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Went to the Broadway Flea Market on Sunday. Didn’t buy much this year, partially because I’ve been going for years and have already collected a bunch of items from some of the long running shows in past years. The designers’ table, which has costume and set sketches, is always one of my favorites to look through but seemed kind of sparse this time. They did have a lot more original costume sketches going for hundreds of dollars but there only seemed to be one box of less expensive reproductions, much less than I’ve seen in past years.
The coolest thing I bought though wasn’t a physical item. People at “The Producers” table were giving backstage tours of the St. James Theatre for $10 donations. ^_^ The son of one of the actresses and the stage manager was our tour guide and we got to walk on the stage, see all the scenery in the wings (Wow, it was cramped back there! A lot of pieces had to be hung overhead to fit.), and even sit on the sofa from Max and Leo’s office and in the box for the little old ladies in the courtroom scene. He also showed us the control booth and the racks of costumes in the ensemble’s changing areas. (Yikes, those spaces were small. *imagines trying to change costumes in 5 minutes in a cramped space with several other people trying to do the same thing* o_o;)
After the flea market, I went downtown to search for shoes to wear with my Count D costume but didn’t find anything I really liked. There were plenty of Chinese slippers but they tended to be the backless variety and I was worried about how durable some of the others would be since they had thin soles. Maybe, I should just dig through the old shoeboxes downstairs since I think I remember having a pair of black flats years ago.
It wasn’t a completely wasted trip though. I bought a small birdcage (about a foot tall) like the ones that can be seen hanging in D’s pet shop and a couple of fake birds. I’ve put a small one in the cage and I think I’ll use the somewhat larger one as a substitute until I can actually make the bird prop in the drawing. It won’t look nearly as cool as the one from the art since it’s only large enough to perch on my finger but I guess it’s better than nothing. ^_^;;; The birdcage will probably be for photos only. I don’t think I’d want to actually carry it around a con since it’s kind of delicate.
And I’ve been making some costume progress which is good. Finished my Q-Chan plushie Saturday afternoon. Pic here: http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=852933
I put magnets in the feet and plan to have one in the shoulder of the dress so he can stick to my shoulder. Hope it doesn’t turn out to be a bad idea; the ones that my father brought me were so strong that I got pinched a couple of times from two of them flying together through the layers of cloth. o_o; And I finished painting the back piece of the dress Saturday night so I can cut the rest of the fabric and sew this week! ^_^
The coolest thing I bought though wasn’t a physical item. People at “The Producers” table were giving backstage tours of the St. James Theatre for $10 donations. ^_^ The son of one of the actresses and the stage manager was our tour guide and we got to walk on the stage, see all the scenery in the wings (Wow, it was cramped back there! A lot of pieces had to be hung overhead to fit.), and even sit on the sofa from Max and Leo’s office and in the box for the little old ladies in the courtroom scene. He also showed us the control booth and the racks of costumes in the ensemble’s changing areas. (Yikes, those spaces were small. *imagines trying to change costumes in 5 minutes in a cramped space with several other people trying to do the same thing* o_o;)
After the flea market, I went downtown to search for shoes to wear with my Count D costume but didn’t find anything I really liked. There were plenty of Chinese slippers but they tended to be the backless variety and I was worried about how durable some of the others would be since they had thin soles. Maybe, I should just dig through the old shoeboxes downstairs since I think I remember having a pair of black flats years ago.
It wasn’t a completely wasted trip though. I bought a small birdcage (about a foot tall) like the ones that can be seen hanging in D’s pet shop and a couple of fake birds. I’ve put a small one in the cage and I think I’ll use the somewhat larger one as a substitute until I can actually make the bird prop in the drawing. It won’t look nearly as cool as the one from the art since it’s only large enough to perch on my finger but I guess it’s better than nothing. ^_^;;; The birdcage will probably be for photos only. I don’t think I’d want to actually carry it around a con since it’s kind of delicate.
And I’ve been making some costume progress which is good. Finished my Q-Chan plushie Saturday afternoon. Pic here: http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=852933
I put magnets in the feet and plan to have one in the shoulder of the dress so he can stick to my shoulder. Hope it doesn’t turn out to be a bad idea; the ones that my father brought me were so strong that I got pinched a couple of times from two of them flying together through the layers of cloth. o_o; And I finished painting the back piece of the dress Saturday night so I can cut the rest of the fabric and sew this week! ^_^
