Costuming and crafting with a touch of Magic

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Headed to the final weekend of King Richard's faire, all decked out. Wearing my Viking outfit I haven't gotten the chance to yet. #kingrichardsfaire #2021 #newcostume #viking https://www.instagram.com/p/CVYHuMdlVhABe1QRBq90l2fnSNeB_PwtmxrzTo0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Finished the headpiece first, found all the flowers at Hobby lobby. The wreath is actually a floral wreath I resized for my head. And the butterflies were in the scrapbooking section.

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The concept drawing for my spring guardian, outfit. Hopefully I'll be able to get some photos on the equinox

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So now that I'm back up and about, I'm starting a few new projects. The concept is creating a guardian of the seasons. I'm going to do it in the season order so the first one is Spring. #cosplay #newcostume #gaurdian #spring #mccallspatterns https://www.instagram.com/p/CLAwDdzl9A-iV7hvGbTDLSq72DuievguIA-1HY0/?igshid=otvgsw0922fz

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Some pics modeling it, definitely want to take this somewhere to do a photoshoot for my portfolio. I also don't have a hat I want. #halloween #witch #victorianlady #sewing https://www.instagram.com/p/CHEoEGWFuzPNJr-qbcEDVya3O3rmOnSsByhI-o0/?igshid=14ikfewwp0oxa

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It's finally finished my Victorian witch outfit. I will definitely have to make adjustments later, but it was worth the work. #victorianlady #witch #halloween #sewing https://www.instagram.com/p/CHEnuVll3g3G__KzWXPAprosliR1_qxn_woqhI0/?igshid=1e24fvaxziha4

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Finished the bodice for the jacket. Now it only needs the sleeves put on, and I love working with a machine that can do fun stitches. (Btw it's 1AM when I finished but at least this time I didn't sew the seams backwards.) #sewing #1am #victorianlady #jacket #costumedesign https://www.instagram.com/p/CFL8jSiD83qQlYVBvkEvZlAOq6UEt1YSSKY6CY0/?igshid=1mm7b7nnmbxvx

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This was the tutorial I used to make my hat, it's great and easy to follow. You can have a lot of fun with it. I made my using using scrap fabric from my Ravenclaw robe

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So I haven't found a witches hat I liked that would work for my Victorian outfit, so I decided to try my hand at making one. It didn't come out to bad, there are definitely some things I want to do differently if I make another one. Took awhile to get the measurements right, I have a small head.

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Back to work on my Victorian outfit. Btw I both love and regret making this in a plaid. So many lines. #victorianlady #newoutfit #plaidfabric #sewing https://www.instagram.com/p/CEattuPjX-yC3-5n55qviKF-2AkAWk3n0SxnVU0/?igshid=1d4w0c5g83rax

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Sewing tip: if you are working with a print especially with a plaid or stripes. Make sure they are all going the same way and match up when you start pinning. #plaidfabric #newcostume #victorianlady #sewing https://www.instagram.com/p/CD2W8_sjVC2J4JkGxy69gAW885BqG4y5ipJ56E0/?igshid=1eu4f17lct1wy

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New costume starting. A Victorian style witch the fabric choice is to help match my broom I'm going to wear with it. #victorianlady #witchy #newcostume https://www.instagram.com/p/CD2RnioDa4-PnO11LYD31hVkZmWPTe--PdNNk40/?igshid=yx1k5dmo4ss0

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So Comic Con this year is cancelled so for now my Ravenclaw dress is packed away for 2021. I'll still be working on it here and there. But I'm starting up a new outfit for Halloween, a Victorian lady witch. Hopefully I can take some pics wearing it around Salem. #comiccon2021 #ravenclaw #victorianlady #witch https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4fbQUlLQsCm3cyj1Z51jUXM2zuo2DTP1jjV80/?igshid=10mqbp72y2dfg

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So it was officially announced a few days ago, but the Comic Con I usually attend in my state has officially been cancelled. So far this year has been disappointing in all aspects. Oh well next year will hopefully be bigger and better.

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The rest of my fabric arrived now to start finishing up the last of the pinning and cutting

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Old drawing references of the Festival of Fantasy Dragon, which was the inspiration for my D23 Cosplay. #d23expo #flasback #festivaloffantasy #cosplay https://www.instagram.com/p/B_dO99tFxXyvhZyD2OtG1JwXUzOaA6tFsc0S0k0/?igshid=1lu96fgi3owbw

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Today's a break from the jogging and to work on some more of my Ravenclaw dress. #cosplay #rowenaravenclaw #ravenclaw #fabricpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/B_TE6-VlrPnEmk3ywZVSwzkK-55-6emjOEdvxs0/?igshid=fil5id2zm37h