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Birthday thanks
Sep. 30th, 2007 11:28 pmWell, today is my birthday and the weekend has mostly gone well, including a couple of unexpected gifts. ^_^
Thank you to:
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ngmaster for the box of Godiva truffles ^_^ with a note addressed to Count D! *laugh* The Count liked the chocolates and asks how the pet panda is doing. ;-)
novaraven for the Cosworx gift certificate. ^_^ That was totally unexpected! I haven’t got a wig in mind to buy right now but it’ll definitely come in handy when I get to work on next year’s costumes. :-)
lithiumdelusion for a great set of Petshop of Horrors/Fruits Basket crossover drabbles. ^_^ Other fans can read them here: http://lithiumdelusion.livejournal.com/5584.html Count D meets the Sohmas! :-D
And I got a pendant from my mother and money from my parents and relatives, which I used to order the Swarovski pearls for the Count D costume. ^_^ (I checked the two gold Swarovski shades but neither seemed as good so I decided on the blue in the end. Thanks to those of you who answered the poll a while back!) And I found this gorgeous cloisonné clasp that I’ll use for the necklace: http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H207816FN Expensive but I love cloisonné and it’s so pretty. ^_^; Thank goodness I was able to get it discounted because of how much I was ordering.
I also ordered supplies for the other jewelry. I’ve decided I’ll use large stone cabochons for the brooches since they come in larger sizes than faceted gems. But I’m considering being a little inaccurate ^_^;; and making them oval since there’s much more variety in the oval cabochons than round ones (like 40 different colors/stones for the largest oval ones versus 10 colors for the largest round ones) I ordered a couple of colors in both shapes so I’ll see what looks best after I get them. This is costing a lot (just the pearls/jewelry is going to be more than I’ve spent on some whole costumes I’ve made before o_o;) but I’m excited about this outfit and hoping everything will come together as I imagine.
Thank you to:
ngmaster for the box of Godiva truffles ^_^ with a note addressed to Count D! *laugh* The Count liked the chocolates and asks how the pet panda is doing. ;-) novaraven for the Cosworx gift certificate. ^_^ That was totally unexpected! I haven’t got a wig in mind to buy right now but it’ll definitely come in handy when I get to work on next year’s costumes. :-)lithiumdelusion for a great set of Petshop of Horrors/Fruits Basket crossover drabbles. ^_^ Other fans can read them here: http://lithiumdelusion.livejournal.com/5584.html Count D meets the Sohmas! :-DAnd I got a pendant from my mother and money from my parents and relatives, which I used to order the Swarovski pearls for the Count D costume. ^_^ (I checked the two gold Swarovski shades but neither seemed as good so I decided on the blue in the end. Thanks to those of you who answered the poll a while back!) And I found this gorgeous cloisonné clasp that I’ll use for the necklace: http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H207816FN Expensive but I love cloisonné and it’s so pretty. ^_^; Thank goodness I was able to get it discounted because of how much I was ordering.
I also ordered supplies for the other jewelry. I’ve decided I’ll use large stone cabochons for the brooches since they come in larger sizes than faceted gems. But I’m considering being a little inaccurate ^_^;; and making them oval since there’s much more variety in the oval cabochons than round ones (like 40 different colors/stones for the largest oval ones versus 10 colors for the largest round ones) I ordered a couple of colors in both shapes so I’ll see what looks best after I get them. This is costing a lot (just the pearls/jewelry is going to be more than I’ve spent on some whole costumes I’ve made before o_o;) but I’m excited about this outfit and hoping everything will come together as I imagine.
