In fact, Halloween is less than 2 months away. Is anyone planning or even working on a costume for a party? I have to work Halloween, so no costume for me....
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slc_fire
Aug 7, 2007 12:41 am
That is amazing looking foam leather!! Great job! Sheree ... broken ... old ... it ... runes ... get ... step....
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wise_yoda_dude
Aug 7, 2007 2:15 am
Yup! A friend of mine wants to hold a Rocky Horror Picture Show themed fancy dress party, and I'm doing a Magenta costume. I've the main dress, I just need to...
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swimarcher@...
musicdoghiker
Aug 7, 2007 5:21 am
Did I miss the post with the pictures? ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour...
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Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux
Aug 7, 2007 6:48 am
... Nope, we don't allow attachments. He posted them in the yahoo gallery. Look to the right on this post.... there should be a "new pictures" link to the...
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Judy Mitchell
rookwoods
Aug 7, 2007 1:17 pm
... well... it is if you're reading in the yahoo website. If you're reading this post in your email, it likely won't have the sidebar on the left <G>...
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rookwoods
Aug 7, 2007 1:40 pm
VEry Very cool!! -Judy...
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Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux
Aug 7, 2007 11:35 pm
... this post in your email, it likely won't have the sidebar on the left <G> <ducking> My other left!!!!! On the e-mail if you're using the new format, they...
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nmentor467
Aug 8, 2007 2:43 pm
I've searched the net over for a site that focuses on modifying those mask blanks sold at the art supply store with no luck. I need to make a mask of Bacchus...
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Puppetmaker
puppetmaker36
Aug 8, 2007 2:55 pm
Nelly- I've done a number of masks over these blanks over the years. Here is how I do it. Please ask if any of this doesn't make sense. I use the blank as my...
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Ann Garner
agarner72801
Aug 8, 2007 3:00 pm
... Don't rely on the mask base to hold the stuff. I've seen it done so the made mask intentionally comes off the form. In fact, the one I saw was made using...
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Sarah
strong_sarah
Aug 8, 2007 4:22 pm
I haven't thought ahead that far yet! So far the big project I'm working on for myself is 14th c. stuff for an event in September, but that's OT on this list! ...
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Bruce & Nora Mai
casamai
Aug 8, 2007 10:46 pm
Funny you should ask. I just finished exactly doing just this. My experience was a mostly positive one. I wanted to simulate the musculature under a face. I...
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Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux
Aug 8, 2007 11:34 pm
... working on for myself is 14th c. stuff for an event in September, but that's OT on this list! It's closer than we think. Number of new folks is...
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Sharon Henderson
jastaelf
Aug 9, 2007 12:16 am
Was it here, back a while ago, that someone posted a link to a Tudor gown website where the concept of the design was that it was worn by a lady Vampire in the...
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Aurora Celeste
jayenks
Aug 9, 2007 12:26 am
A historical vampire? As in portrait of Vlad Dracul, or Elizabeth Bathory? Or as in a fantasy costume of a vampire that lived in the 16th century, like a...
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Sharon Henderson
jastaelf
Aug 9, 2007 1:19 am
More like the latter; This was a really spiff-looking fantasy costume, as if an upper-class vampire in the classic Tudor era decided to go to court and didn't...
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Sharon Henderson
jastaelf
Aug 9, 2007 1:29 am
Got it! A friend on another list sent me the link: http://www.farthingales.on.ca/album_evampire.html The neat thing is just how period this turned out. The...
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nmentor467
Aug 9, 2007 2:42 am
Hi, I'm wondering why you would use non-drying clay? Wouldn't it be easier to layer the mache onto a dry base so the features aren't moving while you're...
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Puppetmaker
puppetmaker36
Aug 9, 2007 2:51 am
Nelly- So I can dig the clay out of the paper mache. Getting dried clay out of the corners is a pain. I usually put down a layer of white gesso and paint on ...
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Andrew T Trembley
attrembl
Aug 9, 2007 12:48 pm
... Well, there was the Costume-Con 21 Historical Masquerade entry "What if Queen Elizabeth I went Goth?" <http://www.costume-con.org/gallery2/main.php? ...
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Jules
jules_emt2
Aug 9, 2007 11:38 pm
I have a few things you might try, I am currently in the mask making mode myself and am using a product called Fosshape by Dazian Specialty Fabrics, you can...
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Daibhi
daibhaid_obr...
Aug 10, 2007 1:22 am
At one time Simplicity had a pattern for a mens western shirt with the front layover piece. I used it and with velour and some channel quilting on the front...
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von_drago
Aug 10, 2007 1:48 am
I have a project where I want to make a lot of fabric roses in a variety of colors & sizes. So I'm looking for fabric suggestions. I know that most of the...
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puppetmaker36
Aug 10, 2007 12:26 pm
A friend found this on the BBC website and I have to say that it is a treasure mine of reference material for props and stuff. ...
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Sarah
strong_sarah
Aug 10, 2007 1:13 pm
You can also use ribbon, which has the advantage of already-finished edges. It's been a loooong time but I kind of remember making some ribbon roses and they...
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Mentor, Nelly A
nmentor467
Aug 10, 2007 2:35 pm
Thanks for the fabric tips. I'll head out to the craft store this weekend. Nelly [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Alyson
kemperoctavia
Aug 10, 2007 2:39 pm
I found a book on fabric flowers ($2.00 @ Jo-Anne's) that suggests using ribbons since they have a seam, they are multi-coloured, and ribbon is easier to...
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von_drago
Aug 10, 2007 9:17 pm
I was hoping to avoid ribbon. It has to be cheaper to buy fabric yardage then yards of ribbon. Cause I'm talking about a LOT of roses. Nora ... using ribbons...
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Cat Devereaux
catdevereaux
Aug 10, 2007 9:40 pm
... yardage then yards of ribbon. ... Do you need them all sizes??? And do you need to make them yourselves. Out here in LA in the garment district, the...
