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Creating a Costume Bra Tutorial on Flickr

Jalene — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:46:29 +0000

For me, this is one of the hardest things to do. I love this tutorial. I feel inspired.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mishakitty/sets/72157604040747130/

Pretty in Pink

Jalene — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:52:37 +0000

Here is the costume I made for the ManMan dance with Caitlin. On Monday, May 5th we debuted it at Raqs Serpentine’s Pyramid Lounge at the High Dive in Fremont. I don’t have any pics of the actual performance but if I get some I’ll post them.

This was a super hard costume to make because I had to design it and make all those ruffles. To make my belt I used scrap leather from Angie’s recycled leather that she uses to make her bags. Oh, did I mention I don’t really know how to sew. I know how to turn on the machine and thread it, that’s about it. I usually just use it to hem up my pants.

Caution: Costume Disaster Zone

Jalene — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:00:43 +0000

Here is my disaster zone in February from making my Persian costume. I can’t believe I made it out alive.

Almost done, or so I think. It actually takes much longer to hand sew on all the details and make the little hat. But it’s super cute at the end of it all. You can see a photo of us at Town Hall here (my group is the girls on the left hand side): http://www.flickr.com/photos/novon/2337365601/sizes/m/