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[Apr. 10th, 2012|08:52 pm] |
1> The de-termiting forced a bunch of sawdust & fucking MOLD into the house. It smells awful even with the windows open. Putting off doing my hair for a day or two till it clears because I seriously can not take any more irritation.
We are still getting some bugs trying to escape the spray AND the best part? We are probably going to have another swarm in a few weeks. How the fuck am I supposed to cl;ean the house & keep it clean knowing that it just going to have to be cleaned again?
2> Erick & I are having to diet again. We both feel disgusting. As usual he's doing low carb & I'm doing calorie counting since low carb makes me nuts. I just hate having to make separate meals for us all the time. When he does low carb I have like 3 times the cooking work to do. *sigh*
3> I may have to buy a point & shoot camera with a good macro function because I really don't have the mental bandwidth to try & learn to use my dad's fancy cameras with their many lenses. I would just rather spend the time thatr would be wasted learning that doing something else. I HAVE to get pictures of a bunch of stuff I need to sell & several jewelry projects. The old point & shoot camera is dead dead dead.
4> Our taxes aren't as huge as they have been in past years but they are huge. Having a big house in CA that won't sell, despite the rent coming in from it, is till a huge drain. We still haven't paid off all the moving expenses from coming to TN. PLUS we still have a POD with Erick's stuff from his office out there & no room to put any of that stuff. We have too much crap but Erick never wants to get rid of anything so either we will have to find a really huge place next year or I don't know what. |
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| Twinkle Twinkle, Little Bat Redux |
[Aug. 8th, 2010|08:31 pm] |
Here is a better picture. You can see the variation in colours much better here. Heliotrope is so damn hard to photograph!
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| Twinkle Twinkle, Little Bat Wedding Necklace |
[Aug. 5th, 2010|12:46 pm] |
I need to get a better picture for DA, but this will do for now since I can't mail this off till Monday at this point anyway. |
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| Hummers can be green, no really |
[Aug. 2nd, 2010|11:15 am] |
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| |  pensive | ] | So I expected to be more freaked out about getting the truck than I am. Our financial guy demanded a phone call before he released the money, that stressed me out but it's routine. It's a huge expense but we should get most of it back from selling the highlander. Also we will be trading a hybrid that still uses a lot of gas for something that can, with diligence, run exclusively on biofuels. We can even make our own. That with the electric car we intend to replace the Prius with will pretty much get us off the dead dinosaurs at least for transport.
My main concern right now is how we are going to sell the Highlander. It needs some body work done on it, but after that should still be worth quite a lot. That going t be a big stressful thing and will probably take longer than we like.
I am also going to have to learn to do some car maintenance. I have avoided learning to work on cars my whole life, it was almost a thing with me, but having this truck is going to turn out to be a hobby in it's own right between the cosmetic modifications, possibly brewing fuel and such. This is all so... manly! Ok off to work on 40K stuff for PAX, with powertools! weeeeeeeeeeeee...
um, maybe I should say grrrrrrrrrrrr... |
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| Zombies? NO PROBLEM! |
[Aug. 1st, 2010|07:46 pm] |
Yeah, we just agreed to purchase this, our future Warhammer 40K art car.
H1 Hummer 1998 Turbo Diesel, will run on biodiesel quite happily so it's actually more green than my Highlander Hybrid which we are going to have to sell in short order. Interior is grey leather, but I will be dressing it up quite a bit.
Yes it's insane. We have to fly down to SoCal this week to pick it up, then drive it back. Also insane.
We may be painting it flat black, we will definitely be getting rid of that horrid HUMMER decal. It's going to need skulls and Inquisitorial insignia as well as other details functional and not we have already discussed. We will be working on the design in the next couple months.
Yes I know, it's the ultimate asshole vehicle and can not really be parked around here but I will only drive it once a week for a late night grocery run, and then we will use it on trips. If I do have to park it during the day I will have a parasol so I can park it far out of the way.
We need to get a Biodeisel sticker done in fancy black letter so hippies don't attack us when we drive it.
Yes I know, INSANE!!!! |
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| More 40K test shots from the other night |
[Jul. 28th, 2010|01:18 pm] |
These are from the other night, again I do not have my backpack and we are still working on the guns.
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| hahahaaha YEAH RIGHT! |
[Jul. 23rd, 2010|06:15 am] |
Apologies for having to reach out to you like this, I made a quick trip to London,UK and had my bag stolen from me with my passport and credit cards in it. I'm document less & penniless right now. The embassy is willing to help by letting me fly without my passport, I just have to pay for a ticket and settle Hotel bills. Unfortunately for me, I can't have access to funds without my credit card, I've made contact with the bank but they need more time to come up with a new one. I was thinking of asking you to lend me some quick funds that i can give back as soon as i get in. I really need to be on the next available flight.
I can forward you details on how you can get the funds to me. I'll have my Blackberry with me always to receive messages: tiffany.marley@ymail.com
I await your response...
Thank you very much
Tiffany |
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[Jul. 6th, 2010|07:12 am] |
Made some progress on my EQ quests.
Got the makeup stuff ordered I wanted.
Either Wed. or Thurs. I have to m0ar bl00 my hair as there are plans for this weekend. Doubt my new tarting up supplies will be here, but we shall see. no idea what to wear either.
When I get up, yes I am just about to go to bed, I have to get back into the cleaning and take inventory of the Warhammer stuff I need to do. we really need to get working on that this week. as it is getting everything done will be tough. |
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| TidyQuest |
[Jul. 1st, 2010|07:20 pm] |
So due to a lack of fabric boxes, need another Costco run, I decided to tackle the laundry, which became an all out assault on the bedroom. I would not have stuck to it as long as I did, but I have a new season of Hell's Kitchen to get caught up on. Of course now I am out of good hangers, so we are back to needing Costco.
My office and our bedroom are the two rooms that have been most neglected since we moved in. Getting these under control is HUGE.
Also, I am adding more stuff to the give away pile. I want to do another pass trough my closet as well since I know I have things I will never wear, unfortunately a lot of that I have sentimental attachments to or it would need some maintenance before it could go to someone else. Some of the emotional stuff, if I found someone who would actually wear it regularly, meaning I might run into them wearing it out, I would be happy to rehome.
Other than shopping, washing laundry & dishes, and starting on potato salad for Sunday, I am taking tomorrow off. I will start again on Monday. I think I can get my workspace useable next week, not perfect mind you, but usable again. I just need a break, mostly so my allergies have a couple days off. |
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| ow |
[Jun. 30th, 2010|08:44 pm] |
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I don't think my finger is supposed to bend that way. Meaning the distal phalange of my right pinky kind of moves side to side a bit with a little click. The one on the left does not do that. |
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| so many things... |
[Jun. 30th, 2010|03:57 pm] |
Remember all that makeup I needed to rehome? I still have it. I still need to rehome it. Actually, the pile has grown. I also have a lot of clothes, and boots to rehome. Right now I am in the process of cleaning my office/workroom, after I have that somewhat under control I am going to have to take pictures of it all and post it here. I HATE doing that. I really really hate it, but it has to happen. I just have too much stuff and it needs to go. I am making a big haul of crafting stuff but there is a crafting up cycle place in SF I will probably take all that to. I am not taking pictures of all that, of course once it's together if anyone wants to come by and pick through it, that's fine. Same goes for the clothes and shoes. The only thing I hate more than taking pictures of stuff is shipping stuff.
OK, time to go brave the office disaster. can't get rid of stuff till it's sorted. |
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| heh |
[Jun. 26th, 2010|02:05 pm] |
I took the find your spot quiz thing. The cities it suggested for me are: Portland, Denver, Seattle, New Haven and Nashville.
huh. |
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| Photos taken of me and some of my junk by Ray in Nashville |
[Jun. 7th, 2010|09:54 pm] |
All photos taken by the one and only Ray, (who needs to give me better credit info.)
( more stuff under here ) |
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| Going to bed early |
[May. 7th, 2010|10:02 pm] |
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I have to get up tomorrow, have breakfast and get on the road. I may or may not post to LJ as I go, have not yet decided. I will be posting to Twitter & FB as I progress. Going to try to take better quality pictures this year, we will see how that goes. |
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| Blorg |
[May. 1st, 2010|04:07 pm] |
The goal this weekend is to be, except doing my hair, ready to leave for Nashville by Sunday evening. That would allow me to relax a bit and spend time with Erick next week before my drive out. I think it is doable.
I just plotted out my route and planned stops for the night. Going North both ways unless the weather situation is just too out of control in the mountains. I can kind of take it easy on the way to Nashville and I should be arriving earlyish Tuesday evening. I may leave Monday night depending on how I feel so I can try and make it home by Thrusday since Maker Faire will be that weekend.
We are skipping Baycon again this year, in fact I doubt we will do much of anything the holiday weekend. I will probably need some serious downtime before we get to work on stuff for PAX and Steamcon. |
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| 10 days till I leave for Nashville! |
[Apr. 28th, 2010|05:17 pm] |
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I still have a few things I need to get done, but I should have enough time so when I am not doing those few things I can play games and screw around with whatever. I am seriously considering taking the Northern route to and from Nashville this year. Yes leaving Denver towards Kansas was SO depressing last year, but I think if I know I am going to be back in a week it won't be as hard. Also getting to see mountains & high desert twice this year = WIN. I just want nothing to do with AZ or OK at this point due to their complete and total asshattery. |
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| Monocorder |
[Apr. 27th, 2010|01:40 pm] |
Xevian Industries Presents another marvel or modern technology, the MONOCORDER!
Because the world is a dangerous place, and you need to keep tabs on the forces around you sometimes a gizmometer simply will not give you enough information. It is at these times you will find yourself in need of a Xevian Industries Monocorder! It does one thing, but it does it well! Ultimately portable, this fine unit comes with a sturdy leather strap and adjustable buckle to fit adventurers of all sizes. |
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| did anyone get the nuber of that truck? |
[Apr. 22nd, 2010|03:33 pm] |
So I opted out of Wednesday. By this I mean I went to bed Tuesday night and got up early Thursday morning. Then ate everything not moving or raw, and went back to sleep for a few hours. I believe I was/am fighting off some nasty bug. Sleeping 12 hours in a night, not so unusual, but over 24 hours? Yeah that does not happen often.
I need to get some cleaning done in the next few days, there might be a 40K game Sunday if we can get people together. Also need to get the kitchen tidy before I leave for Nashville. I have 2 weeks and 2 days before I leave, luckily I have almost everything I can do this far in advance done. That last week I have to finish packing, do my hair and make sure the house is ready for me to be gone for 2 weeks.
There are things running around my head I am not ready to talk about yet. Probably won't be till after my trip which is a good opportunity for me to get my head screwed on straight about things.
Got my new laptop, which is my main work & gaming computer. Need to make sure it works well, so I'd better go do some stuff on it. I should be posting some finished projects over the next week. Most likely they will trickle out. I don't want to post everything at once, plus I still need to get some pictures done. |
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| meh |
[Apr. 20th, 2010|07:19 pm] |
I have gotten a lot done today. Mounted the smaller wings in the old large wing harness since I can't do the fancy wing mount I wanted to do. Once I get that done the large wings will go back in with no problems.
Started some packing for Nashville, mostly to see how I am doing on space. Since Erick is going to be there a few days I need room for his stuff. Also not 100% sure what all to take myself. It sort of depends on whatI end up scheduling for Thursday & Friday... the only days I really still have free at the moment.
Got the new laptop, since my old one died. Typing on it now. Since I have all the major projects done for the trip and Maker Faire I can kind of take it somewhat easy till I leave. The exception being I need to do some web stuff, get some projects posted and such. Don't wanna, I will though.
Feeling tired and like I am trying to come down with something. Unacceptable. Probably just allergies anyway. At least I hope it is. |
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| 20 days till I leave for Nashville |
[Apr. 18th, 2010|01:20 pm] |
I hope to be relaptopped next week. I would like to take a few days off to play games, even though I still have stuff to do. I just feel like I need a break. When I get the laptop I will also need to upload some finished stuff I haven't yet.
As far as that stuff goes, well, I have one major project, one medium project & a bunch of little ones. Not really sure how long the big one, the new wings, will be yet as I have been trying to get smaller projects done. At this point if I had to I could just wear my big wings or do the easier version of the small ones, but we will see. I think I will know for sure what I am doing sometime today.
Of course no doubt I will realize there is stuff that HAS to be done before I leave when I have no time to do it.
I should finish the corset repair/upgrades now, pack up some stuff to ship tomorrow & then delve into the big stuff. |
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| blorg |
[Apr. 16th, 2010|08:05 pm] |
I really have nothing interesting to report right now. I finished the Maker Faire jacket, have some detailing to do on an old corset, need to work on the wings, need to finish a few odds and ends for different outfits for the trip. Still very unsure about which version of the wings I am doing. I need to fiddle with some wiring and experiment with some stuff to see if I can do the more complex wing arrangement in time. Otherwise I will just do the simple smaller wings and save the really cool idea for Steamcon.
My car is still fucked up. I think we are going to have to get a new battery, this HAS to be fixed next week because I need to make sure it's in good shape for leaving.
I am hoping to be done with Nashville/MF projects next week. It may or may not be possible but if it is I'd really like some time to play games and relax before the trip, maybe casually work on some longer term projects. |
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| 24 days till Nashville... ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! |
[Apr. 14th, 2010|10:02 pm] |
| [ | feeling... |
| |  BUSY! | ] | That means I have just under 3 weeks to finish projects since I need the last few days for packing and doing my hair. Today while driving around on errands I really started going over in my head everything I need for Nashville. I realized that a couple outfits I thought were set need a few bits made for them. I also need a back-up Ren Faire outfit in case it rains. I don't even have a hat box big enough for my pirate hat, urgh. I still have so much to do on Maker Faire stuff as well. I may have to go with the more simple version of the new wings for Maker Faire but I won't know for a few days till I can get to checking the feasibility of the more complex design. I am going to do a bit more sewing before I tackle that.
Not sure if Erick has ordered my new laptop yet, but I should have that in time.
Oh well, back to work. |
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| Why can't I do anything simply? |
[Apr. 13th, 2010|05:33 pm] |
| [ | feeling... |
| | blinged out | ] | I think I may have just made my Maker Faire jacket too fancy for Maker Faire but I just can't seem to resist an opportunity to put sparklies on stuff anymore. Not only is it going to be too sparklie for Maker Faire now, it's probably going to take 3 more days to finish since I have the extra beadwork to do. I need help. :-( |
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[Apr. 12th, 2010|11:21 pm] |
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| |  busy | ] | I need to get a few things finished before I can realistically think about going to Death Guild or doing much of anything. I leave for Nashville in 45 minutes and 25 days. I have a lot to do before then and going out is fun but getting stuff done is more important to me I guess. I feel like if I am not getting stuff made I am just not doing anything other than housework, especially since my gaming computer went tits up I can't even game much. Meh.
I have a lot more to do on this jacket. I need to find something to wear with the jacket, or more specifically under it. Oh well, back to work. |
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| damn my brain |
[Apr. 10th, 2010|11:46 pm] |
| [ | feeling... |
| | busy | ] | SO I got a fantastic idea for the new wings, which I seriously do not think is doable before I go to Nashville. I am very upset by this because if I could do it, well, it'd be pretty epic. I may look into exactly what it would take to get it done next week but I just don't see it happening with only 28 days till I leave for Nashville which basically means I have 3 weeks to get this shit finished since I will need the last week for packing, doing my hair & getting things ready for me to be gone 2 weeks.
The jacket for Maker Faire is coming along well, I'm just not sure I will be completely satisfied with the bustle just being a layered swallowtail affair when I am so used to the poof bustles. I know, it's good to use different techniques so everything doesn't look the same, but I get ideas stuck in my head about what's preferable. Right now I am attaching Venise Lace around the edges, under the lapels and around the back. It's very tedious since it ALL has to be securly tacked down or you get puckering and it catches on everything. *urgh* After that I just have to cover the lapels in silk, do the last tier of the bustle and put on the brass closures. Oh and put on the lace up bit in the back. Almost forgot about that.
Guess I better get back to work then. |
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| I need an intern. |
[Apr. 9th, 2010|07:40 pm] |
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| | busy again... thank xst | ] | I need to get to work, so much to get caught up on. My shoulder is still sore but as long as I don't try to pick up anything over 10 pounds till sometime next week I *should* be ok.
Bought the silk for the can can skirt, some black velveteen which I hope isn't TOO off from the stuff I already had, some trim and am sourcing more brass buttons. Have decided on layered velveteen swallowtails lined in the colour shifting silk and trimmed in Venise Lace for the attached bustle on the jacket, possibly with poofs of silk in between but I will have to test that to see if it looks right. I am also going to do the lapels in the silk as well I think. I am a little worried about it being a bit bright but what the hell, right?
By the way, I am wearing this jacket to Maker Faire with the smaller wings and over black velveteen pants rather than a skirt so the lining of the longest swallowtails will most likely show which is why I am bothering to line it at all. I will most likely make a long velveteen skirt eventually, I should have enough fabric for it now, but I can worry about that after Nashville. |
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| Dear Shoulder, |
[Apr. 6th, 2010|10:11 pm] |
| [ | feeling... |
| |  in pain | ] | I do not have time for you to hurt this much. I need to be able to workout, get things done for my Nashville trip which I leave for in 31 days. I need to be able to sew my outfit for Maker Faire when I get back. The house needs cleaning, laundry needs doing, and I simply can not lose this week especially since I lost last week SO... please be mysteriously fine tomorrow. KTHNXBI |
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| Z -33 |
[Apr. 4th, 2010|07:49 pm] |
Carpal tunnel is plaguing me today. I need to take out my braids and let my hair rest till I redo them for Nashville in a few weeks. Not easy to do when you can hardly use your hands already.
Now that the closet has been sorted I can concentrate on finishing the wings & the outfit to go with. Still looking for the fabric for the new jacket, you wouldn't think black cotton velveteen would be so hard to find. All that closet drama set me off the schedule I was trying to adhere to. It seems no matter what I can never actually get ahead. Somemthing always comes up. |
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| fairly productive, as things go |
[Mar. 28th, 2010|08:58 pm] |
| [ | feeling... |
| | busy | ] | 41 days till I leave for Nashville.
In other news:
Got a lot done this weekend. The new smaller wings are themselves done except for details, and they need to be mounted to the little wood box and leather straps for wearing. The box is going to be kind of a big deal as it's going to have one of my weird blue tube bulbs, gears, etc. and I haven't completely sorted where I am going to hide the battery pack. Also that project is being gated by needing a belt buckle like the one on the big wings and the correct size gauge... but those things should be taken care of as they are on order. If I get all the bits I might very well finish the new wings this week.
I am having huge issues getting the outfit for Maker Faire sorted, other than the wings obviously. The basic idea was to do a black cotton velveteen version of the leather outfit I wear with the larger wings but I am having trouble finding a jacket to modify or enough yardage to make one from scratch. If I have to I can just wear my other velveteen outfit with pants instead of the skirt but I really did want to make a different outfit. I must have this finished before I leave for Nashville as Maker Faire is the day after I get back from that trip. Must be 100% ready to go before I do.
I have 2 big jewelry projects I am working on & waiting for bits to finish... again on order. No deadline for these.
Almost ready to start working on the new dress for Steamcon but that's in Nov. and I have other things coming up sooner. Yes it's going to take almost as long as the ballgown did since there are a LOT of ruffles and beadwork involved but I have to finish stuff for Maker & more importantly PAX before I get too involved with it.
I need to get the repairs done on the 313 dress for a party this coming weekend. Other than that I need to work on wings & the Maker Faire outfit. I believe I have all the stuff I need for Nashville, though there are a few bits I would like to get done. I should have plenty of time. If I can get squared away for Nashville & Maker Faire in the next 2 weeks I can resume work on my 40K stuff that has to be done by PAX. The sooner that gets done, the sooner I can get everything i9n order for Steamcon which is not only clothes for both of us, but several art projects as I am hoping to get into the art show.
Ok I have brain dumped enough all over your FLs. Better get started on the 313 repairs! |
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| wings & things |
[Mar. 23rd, 2010|03:06 pm] |
Smaller wings project is going really well. They are about half the size of the previous ones & will take about a week to finish. Old Steampunk wings called The Chiropterator new smaller, more dainty ones called The Chiropteratrix. No they won't look as cool but they will be much more wearable. I am attaching them to a wood box with a light and gear arrangement similar to the new portable device purse to wear as a backpack because I have more bits to make the blue lights. The original was attached to a brass cage for the clock gears. Won't be able to finish them until the brass guage comes from ebay though. I can get the wings themselves and the straps for wearing it all done even if I can't finish the box till that point. Hrm... now where to put the batteries?
After I finish the wings I will need to make the outfit to wear with them. Actually I really just need a bustle jacket similar to my leather one but made out of black cotton velveteen to match the pants I plan to wear with them. Should be more comfortable than the leather one even if it doesn't look quite as good. I might be using the new two tone silk on this outfit too. Why not, eh?
Ok time to make chicken casserole, and after dinner back to work! |
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| Creative stuff coming down the line. |
[Mar. 21st, 2010|12:42 pm] |
I may have found the last bit for my next jewelry set, the Sapphire Deep. Just have to confirm one thing about it. It will be mostly silver with touches of brass and copper peppered with Sapphire & Montana Blue Swarovski as well as Heliotrope Precosia which is much darker and more subtle for just a touch of deep purples and greens to compliment the blues. Just have to secure the focal critter.
As much as I love my Steampunk wings they really are a gigantic PITA to wear. I think I am going to make a more petite version for wearing and relegate the large ones to art shows (if I ever get to do one) and very occasional wearings like photoshoots. Going to try and get the mini wings done before I leave for Nashville so I can have them for Maker Faire and probably cause fewer injuries not to mention be more comfortable. They won't be as spectacular, but they will be wearable. Lot to be said for that. I am hoping it'll be a quick build since I have done it before.
Also need to make an outfit that isn't entirely leather to wear with them, again just too uncomfortable for long wear. Should be doable if I get started this week.
Other projects in the pipeline after Nashville & Maker Faire are the steampunk moulin rouge costume, some clothes for Erick & several larger non-wearable steampunk art projects. Then there is the Warhammer 40K stuff which HAS to be done for PAX this year, no excuses!
Another project that really needs to be done is getting my site for selling jewelry up. That's all me and just means I have to do a lot of coding and picture taking. Not really looking forward to it as I am completely burned out on web design and implementation but I need to do it. |
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| Z minus 49 days |
[Mar. 20th, 2010|12:25 pm] |
Well, the silk for my dance hall girl costume for Steamcon II came in THREE DAYS FROM THAILAND. I was FLOORED. The samples I got took 2-3 weeks to arrive. I guess that goes to show if I need to order I need to order BIG. It's the same colour shifting silk I used on the gothic prom dress. Now I need to decide if I want to do all the skirt ruffles in the same silk or if I want to get a few different ones in my colours like a very fuschia/purple & a sky blue/fuchsia which are two other samples I got. Not looking forward to making 273812123 yards of ruffles. Still haven't picked out the black skirt fabric to attach the ruffles to, leaning towards a jacquard or black velvet to match the corset. That decision will wait till after Nashville though.
Speaking of Nashville, and Maker Faire which I should JUST get back in time for, I need to finalize some stuff so I can use my time wisely. I have to be ready for both before I leave! |
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[Mar. 19th, 2010|09:14 am] |
Finished the gothic prom dress. The top is spiderweb lace, you can't see that clearly. Also the gloves are just draped over one shoulder. Of course the picture does not do the colour shifting silk nor the glittery heliotrope stones on the corset and the tulle skirt justice.
The tattered spiderweb lace, 8-point blue/violet silk and heliotroped tulle are made as three separate skirts, I like the idea of versatility and being able to use them in other contexts. |
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[Mar. 11th, 2010|12:06 am] |
This week has been very stressful, annoying & it's not half over.
I have to spend Thursday & much of Friday getting ready for Nova Albion. Friday night we are going to Clockwork, then Saturday & maybe Sunday the con. I have to get our clothes & accessories together, and do any necessary maintenance.
Anyway, if you need me tomorrow I'll be in my workroom watching Babylon 5 and swearing at things. |
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| Portable Device MKII (my purse) |
[Mar. 8th, 2010|10:56 pm] |
The gears you see in the window turn when the key is turned, and you can also see the glowing blue pipe light through the window as well. It is somewhat larger than the original one, and obviously heavier but I felt it was time to upgrade.
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[Mar. 7th, 2010|01:56 pm] |
Box purse is almost done. Will be do e as soon as I get the guage inserts. Need to fit Erick for a waistcoat. Need to cast and put together a Death Cameo. Also have to inventory and do maintenence on the rest of our stuff for next weekend.
Since we are commuting from home we won't be able to go hide in our room when we get bored or overwhelmed at the con so I am not sure how we are going to handle that. As much as I would love to wear my wings I think dealing with the huge new device purse is going to be awkward enough. Perhaps I need to make smaller more easily wearable wings for steamcon. |
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[Mar. 4th, 2010|10:28 pm] |
Spent all day working on the Portable Device purse project. Redid one part of it I had finished but realized there was a better way. That little detour took 2 hours. Oh well it's much better now. I think I could possibly finish it after another 8 hours of work which is great. That means it might be done this weekend. Then I can do some sewing which needs to be done by the 12th.
I guess I am going to have a shiny, glowing HUGE steampunk purse for Clockwork & Nova Albion. I have a lot of Steampunk art projects in various states of completion, none of the are wearable so they are going to be knickknacks for the formal room and might one day end up in a Steampunk convention art show or some such.
Of course standing so long I hurt my back and screwed up my knees. When I left my workshop both my back and knees kept giving out and Erick had to help me up the stairs. Back is still acting owie.
Still working on the heliotrope handflower project.
Need to get back to work on the last few Warhammer bits soon too.
This weekend is going to be devoted to cleaning & crafting.
Next weekend will be:
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[Mar. 3rd, 2010|11:31 pm] |
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| |  blorg | ] | SO instead of actually doing anything productive or fun tonight, I have been looking a pictures of stuff trying to come up with a solution to a problem I am having with one of my projects. Usually this exercise is inspiring & energizing but tonight it just made me feel frustrated & discouraged. Yes, I did come up with a solution, but it's not making me feel any better for some reason. I don't feel like bouncing off to my workshop to get back to work which usually at this point I do.
Instead now I am tired and I don't think I have the energy to actually do anything tonight even though I have so much I have to get done before next week. Don't want to clean or make anything or even workout which I must start doing again. I just feel like going to bed. Meh.
Perhaps it's a brain chemistry thing, or maybe I just can't do anything effectively unless it is last minute. Whatever the case I just feel meh and uninterested. It could be spring encroaching, that always depresses me. Who knows, in any case I think tonight is a lost cause. Maybe I will have better luck tomorrow?
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[Mar. 3rd, 2010|02:33 pm] |
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This post sure is a mixed bag...
SO much to do, so little motivation.
Nova Albion is coming up and the box still needs a lot of work. Also REALLY want to get Erick's vest done. I think I am just going to wear the outfit with the pinstripe corset even though I wear that all the time. Don't think I can deal with the wings, even though not having them will probably make me feel inadequate.
Testing out some blue & teal lipsticks today. The colour and opacity is fantastic but seeing how the staying power is. I will post about this place if they do well, since they have lots of unusual colours and a decent price. They feel like some of my favorite MAC lipsticks, very moisturizing, and the ones that have a fruity scent actually don't offend me and that is an epic achievement since scents always put me off. Oh and the teal lipstick matches my hair PERFECTLY!
Still need to post MAC sale stuff, but I have to get new pictures since I have added a lot. Yes, I suck at that. I also need to get pictures of some boots, and nice clothes I really need to get rid of too.
Need 2 more bits of information before I can decide actual dates for the Nashville trip. I will be there the 2nd or 3rd weekend in May and a week around that but not sure which yet. Sadly the date is dependant on the club night and any special events I may want to hit or avoid. I may be staying a few days longer than usual this year as I just can't get to see my grandmother several times and get in time with everyone else in 5 days.
The house is a fucking disaster area, so I am going to go do a little cleaning, then get to work on projects.
Looking for people to play Dark Heresy. Need a few more.
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[Feb. 26th, 2010|02:42 pm] |
Ok looking for new steampunk(?) music I won't hate. Looking for more (goth/industrial)ish kind of stuff. I like Abney Park & Vernian Process, hate folksy shit, picky about vocalists especially female, hate Dr. Steel. Don't like clockwork dolls, or much of anything really.
I guess you see my problem.
Anyway...
Don't be afraid that I will hate it, because I probably will. Just accept that and do your best. |
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[Feb. 23rd, 2010|07:05 pm] |
Finally finished it. Still making the second identical one to go in the travel makeup box.
All pressed pigments:
Pink Opal | Lark About | White | Silver Fog
Pink Pearl | Softwash Grey | Blue Steel | Dark Soul
Lovely Lily | Quietly | Mutiny | Black Black
Fuchsia | Violet | Teal | Provence
Bright Fuchsia | Push The Edge | Blue | Vintage Gold
Ruby Red | Dark Purple (stack 1) | Naval Blue | Rushmetal
Heritage Rouge | Deep Purple | Cornflower | Red (from Danger Zone)
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| MAC Pigments I have |
[Feb. 21st, 2010|08:14 am] |
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[Feb. 16th, 2010|02:03 am] |
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I am leaving some LJ groups due to there being nothing but or overwhelming amounts of ads. I have zero interest in buying anything steampunk, if I want something I will make it myself. If LJ had an ignore list so that I could never have to see posts by certain people again I could enjoy the few non commercial posts that pop up but as it stands the signal to noise ratio is unacceptable, and worse it generally comes from a handful of offenders. Not having it. |
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[Feb. 15th, 2010|09:50 pm] |
Went to Dundracon this weekend, we never get into games but this time we got into 2. I now just want to play Dark Heresy rather than D&D because it was just so awesome.
The task list ap on my phone has double digits of projects that are past due. Yes, I set the deadlines, but I set them to be reasonable yet I am not making them. I will have to redo the schedule and actually try to meet it.
Next event is Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition, we aren't getting a room a nd may just go Saturday since we already have plans for Friday night.
After that I have to do prep for Maker Faire in May which is after my Nashville trip but too close to really allow anytime inbetween.
We STILL have to finish the 40K costumes. Just a few more bits left but they aren't getting done which is as much my fault as Erick's.
All that stuff I said I was gonna do? I am still gonna do it... it's just going to take longer than expected. Time has a way of getting away from me easily. I need to wrangle it better. |
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[Jan. 17th, 2010|11:29 am] |
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I am way behind on getting things done, & deperately need a brain reset so I am going to be pretty much offline for at least a few days. See you later. If you need me, you know where you can find me. |
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