tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31507155625756586992025-10-26T18:46:01.828-07:00Random costumed ramblingsAmber Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03719509404568731083noreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3150715562575658699.post-68791954545504842282014-11-25T00:53:00.004-08:002014-11-25T00:54:18.365-08:00

Emerii's steampunk outfit Photo by Saturn 7 Photography Emely, aka Emerii has been cosplaying since 2012, after learning about the hobby in 2009. In 2013, she picked up a sewing machine and crafted her first cosplay, Sailor Fluttershy (MLP). Sailor Fluttershy! Photo by Tazirai on Cosplay.com When searching for cosplay-related things, Emeruui’s number one go-to place is Amazon.com.

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With SacAnime literally right around the corner (tomorrow!), I thought I'd do a roundup summary thing of my plans. My boyfriend and I will be arriving on Friday, checking into the hotel, and picking up badges. We have VIP tickets, so we'll probably go to the VIP autograph session, but other than that, I don't know if we'll be at the convention much on Friday, I really want to go swimming! We'll

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I didn't do an "initial thoughts" post at the beginning of Season 1.5 because my thoughts hadn't changed much, if at all, since the previous half-season. Anyway, I'll do some wrap-up thoughts now. First of all, I still love this show, and probably for all the wrong reasons. I love watching things that make me cringe and "trainwrecks" so to speak. ("It's just so awful, I can't look away!") This

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One of the questions most frequently asked by new cosplayers is, "How do I start?" Whenever I get messages or comments with this question, I have to sit there and stare at the words for a while. Sometimes I'm not sure I understand what they're asking. I've been cosplaying for so long that all the prep work is almost second-nature, and my "start" of a project is buying the fabric and cutting into

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Part 3: Examples [Part 1: Brands, Packaging, &; Measurements | Part 2: Pattern Pieces & Vocabulary] Examples Simplicity The following is a Simplicity pattern piece for a dress: Each size that the piece comes in is written next to (usually inside of) the line that it corresponds to. The pattern also indicates its number (9), name (back lining), and what style of dress it's

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Part 2: Pattern Pieces & Vocabulary [Part 1: Brands, Packaging, & Measurements | Part 3: Examples] Pattern Pieces Almost every pattern gives you pieces to make multiple things. The pattern used in this example can be used to make three different styles of a summer dress. This means that you're not going to use every single pattern piece enclosed. Some pattern instruction manuals will

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Since my "Sewing: How to Read Patterns" panel at Fanime went over so well, and because a couple of people requested it, I'll be basically converting the panel into written tutorials. (Maybe videos too, but don't count on it because I suck at doing videos.) Part 1: Brands, Packaging, & Measurements [Part 2: Patterns Pieces &; Vocabulary | Part 3: Examples] Brands There are a lot of

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Woah, where the hell have I been? I don't want to be one of those people that constantly plugs their other social media sites everywhere, but (I'm gonna do it anyway!) if you would like to see regular updates from me, check out my Facebook page, Gold Rose Cosplay. It's about a million times easier for me to make two clicks over on Facebook and upload a photo than it is for me to make a full

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I did this survey a long, long time ago, so I thought I'd give it another go! • Who did you first cosplay as? Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket • When and where did you first cosplay? Holiday Anime Faire (Fremont, CA) in 2005 • When and where was the last time you cosplayed? NorCal Spring Gathering • Who have you cosplayed as in the past? Tohru Honda (Fruits Basket) Amaterasu (Okami Chi (Chobits

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I've been wanting to do this for a while, but I kept forgetting, so I'm doin' it! I want to feature cosplayers on my blog! I want to feature any and all cosplayers, just ask, and I'll feature you, regardless of how long you've been cosplaying and whether or not you make your own things or buy them. I know I don't have a ton of followers, so this isn't going to get you a lot of

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Oops, I haven't posted since February~ Ah well, it happens. SO! I've been working on a cosplay of Elsa from "Frozen"! I'll be making her ice dress because, well, it's pretty. Like really pretty, it's all sparkly and stuff. Plus, pretty much every other dress had embroidery on it, and I just didn't feel like doing embroidery after I did all that beading on my Ho-Oh cosplay. I'm trying to make

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This was my first time really getting to enjoy SacAnime to it's fullest, though I still missed a lot of stuff. My boyfriend and I arrived on Friday, January 3rd and stayed one night, leaving on Saturday, January 4th. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express down the street, which was a little farther of a walk than I personally would have liked, but we made due. We also hosted our panel, Magikarp:

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I had a blast at AoD this year. I went with my boyfriend, Ed, on Saturday only to do our panel (Magikarp: A History) and so I could enter the cosplay contest. I cosplayed as the Pokemon Ho-Oh, which I worked on on and off for over a year. We arrived some time after noon and made our way to the registration line, which was more or less nonexistent by that time, there were only two or three small

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Oh my goodness, when did Animation On Display sneak up on me? I just got my confirmed panel time about a week ago. "Magikarp a History" will be on Saturday, January 25th from 2:30pm to 4:00pm. I just got the confirmation of my cosplay contest entry a few days ago, now all that's left to do if make sure my cosplay is in top condition and finish choreographing my performance! I worked on my

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Source: 30dayfitnesschallenges.com Here's the only cosplay-related part of this post: I've been working out, partially to look better as Yoko Litner and WiiFit Trainer. The rest of this post will be specifically about the 30-Day Ab Challenge. So I did this fitness challenge thing. It wouldn't be fair to say it was "hard", but it seems too cliche to call it "challenging", even though that's

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Animal Crossing Villager(Christmas-y edition)Photo by WinterWish Photography So for the first time in a year, I attended a NorCal gathering! I was really, really nervous about going, to the point that several times, I almost changed my mind and didn't go at all, because it was my first time going to a gathering by myself. I mean, a lot of my friends were there, and I knew that, but this was

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So I finally got it together and decided to order a wig for my Koffing cosplay, since I've had the costume for I think almost two years now and have only been able to wear it twice because of my lack of wig. (Once I used my friend's wig, and the other time I used my natural hair, which looked horrible.) So I bought this purple wig and these tan/blonde wefts. The hair extensions already

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Hello again, it's been a while, hasn't it? I haven't done much of anything cosplay-wise since I finished the beaded feather for my Ho-Oh cosplay. Instead, I've been pouring my energy into making hats to fill my Etsy shop. Speaking of, I'll be having a Cyber Monday sale! $1 shipping on everything, even if you purchase multiple hats! And for good measure, here's a bunch of pictures of the hats

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It occurred to me that I hadn't posted a photo of my completed Rainbow Feather/Wing for my Ho-Oh cosplay! All I did was clean up the edges a bit and extend the purple/pink part into a better shape, but I think it looks so much better now!

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I don't see why I can't dresslike the bottom two and stillbe passionate aboutnerdy things. This is only tangentially related to cosplay, but it's still sort of related, and I know it's been talked to death, but it's been on my mind for a long time. To be honest, I'm not even sure if I can define what a "fake nerd" is because it's such a weird concept to me. Theoretically, it's someone who

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Jinyo was my favorite cast member,and he wasn't even officially a cast member. It was really difficult for me to not post about every single episode, because every episode brought up new topics and points of interest. I stand by the points that I made in my first post about the show, it's still a pretty accurate portrayal of the cosplay community, or at least the darker side of it. I do wish

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So I've been working on some details for my Ho-Oh gijinka, with the eventual goal being to enter this cosplay into some competitions. I've been beading a Rainbow Feather/Wing onto the bottom of the back, inspired by the Rainbow Wing item from Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal. It's my first beading/embroidery project like this, the closest thing I've done before is the beading on the bra piece, which

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I realize I've been posting less and less, so here's what I've been up to! Kin-Yoobi 2013 Photo courtesy of Sturdy Pine First, my WiiFit Trainer cosplay is more or less finished. I would like to re-dye the pants, they should be darker, but I have plenty of time to do that. I think the next time I'll wear it will be Fanime 2014, so... Yeah, plenty of time. My Animal Crossing Villager cosplay

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Disclaimer: A lot of people are going to disagree with my opinion, and that's fine. Read this with an open mind if you can. "Heroes of Cosplay" is a reality show on the SyFy network, and before it even premiered, it garnered a lot of hate from the cosplay community and mainstream media alike. The first article that circulated through the cosplay community was this article from the New York

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So I got the wig in for my secret cosplay, and it's beautiful and totally perfect!On the not-so-secret side of things, I'm also cosplaying an Animal Crossing Villager and the female WiiFit Trainer. Villager has been on my to-do list for a long, long time, and with the male villager being in the next Super Smash Bros., now seems like an excellent time to get started!I'm definitely jumping on the

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