Brielle's Notions

Galaxy Travel Pillow Cases

Greetings!

I was at the fabric store the other day purchasing things for Costume Orders (more about that later!)

Anyway.....all the cotton printed fabric was on sale and I was in the market for something fun and cool for travel pillowcases. I have this thing that I really hate using hotel pillowcases. ewww...ok, I will use them if I must, but why when you could have something fun?

So to solve said problem and have new pillowcases for summer travels I bought this fabric!! Isn't it awesome?

 

I felt like a little kid again with brilliantly colorful pillowcases. 

My regular ones are a nice silky brown and match my bedset at home, but this is way more fun for traveling.

The Galaxy prints reminded me of Star Wars and Thor's world.

Totally sold me on it.

Perhaps it shall induce dreams of a galaxy far far away?

If you are a seamstress and want your own fabric, I found that it is online here.

 

 What is one of your favorite things to take with you when traveling? 

 

Thanks for reading!

 

P.S. thanks for all the kind comments everyone! I shall reply very soon.

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!

 

Lincoln Lee: Cool vs Geeky

Greetings,

This is really random, but it 'twas a fleeting image I was pondering upon while watching Fringe last week.

So I thought why not share it with you my fellow costume obsessed readers?

I really do appreciate each and everyone of you who visit the blog and/or leave comments. Totally makes my day! Thank you.

 

Ok, back to the topic. Lincoln's Morph-Ability in Fringe.

The Costume Designer Jenni Gullett (from x-files!) did a great job with the wardrobe.  As well as the makeup artists...they used very subtle changes with his makeup/hair, but just enough to create a new look.

In the Alternate Universe Lincoln is rocking a cool slightly "sci-fi action hero look" complete with military inspired jacket, combat boots, spiked hair and that awesome cuff/earbud thing.

In our Universe Lincoln shows up a bit later in the show. He completes his look in a bit more geeky way with a classic fitted gray suit, those glasses and more polished hair.

I just find it interesting that with just a few changes you can completely alter someones look. Or your own style for that matter.

Makes me want to go buy a new outfit of some kind...rock some "alternate universe" Olivia fashion..hmm....

The Power of Clothes is pretty cool....(and hair gel apparently) 

So what Agent Lee do you prefer?

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*Spoiler Alert* if you watch Fringe and aren't caught up....well, then. opps! Erase your memory from this point on.

I was kind of shocked with the last Fringe Episode, totally didn't see that coming! How could Lincoln die????? Anyway......it is Fringe so anything could happen.

...but maybe, just maybe...it will all work out for everyone.....

Have an awesome day!

Twilight Zone.....inspired fashion?

Greetings,

This is going to be a rather random post.

However, there is some reason behind it...kind of. When I am sewing (and not listening to movies) I am usually listening to TV shows.

Those are almost always X-Files, Fringe or the Twilight Zone.....etc...

I was listening to the first episode of season 3 of Twilight Zone the other day and for some reason I really liked the outfits! Lol, I know weird right?

Well anyway...the story line was short. Typical Twilight Zone etc...but the outfits were "end of the world" cool....

The Woman in the show puts on this fancy dress she found in an old shop. Then straps on her guns and very large knife. Love it!

Kind of reminded me of Ella's Dress from Cowboys and Aliens. read that here

Soft/Lady Like + End of the World Tough....

 

I like that style, but I like weird sci-fi stuff.

Especially when it involves a worn down dress that used to be stunning.

Aka, Tia Dalma's Costume, Colleen Atwood's costume designs for Mrs. Lovett etc... There is just something I am drawn to about worn down pretty dresses with the lady holding a good weapon. Love it.

Oh! Side Note: I like her makeup as well.

I know it is in black and white, but the tones and style are still cool.

It is kind of interesting because the "smokey eye" she is wearing in this episode didn't come into real day to day fashion for quite a few years. Now it is the normal look. You see it everywhere. It is one of my favorites eye makeups to do.

I think you could achieve a similar look with this tutorial. Or try copying one of Amanda Seyfried's eye makeup styles...

This Costume could really be a starting point for all kinds of fashion/costume ideas. I might just go draw something up inspired by this....oh, the possibilities!

Anyway, have an awesome day!

Thanks for stopping by my little blog.

 

P.S. Recognize the actress in the photos above?

....she actually only says a few words in the Twilight Zone episode, but makes up for it later in her tv show Bewitched.

*cue the theme song music...*

 

Stockclass Paintball Guantlets

Greetings,

Here are some stockclass paintball gauntlets I made for my brother.

He designed the look. We then combined our ideas and this was the result.

I really like how the bright green stitching contrasted with the black.

another shot....

*These have been used, so yes...they are a bit dirty. All the better.

 You can see them better here as well....

I think it would be fun to make these in other color combinations as well. Or even with glow in the dark thread...that would be cool.

Looking for your own pair? Contact me for details.

 

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!

Reading....

Greetings,

I think far to often in our busy world we forget to take the time to read a book.

A real book.

Not a magazine, not a website, not a digital copy of a book on a digital book device...no I mean a book. Pages of crisp paper with black font...creating a world, a story, a place for our imaginations to thrive.

I think of books as mini vacations.

We can go anywhere we want in a book....learn about new things, expand our knowledge, get lost in a legend, stumble upon a magic land through a wardrobe, travel through england solving a mystery...even ride dragons.

What are you waiting for?

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss

My faithful dragon Dracena likes to rest upon some of my books.

 

So why not visit your local bookstore and buy yourself something fun to read?

Turn of your electronics and enjoy.

 

 ...and on that note, I am off to read a book.

Have a great weekend!

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!

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. 

 

 

Our Journey to Middle Earth....

*Update! You can see more pictures of my elven cloaks here*

Suiliad! (Greetings in the tongue of the elves)

Turns out that last night my cousins and I took a journey to Middle Earth. It 'twas a bit of a last minute/surprise birthday present for my cousin who is having her sweet sixteen as well.

There was a concert of The Fellowship of the Ring scheduled in our city and it looked like so much fun we could not pass it up.

Of course this meant dressing up as well......

We certainly could not travel without our "Fellowship" capes. So being I am part elf I was able to obtain 3 elven cloaks for our journey.

We decided to keep our other garments more modern. So our capes were more of the costumes.

Here is what I wore....simple black dress, evenstar and Elven Cloak!

This cloak is so much fun to wear...it swishes and swirls just like the movie cloaks.

Upon arriving at the event we soon noticed that many other LOTR fans had come from all over. "Tis one of the nice things about attending slightly "geeky" events is that everyone likes the same thing.... or at least can appreciate seeing and hearing the beautifully composed music for "The Fellowship of the Ring".

Here are a few pictures for you to get a little glimpse of how it looked...

The huge screen was placed above the orchestra and they played live music for the film. I was so surprised that they played the whole movie (well the shorter edited version)..

The music was amazing. I had so much fun just watching everyone play the instruments, the violinists were insane! Lots of fast playing and perfect timing.

During intermission we found that there was a display of items from the movie. Of course the 3 of us ran out there to see. We were greeted by a very impressive Lurtz statue/wearing the real costume. Wow, that guys was really tall.

A ringwraith was also in attendance, a fact I was most pleased about. I have always like the ringwraiths.

I ran out of space on my camera card. ah! So I don't have as many pictures of the props as I would like. However, you can see some of the cool stuff below.

I love swords. alot. so the fact that there were many LOTR swords there, I was super excited. It was odd though that only one Legolas knife was on the table. The shards of Narsil looked pretty awesome. I think I need those for my collection.

Here is another shot of the swords...and the backs of our capes!

Over all we had an amazingly fun time traveling to Middle Earth.

Thanks for reading!

 

That red cape....

 "Hey there little Red Riding Hood...

  

Just wanted to share a sneak peak of my Red Riding Hood cape.... I have had SO many requests to make a version of Red Riding Hood's cape, so I thought I would.

 More coming soon!  

 

 Quick picture of the garments hanging up...

 
 

Baby Dragon Tea

Well I suppose it isn't baby dragon tea, but a baby dragon tea thermos.

I have a fondess for all thigs to do with fantasy dragons and I drink tea constantly, so when I saw this it simply had to go home with me.

 

I liked the simple little design on the front and the sleek silver look. The lining is actually made of clay so it doesn't have that "metal taste" or "plastic taste" that a lot of travel mugs have. I will be using mine for all my chai teas.

One of my favorite chai teas is the Maharaja Chai Oolong Tea from Teavanna. It has a spicy flavor that reminds me of tea from ancient times or a fantasy world. It is extra delicious with a bit of honey in it as well. The blend of cinnamon, ginger, pepper, cloves, cardamom and nutmeg are just perfect for me.

 

You can purchase a tea thermose like mine Here .

This was not a sponsered post by Teavanna, I simply wanted to share my little dragon find. :)

Thanks for reading!

Fairy Cousins

The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve; 'tis almost fairy time. 

~William Shakespeare

 

My cousin and I attended a Fairy World Festival and it was so much fun to wander around in costume and look at the items created by other artists.

You can see the rest of my Steampunk Fairy Costume Here on my site

Thanks for reading!

fairies like cameras too...

 
My Steampunk Fairy Costume...click here... 

Welcome to my sewing blog!

Greetings,

Thank you for visiting my little blog in syber space. This is simply going to be a place for me to share sewing tips, costume ideas and a bit of what goes on behind the scenes at Brielle's Costume Wardrobe.

I shall also be sharing some of my favorite movie costumes and designers.

 
 
 Thank you for visiting! If you like, please leave a comment to say hello or let me know what you would like to see here at my blog.

                           Sincerely,