Fandomonium Girl Power Panel & Princess Serenity Pictures

Fandomonium Girl Power Panel &  Princess Serenity Pictures

Selfies!

Girl Panel Pictures!

Bonus: Princess Serenity and Artemis!

I know he isn't white and doesn't have a crescent, but his name is Artemis so I think it works :P

Also, eyelash glue is the bomb at keeping forehead crescents on.

Literally stayed on all day. I totally went to the drug store with this one and regret nothing.

Any questions or comments, hit me up!

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One Week Cosplay: Princess Serenity - Day 3 through 7 - Beading, Wig & Accessories

One Week Cosplay: Princess Serenity - Day 3 through 7 - Beading, Wig & Accessories

I got busy and rushed around so I didn't have a chance to post until now. This wraps up my one week cosplay of Princess Serenity.

Beading Along the Bust

For the bust beading, I decided to go along with the shape of the pre-fabed dress instead of going straight across. I did this because (1) it was more flattering and (2) I struggle to make straight lines and I didn't want to thoroughly destroy it. 

Initially, I tried to hand stitch the beads. I had less than stellar results. 

Look at the wonky line. No fun.

So I switched to the glue method. I took my medium beads, spray painted them gold and then used E600 glue to attach them. E600 glue is the real MVP of this outfit. I don't have a image of the glue line solo, but you can see it in later images.

Gold Circles

With my gold circles, which I did a previous post about, I lined the top edge of the dress. I went straight across instead of going along the sweetheart neckline. 

I pinned them out on my dress to figure out the placement. 

I attach the circles I used E600 glue again. This was the most time consuming part of the dress because I had to use clamps and allow for dry time between each circle. 

Additional Beading

Initially, I was going to try to do scallop beading along the bodice too; however, it turned not so awesome and I liked the simple look so I didn't bother. If you can make it look good, more power to ya.

 Forehead Crescent

For the crescent, I used a paint bottle as the guide for my moon and then used the top to cut out the center part. 

It was a bit too big, so I trimmed it down.

I finished it up by stray painting it gold.

 Pearl Hair Pins

I got a bag of large pearls from JoAnn Fabrics for the hair pins.

To make the pins, I took a bobby pin and wrapped some wire around the end.

Then one at a time, I threaded a pearl bead onto the wire. I made sure to secure the wire to the bobby pin between each bead so it wouldn't slide all around. 

I finished it off by twisting the wire around the bobby pin and trimmed any excess.

Arm Puffs

For the arm puffs, I took a strip of white satin (the shiny part will be inside). The strip was about 44" x 8". The size will be determined by your arm and your desired puff amount.

I sewed an inch channel on each end. 

Then I cut elastic strips (3/4" elastic) that fit around my arms.

I pinned one end of an elastic strip to the end of the cloth tube and feed the rest of the elastic through the channel.

The I pinned the other end of elastic to the end of the channel once I got it threaded through.

Once I threaded both pieces of elastic through, I pinned the edges together and sewed them.

An arm puff!

Repeat the process for second arm puff.

Here are my puffs and my forehead crescent:

 Wig Time!

 Here is the wig fresh out of the bag. I made some quick head buns.

The bangs didn't quite work, so I gave them a trim.

I ended up going through a whole lot of trial and error to make the bangs work.

I ended up soaking them in hot water, pinning them in a puff shape and leaving them to dry.

Result:

I still want more volume, but I can keep trying later. 

I am going to make a separate post with pictures from Fandomonium in just a bit with all my final pictures so keep a look out. Thanks! 

For comments or questions, hit me up on Facebook or at fangirlingoutcosplay@gmail.com

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One Week Cosplay: Princess Serenity - Day 1/2 - Golden Bodice Circles

One Week Cosplay: Princess Serenity - Day 1/2 - Golden Bodice Circles

Technically, I started working on my bodice circles yesterday; however, I always forget to make posts and I am feeling in the blogging-grove so I am going to type up my progress and instructions on my lovely circles. 

At the top of Princess Serenity's bodice, she has golden circles.

The look I am going for is similar to the Under the Needle version of Princess Serenity, which is shown below. I love the beaded look over the gold fabric look that I have seen other cosplayers go for.  

image found at http://liftedgeek.com/featured-articles/2014/7/18/under-the-needle-princess-serenity

To make my circles, I used the following:

small craft pearl beads

gold spray paint

white silky fabric (scraps from a previous project)

fusible interfacing (left over from my Dalek bag)

sharpie

fabric glue

E600 glue

paint brush

pins

iron

scissors

To make my circles, I did the following:

I spray painted my half of my small pearl beads gold. The entire painting thing took like 15 minutes. I left the other half of the beads white to use for the centers.

I made my fabric discs. First, I cut out a circle of interfacing. I used the spray paint can as the template for my circle. Second, I ironed and fused the interfacing to my silky fabric.  Third, I cut out a small hem around the edge of the circle. Fourth, I snipped the hem so that it could be easily folded in. Lastly, I used fabric glue to secure the fabric edges to the back of the circle. 

After I had my discs, I started beading. I used the E600 glue to attach the craft pearls.

I completed three rings of gold pearl and then filled in the insides with white ones. 

On the first day, I spent approximately two hours working on the circles and on the second day (today) I spent another three hours working on the circles. As of now, I have 9 circles completed. I have not made any more because I am waiting to see how many I will need once the dress arrives. I don't want to spend beads and time on circles that I don't need.

That's all for now. I will be going full speed as soon as my dress arrives tomorrow so I will probably end up doing short bursts of posts along the way. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks!

TTFN!

One Week Cosplay: Princess Serenity - Day 1 Supply Gathering

One Week Cosplay: Princess Serenity - Day 1 Supply Gathering 

Alachua County Library is hosting Fandomonium next Saturday (April 8th) and I volunteered to round out their Girl Power: Feminism and the Magical Girl Genre panel. 

Panel description: "Girl Power: Feminism and the Magical Girl Genre will be talking about girls teaming up. Explore the different takes on everything from Sailor Moon to Kill la Kill."

While I am still waiting on a reply from the moderator and am not quite sure if I will end up being a panelist, I had to decide on what to wear. My first plan was to go as Android 18; however, if I end up being on the panel then I want to dress the part. The only way to go was Sailor Scout. 

While Sailor Saturn is my favorite scout and I have plans to do her outfit at a later date, I knew I wouldn't have enough time to do her justice and I wouldn't be allowed a weapon at the Con anyways. After brainstorming with my wonderful cosplay consult, Cat, I decided upon going with a quick Princess Serenity.

My biggest inspiration came from Under the Needle: Princess Serenity. Because of this walk through, I decided to go bead-tastic on my dress.

But how could I complete this type of awesome in so little time? Perseverance and a prefabricated dress. 

This is what I have supply wise so far. 

On Amazon, I ordered:

Vocaloid Miku Akita neru Blond Pigtails Party Costume 47" - 120cm Cosplay Wig

Grace Karin Empire Waist Chiffon Ball Prom Dresses CL3466 in White*

*There are many great dress option on Amazon for this dress and the more you are willing to spend then the more awesome you can get for a dress. However, I am relatively cheap and had to have the dress via Prime, so my options were more limited. 

From JoAnn Fabrics, I bought:

 2 bags of small craft pearl beads

2 bags of extra small craft pearl beads 

2 bags of medium craft pearl beads

Krylon Metallic Gold Spray Paint (Because all of the gold beads were super yellow-y)

White thread

Beading needles

E600 Glue

Future Purchases Required:

Fabric for the bow

Possibly additional beads

That's all I've got for now. I will be working on my beaded circles for the bodice while I wait for the dress to arrive, but I will post about that in a bit. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks!

TTFN

Fandomonium Prize Construction - Part 4: MACUSA Wall Banner

Fandomonium Prize Construction - Part 4: MACUSA Wall Banner

Originally, I was going to be making Wolverine claws as my final prize for Fandomonium. Unfortunately, all of my iterations were either horribly uncomfortable or way too dangerous. So, based on my love of all things Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I decided to make a Magical Congress of the United States of America wall banner. 

Supplies:

Black Satin

Black Cotton

Featherweight  Fusible Interfacing

Dowel Rod

Gold & Black Bias Tape

Gold, Black & White Fabric Paint

Gold Acrylic Paint

Ruler

Pen

Iron

Sewing Machine

Wax Paper

Printer

Box Cutter

Scissors

It was a really simple project. The only big time drag was waiting for paint to dry.

I started by making the basic shape of the banner. I started making a rectangle my desired size. It was about 11" x 18". I then drew a line about 2.5" from the bottom. I drew this all out on my interfacing. 

I drew a mark on the center point of the rectangle at the bottom and connected it to the line I drew.

I cut that sucker out and had my basic shape going.

Next, I ironed the interfacing to my satin.

Then I cut out the satin to match the interfacing.

Then I repeated the same thing for the cotton.

I pinned the cotton and the satin together and sewed them together, excluding the top.

I then flipped the whole thing right side out and gave it another press with the iron.

Taking the dowel rod, I measured it out the desired length I would need.  I then used the scissors and box cutter to trim it down to size.

Next, I painted the dowel rod gold.

While waiting for that to dry, I made the fabric hanging bits to attach the banner to the rod. I wanted three of them for stability, but you can add more or less.

I cut out three rectangles of interfacing that were about 1.5" x 3.5". I ironed them to the satin and cut them out so I had some nice short strips.

I folded in the edges about a quarter of the way in. I pressed the edges and then pinned them. I proceeded to sew them down.

After I completed sewing  the strips(right), I pinned the top and bottom together (middle) and then sewed it together to make the loops (left).

On the banner, I took the top edges and pressed them in to form a neat edge and pinned them down.

I then inserted the loops and pinned them between the satin and cotton layers at the top.

I sewed it all together. 

For the hanging string, I braided gold and black bias tape together. You can use ribbon, but I had this stuff laying around so I went with it.

I hot glued the braid to the edges of the dowel. This served to attach it and keep the dowel from sliding around.

Next came the painting of the symbols.

I used a black and white version of MACUSA's logo. I originally found it online  and then changed it slightly via Word (made it black and white, adjusted the balance, etc.)

You can just put the image below in a word document and print.

I cut out sections of wax paper/freezer paper to get templates.

I painted in stages and in layers. For each section, I used a base of white and gold fabric paint mixed together and then went over it in layers of gold. 

On the initial paint job, I left out the stars. However, I went back and added them. I did so by putting a drop of paint where I wanted the center of the star to be and then used my brush to pull the paint outward the make the star's points.

 DONE!

It took a few days because I had to wait for paint layers to dry, but it was overall successful. 

If you have any questions or comments, let me know. Thanks! TTFN!