Day 13- Holy cow it's day thirteen.

The title of this post pretty much explains what's rushing through my mind. I am so excited that I could bounce off the walls like a hyperactive little kid. However I will say making pockets are hell. I hate them! Spent the whole day trying to make one pocket. The other one has already been cut open but I think I will sew it closed because of how long it is taking. I still have much to do.

Ah-ha! You thought this post was going to be like the others I had posted lately. A list, blah blah, this needs to be done, this is what is coming, so on so fourth. I will say Caterina's new wig should be here tomorrow or for sure on Tuesday. Hopefully my dress will be too. In other news our iron died today...

If you thought this was a normal post with lists....

You are wrong.

 THIS IS A PICTURE HEAVY POST! YAY!!!! I figured out that my computer, although the camera is reading the card, isn't reading the card and hence why the pictures do not appear. So I have to get a memory card reader. When I was about to give up I grabbed my 3DS and put its memory card into my camera and it works! So I took a few pictures!

Here they are! (All pictures will be posted on the side as it's easier to explain them this way.)

I have been styling wigs early this time, since we will be busy on day zero, partying with our friends. Oz's wig is so perfect. It's soft and the right color. But it's easy to style too.

Since I hacked up Watanuki's wig I am not cutting it. If it appears too long when my fiance wears it during con I will trim it a bit then.

I am not done styling it. The bangs in the front, hanging over the nose of the "Finn" wig head are styled. The area around it hasn't been sprayed into place just yet.

But if you look closely to the left you can see my little flyaway I styled. I love those! I had three more around the wig and will be adding one more on top later.

The top hat! It was one of the reasons I was so excited to make this outfit. It was hard to make but after reading this review it became a lot easier to make. I hand painted the white on the black ribbon. It turned out pretty straight. Not perfect but looks great from a far.

There is still a white bow that is on the hat that I need to make and it will be finished. Once I added all the details it really came to life. I'm loving it. It's fun to wear.

The new wig for my fiance's Abel Nightroad cosplay. It is very thin so it's hard to style on the front. I need to work with it a bit more. The part pinned back has been sprayed down.




Like our beautiful LSP (Adventure Time.) wig head? I love her luscious lips. XD






The back of the wig. All nicely sprayed down. Putting it into a ponytail was fairly easy as it is a low hanging ponytail and not a high one. If it were a high one the wig wouldn't work. It's too thin and would welt.

I'm very happy with how neat it looks in the back.

We have a private photo shoot for our Trinity Blood cosplays this year. Since it may be the last time we wear them.

As you can see....

My room has been consumed by cosplay. I have a area where I want to sew in some velcro so I left out the inner kimono for Yuuko. Hopefully I can get that done tonight so I can finally put it away.

Alice's and Oz's garment bag is out as I am still working on Oz's coat. I also am painting on anti-fray glue on the seams inside Alice's dress. It is a very slow process as the stuff takes forever to dry.

I really can't wait to wear this outfit!

My shoes for the con.❤

Black platform heels for Yuuko
Red flats for Alice
White boots for Caterina.

I love shoes.

 
We use plastic container for our smaller accessories. We started doing this during Sakura-con 2013 and it was super helpful for traveling with delicate props.

Abel's rosary sticks easily to the other armor pieces and Caterina's rosary so I have to keep them all apart. So I use tissue paper. It's pretty anyway.

Abel's rosary is in two pieces. The middle piece is detachable.

I updated this with a fresh coat of paint, I aged it by dry brushing black paint on the gold and gave it a new chain. It looks great!

Alice's left brace.

Took me a while to figure out how to make it. First I tried making it out of metal like my friend, who is cosplaying the Will of the Abyss, did but it did not turn out right and I went to a simple method by using ribbon, buttons and snaps.

It is slightly big around my leg and slips sometimes if I don't put it on just right. Hopefully it stays on when I am wearing the pantyhose.

Better view of our new storage container. My grandma was going to get rid of it so my mom brought it home for me to use. It's much larger than the other one we used which is now used for fabric scraps.

Caterina's collar is on the right upper corner. All three gloves are packed, Abel's, Caterina's and Alice's. Alice's choker is on the bottom.

Second part of Abel's rosary. Last con I made it too big so I re-made it smaller and it turned out pretty well. I glued two clips on the back so it clips onto the chain.

Made out of Model Magic clay, Wire armature, Mod Podge and paint.

Caterina's rosary. Very delicate. It was made differently from Abel's which is more steady. So I have this near the bottom, covered in layers of tissue paper. It also has been updated with fresh layers of non-gloss Mod Podge. It helped take care of the stickiness too.

The large props beside the scythe.

Yuuko's pipe wont be able to be stored in the box as it is too long. I will most likely place it inside my clothing bag or near the wigs.

Our Pipe Fox will hopefully fit inside the box after I'm finished putting in the last few accessories. It's flexible so I have hope it will fit.

Emily (Pandora Hearts) will be a guest for our Pandora Hearts panel. We may not be cosplaying Sharon and Break this year but we had no seconds thoughts that she had to come with us. There are too many inside jokes attached to the doll. We love her.

I may have to steal the Pipe Fox from my fiance because he is too cute.

Sneak peek at where my cosplays are stored. I don't have many clothing and our cosplay has sort of....stolen the space. Which I don't mind. I also store my fiance's outfits because last time I let him store something his mother threw it out.

These garment bags were bought at Walmart. They were very cheap and come in different sizes.

And this is my wig drawer. Alice's wig is on top. I had already styled her bangs which were a lot easier than I thought it would be. Our wigs are washed after each con. I normally cut them before con and style them during but this year I styled them before and it is going to save me so much time and stress.

Plus it's sort of fun.

We have a total of six wigs we are bringing with us to Kumori-con.

Our magical box of cosplay.

It's all ready to go! Today we put our sealed contacts into their case since we got some solution the other day. Our new make-up has been stored inside, the whole thing has been re-organized.

I serious love this case. It makes my life so much easier. No digging through my vanity for what we need right before con.

 I do have a few things to do before con, that doesn't have to cosplay. Cleaning my room is top on my list. My dear cat is very old and when I leave she gets very stressed so the plan is to clear out some things and get it clean so she can sleep in my room without causing any trouble.

This is one of those things I am trying to figure out what to do with. I will not be cosplaying Sakura again so I'm thinking I may just tear it apart or store it. Not sure yet. The box needs to go. I need the room for wig heads and props.

This con will be our seventh con. And maybe the best one yet. Kumoricon was our second con but with it's smaller attendance rant and its location it feel like home. Seattle is fun too but that's more of a adventure.

The badge tree is growing! I am so excited for con. Everything is almost done. There are little things do to but will be finished long before con.






Our plans may change again for our next cosplay. I'm sad to say but I have no idea what we are going to do. I'm letting my fiance pick because I'm too confused about what to do. I cannot wait. Because on Monday I can proudly say "Con is next week."

How cool is that?

Time sure has flown by! Soon the count day will be single digits. Soon it will be day one, we'll be driving up and having fun with our friends.