So it begins. The first item has arrived!

I love the feeling of getting a package in the mail. Its so exciting! Last week we order a set of Mokonas for our Tsubasa (And later XXXHolic) cosplay. I wanted a pair that was fuzzy and soft. I found a set on EBAY and we ordered them quickly. Today I got them in the mail. They are a bit smaller than I had thought but I love them so much! Its weird with Mokonas because their height changes. Some times they seem small and others they are large. So I don't think their height really matters much.

But its the first items for our second cosplay and I'm very excited. They are both in good condition, brand new and are so soft! I have to say I'm a bit hooked on Mokona items now. I told Nic during Kumori-con I was going to take a break from getting Gloomy Bear stuff and buy every Mokona item I could find. >.<

I'm obsessed.

Soon (when Nic has time) we'll be ordering his costume as well as the Chinese shoes for the cosplay. I believe we're also getting the wigs too. So then I'll have that to look forward to. Both wigs I found are pre-styled (THANK YOU!) and are wonderfully priced so I'm very excited to see them in person. My hanfu (Sakura's costume) will be ordered last since it's more money. The best thing is that everything will be coming on time for Kumori-con. We normally order around the three-four month period so we still have to time to send them back if something goes a miss.


We won't be able to go to the cosplay picnic now but that's okay. Since the costumes wont be done until August. I'm super thrilled now. But I still have a lot of prop work to do so I better go and do that now before I get distracted again.


Update on the sphere.

The sphere wont sand down and it breaking downwards so I'm testing out a few new ways that I could make it. One is Magic Model clay with a wire base inside, coated with two-three coats of Gesso then a coat of varnish. I'm almost done with this model.

Model two will be made out of wire, glued together with hot glue and will be spray painted gold. I'm not sure how long this one will take but I'm hoping this will be stronger than the clay one.


I'm also looking into learning how to do embroidery for future handmade cosplays. I'm really loving sewing and working with thread so I'm hoping that embroidery will be even better. I have a project in mind, just a simple rose on a sweater I have so once I have my mom find her embroidery stuff I'm going to try it out and see how it goes.