Thanks Arei. <3
I never took French (I opted for spanish and hated it.) but I do know a couple of food related words.
Thanks Arei. <3
I never took French (I opted for spanish and hated it.) but I do know a couple of food related words.
Correction.
I can't recall if it's a Simplicity, Butterick, or McCalls' pattern, but it's one of the three, and as it's around the time when they start selling more costume pattern varieties for Halloween, you'll have a better chance of it being available for purchase. Check thw books.
@Youshi:
Correction.
I can't recall if it's a Simplicity, Butterick, or McCalls' pattern, but it's one of the three, and as it's around the time when they start selling more costume pattern varieties for Halloween, you'll have a better chance of it being available for purchase. Check thw books.
It is a butterick pattern. B5161, I bought it myself to use for the Perona crown….but I never actually used it. So I couldn't tell you how easy it was to make from the pattern.
I've seen that pattern myself, but since I have no desiere/not the right body to do such a cute cosplay, I had no desire to buy it xD I did want the glove making pattern so I can remake Spandam's mask and gloves out of the same material someday..nods I hate trying to find Spandam length gloves =_=;; It's hard god damn it.
Also omni..DAYUM is that a good Perona crown O______O
I'll try to find it again but they DO make long leather gloves just like Spandam's, I found them when I was looking for some when I thought I was going to do him (I still may but, it depends on time).
Ooo is it a pattern for a crown similar to Perona's? Hmm…
Here is my Perona crown. All of the craft Foam ones I have seen looked like crap. Mine is heavy and I need to make a way that it will stay on my head. And other than some seams not looking the best, it is a really great looking crown. I know Neko asked me before what it is made out of and I couldn't tell you the names. But if you want to do it my way, give me a couple days and I will go find out what each thing is called and tell you how to do it.
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Omni, you're amazing! That does look really good! Mine suffered greatly because I was totally rushed and had no sleep >< If my sister ever cosplays Perona again, I'd have to get that pattern and make it look better ^^
Melody, I told you that you could have those gloves I bought for Spandam. Did I never give them to you?
Here is my Perona crown. All of the craft Foam ones I have seen looked like crap. Mine is heavy and I need to make a way that it will stay on my head. And other than some seams not looking the best, it is a really great looking crown. I know Neko asked me before what it is made out of and I couldn't tell you the names. But if you want to do it my way, give me a couple days and I will go find out what each thing is called and tell you how to do it.
! http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/Omnichild/cosplay/DSC04131-1.jpg
Oh wow that looks great!
Oh yes, I'd really appreciate it if you could tell me what you used :)
@Youshi:
Melody, I told you that you could have those gloves I bought for Spandam. Did I never give them to you?
I remember you had bought some eons ago, if you want I can pay you the price you paid for them, that way you could ship them up here since the chances of us coming down are next to none at the present moment xD Though if you guys wanna make a road trip to see us, that would be cool too!
OMG my aunt is buying me a sewing machine for my b-day (mine was stolen) and I get it today and i'm super excited!!! :D :D :D now i can SEWWWWWW :D finally!!!!
omfg EEEEE I'm so excited for you FG!!!! My mom bought me a sewing machine a few years ago and It's my baby ;__; you must name yours!! n___n
Lol, all this talk about sewing machines, reminds me that I need to get a new one and repair the old one. My estrange child doesn't hook right anymore…tear
I've been using Hanshi's machine and I don't want to burn that out also,
thanks! ^.^ You're right i need a name! My last one was "Roxanne"….hmmmm I'll have to look at it before i name it :D
i can finally sew things now!!! feels creative =p
My Typhlosion cosplay is done; do let me know what you think :)
Why would someone steal a sewing machine? o.O
I have a friend who's machine was stolen as well….
... I have no idea why anyone would steal em, probably not to sell it though.
Ponyo wig arrived~
Its fits really good now that my hair is short so, hopefully that will help the Kaku one as well (don't have it here to try on)
... I look like effing Reba DX (I should have put a red shirt on to get a better feel of how this is going to look) This wig kinda makes me look even older @_@ Maybe with the dress (and if my face weren't so fat and FAIL DX) it will be cuter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/otakurealm/wigsnskate/IMG_0294.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/otakurealm/wigsnskate/IMG_0305.jpg
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I'M GOING TO BE VERY TALL OLDER!PONYO BUT I GIVE A SHIT NOT, MY PONYO LOVE IS GREAT!
How did you get soo much Ponyo stuff, Arei? Has the movie been released in Japan longer than it has been here? since it doesn't come out til next weekend xD Just wondering, I want to see that movie SOO BADLY DX!!! I love the color of the wig actually, it's soo pretty :3
And iMustang, that is really awesome!!!
that movie was released last year in japan i believe.
and i'm so waiting to see some epic costumes from that new sewing machine forkgirl!
hahaha you do look like Reba.
I can't wait for Ponyo to be released over here. So going out to see it.
^See?! I knew it! XD
My friend went and stayed in Japan for a month last summer and saw Ponyo while she was over there and that was in… July? So yeah its been a year since it came out in Japan.
I have so much stuff because I've been an ebay addict @_@ bags, keychains, plushie, the freakin waterglobe (this is rare so I'm glad I was able to get ahold of it) @_@ <3 Ponyo~ I'm ready to see it in english. 2 more days!!
Oh wow..I'd just heard of it a week ago xD I was like 'How exactly IS Arei cosplaying Ponyo? It just came out?' god I feel like an idiot. Well, that's really awesome your friend got to see it in japan __ wow…. and ebay is my enemy and my friend, as I spend FAR too much on it buying wigs x_x;
ponyo actually looks lame from the previews i've seen. way overly kiddie. but i'll still watch it before i pass final judgement
awwww D: well it is Miyazaki… xD I mean he's made a lot of children friendly movies xD I'm still excited to see it I haven't seen an animated movie in like FOREVER x__x;
A cam version (that was really good, though horribly subbed it made no sense) made its way onto youtube awhile back and I saw it there. I'm ready to see it where hopefully the dialogue makes a bit more sense… And may they not be like the japanese version and take a YEAR to put it on DVD (yes, the ponyo dvd in Japan JUST CAME OUT last month).
The thing about Ponyo is it is cut from the same mold as My Neighbor Totoro. Don't expect it to be an epic like Spirited Away or Howl's Moving Castle because it is not. It's a pretty simple tale thats at a level small children can grasp but its Miyazaki, so he's doing it right. It's an extremely simplified retelling of The Little Mermaid, but its still pretty deep and not entirely sugarcoatted.
I love it because Ponyo is the most adorable character I have ever seen, out of Miyazaki or just about anything else. My heart melts.
i figured it was probably a movie like that xD I swear didn't they cell animate it? it looked cell animated to me…
and also Arei, that wig is so cute on you! I'd LOVE to see your Ponyo cosplay ;3;
Yes it is. Miyazaki went back to basics and did this all by hand. Thats also what is amazing about this movie is its BEAUTIFUL and incredibly detailed all by hand, the ocean scenes are just amazing.
I loved totoro, but I'm not giving this movie a gold star of approval just cause it's miyazaki. :) we'll see
as a traditional artist… I fucking want to see this movie EVEN MORE now that I am aware that it's cell animated . nobody cell animates anymore.. it's always cg anymore these days ;_; I miss animation when it was ANIMATION not cg animation! MY SIS AND I MUST GO SEE IT SATURDAY!!!!!!
Lots of people are booing Ponyo because its not epic like his latest movies have been, and he specifically said this was more of a pet project to return to his roots (which was children's animation/his traditional animation style).
I'm just glad its a children's movie with real conflict and not shitting rainbows, and yet it does not contain violence, language, wangsty emo drama, sexual innuendos, or anything like that. People think all that stuff is what makes kid's movies "cool" now, and it's ridiculous.
I'm so pissed off I heard it was supposed to be in IMAX but imax does not show that they are playing it… This would be SO INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL to watch on that massive screen <3 <3 <3
... And there is a midnight showing... But I wont be here ;_; I'll probably end up seeing it a few times, a bunch of people in different places who want to see it.
Otakuthon let me know if the link doesn't work…or you know just join facebook and add me as a friend.
Also Mokena Mint, I will try to go to the craft store either tomorrow or friday and figure out the official names of what I used...other than brass ring thingy and uh square mesh thingy. XD
Haven't posted here in a while, since I don't have any costumes I'm working on right now. Just going to recycle Saobody Usopp for two upcoming events: Nisei Week in Little Tokyo, CA, and for the upcoming GomuGomu no Cosplay + Sakura Cosplay + Suupaa Kaizoku Summer Beach Bonanza. XD Really looking forward to these events, mainly because I don't have to do anything besides show up and take pics. I just hope Kabuto doesn't break again before or during either of these photo opportunities.
Oh, and the beach bash is just for fun, since we figured, "We have all these OP costumes, why not do a pirate beach party in celebration of these new friendships formed?" Gonna be awesome, and look forward to pics coming soon.
Ichnob needs to get off his lazy ass and upload Fanime, AX, and Comic Con pics to Facebook, especially to the Suupaa Kaizoku page <.<
yes Ichnob you so do xD
and what's it like being part of a group with a name ;; I've never felt I was part of something like that… well known and all that... just sounds epic ;3; wish my sis and I could go == baawww!! you guys take loads of pictures ;_____;!!!
i've got nothing to look forward to until Fanime =_=; if we even get to go UGH I hate uncertainty Dx
Honestly, it still feels strange actually being a part of this cosplay group. But I am very honored and grateful that I am. Not only have I gotten to meet people who are OP fans and cosplayers (none of my college/high school friends were actually cosplayers, some were OP fans though), but it also helped me make new friends and have a MUCH more enjoyable time at conventions. Technically, I already figure you and your sis (along with all the other APforum friends you meet up with at conventions) are your own cosplay group. Even though you aren't specifically named, that does not mean you aren't a cosplay group.
Man…both glad and sad that the cosplay break is almost done. I decided to not work on anything in August, hence why I never got started on my Usopp goggles...or making a new Kabuto and Sogeking mask. <.< Come September though, time to get cracking for ALA, Fanime, AX, and Comic Con. Well, as much as I can without interfering with wedding duties. Two of my good friends are getting married to each other in late September, and I'm one of their groomsmen. So it'll be fun (and expensive, hahaha).
sometimes I don't really feel I'm part of those groups either T_T none of them are EVER ON HERE weeps nor do they keep in contact much at all… not that I do myself but I just... feel I bother people so I don't text people especially when they never text back... sadly I eventually get the hint xD; oh well u__u; I'm just happy my sis and I are into cosplay cause if I did this alone I really would cry ;___; I want to go to fanime so BAD at least I'll get to meet the people I idolize and think are exceptionally kick ass ;3;
and UGH I want to work on stuff SO BAD Dx I wanna work on Inazuma... fix my Sarquiss pants and make two man chests somehow x__x; and refix some of my Drake costume that I loathe such as the leggings... I shall NEVER WEAR THEM EVER EVER EVER AGAIN cries thank you GOD for the cape that covered my ass Dx;
I wanna make his weapons too xD UGH or get them made but with no job I can't work on diddly u___u I feel so frustrated! I wish someone would hire me ;___;
also that's freaking awesome Ichnob xD I guess it's not a cosplay wedding... xDD
Hahahaha….no it's not. But I do get to wear a tux again. I just hope my new fedora comes in time for the wedding. I'm not wearing it to the actual ceremony, but I'd love to wear it to the reception. It's my second beaver felt hat, this time it's black with a white ribbon. Figure I'll add a red feather to it, and it'll be very classy with my tux. ; )
And now I'm digressing from cosplay. Sorry folks! <.<
I LOVE FEDORAS!!!!! I wanted to buy one at the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa ;___; just to say I bought it there.. xDD and they remind me of Jigen from Lupin III xD
I've never EVER been to a wedding or been part of one xD well I take that back… a long long time ago I went to a FORMER friends sisters wedding when I was at my heaviest weight... pictures from that shall never be disclosed... xD GOD THE HORROR.
Oh man…you have no idea of the Pandora's box you've just opened. It is an expensive desire for me to have multiple fedoras, custom made. Besides the fur, there's the brim cut, crown height, and most importantly, the hat bash. So as not to derail this thread further, I will take it to PMs, especially about places I frequent.
it's not the same thing but for some reason I had a thought the other day … I wonder if the people who make those leather Renn Fair hats/fedoras things like that could custom make Mihawks hat??? I mean... it wouldn't even be a stretch for them... a different shaped brim and red underneath? I dunno I'm kinda curious about it... but i know it'd be EXPENSIVE AS HELL and I don't know if I'd really cosplay Mihawk xD;
Sis you and I need to come up with a name for just us since it's just us anyways! We'll think of something clever one day xDDD And maybe someday we'll have a group again :D :D I'm trying to think possitive, it's really hard for me, but I'm trying to manage!!! xD
Your guys talk about cosplay makes me want to cosplay EVEN MORE SOO STOP IT!! GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhh
Especially since there's not a con here for an eternity and a half =_=;; Ahhh well. Hell, lets move to California and live with Ichnob sis.
lol my cosplay group of my husband, myself, his 15 year old cousin and our daughter is called Squidcakes. We are currently working on a website for it. XD
Also Moonneko, I would text you back if you text me. I love getting text messages. Although admittedly sometimes I am slow to respond.
Well hopefully later tonight I will have enough done of the cosplay I am working to warrant posting picture of it on here. Plus hopefully after picking up Naoko from school, I will be able to get out to the craft store I can I let you all know how I made the crown.
wait, are MoonNeko and CoralSnake sisters??
That's so awesome!! I'm trying so hard to get my sister into cosplay but its not really her thing. I would love to belong to a cosplay group, but unfortunately my group of friends who <333333333 One Piece would cosplay IF i made all the costumes ;_; and good Lord, I know some of you amazing people can make 3 costumes for yourself+ 7 more beautiful costumes for all your friends, but that's definitely not me haha. I have no where near enough patience and money.
it sucks being solo. I'm looking into going to cons but going alone would be…lonely haha.
also as a totally unrelated side note: I'm liking Boa Hancock a lot less in the anime. I don't like what they did with her sleeves. It seems like they cartooned it up and made them look so costume-y. i didnt really see the blue eyes coming either :/ idk and i'm not so sure how i feel about her voice actress. i guess that's my fault for getting too into a character before they animated her, sigh.
welcome to the club girl. that's why it was so fun to go to akon. though next time i need to focus on doing other things too.
fuuuuu. So the idea to get the dress for my daughter's costume mostly sewn is not working out. Stupid bobbin thread won't stop bunching up! I feel like have tried everything. Changed the bobbin, changed the tension, cleaned it.
lol this is why my husband does all the sewing and not me. I just break the sewing machine. -glares at the machine- Anyone have any suggestions for what I can do?
get your husband to sew it?
get your husband to sew it?
lawls. I would but I really want to do this on my own! All of our cosplays he has done most of the work and I really want to be able to do this myself.
I will however make him fix the sewing machine. And if it doesn't work again, then I will throw it ou the window.
How exactly is your machine broken??…
wait, are MoonNeko and CoralSnake sisters??
Yes they are.
Cosplay groups are nice, I am a member of one here.
I'll just say one thing negative about it though, there can be and is drama with that many people. Otherwise the having sewing meets and people to go to cons to with is great. I still like some solo time to walk around the con though.
I never thought going solo to a con would be fun till I did last year, and of course met people and joined the group. I always went with someone else who dragged me around and made it hard to talk to the people I would meet at the con, you meet such great people at cons.
Though of course I'll have to throw together roomies (hey if anyone wants to room for AX let me know, I definately need more people in my room, or to join another room) for AX but if I can't get anyone I know to come with me it might be another solo con… Not that I would have a lot of them with me anyway because I'll probably be doing OP stuff most of the con XDD
... And I totally went back to my grandparents without my straight iron (can't do my hair), my ipod cord (it's about to die), my vitamins (meeh DX), AND my Kaku and Ponyo fabric!! @_@ I wanted to have all the patterns cut out!!! Crap now I'm stuck till Tuesday DX
How exactly is your machine broken??…
Yes they are.
Cosplay groups are nice, I am a member of one here.
I'll just say one thing negative about it though, there can be and is drama with that many people. Otherwise the having sewing meets and people to go to cons to with is great. I still like some solo time to walk around the con though.
I never thought going solo to a con would be fun till I did last year, and of course met people and joined the group. I always went with someone else who dragged me around and made it hard to talk to the people I would meet at the con, you meet such great people at cons.
This is pretty much what happened MOST of the convention of Akon for my sis and I, it was annoying =__=;; Thankfully our friends Pyro, Sami, and Geddoe hung out with us at night, though sadly during the day it was like a circus act and pulling teeth to get anyone to come and take pictures with us, or to even have a person who was with us keep their damn costume on properly. If there's something that gets on my nervs the MOST, it's when people don't wear their costumes accurately ==;; It's one thing when you don't have everything for the costume, I understand that, but when you HAVE all the parts of a costume and you just REFUSE to look accurate? That's a slap in the face to the person who made it.
Other than that, yeah. Sometimes going Solo is a VERY nice thing. My sis and I don't exactly go 'SOLO' when we're together, but it's nice sometimes to hang with each other and look around. Though I have to tell ya I do enjoy hanging out with my friends :D I BARELY saw Charli, Neko, and Brandee at Akon, but I didn't figure I would. I was just happy to get to see their costumes and chat with them the time that I did xD
Sorry Arei, if my sis and I get to go to a convention in CA, it's sadly going to be Fanime since it's more than a month before Otakon, and that's if my sis gets a job between now and then, and my work lets me off for a holiday weekend which may or may not happen x_x;; I'll have to pull some major strings for that probably I dunno x_x;; But if your'e at Otakon we should totally hang out or SOMETHING!!!!
And FG, Yeah xD My sister Coralsnake and myself are actually twins xD hehehe
Though you're not totally solo, the fact that you're family going together is totally different then going to the con with someone not related to you. You both know what the other one likes and dislikes and how to work around whatever differences you may have. I have a hard time with the group I go with right now, because no one else really shares the interests I have right now, like Hetalia and esp One Piece (except for Lynn XD). Though now more people like Hetalia, I do not appreciate the fact they made fun of me for liking it, insulted me about how I spent (though my mom bought em actually XD) on the Hetalia figures, and now they're obsessed and are buying them as well. That doesn't sit well with me. And for the most part I don't particularly like the rest of the stuff they like, except for Phoenix Wright, but I'm not near the level of obsessed. That's just my nitpicking, but I really don't have someone else to nerd with at cons over the stuff I find or what not because usually no one else shares my interest. I'm going to Otakon, besides the fact I hear its awesome, but to get a couple of friends to go to a con. For some reason they think its a bit intimidating and don't want to go… but if I go they have no excuse, if I can fly up there they can do a 2 hour drive :P I swore Otakon was like, the week after AX but it's actually 3 weeks in between. That's not too bad, I'm trying to gather all the money I need for BOTH cons beforehand. I may work all fall/winter and start school spring term just so I maybe can have some extra to go to the cons. I'm not sure, but I can't figure out what I want to do about school @_@ Art school is intimidating me... I'll work my ass off but I feel bad starting not really knowing how to draw people well... Maybe that's not that big of a deal. Also if I start school and can't keep up with both a job and school obviously I can't work @_@ I wasn't able to do that in HS. Baaaallllllss DX Maybe 2 OOS cons is a bit out of reach. I'll see what I can do XD
^Sorry about that, but for some reason when I post, the spaces between paragraphs won't save.
That's okay xD LOL I doubt anyone cares THAT much about how you posted that! xD
Oh man, okay. I don't have all the things I need to actually blend my eyebrows perfectly, but I'm gonna try out a technique that Arei sent me a link for from a Drag Queen guy xD God it looked easy when he did it, I think I can totally emulate it only I don't have concealer didn't even know what it was o___o and I'm PRETTY sure the foundation I have is ass compared to what he used XD Maybe I'll have some pictures tonight :D XD Doubtful..but.. MAYBE O_O