Rikku costume. 90% complete. Missing only the wig now. Brandon is only missing the glasses. And Shane’s vest is done. He’ll have to hunt for the rest of the costume this week....
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Almost lost an eye sewing last night. Yes. Sewing. I was working on Shane’s Sam Adams vest last night. I had to learn to sew the button hole before actually doing it on the vest, and so I had to change the presser foot, the part the hold the garment down for the sewing machine, to use the button hole guide. Somehow I managed to lose the original foot in the process. So I put in another foot that the manual said is used to sewing more delicate/slippery fabric, selected straight stitch, and hit the pedal. Apparently, I didn’t dial...
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2000: Brandon = Wizard. Oakley = Wood Elf (sans pointy ears, problem with “prosthetics”) 2001: Brandon = Vampire (sans fangs, problem with “prosthetics” here too). Oakley = Victim. 2002: Brandon = Priest. Oakley = Devil 2003: Brandon = Buddy Christ. Oakley = Devil School Girl *Drum rolls* 2004: Brandon = Final Fantasy X’s Auron. Oakley = Final Fantasy X-2’s Rikku. Yeah, and Amy was thinking she’d freeze being Wonder Woman. NOT – EVEN, sister! 😀 Neither one of these will be 100% accurate. After all, this ain’t cosplay. Auron’s costume is a red kimono which I *ahem* made from scratch...
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Guess what I got for my birthday? A sewing machine!!! I was like an inspire artist without a paintbrush for a while. I slaved for hours, hand stitching projects together. (See Brandon’s Halloween costume.) No more! Then again, the last time I used a sewing machine was home-ec class in 6th grade. And that was the pedal-powered kind, not electric. I’m still amazed at how much I’ve grown to enjoy sewing. Anyone who knows me since childhood should know–especially my mom–that I’m no girly-girl, and sewing was probably one of my most hated activity. Then again, if you had no...
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