Mewtwo and Mew

It's been so long since I've been able to sew! Aah, I think I might be suffering from withdrawal! D':

I actually did manage to do the "30 days of dresses" challenge. Sadly, I never had time to take pictures, so I really have no proof. When I have some freetime in the next few weeks, I'll try to do some replications of my summer dress attires!

Since I really don't have time to make a Halloween costume for this year, I'm going to let myself cheat and re-wear my Raichu cosplay as a Halloween costume. Either that, or wear my striped dress and go as a Female "Beetlejuice".

As for Ohayocon, I will be working on two cosplays. Mewtwo for my boyfriend, and Mew for myself. Although there's a fun little twist in the cosplay that I wont reveal until the very end! Can anyone guess what it will be? :3

Cosplay Hiatus: 30 Days of Dresses

Sorry for the lack of cosplays! Life's been throwing me a few too many curve balls. I can't even find my sewing tin. :'(

Future projects include my boyfriend's Mewtwo cosplay, my Lilligant cosplay, and just for fun: little mouse toys for all the cats I love. :)

As for now, I need a motivation booster to help me get prepared for my Lilligant cosplay. I'll be doing my own little 30 Days of Dresses project. I never wear dresses, I'm a bit self-conscious about my body. For the month of August, every day I will wear a different dress. My hope is that I will become comfortable wearing them and get used to wearing nice things, so I can pull off an elegant Lilligant at Ohayocon 2013 (or 2014).

I will be posting the pictures online. Comments and suggestions (including positive critiques) are appreciated, as always :)

Journeys in Japan!

Hello ^_^ This fluffy little cosplayer has just returned home from an epic 2 week adventure IN JAPAN!

Of course, it was for a class, and I still have to finish my japanese journals and presentation. My trip has given me many new ideas for cosplays! I will post some pictures soon.

I went to a maid cafe while I was over there, so I am super excited to get started on my own maid cosplay!!! I also plan to work on a Nurse Joy cosplay, cat-girl cosplays, and so much more! =^_^=

Busy cosplayer update

Whew, it's been such a stressful semester. Thankfully it's almost over! Summer break means more time for doing cosplays! ^_^

Oh, but before summer break... I'm going to Japan!!! :) For two weeks, I'll be in Japan with 5 other classmates, exploring the language, culture, and independent project topics. I'm so excited! ^_^ I hope to get lots of pictures, and I will either put them on here or one of my other blogs.

Once I get back, I'll get started on my next cosplay: Nurse Joy! My boyfriend has been sick on and off for the past 2 months, similar to the way I have been, and he's currently sick again. I offered to dress up as Chansey and bringing him some soup and medicine. He said he'd rather be visited by Nurse Joy. So, I'm going to dedicate this cosplay to him. :3

[Speaking of which, I promised to make him a mewtwo cosplay, which I have yet to begin. Gomenasai!]

It is time... for the pokebra!

Today is the day for awesomesauce. I finally ran out to the store to buy two essentials for my very own pokebra!

1 white bra
Red and black fabric pens
Cost: $20

Yes, I am a weirdo. I put the bra on my gigantic stuffed bunny, appropriately named "Big Bunny".





I'll admit, I'm a little disappointed by Wal-mart's limited selection of both fabric paint AND plain white bras! Actual fabric paint, applied with a brush, might work better. I'll see how these pens do. As for the bra, for a small cup, my best-fit bra size is almost never in stock! And I had so much trouble finding a bra without weird little accessories and lace or whatnot, I was surprised it was that hard to find a plain one in a place like WAL-MART!


So I began by penciling the lines. I used a half-dollar, quarter, and nickle for the circles.

Next came the black marker outline, then filled that in.

Lookin' pretty good so far! :3

Finally, filled in the red and set it out to dry! Viola! 

The bad news... it doesn't quite fit right. I'm one of those people that hates trying on clothes in the store, especially shoes and bras, but I was so pumped to get this started, I didn't care that the size was a little big. Next time though, I know for sure I gotta get a pushup. Having a bra that fits well AND looks good is totally a good mood elevator!

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Random: And we can't forget my jinglybell bunny phone charm >w<

Ohayocon 2012!

Was pretty damn awesome! ^_^ Random con people are absolutely AWESOME!

I spent most of the time wandering around with my awesome friends from school. We had so much fun! >w< Of course, there was a friend of mine from elsewhere who kept blowing me off and acting like a prick to me over text, but oh well. When life gives you jerks, you get a new con buddy! Which is exactly what I did, on Sunday at least. He was nice enough to accompany me to the pokemon gaming panel and play DDR with me in the game room when my friends left me all alone at the pokemon panel. XD I'm glad to have a new otaku nerd friend!

Like I said, CON PEOPLE ARE AWESOME!!!

I cosplayed as Pikachu on Friday for the pokemon photoshoot, and Raichu on Saturday and Sunday [Evolution ftw!] I didn't carry my camera around for most of the con, so if anyone who attended Ohayocon has (good-looking) pictures of my cosplay, please leave me a comment! :3

Anyways, Pictures! :D

 Raichu and Poke-friends :3

I'd like to thank the girl that gave me that pichu card bracelet. I was just getting ready in the bathroom with my two friends and she just gives it to me and says my costume is cute. :3 This is what I love about cons, it proves that there are some awesome people in the world. I might make a pichu cosplay for next year's Ohayocon in her honor. >w<

I'd like to hope that my Pikachu and Raichu hugs made people happy too! I got a grand total of 52! I was aiming for 100, but maybe next year. :3

Raichu is complete~! And super kawaii~!

Late last night, amid my achey body and sore throat, I got a sudden surge of cosplay energy after trying to sleep! And now Raichu is finally done! I'm very surprised with the results, it turned out looking pretty good... makes me feel adorable to wear it! :D And that's the point of a cosplay, isn't it? Not to impress others, but to feel good about having made it yourself and feeling good when you wear it!

(Of course I am still secretly hoping it earns me hug and picture requests >w<)

But yes, I somehow managed to finish the stripes. On Tuesday, I finally bought some brown leggings... the only downside is that Walmart only had brown in size Large, X-Large, and XX-Large!!! D: I may or may not attempt to shrink them in the dryer if I have time today.

The tail gave me some trouble though, I had to take it apart twice to resew it because it was so pitiful. Cardboard is a miracle. XD So last night I finished the tail and it looks pretty good. I did the headband a little after midnight, I had to make 3 ears because the second one had the lines on the same side of the other ear XD *fail* Headband came out looking pretty cute too! And I have my duct-tape yellow cheeks >w< Still not sure how to do my hair; a high pony will give me an edgier look, but if I wear my hair down it'll be more sweet and feminine.

I need to find my darn black belt and black shorts for pikachu though! Pikachu- Friday. Raichu- Saturday and Sunday. I need to show the anime world my cleverness of "evolving" XD

Soo......

I will not be posting pictures of the completed cosplay on my blog until after Ohayocon. Or if my illness gets worse by tomorrow, and I am unable to attend Ohayocon, I will post the pictures.

Yeah, so, yesterday I felt the beginnings of a sore throat. Today I feel a full-blown-almost-can't-talk sore throat. And for the past two weeks I have felt fatigued, but most of that has been due to my recent eating problems (which now might be related to my illness, I thought it was just psychological/stress). I will hopefully be going to the health center today though. I just found out that since I have the school's health insurance, I don't have to pay the $10 visit fee. ^_^ $10 more dollars for Ohayocon!

Edit: Yay! Just got an appointment for 11am this morning! :D

But you don't want to hear about my health issues, you want to see some hot cosplay action, right? :3 Alright, I'll show a few (cropped) pictures to whet your Ohayocon appetite! I was so excited last night that I even let my roommate give me a little cat eyeliner tutorial to see how it would look with the costume. I have mixed feelings. It's a pain in the butt to wash off, but it does look kinda cute, but it's also a little much. I probably wont wear much, if any at all. XD Your opinion?

Hope to see you all at Ohayocon! I may be shy, but this year I have a goal of hugging at least 10 random people, and I am not letting myself refuse any pictures or other harmless requests! XD Hm, and just for the record, this will be my first Ohayocon as single woman! :3 Lets hope I don't get too crazy with my fangirl craziness. XD