Steam, Stars and Stripes

As many of the local DFW peeps know, Project A-Kon is right around the corner. According to my count down clock, it is 18 days away.  In those 18 days, I will be striving to make four costumes. Yeah, four of them. Should I mention that I have to work too? The costumes that are on the block:

Madeline Hatter 

She is a character from Ever After High.One of my daughters' favorites. We have a wig and my daughter is making the hat and working on the shoes. I am in charge of the jacket and the half skirt. The hardest part of this costume is that we could not find the blue and yellow striped fabric to make the jacket. So what I am going to have to do is cut 3 or 4 inch strips of blue and gold. Then I'm going to have to put those strips together to make one piece of fabric before I cut out the jacket. It will be time consuming... But it will be glorious when I'm done.

Wonder Woman - DC Bombshells

This is for a friend and it should be the easiest of the costumes I have to do. I will save it for last, just before I start mine. The shirt is a simple western shirt with the WW logo in gold thread. The belt buckle is going to be out of foam for now. If I can find someone to 3D print, or cast it, or even find it online, I will give that info to my friend and let her purchase it. For now, my job is the shirt and shorts. Time willing, I will get the gauntlets done as well.

H.G. Wells - Warehouse 13

For the same friend. She wanted to go as H.G. Wells from Warehouse 13, but then changed her mind to a generic steampunk pirate fem fatal. I might just stick with the H.G. Wells idea and give it a more piratey feel. Thoughts are welcome.

Steampunk March Hare

This one is for me, time willing. I don't have any concept art yet, but I've got an idea in my head that should work. I plan on a mask of some kind, or possibly a hat with ears. If I can sneak time in to make a corset, I will, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

So there you have it. Wish me luck. I start tomorrow with the Madeline costume. I'm planning to start streaming on Twitch around noonish. Maybe a little sooner or even a little later, but the target is noon. Stay tuned in.