There’s some discussions going around Cosplay Twitter about precautions one should take when crafting. I’ve compiled some of them here for convenience!
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Pro-tips for Writing Your Own Cosplay Builds
I wrote this out as a Twitter thread for a cosplay mutual and realized it could be its own blog post. This is for any cosplayers who are looking to start writing their own cosplay builds/progress/tutorials. From someone who’s been doing this for all her handmade cosplays since 2015.
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I entered my Grimm Reaper cosplay into yet another cosplay contest, this time at Anime Dallas. AD’s contest rules stipulate that Judge’s Awards do not count towards your total number of awards and therefore doesn’t disqualify you from entering that cosplay into the contest. With this in mind, I was effectively at zero awards, so I entered into the Inexperienced (Novice) category. Continue reading “Officially Leveled Up: Journeyman Craftsmanship Cosplayer”
Thrifting for Cosplay
So you want to cosplay and you want to do it on the cheap. What can you do? Well, there’s actually lots you can do. You can wait for sales, become a coupon hoarder, and buy in bulk. You could buy a readymade cosplay on one of the many cosplay stores online (infinitely cheaper than making something from scratch). One other way? You could put your cosplay together yourself using the wonderful world of Thrift Stores. *angelic choir* Continue reading “Thrifting for Cosplay”
Making My Kali Belladonna Cosplay
I’ve cosplayed Blake and now I’m cosplaying her momma Kali. She’s a super adorable cat mom so I just HAD to cosplay her! Also, she’s kinda tiny which I think works pretty well for me.
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It’s funny how lessons you learn from different hobbies will start to bleed into other aspects of your life. The more I do cosplay, the more I learn not only sewing and prop-making lessons, but I learn some helpful tidbits for normal life. Continue reading “7 Life Lessons I Learned from Cosplay”
I made Korra’s hoodie!
Last weekend, I realized I had enough leftover fabric from making my Book 4 Korra cosplay to make her hoodie! So this past week, I worked weeknights and during the weekend to make it! Drafted the pattern myself and tried to save as much money as possible. I only had to buy some bias tape, the wooden circles, and mod podge to complete this. Continue reading “I made Korra’s hoodie!”
My Top 5 Cosplay Tools I Can’t Live Without
After cosplaying for a few years, you start to accumulate quite a few things and become a regular at many different stores. Starting out, it may be tough finding exactly what you need for your costume. Here are a few tools and places that have helped me in my cosplay journey, both for sewing and prop-making alike. Continue reading “My Top 5 Cosplay Tools I Can’t Live Without”
Long Overdue, Unnecessarily Long PAX South Recap!
PAX South in San Antonio was the last weekend of January and I’m finally getting around to a recap. It was my first ever PAX and it was a lot of fun! The only cons I have been to in the past couple years have been RTX, so going to PAX South was a little overwhelming. It’s a lot larger than RTX and there are way more people who attended. Continue reading “Long Overdue, Unnecessarily Long PAX South Recap!”
Making My Wanda Maximoff Cosplay
For Halloween – specifically the Halloween party at work – I wanted to do something recognizable while still being SFW. Lots of my cosplays can be pretty esoteric to people who don’t watch the same shows or play the same games as I do. As luck would have it, a lot of us at the company actually went and watched Avengers 2: Age of Ultron as part of a culture club event when it first came out. I couldn’t really see myself making a low-budget Black Widow in time (and didn’t feel like gender-bending another Avenger) so I went with Wanda Maximoff. Continue reading “Making My Wanda Maximoff Cosplay”
Ashweez Cosplay 