March progress and March progress

I had planned to be in good standing with my projects this week, but then my job totally crashed everything. Past few weeks have been pretty unstable. I've had to spend extra hours at work, which had an effect on my costumes. And it seems that the uncertainty is going to continue few more. I pushed our Jedi costumes in the back of the closet and tried to spend free hours I had finishing the backpacks for Snowtroopers. To be honest, they are really killing me. Tampere Kuplii is just weeks away and some parts that I thought would work on them didn't live up to expectations. Now I need to come up with a plan B and at the moment I have no idea what it could be... Nyaaa!But something I was able to do considering Snowtroopers and their first public...

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Nintama, Live Action movie!

映画『実写版映画 忍たま乱太郎』特報H.O.M.G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *FANGIRL SCREAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS* WHO IS A NINTAMA FAN RAISE YOUR HAND NAO!!!!!!!!It's a Nintama Live Action Movie!!!! Ahhh the main boy is SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTEEE!!! All the characters look SO MUCH like the anime! This is the epitome of Cosplay !!!!!!I've been a fan of the series since my schooldays and I remember how I would rush home after saturday remedial to catch them on TV! I even recorded the song and wrote romanji lyrics of it so I could sing a long xDI'm so glad they casted the children as kids instead of beautifying it, making them bishoujo/bishounen teenagers and turning it into some HSM teen idol flick. That would have been la...

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JAPAN EARTHQUAKE - "GENKIDAMA" Saves the world, please click!

Hey guys! Shueisha has put up 3 videos to help garner/earn donations for the Tohoku Quake victims.!!! Now you have no excuse to not help by watching all the videos below and spreading it to everyone you know to help boost the view count! It's that simple ! How it works is simple, the more view count = more money for the victims. Please click Japanese ver.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_tpHFTrxWYBy viewing this video, all proceeds will be donated to the victims of the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.The donations collected will be reported on "www.shueisha.co.jp" as well asmagazines published by Shueisha Inc.The wallpaper, showing Akira Toriyama's message, is available for download below.http://shonenjump.com/e/index.htmlPlease comment in English translated into Japanese.The victims in Japan...

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Third moment uploaded

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Just Be Friends 2010 Live

Because I’m being random and love the song enough to do thie entry. But more because I think HD rocks to the point of counting audience head and leek holders <3 Click the photo for a bigger size! img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('6df9e2eb-c1ee-4545-98ec-10f89e6afca4'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrRL-Exn50UmMt8n3aVL9jAAadGM0P0s8JIa2I5g49hearz5LtmyHzLyj3ZyCCWg6s5fz9FL5yYxLQsibN1l1Gjub5XWTgIjVLt6bLhJeXtrD8K8kIQpSMj6ErBDWtl-KG5Q4pHZiFmNY/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none">   *SCREAMS* AHHHHHHHHHH I can’t get enough of Luka’s awesomeness in this video and can’t stop feeling stupid for fangirling over a 2D prohection...

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Defense Devil, Idamaria Costume Journey!

Hey peeps, I’m back for another costume journey/breakdown entry I don’t know about you, but as a cosplayer myself, I LOVE knowing/learning how other cosplayers do their costumes and props. I might not ever do a costume that required that knowledge but it’s always interesting to know.Anyway, here to share my Idamaria’s Costume journey with you guys ^_^. First off, I decided to cut myself some slack and tailor this costume instead of making it from scratch. Other than the black dress base, everything else is self made.Mad love the job my tailor did on the dress!  You know how dark coloured clothes can merge the subject into the background?. I found out through this cosplay that sometimes... It's good to use reflective cloth :D The material...

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Prayers from Cosplayers to Japan

Hi guys! I'm sure without much need for an introduction, you guys would know I'm talking about the 8.9 Richter Earthquake and Tsunami that struck Japan on the 11th March 2011. I just want to express my heartfelt concerns and well wishes to all the victims of this natural phenomenon. And being a cosplay blog, I would like to take this chance to introduce this website called 'Prayers from Cosplayers ' to all of you. It is a campaign to let cosplayers all around the world gather together to show their encouragements and support to Japan!Links: http://prayersfromcosplayers.comDonation: Google's crisis response page *Singaporeans reading this, please SMS "RedCross" to 75772 to donate $50 to the Japan earthquake victims.Just take a...

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OMG SHANGHAI!

Remember this post? Managed to get into the top 8 finalist bloggers with that and then went to the Singapore Discovery Centre the following weekend. img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('cc6b96c7-f856-4443-85cf-ada82f2222be'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2_8o8tk2r7-zL3nUE6gGZ69OQ9Bm7YRoCLa8EMYNck6ZaGl-Z4fSzEYCbUfICWMlpWHZ_SZjALaUFWdlp5hWx-q0z02D6nvVamc74XqTdOI_5_Ni3sUhrrq9_1IaXmNFt-720YYNCxLd/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none"> And now…. I’ve been selected to cover the Singapore day event at Shanghai!!! This is old news to those who follow me on Facebook but still …. THANK YOU for all your support guys!!!!! I ‘m sure...

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Upcoming cosplay from March Story

We got our costume plans for the summer conventions somewhat cleared last weekend. It seems that instead of Luminara and Barriss we are going solo to Bakacon. Yoki has been growing her hair out for Snufkin and I know she is dying to wear the costume again, so it’s Snufkin for Yoki! Now that I actually need to do a single cosplay I thought it would be good time to reveal my project, which I started last autumn as a time killer. I have done a lot for the costume and also have featured the making process here many times without giving series or character information out.The character I’ve been working on is March from March Story. March Story is written and drawn by Koreans, but in my books it’s manga. The comic was first published in Sunday GX...

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Foam Pouch Template

I was a little pissed when I couldn't find an affordable white pouch for my Idamaria cosplay in the stores . And with the time ticking by, I was left with no choice but to make one. And with my past experience in making pouches, I must say they are a b*tch to handle. But I managed to 'invent' a simple method of pouch making with foam. Yes, foam. Obviously, this kind of pouches are only suitable for certain characters. So use your own judgment =) Materials you need: At least B3 sized foam in the colour of your choice Scissor / Penknife Sewing equipment ( sewing machine, needle etc) Pencil Ruler Step 1.Start by measuring and calculating the size of your pouch. Resize the template as required. One very important factor in cosplay that...

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Luminara Unduli, the knee buster

I recently started one of this year’s big projects, which is Luminara’s robe. It’s not a big project only because of its size, but also in the way I’m going to execute it. I thought that I would now, after making some progress clear out why the “Project Luminara” is big and why it got a slightly barbaric nickname.I’ve wrote about searching right fabrics for our Jedi duo’s robes some time ago. While with Barriss I got really close to what I was looking for, the selections in fabric stores didn’t fill the requirements of what I visualized to be the correct or acceptable material for Luminara. And I went through few of them in the bigger cities in Southern Finland. In the end I chose wool flannel, because it seemed like a good bargain and the...

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This is why I wanna visit a Con in the west !

. 4 years too late but… really, this is why I wanna visit a Con in the states Canada! *EDIT: Apparently these videos were not taken at a Convention in the States. My inital blog intention was actually directed towards Western Conventions in general but an error is an error, so I’m here to correct it =) img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('89a45887-c1de-4960-8210-b8060f680f2e'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCL9-VF9dyjE2efQsgrH4xlMvgxgdlnFRG-g0kmrkKwCxf-lgf4wFBShANzYR1KHiDz0cdx6O36SoCRI5n-MVn431nuGPsyjpg7l79HqDxqkoHjZzzbIXRkci1AXMmqhgmqw23QwPGOVX9/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none"> Uploaded by mastorione Akatsuki vs Shinsengumi...

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