Exams

So I'm almost done with the exams for this year.

As every year I never really got the blog flowing, but I really really want to do a better job for the rest of the year.

As you might know, if you're studying hard every spring, you find a billion things you'd rather do! And I've got plenty for this holiday. Here's my list of top three things I need to do first:

1. Update deviant art!
2. Update blogs
3. Finishing Morrigan cosplay

I better get back to studying for my exams.... I'm am really looking forward to getting this under control!

I'm Back!

I broke the power supply for my computer ages ago, and I've now got a new one! finally!

I'm proceeding with the Morrigan cosplay, and will post a progress report next week along with lovely pictures and convention plan for my summer!

Update on current projects

It is definitely time for an update now!

• Christmas stuff
• Morrigan cosplay
• role playing armored vest

Christmas stuff
I didn't get to make any Christmas decorations this year because I was so busy at work (the toy shop), but I did make a gift for my mom!

I made her this sequenced card holder/wallet that she wished for. It is small, but took me a while to make, but she always gets happy when I make her stuff, so it was a thrill to see her unwrap it Christmas eve.

This is teh type of wallet my mom wished for. It holds credit card sized stuff.

This is the final result! I'm so happy with it

The best gift all Christmas eve was the one my sister and I gave our mom together. We went to a photographer and got a bunch of photos taken of the two of us together, but also separately. They turned out really nice, and made a great gift for my dad, mom and uncle - I guess my grandma also gets some, but she boycotted Christmas some years ago, so she wasn't at Christmas eve. she's a bit loony in that way.

Anywho, here are some of the photos we got from the shoot.

The photographer is really talented and has a shop of his own. He is one of my moms old friends, and I will be using him for some future photoshoots of cosplay.

Morrigan cosplay
I had loads of time off to myself after Christmas and new years passed, so I got a really great start on this cosplay. I will make a separate post about the progress and the steps on the way (with lots of photos) soon. But at the moment I have the top allmost done and the base of the wings are ready to be covered in fabric.

the top, unfolded.

The wings needs to be covered in fabric.

Theres no better feeling than just sowing away and seeing it all come together like this and so fast! I love it!

Armored vest
I'm making this for my fiancé. Him and his friends roleplay in the woods once a mont, and he needs some new gear. I'm making him this armoured vest which he helped design himself.

This is the front piece, made from leather we pulled of an old couch.
The numbers help me with seeing which piece goes where. 

This goes inside the leather vest. It's made from linen viscose which I padded in 2 layers.
Inside each square are metal plates. 

The stuff from this post will eventually all have a separate step-by-step walk through.