together to do something fantastic! We attended the BASE Camp Christmas Party here in Orlando. BASE Camp provides a year-round base of support for children and families who are facing the challenge
I can not begin to express how happy I am that I connected with Emily of Short Fuse Pinups back at MegaCon. She has an amazing talent unlike any I have experienced
This past Saturday Mike and I attended our second backyard Renaissance Fair hosted by the Marunowki Bros. In the past, we have went as different things like elves or archers, but Mike sported his Captain Jack Sparrow costume sans specific pieces and the wig
Many weeks leading up to DragonCon, my boyfriend Mike and I had been working very hard on our cosplays. For Mike, it was his Hawkeye and for me, I was finally making a Black Widow costume to be able to stand beside him. Of course, as with all cosplays, there's
Step Up for Down Syndrome/Buddy Walk was an amazing event to be part of! We loved being with the kids, who were ecstatic to be seeing, talking, hugging, and high-fiving some of their favorite characters.