Brielle's Notions

Studio Activities and Super Hero Tuesday!

Greetings,

Well my loyal readers....I totally spaced Movie Costume Monday. ah! (which some of you caught me at and even sent e-mails about....so thank you) However, I am making up for it today.

As I am sure you all know....Avengers is out on Thursday! Er....at midnight, so technically Friday the 4th. But if you are crazy like us and enjoy the midnight shows then Thursday is the day.

I personally really like superhero movies. Just fun entertainment...not to mention cool costumes and crazy action. Who doesn't want to be a superhero?

The costumes look amazing in this movie. Very classic and well done. The head of the costume department for Avengers was Alexandra Byrne. (Thor, Phantom of the Opera...etc...)

She did a great job of blending all the looks. Even though the Superhero's already had their pre-established costumes from previous movies. The color pallet for the fabrics and metal/plastics are a bit darker. I like that.

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Oh!! The new Batman Trailer came out today... see it here

I can not wait to see it!! Batman is kind of my favorite.
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On a side note...these shirts just arrived in my mail box, oh yeah.

Super fun for summer. Batgirl, X-men and Star Wars...what's not to like?

It was REALLY hard to pick only 3, but I decided to not go too crazy.

The fit is perfect. The shirt style is very good for the female form and the fabric is super soft. Buy them here. This site has lots of styles for women. So that is a huge deal! Usually the styles for us female fans are just kind of...meh.

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What is going on in the Studio?

Well I am trying to finish editing costume pictures today and have those on the website.

Busy finishing up Costume Orders, etsy things and.....working on a Snow White Costume! ah. So lots to do. I am hoping to get a few sneak peak Snow White costume pics up soon on facebook.

 

Who is your favorite superhero?

(I have at least 4 favorites...with Batman at the top...)

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Sneak Peak: Padme Nightgown!

Greetings,

Things are very busy in the sewing room this week, but I wanted to share a quick sneak peak of one of the new costumes...

Padme's Nightgown!

 

Actually it is more of a sneak peak of the supplies...but you can see the pretty colors at least. 

 

The inspiration is from Episode 3 of Star Wars.

Padme wears this as her "lounge/sleepwear" personally I think it would be really uncomfortable to sleep in, (Padme' must not minding sleeping on pearls!) but this gown could easily be worn as a lovely evening dress. Or to sleep in of course...whatever you so choose.

It has been such a nice change to work with that gorgeous shade of steal blue fabric.

I shall be updating the website soon with more costumes!

Lots of Pirates, Stars Wars and the like...

I just got a little behind in my updating.

 

Thanks for reading,

 

 

 

Mermaid and Pirate Cuffs in stock!

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce that the Pirate Cuffs are back in stock on my Etsy Shop!

The new style this month is "Mermaid Pirate Cuffs"...inspired by my favorite attention to the Pirate's Cast. Syrena the Mermaid. 

The collection features cuffs with shells, pearls, glass beads, fishnet and golden coins. Perfect for adding a dash of Mermaid style to your everyday look.

A close up of some of the details....

The Cuffs come in sizes S, M and L.

It was great this time because I was able to have models for each hand size.

The ones featured on this page is the size small that I am modeling, but on the Etsy Shop all the size pictures will be seen.

ok one last picture.....this one seemed very "mermaid-like" to me.

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Tia Pirate Cuffs are also back in stock!!!

All of the Cuffs can be found here in the Etsy Shop

Thanks for reading! A Pirates Life for me!!

Costume Sneak Peak and Jack Skellington

Greetings,

Just wanted to share a sneak peak of one of the new costumes leaving the studio...

If you are a Lord of the Rings fan this should be fairly recognizable, for an "inspired by" costume version....very elvish.

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On a side note.

Some of my "cat woman mask lace" was tumbling off of the shelf...

...and I thought it looked cool next to Jack. Rather Tim Burton Esque.

*picture is not black and white, just happened to be the only colors around him!

Jack Skellington hangs out in the sewing room as does Sally. I shall have to take a picture of her next time....they had a bit of fun to the studio.

 

I will be making a Lace Cat Woman mask inspired by this one. Just not sure when, but at least I have the lace right? 

 

Thanks for reading!

 

 

Pirates, Jedi Knights and Green Nails...oh my!

Greetings,

ohhh.......look what just showed up in my mail box! Yes, secret fun stuff.

I will be doing a review soon. I might even do a video review if I am feeling really crazy. (a package from Vampfangs usually makes one act a bit...crazy, err...at least paranormal)

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Jedi Knights and Pirates have officially taken over the Sewing Studio! 

But I don't mind. They can stay for now. We all get along nicely. 

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Off to see The Wizard....

I don't normally paint my nails that often. However it does add a bit of fun color to the day.

Tonight I am going to attend my cousins opening night of her drama schools "Wizard of OZ" production...Congrats to her, she is playing the Wicked Witch! So I wanted to support that with some bright sparkly green nails. hehhe.

I used Zoya Ivanka. Emerald City approved don't you think?

Plays are such fun. (I actually prefer being behind the scenes helping out, but it is still fun to go see shows) Do you like attending theater/drama productions?

Well I better go and follow the yellow brick road!

 

 Have a magical day!

March Sewing Updates and F.A.Q.

Greetings,

ah yes. The sewing update.

I have had a number of e-mails this week asking what I am sewing.

I am sorry I can't update more often. You see when I am working on customer costumes I don't take progress picture shots. I just keep sewing, cutting and trimming until the costume is complete.

Once I finish everything I shall be posting lots of costumes this month!

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 The new F.A.Q's section.

I have had more e-mails than I can reply to with questions in reference to sewing, costume making, pattern drafting, small business running etc....

Thank you to everyone that has asked!

I really do appreciate the time you take to inquire.

I do try to reply to everyone ,but sometimes I just can't.

So I thought it would be much easier to create a F.A.Q's section to answer these type of inquires.

Click here to be taken to the NEW F.A.Q's Page

Or visit the link above on the header bar.

Please feel free to leave questions or comments on that page. 

I will answer them in the comments. This way we can keep a running list of answered questions. Hopefully that shall be much more helpful for you ladies (and gentleman).

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And last, but certainly not least. Fringe will be back on March 23!

Really important...I know....

Have a great weekend,

A Swan Princess, Red Riding Hood...and a Little Narnian

Greetings,

I hope you are having a very good weekend. 

Just a quick little post to update you on what has been going on the studio. I was too busy sewing to do regular blog posts this week, but here are some some pictures of what was going on. 

A Sneak Peak of the Swan Princess Gown!

                        More pictures and updates about this project soon.

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A Little Narnia Style costume is now on my website...

It was inspired by Susan's Dress from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

here is the link to see the costume (with larger pictures! ;)

It includes the cape and dress,...perfect for exploring Narnian Woods.

Other things that were sewn and shipped out included the Peasant Maiden Dress and a Red Riding Hood Cape. Thank you for shopping at Brielle's Costumes on Etsy.

I am also working on an Arwen Costume, but no update pictures on that yet. Soon perhaps.

Sunday happens to be my birthday so I am taking this weekend off. I shall return on Monday though. Now I am off to have some fun and maybe even make something sinfully chocolate.

*If you are waiting for costume estimate e-mails from me, please note that I shall answer all of those on Monday. Thank you for your patience.

 

Thanks for Reading!

2012 Costume Wishlist (for me)

Greetings,

So with 2012 underway I wanted to share a little list with you.

I have had a checklist going of costumes I would like to recreate for myself this year. Now, everything is completely subject to change of course. Nothing is set in stone.

I forced myself to only pick 10 costumes from my giant wish list.....however...knowing me, I shall probably change things around and make something else too. Or....three and completely leave out one on the list. No idea.  We shall see....

 

~ Brielle's 2012 Costume Sewing Wish List ~

"Movie Inspired Costumes"

 

1. Arwen Coronation Gown  (and shoes)

I actually just finished this costume! It has been in the process of being made for....years, but at least we can check it off the list.

 Would you like to see some sneak peaks of please click here...or the real thing here

If I had my way I would love to recreate every single one of Arwen's Costumes....but alas....time does not allow..and one can only afford so much silk velvet.

 

2. Sim's Gypsy Costume

This costume is from the new Sherlock Holmes Movie "Game of Shadows".

Sim wears it when she is going to be attacked by the Russian and first meeting Holmes. Love that whole chase scene...and the music. You can read my research for that costume here As a true sherlock purest, no...they didn't do everything right, but the costumes are great in this movie!

 

3. Costume Re-Make: Elena's Dancing Dress

ok. So, I made this costume....back in, 2006?...2007? I think it was. However, my skills have improved and now the costume is too big for me. So I am going to remake the bodice completely and keep the orginal skirt I made. That is easy to take in..etc.

So excited! This is one of my very favorite movies. LOVE it....

At least I have a corset,....and the puffy slip...oh and the leather boots!

4. Oliva Dunham's Jacket(s)

I suppose it isn't a "real" costume, but a garment.

However I have been wanting to make a really nice fitted black jacket like Oliva's for over a year now. So I need to get that done. Just a classic fitted jacket to accent the waist and be worn with just about everything. I figured I might as well copy hers.

Olivia is from the tv show Fringe. You can check out my post about that here

 

5. Victorian Gown (and corset, etc...)

My wardrobe is lacking a true Victorian Gown. I am so excited about this one! I found a sketch I drew in the college library 2 years back...(completely forgot about it) and have decided to make it.

So I am re-drawing it and working with that idea. It isn't really based upon anything other than my own mind, but... I have placed some Victorian Gown pictures that capture the mood of what I am thinking.... what say you?

6. Anna Valerious's Riding Costume

This Costume is from the 2004 version of Van Helsing.

Ok, I know...I know, it isn't like the real classic Dracula book..and the classic Van Helsing didn't look anything like Hugh Jackman. However...for all the hollywood glam and slightly cheesy lines..I like this movie anyway. And the costumes. Well. Those are awesome.

Sort of goes with my Victorian Gown up there.....and I have the sword!

 

7. Elena's Black Bodice and Brown Skirt...

 I could wear this in real life....right? LOVE all her costumes in Mask of Zorro.

You can't see the skirt in these images, but it is a very pretty brown silk with black velvet ribbon around the bottom. Worn with black leather boots...of course!

I actually got my hair cut like this. Not that it really looks like hers..but hey, a girl can dream.

 

8. Elizabeth Bennet's Brown Linen Dress.

This costume of mine is actually...um...mostly done. I have it pretty much finished, but the dress turned out too big. So I have been avoiding seam ripping it out so I can make it smaller, but I MUST make time for it. (one should not avoid her seam ripper...)

I actually like all of her costumes in this movie. I simply picked the brown one because I had some brown linen. :)

I figured I should have at least one "Jane Austen" dress in my collection.

 

 9. Blair Williams Jacket (Terminator Salvation)

I really love this jacket. The style is great. Styled with the v-neck blue tee and necklaces it gives sort of a cool look..I could wear it with one of my organic skirts too.

 

 10. Cora Munro Costume (Last of the Mohican's)

This has been on the "to make list" for a long while now. I think it would be so much fun to go do a photo shoot at a historic fort!...I just need a good pistol. Hmm...and tomahawk. Easy enough.

 Just have to find some striped skirt fabric...and make the corset too. 

 

I really want this one to though.....

11. Blood Red Arwen Dress

So I might have to do another Arwen dress too...just because.

 

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1. Zam Wessel Costume

Star Wars Fans, I want to try and make this costume. Princess Leia is my favorite lady in Star Wars....however, she doesn't have any costumes that are extra special or that stand out to me.

So I decided to go with this costume because I have always liked it....

 

2. Quorra (Tron)

Wouldn't this be so much fun? I just don't currently have the money to make it yet.....

 but I do have some boots! However...I don't want to cut them up to put lights in them...so I better find a less pricey pair to create some light ups... I like that her costume has a leather skirt too. Or...should I say, digital leather? o.O

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Anything you think I should make?

I am totally open to ideas....

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See it isn't too massive of a list,...is it?

Everything could change.

I only work on my own stuff on the weekends, but I figured this was a start! 

Customers are always first. :)

 Thanks for reading!

Costume Updates...what am I sewing on this week?

Greetings!

So many of you have asked..."so what are you working on/sewing?" ....

Well the costumes I am working on are for customers,...

....but I have some real fun ones coming up!

I shall only give you one hint....well wait, maybe two. ...or three.

One costume is fit for an elf from rivendell...

one is for a swan princess....

and the other is for a well known jedi.

Some Alice gloves are also leaving the studio...so many tea parties!

 Sim's Gypsy Costume from Sherlock Holmes "Game of Shadows".

To reply to everyone that has sent notes about my "gypsy costume"....

...yes, I shall be getting it done soon. I simply haven't had time yet. :)

I had put it on hold until I could see the movie. I am.....ahem...rather picky about little things, so I wanted to see the fabric colors for real. Instead of just the poster.

Turns out the fabric I had selected for the skirt will suit it very nicely.

The movie one is rather rich and bright in tone. I thought my fabric was too bright, but not at all.

I am looking forward to dressing up in this costume! Love all the gypsy bling.

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If you missed my Transylvania Night gown, that is over here

My Arwen Coronation Dress is now up on the Costume Site...click here to view if you like.

A little Narnian costume has also been created. Inspired by Susan's from "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe." I shall be posting picture soon.

 

Well, that about sums up what is going on in the studio this week.

What does your schedule look like?

Thanks for reading!

A hat fit for a hatter.....maybe even a mad hatter.

Greetings!

Someone e-mailed me just yesterday asking if I had finished my Mad Hatter Hat....and yes! I have.

I also make a Mad Hatter coat....I better get those pictures posted soon as well.

Here is what the Mad Hatter's looked like in Tim Burton's version of "Alice in Wonderland".

Another shot of the full hat...so you can see how tall it is.....

I shall also post about it over at the costume site on my Alice Costumes page, but I wanted to share it here first. So if you want to see it on the website click here

I do still need to get some hat pins, but that can wait for now...and I also need to sew some pink thread on the peacock feather, but alas....moving on. 

Now, my hat is not identical in every way to the original one from the movie, but as with all my costumes it is simply "movie inspired"

So here are a few pictures of my Mad Hatter Hat....

This was my first "real" hat to construct. I have done some hats for theater productions..etc...but not to this level of detail. The base was first created from layers of hat buckrum then I built it up with felted wool and other random bits of notions.

All the fabrics are real silk. Rather wonderland don't you think?

The fabric for the outer part of the hat was something I dyed.. It is 100% silk (actually it was a lovely shade of light gold when I started..) but in order for it to become a proper Mad Hatter Hat...well, it needed to be green-ish.

The Scarf/Sash tied around this tall hat is also 100% silk, in a lovely rosy shade rather similar to the movie I thought.

I then painted daisy flowers around the bottom in a similar fashion to the movie hat.

I decided to stitch up the back of my hat to sort of look like "lacing" simply because I thought it was a fun whimsical touch.

The lining for the hat is a dark brown silk with gold dots on it. The movie one is brown and red dots, but I couldn't find one like that...but I thought the golden dots still matched nicely. :)

Here are a few closer up shots of the stiching. I wanted to make it rather...."Mad Hatter" style so I whipstiched the edges together with this lovely thread woven from diffrent strands of color.

My brother made this awesome hat stand for me. Looks perfect with the hat I think.

And last but not least.... two more shots of the complete hat.

I was trying to make the display look similar to a Disneyland window display on MainStreet...so it sort of looks like that, a little bit...just need some disney magic.

Thanks for looking at my hat!

Etsy Shop is open again!

Greetings,

Thank you to everyone who sent notes asking when my Etsy Shop would be open again.

Today I got most everything loaded. :)  Here is the link to the esty shop.

Sneak peak of what everything looks like!

Click on the link above or the link at the top of my blog to take you to the etsy shop.

Thank you for looking at my little costume shop and website.

You can also see two new costumes and an elf cape over at my costume website, if you want.

Have a magical day!

An Enchanted Surprise....

Greetings!

Soon my etsy shop shall be re-opening with a new selection of Enchanted items.

I shall not say more...

...but just wanted to let you all know I was working on a little something.

Have a lovely day,

2012!!!

Can it really be almost 2012 already? Wow.

First thought that comes into my history obsessed brain is the Mayan Calendar.

However, lets move along from that.

I just wanted to say Happy New Year!

There will be some new changes coming to this blog. Yes, changes for the better.

The Costume Website over here is getting a mini makeover too!

I will be on a posting schedule so more articles of interest will be typed and published. If you have any suggestions of what YOU want to read, please leave a comment.

This blog is for Brielle's Costumes, but also for my readers.  

What do you want to see?

• More "In the Studio Posts?"
• A Pirates life for me series?
• Makeup and Hairstyle Tutorials inspired by Costume Work?
• Book reviews and Literature?
• Fun Costume "tips" for everyday fashion?
• Healthy Recipes? (raw food, vegan, dairy free..etc...) ?
• .....
• I have some other fun things planned, but that shall be a surprise.

The Etsy Store is getting a new round of creations for sale! Hopefully opening again soon. If you want to be notifted when my shop opens again click here

 

Thank you for making 2011 a great year for Brielle's Costumes!

Thank you to everyone who left comments and encouraging e-mails over the last year. Those truly made my day.

 

P.S. I happen to like sci-fi movies.

So if you are looking for a fun "end of the world action movie" might I suggest "Feign of Fire"? I just watched it. Starring Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey and Gerard Butler. Made in 2002. Anyway, it was a fun action movie....Can't believe I hadn't seen it before now. (Dragon fans like me will enjoy it too I think...)

I just picked up a copy of Terminator Salvation on sale too. Great way to bring in the new year!

 

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I also just posted a new costume over on the costume site. Click here to see

A sneak peak.....A Pirate's Life for me!

Little baby blue dragon pet....

Greetings,

This little creature was created for a christmas present for my cousin.

It was fun to take a break from garment sewing and make a little fat dragon.

 

Recipe for Baby Baby Blue Dragon

baby Yoshi + puff the magic dragon dust +  1 part adorable anime stuffed toy = 

I used this pattern on etsy. It was a fun well made pattern. I wouldn't reccomend it for young sewers, but it is worth it in the end if you don't mind sewing little arms and such.

The time it took me to complete him was only 45min longer than the Captain America movie...not sure how long that would be at the moment. So if you want to try your hand at sewing one of your own dragons you can go buy the pattern and print it off once purchased.

I made him out of polar fleece, blue felt and lots of stuffing!

Oh, and some glass eyes.

He is much cuter in person! Everyone that saw him just smiled, how can you not?

That fat little belly and slightly too small wings....so cute.

Definitely a baby dragon who has be feasted upon far to many magical rainbow cupcakes.

Or some such thing.

I can't take credit for the design. 

My hat is off to the kind artist over at DIY Fluffies

ok, now I have that silly song stuck in my head.

ah! "puff the magic dragon....lived by the sea..."

 

Thanks for reading,

A Narnian, Red Riding Hood and a Gypsy...

Greetings!

Just wanted to do a quick update.

For those of you who asked about the Susan Gown it is now live on the website! Check it out here.

That dress. lol. It was a process in making it. However, it 'twas finished about...oh, a year ago. But I had yet to get it online because once the gown was done, something happened and the cuffs had been ruined. So I stuffed it on the back of the costume rack and forgot all about it.  However, my Mom was most kind and fixed the cuffs for me. So you can see it here online.

I have also had a number of people ask if this Narnia gown was for a customer.

Um, no. Actually this dress was one I made because I happend to have this blue and gold fabric lying around and had no idea what to create with it. But then I saw the Prince Caspian movie a while back and it seemed perfect for Susan's dress.

 

Red Riding Hoods!

Good news for you, another cloak is going out to a fellow red cape wearing lady.

Always good to have more capes in the world. Red ones especially are great for snowy days.

Just be careful of walking in the woods alone! It can be most dangerous I hear.

Aren't they fun all lined up? It reminds me of a movie set... with multiple copies of everything, only...if it was a movie we would have more copies....and a cooler storage area. But never mind.

More red cape love on my website here or on the blog here

 

On a final Note. Gypsy costume news.

I will be working like a crazy little Mad Hatter this week trying to make and complete a gypy costume inspired by the gypsy lady in the up coming Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows Movie.

You can read more about this costume on my re-search page here.

Yes. That comes out on the 16th. No, I haven't started on it yet.....shhhhh.

I am off to the sewing room. See you all in a week or so when I resurface. 

 

Have a magical day!

P.S. Anyone else going to see Game of Shadows in theaters? I hear a rumor that the Hobbit Trailer might be playing along with that. However, it might have been moved to the Tin-Tin movie. Have to check with Weta about that.

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I also wanted to give a shout out to Fidelia's Sewing Blog over here she has an adorable little princess dress up right now.

Calling All Narnia Fans!

Greetings,

hear ye hear year Narnia Fans!

 A gown is currently in the studio that appears to be from another realm.

 

A realm we can travel to by way of a magic wardrobe....

This gowns reminds me of one worn by a Queen on her last visit to Narnia.

I quickly took a picture of it to share....

Look Familiar? ..........

I do believe that the gown I have in my studio must be from a telmarine sewing shop!

More Coming Soon! Stay tuned for updates. 

 

 

Ella Dress Sneak Peak

Greetings,

You might recall my "Cowboys and Aliens" costume post over here

Well,  I finally got around to getting some pictures snapped of my Ella Inspired Costume.

I will be featuring more pictures over on  the costume site, but for now here are a few sneak peaks for people that asked about it.

My inspired by version was created from a 1860's reproduction fabric I found. So that was kind of fun. Also again...mine is inspired by Ella's. It isn't exact, but I thought it still captured a very similar look to her costume. Her dress had little pink flowers, where as mine has dark tan. I actually prefer the dark tan for me.

 Oh yes...the Wrist Blaster!

I was on the hunt for how to make one of these inexpensively and came across the Slurpee Cups made by 7-11 stores during the month of August. I grabbed my cup off of ebay.

 

I cut the cuff off of the cup. Then because it was rather large, I made a foam insert covered with leather and stuck that inside the cuff. Now it first my smaller sized wrist just fine. Perfect for blasting Aliens! ;)

oh! The best part of this slurpee cup is that it lights up! How cool is that?

 Defiantly the best $7.99 I have spent in a really long time. I do wish it didn't have the on/off switch, but you can't really see it anyway...and for the price, I didn't care. ;) 

Thanks for reading! I shall be posting more pictures soon.

 

Tia inspired Pirate Cuffs

Greetings readers, 

While updating my etsy shop I had an idea that perhaps I should do the same thing over here on the blog. So, without further interruption we shall get to it.

Here in the little studio some pirate fashion ideas are coming together and one of the items are...

Tia Inspired Cuffs.

You can see them all on my etsy shop

They are created with fabrics that I used in many of the "Tia Dalma Inspired Costumes". You can view them here on my pirate costume page. Or, here, here, here, here, etc...

If you don't know who Tia Dalma is, she is one of the ladies in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies... and has a rather involved story, but we shall not get into that...obviously I like her sense of style. 

Each cuff is one of a kind.

I can't promise that they will bring a touch of destiny to your day....

....but they will add a fun element of pirate style.

Vintage fabrics, shells and antique lace complete each cuffs unique design.

I like all the cuffs, but this is one of my favorites... it such a fun color selection.

Here is a good shot of a full cuff with the button closures.

If you would like to see more pictures of the cuffs they are on my store

Thanks so much for reading...

drink up me hearties yo ho!

SH: Game of Shadows, Gypsy Costume Update

Greetings,

I know a few of my kind readers have sent messages and emails wondering what I am currently working on.

So I thought I'd do a little update of what is going on in the studio after that Halloween madness.

I am still in the process of editing and posting new costumes. So keep checking the costume site if you are looking for new garments that we created this Halloween. I also post more updates on the facebook page. 

Customers orders are coming in the for the winter season as well.

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However, I am in the process of working on my...

"Knife-Throwing Gypsy Costume" inspired by the new Sherlock Holmes Movie.  

*this image above is from the poster, Watson is on the left. I just cropped it.

You can read my first post about this gypy costume here....

The gypsy lady is played by Noomi Rapace and I think her name in the movie is Sim.  

I was doing this research and just saving it in a folder, but I thought I would share it here...just in case someone else out there may perhaps be looking for it as well.

First off...the trailer is here. I recommend watching that and then reading further.

I stop framed the shots of her the best I could. It is a fast trailer, so getting perfect images was not easy. Thus a few are bit blurred. However you can still make out details.

You can see the swirling color of the costume here, from when she is flipping upside down.

Here is a close up of the skirt and knife in one scene of the stills from the trailer.

I just did some quick writing on it so you can see the skirt details I am talking about. From what I can see the skirt is made up of stripes of colored fabrics. Similar to a gypsy crazy quilt.

Does it look like there is a metal/leather band for her knives to slide into? Not sure just yet to what to do for that. 

At least I get to use some of my gypsy/pirate rings I have a habit of collecting...and wearing.

This is another shot of her throwing. a little blurry, but you can see the details.You can see the sheer-ness of the silk sleeves rather well here.

Her make up is pretty. I like the fact that the makeup artist went for a classic gypy look that could have been achieved with cosmetics from the Victorian era. 

You can also see the sleeves a little better in the above image. The stripes are a cool look. However, when I was watching the trailer and saw this image below,...you can clearly see that the top of the sleeves are not attached to the bodice. Because there is an "off the shoulder" effect going on.

See what I mean? I lightened the image so the contrast was better. So I am going to make my sleeves like that. With more of an off the shoulder look permanently.

I am doing complete sketches of this costume in full detail, but I won't be sharing those yet...

This is such a fun costume for me to do. I have always wanted to be a gypsy and having throwing knives. So I was rather happy when I saw her in the trailer. The colors of the costume are also some of my favorites... ah! so much fun.

The costume items I will be sewing/making to create this look are...

1. Victorian style Corset (in an ivory silk so I can wear it with my ella dress also)

2. Full skirted gypsy petticoat

3. Victorian short bloomers...I am thinking of making them in purple silk?

4. Gypy Bodice in black with stars.

5. Gypsy strip patchwork skirt

 

Here is the corset!

I used a corset pattern I hadn't tried before. I didn't take a back picture because the dress form is actually a little bit bigger than me, so the lacing does close completely on the dress form. *dress forms are always lacking at that "squish" factor. ;)

Although I like this corset because it reminds me of the one Elena wears in Mask of Zorro.

Once I finish more items for this costume I shall post another update.

For now... I shall leave you with an awesome picture I found.

Thanks for reading!

Sewing Madness in the Studio!

Greetings,

Thank you for stopping by my little blog.

I know I have been a bit absent around the blog and website realm as of late.

So to answer many of your questions as to what I am doing....well, the simple reason is that it is almost October 31st! Even if you don't celebrate Halloween I am sure you can understand the need for costumes for some people this time of year. (so much fun)

We are still in the process of creating lots of things, but I shall give you a few sneak peaks.

Lots of red riding hood capes! If you haven't seen my website page about the capes click here or visit my other blog posts here. They are fun to wear around for that perfect fairytale fantasy look.

Next up, I am in the process of creating a starwars costume inspired by Padme's "Picnic Dress" from Attact of the Clones. It is an inspired by version that will be fit for a royal queen of naboo.

The Mad Hatter lost his coat and asked me to sew a new one so that is done, Elizabeth Swann needed a new night gown and robe so that shall soon be created.

Dread Pirate Robert's felt he needed an updated look for this October season, so that has been sewn.

 Last, but not least the little glove "factory"is running smoothly. Lots of love has been spread to my Alice in Wonderland gloves. Thank you everyone!

Oh, yes....Dark chocolate cupcakes are my favorite so I decided to whip up a batch. The only papers we had left in the cupboard were these bat covered ones. But I happen to like bats and the orange look was perfect for October. So there you go. 

The cupcakes looked rather boring sitting alone on the counter so I grabbed Dracula. (the original vampire novel...because real vampires don't sparkle..but let's not get into that)

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Is anyone going to go see 3 Musketeers? I'll have to catch that as well during a sewing break. Maybe I'll have to wear my black musketeers hat..hahah. I doubt I could get in the theater with a sword though. Not sure if the movie shall be any good, but I am always up for something fun and entertaining. (and historical costumes of course)

What does your October look like?

Thanks for reading...

 

P.S. I now own an Alien wrist blaster (think cowboys and aliens....) so I'll try and do a post about that at some point. It is larger style that lights up and was modified from found items.

I shall try and get Ella's dress done, but that might have to wait until next month.

More costume packages!

Greetings,

 Well it is that time again... more packages! :) October is coming soon!

 

Everything is in the box and on the way.

 

Thanks for reading!

Pirate Packages!

Greetings,

Just thought I would share a quick pictures of some pirate costumes wrapped and on the way to customers.

 

Thanks for reading!

I've been published!

Well....my gloves have been published anyway.

Looks like my little alice in wonderland kids gloves have been featured in Parenting Magazine  "Glee Fashion: Back to School" photoshoot. ah!! I was rather excited, to say the least.

Here is how it looks on the website...

 
You can see the outfit from the shoot here or it is in the September issue of the Magazine.

I thought I would take a few pictures of the magazine for you to see. 

 
What do you think? Isn't the model cute?

Here is the shopping guide with my etsy shop address in the magazine.

 

 Here is another shot of how the little gloves looked on another spread of the page.

 

Thanks for reading!

If you are interested in your own pair of Alice in Wonderland Gloves, for kids or adults... please visit my Etsy Shop.