Kaylee Update (Includes photos)

Hi All

I know I don't normally update during the week... but I have something to actually post today, as well as the promised photos.

But first to the updates
I've been a busy bee tonight and now my bodice for my dress is 70ish% done.
I'm happy enough with it to post photos... well a photo.

 Bodice... is 70% done...ish.. still need to add details... sleeves... the first layer of ruffles, and additional tailoring will be done later

 My Dr Who scarf... it's long enough to go around three people.

My weird loki inspired head band thing...

4 pipecleaners 

Also i'm reconsidering commissioning a loki cosplay costume and thinking about doing it myself... if anyone can forward me to any good tutorials, that will be a big help.

And Tomorrow is cosplay thursday... I'm going to do a partial Coraline cosplay wearing what elements of the costume I have. I'll post photos if I remember.

Happy Cosplaying

I'll post again as soon as I can

Leopardmoon

Kaylee and Coraline update, plus possible new costume and dr who scarf..

Hi everyone

It's been a couple months since my last update.
But I have things actually worth mentioning this time around.
I now have a sewing machine, which means I actually started sewing my Kaylee dress today. (FINALLY!)  The back panel is kinda confusing me at the moment, because this in general is breaking new ground for me. I'll post photos when I've got the bodice to at least a 50% finished stage, right now it's at the 17%ish stage.

I also now have a raincoat for my Coraline cosplay.
Which means all i really need now is possibly a blue wig and yellow gumboots.

Also for those who know me from other sites.. yeah... might have noticed a mild obsession with the character of Loki from  Avengers and Thor. If you haven't seen either already. GO AND WATCH THEM. they are awesome. back on topic,
yeah.
I'm currently considering a genderswapped loki cosplay costume as well.. either that or a dress inspired by loki's costume... possibly both.
I'll get back you all on that one, I still have Princess Luna from MLP to finish as well as my River Tam dress. but they are further down the list of things to get done.

Also I've knitted a seemingly freakishly long dr who scarf.
Pics will come when i next do a photo post. I got the pattern off here.
It was a fun activity and was something i've always wanted to make.

Happy Cosplaying
I promise photos ASAP
Leopardmoon

Armageddon (Photo Time!)

Hi there
Armageddon was this weekend just passed, and it was awesome!
For those who were at the Wellington Armageddon, you might have seen me as fluttershy on Saturday, and River Tam on sunday
there were soo many cool costumes there, and soo much awesome stuff there... i don't think even Dashie's 20% cooler remark will help much here.
I was in a group with two of my friends who dressed up as Rainbow Dash and Derpy for Saturday and Sherlock and Castiel on Sunday.

My Fluttershy wig got a little wonky more than once.

 The highlight of my weekend. That's me and my friends with Julie McNiven, who plays Anna on Supernatural!

Lots of photos were taken... but I only chose a few to go up on this blog
Fluttershy is now officially finished.
River Tam still needs a little work, but it was fine for the day.

Fluttershy Update and Over 2000 veiws

Okay so I caved to the demands of the bronies i talk to on facebook and took a pic to show off everything i have ready for my fluttershy costume.

I still need to do the wings and the ears, but then I'm basically done

And thanks so much everybody and everypony for getting so many views on my blog,
I didn't think it would be this popular!

Happy cosplaying
Leopardmoon

Fluttershy Update

Hi all
Long time no update i know
but I had to say yay over the fact that my fluttershy wig arrived today
I am a very happy pony

I still need to do her wings which is planned for this weekend

Pics coming after i finish the wings

Happy Cosplaying
Leopardmoon

Three Things: Happy New Year, WOW over 1000 views and Kaylee dress update

Hi all
First thing is first
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone and everypony who reads my blog had good holidays

Secondly
This Blog now has over 1000 views
to which i have to say
THANK YOU!




Third.
Kaylee Dress update
I have finally started working on this dress
Though i'm kinda angry at myself for starting it so late, as this project has kinda been in the works for well over a year. But that's getting off topic. ANYWAY

So far I have cut and pinned most of the bodice
Though i can't sew yet as i do not currently have access to a sewing machine.
But i can tell you the front panel was a NIGHTMARE! and not in the pony way...
anyway... photos
Front panel. This will not be cut again until the lace is sewn down.

Back Panel
Side panels, side by side




Anyway.. that's all i have done for now.
Happy Cosplaying,
Leopardmoon.

Princess Luna (update) Wing Patterns and Horn Prototyping part 1

Hi everypony
(This post is Pony related, so it seems fair that i use the language associated with the fandom i'm doing this costume for)

I've spent a large portion of today drawing pegasus pony wing patterns. Open and closed.
Ranging from patterns for wings for the younger characters, (e.g. Scootaloo), older ponies (e.g. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy), I even did seperate patterns for the princesses, Luna and Celestia. Because no doubt, somepony who wants to do a pony cosplay will find them useful.
Photos will be up as soon as i find my camera.

This post also covers unicorn horns.
I made a small one today out of Du-kit, a modelling clay i referenced in an earlier post.
Making it was relatively straight forward.
I took about a third of the clay, then divided that in two.
made two shapes that resembled spikes.
Then twisted the two together. and your basically done.
But it seems a little heavy and a little small, especially at the length it needs to be for Luna, so i might try another way or find a way to make it lighter. this method would be fine for any unicorn character besides the princesses.


also considering doing costumes for: Lyra/Heartstrings, Twilight Sparkle and Derpy Hooves/Ditzy Doo
But i want to get some of my other cosplay costumes out of the way first, and i also want to attempt some Dr Horrible goggles, because those are just awesome.

That's it for this update