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My teeth have been bothering me slightly for a while and I finally got to the dentist last Wednesday. My mother wanted to take me to her dentist since we thought I might need my remaining wisdom teeth pulled and he is supposed to be really good at extractions. (He already removed 2 of my wisdom teeth a couple of years back, including an impacted one that had to be sawn and taken out in pieces.) It was kind of nuts because this dentist won’t take appointments. You have to just show up, wait, and hope he has time to see you!
After a very long wait, I got my teeth cleaned and was told that one of my wisdom teeth is decaying and needs to be removed. He said I should have the other one taken out too because it’s way out of alignment with my other teeth. But I didn’t want to do it then since it was already 2:30 and I hadn’t had lunch yet. So, I have to go back again sometime to have them taken out and my mother needs some work on her teeth, too. Hopefully, I won’t have to wait 3 hours again! -_-
In costume news, I’ve managed to get a little work done on my new D costume. My pearls came last Monday so I’ve strung the necklaces and the strands for the waist. I used the heaviest beading wire I could for the waist strands so I’m hoping they’ll hold up.
I’ve been working a bit on the collar, too. I got the pieces patterned a while ago and I’m working on the fabric version now. The heavy interfacing I got was still kind of floppy so I ended up pulling out the couple of yards of needlepoint canvas I’ve had stashed in my closet for years and using that. Possibly overkill but it does hold the shape very well since it’s stiff. ^_^;; Still need to work out how to do the trim along the edges. Doing it as bias binding wasn’t working because of all the curves so I guess the next thing to try is appliqué.
Haven’t done much on the costume the last few days so I need to get back to work on it since there’s only about a month and a half left to NYAF. I’m sure I can get the clothes done by then but I’m feeling a bit iffy about whether I’ll also be able to have the phoenix in time since my propmaking skills are almost non-existent other than plushies. ^_^;;; Need to start figuring out what to do about feathers and stuff.
After a very long wait, I got my teeth cleaned and was told that one of my wisdom teeth is decaying and needs to be removed. He said I should have the other one taken out too because it’s way out of alignment with my other teeth. But I didn’t want to do it then since it was already 2:30 and I hadn’t had lunch yet. So, I have to go back again sometime to have them taken out and my mother needs some work on her teeth, too. Hopefully, I won’t have to wait 3 hours again! -_-
In costume news, I’ve managed to get a little work done on my new D costume. My pearls came last Monday so I’ve strung the necklaces and the strands for the waist. I used the heaviest beading wire I could for the waist strands so I’m hoping they’ll hold up.
I’ve been working a bit on the collar, too. I got the pieces patterned a while ago and I’m working on the fabric version now. The heavy interfacing I got was still kind of floppy so I ended up pulling out the couple of yards of needlepoint canvas I’ve had stashed in my closet for years and using that. Possibly overkill but it does hold the shape very well since it’s stiff. ^_^;; Still need to work out how to do the trim along the edges. Doing it as bias binding wasn’t working because of all the curves so I guess the next thing to try is appliqué.
Haven’t done much on the costume the last few days so I need to get back to work on it since there’s only about a month and a half left to NYAF. I’m sure I can get the clothes done by then but I’m feeling a bit iffy about whether I’ll also be able to have the phoenix in time since my propmaking skills are almost non-existent other than plushies. ^_^;;; Need to start figuring out what to do about feathers and stuff.
