Ponies have taken over my brain (Update, Ponies and New Temporary project)

Okay for those who are not familiar with the My Little Pony craze that is sweeping through the internet like a plague let me catch you up.

*thinks hard* hmmmmm
Okay I can't really catch you up. I have no clue how i got addicted to My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic in the first place.
but while surfing the interwebs looking for cute pics of ponies

I stumbled onto this, A design for a wonderbolts hoodie. My brain went ... then went crazy.
The wonderbolts are the top flying team in Equestria....
Here is one of the mane cast modeling the outfits the wonderbolts wear in the show.
I have seen designs for hoodies of some of the other characters as well, which are cool too.

So that's my project for the next few weeks, I've also seen a few designs for other stuff like dresses. Some of which are really pretty. like a humanised version of fluttershy's gala dress
or this one of rarity she has done one for each of the mane cast so yeah.
I might attempt one a bit later in the year.
haven't found anything for princess luna yet for that area, please let me know if you find something

For this project I'm going to need
[ ] plain, bright blue hoodie
[ ] lots of either yellow fabric or embroidery thread
[ ] Time to do this.

If you haven't seen Friendship is Magic yet, check it out.
I know it's up on youtube, and if you don't speak English, I'm pretty sure it will be in your language soon or at least with subtitles in your language.

Leopardmoon

New Costume: Illyria

Because of threats of having to move and a lot of schoolwork hanging over my head.
My Kaylee shindig dress is once again on hold.

Making way for the Craziness of Illyria as my 2011 halloween costume
I'm going to dress like Fred does when she first becomes Illyria, in 'A Hole in the World'
That is a Sad episode.

Anyway other than that, shouldn't be too hard.
Just lots of blue make up and temporary dye for my hair.

There is a vid on youtube about how to do the make up


- Leopardmoon

Kaylee dress Update 5 (Pattern. FINALLY)

Hi, I know. Long time. No update.
I have two things to say on the subject.
School and Homework.

Anyway here are my pattern pics





I'm gonna redo the side panel, which is why there is no picture up for it
So from the first picture down, the order is front panel, then two shots of the back panel.

- Leopardmoon

Kaylee dress on hold until the new year and holiday wishes to those who read my blog

With Christmas only a few days away, I'm putting this project back on hold, until the new year!
The bodice pattern is still not done. May try soon, should only take me an hour or two to complete. maybe three at the maximum.

Thank you to all who keep up with my blog!
Happy Holidays!
And if i don't post again before 2011.
Have a Happy New Year

- Leopardmoon

Coraline (part 2) ((Dragonfly Hairclip)) and Kaylee shindig dress update

Kaylee dress update first

The bodice pattern is still not complete, will try and finish this afternoon though.

Now on to Coraline and her dragonfly hair clip

I now have

[ ] Yellow Raincoat
[ ] Yellow Gumboots
[X] Jeans (i'm going to use a pair i already have)
[ ] Blue wig
[X] Dragonfly hairclip
[ ] Little me doll
[X] Button key

I made my own using Gold oven bake modeling clay, some plastic jewels, a hairclip, some hot glue and some PVA glue.

The clip is not as accurate as I'd like it to be but oh well, a lot of ones you can buy are not accurate either.
The dragonfly part has a wingspan of 7.2 centimeters and is 4 centimeters from head to tail.

I made a pattern out of paper, then I flattened the gold modeling clay to the thickness i wanted.

Then I put the cut out pattern on the clay and used a needle or pin to trace around it, before baking the clay.

after the clay was baked i used some PVA glue to stick the plastic jewels on in the desired arrangement on one side and then waited for a while for that to dry.

I hot glued the hairclip to the unjewed side of the dragonfly, with the narrower end of the clip pointing to the left. You may have to put quite a bit of hot glue between the dragonfly and the hairclip, for the clip to stay on. You also may have to reglue it from time to time.


Pattern


Jeweled side of Hairclip

Back of Hairclip

New Costume - Coraline (Part 1) ((Button Key))

Recently re-watched Coraline, and wanted to make a quick costume.
I have chosen her distinctive yellow rain coat and jeans outfit, but i'm going to add a 'little me' doll and a the black button key to it.
The dolls i've seen for sale online are far too expensive, so i'm going to make my own, but i'll get to that point later.

All i have done so far is make the button key using a pin, a toothpick and some black oven bake clay. There are people that make and sell these online, but if you want to make your own there us how i made mine.

I'll need

[ ] Yellow Raincoat
[ ] Yellow Gumboots
[X] Jeans
[ ] Blue wig
[ ] Dragonfly hairclip
[ ] Little me doll
[X] Button key

To make the button key, it helps to find a good reference pic, i paused the movie at the scene when Coraline is setting then ghost children free and used that as my ref.

To make the button part of the key make a ball of the black modeling clay, then press it down with your thumbs. Leave a little edge on it. To make the holes use the pin to cut small holes near the center of the button.

Then i made thinish cylinder out of the black modeling clay and put it on one end of the toothpick before attaching the button with a small amount of the of the modeling clay.

I then covered the rest of the toothpick with a flattened piece of the clay, then cut out the bit using the pin.
This is where your ref comes in really handy.
when the bit is finished, attach it to your key with a little of the black modeling clay on each side.

then all you need to do now is bake it, if you used an oven bake modeling clay, Then thread a cord through the top button hole, tie it off and you are done. (you don't need to do this if you aren't going to wear it as a pendant)

Here are pictures of my finished key (Click on one to make it bigger)



I use this brand of oven bake clay
http://www.dukit.co.nz

errr slight change of plans

Sorry haven't posted an update in a while. been kinda busy

I know halloween is only like four days away which left me having to pick a new costume.
Vampire slayer
also with exams coming up within the next few weeks I'll put it on hold til December when i have some more time.