5 posts tagged “momo”
I have some very exciting news coming up. I'm not allowed to say until it's officially announced, but I am pretty stoked. And Jared and I are thinking of starting a new project. Involving super heroes. You cannot go wrong there.
Also, I did this.
While my Grandmother did teach me to sew, I find it hilarious that I'm sitting down and using old crocheted lace and blanket stitches on my latest costume. Haw haw. Old lady techniques.
I'm not sure if I like that my costume is looking so.. homemade. Even if I'm putting in a lot of work to make it look that way.
Jared and I decided that since I was killing off PUGs, we'll just go all out with the Xbox titles this year for AX. So we're going to be doing one really awesome costume and one totally off the wall costume. The latter involves a fishbowl sitting atop my head.
Since it's fabric, that means I'm back in my element and will be able to whip these out in no time (provided that I stop blogging and actually get in front of a machine). And Chief gets to help now. For those of you that don't remember Chief, he's the awesome little kitten that was born in my dad's Monte Carlo engine. What sets him apart from the other cats is that he was born with thumbs and has proven to be a tremendous help with grabbing and holding down fabric.
He thinks he's people.
Once again, I show my ugly cheap side.
I decided that it would be a lot easier on my hands and back if I were to get a stand to help with all the embroidery/quilting I'm having to do with a costume. Unfortunately they were all between $50 and $100.
So my mom and I dug through the garage for extra wood, nuts, bolts, and washers and put this together. My mom did the majority of the work on it -- Dad doesn't let her play with the power tools when they're working on their cabin. ;D
So far, it's working great!
And with it not being in my lap, it keeps all the extra fabric out of the way without me having to roll it up and pin it (which was causing little rips in the fabric).
. . . Even Momo couldn't help being amazed.
Either I'm getting too old or the times, they are a changin'. Or maybe a combination of the two.
Or maybe this one convention was just incredibly boring.
But Ani-Magic 06 did not do anything for me. When I spend the majority of the time playing Animal Crossing or rollin' around on the grass with Queen Momo, something is not right in the land of programming. AND SOMEONE COULDN'T SHARE GUITAR HERO IN THE GAME ROOM.
Ah, well, it's out in good ol' Lancaster, California. So I can't expect too much, right? ;D
A few unfortunate souls got an eyeful of my panties when I bent over to pick up the Queen. Sadly, this isn't the first time I've done this in the Eureka costume. At Anime Expo of this year, the creators of the show asked us up on stage with them at their panel to take a few pictures. When all that was over, I thanked them and bent over to pick up my phone and badge only to hear them go "Ohhhh ho ho" and whisper
.....D'oh.
Back to the costumes! That wig. That wig. That wig is made up of two wigs. I tore the wefts out of the two wigs and stitched them on in a way that would look like pigtails with a part in the middle.
And it looks effin' rad if I do say so myself.
I really don't have anything else to add... So I'll leave you with a picture of us playing even more Animal Crossing.
Question: What does someone who has been banished from work until shes well do when shes bored and up to hear knees in yarn?
Answer: Why, crochet matching scarflettes for herself and her doggie, of course!
Okay.. So the weather is still in the 90s here. But we'll be prepared and super adorable for trips up to Mom and Dad's cabin this winter. :]
Please excuse how horrible I look. XD I've been sick all this week and really don't care enough to fix my hair.
