Carbon Costume

…enough to sit down with us and reflect on her extensive experiences in the online costuming world. Can you tell us about why you created your sites? It all started with a not terribly well-regarded movie, Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace. My friend Gail and I were very taken with the Jedi costumes and decided we had to make them for Halloween. We watched the movie way too many times, noting seam placements – and then we turned to the inter…

…nt to cosplay a canon character with a twist? Or if the cutie mark options online just aren’t the right size? When this happens, don’t stress! Just grab a few materials and make your own by following our no-sew guide! Here we demonstrate how it’s done using Princess Luna’s crescent moon cutie mark as an example. Supplies 1 sheet of felt in every color you need Access to a printer Straight pins or chalk Scissors A hot glue gun and sticks Magnets or…

…or don’t look very good. You could also pay extra money to find that glove online somewhere. Want to save money and make the glove to your liking? Look no further! I have bestowed upon you the guide to making a simple glove! Step one: Gather materials Things you’ll need for this tutorial are: About 2 yards of fabric (just in case of mistakes) A sewing machine (or needle and thread) Measuring tape Roll of elastic Spool and bobbin full of thread the…

…Thrones. These are, however a small sampling of themed cookbooks available online and from used book sellers. If you don’t want to mock up an entire menu, however, you can always go with finger food! Star Trek used nonpareil mints as food in several episodes while these seaweed wrapped crackers made in appearance in Star Trek: The Search for Spock. If your costume hails from a specific time period you can also look up popular snacks and candy from…

…ber below Gerard Way’s accolade. You can find a fake barcode clipart image online, if you wish. Step 6: The Center Spine My last finishing touch to this design is to add text to the center spine (the side of the book with horizontal title text, which faces you when shelved). Please don’t sue me, Dark Horse! Insert a new text box with the book’s title into the center of your design, and use your mouse to rotate the text ninety degrees sideways. The…

…ith dishwasher-safe Mod Podge. We’ll be using Canva.com and MockoFUN, free online graphic design programs, to create our decal. I started out by generating a square design canvas of 1000 pixels by 1000 pixels. That should give us decent image quality, to save the least.   To the left of your Canva workspace, you’ll see a list of icons with different tools and collections of resources. We’ll be using the Elements, primarily. Go into Elements and fi…

…ck string Styrofoam Toothpicks Find a reference picture of the First Blade online, or sketch one. Print or draw it to a lifelike scale, proportionate to your self. Untwist your hanger completely and start carefully bending the wire to the approximate shape of the blade. In the show, the First Blade is made of a donkey’s jawbone; we will be adding “teeth” at a later point, and their shapes should not be included in this wire frame.   Fold the exces…

…find other items already in my home, rather than going to the store or an online retailer.” “Having a workshop in which to create has made a real and fundamental change in my life I cannot adequately explain. My workshop is the one place where I control everything, I get to make all the decisions. It provides me a place to make real all the things I see inside of my head while challenging the way that I think about life and consumption. It allows…

…white gloves. You can easily find the matching hats at a costume store or online. Mustaches optional. See all Nintendo costumes… Wednesday and Enid (Wednesday) Forget the love triangle – Enid and Wednesday were the true heroes of Wednesday. While the two are complete opposites, they realize their differences are what makes their friendship work. Dress for botanical sciences class in Nevermore Academy uniforms – Enid’s is dark blue, and Wednesday’…