Finished Project

[ladyofthethread]

I thought I’d get in some needlework before I jump into working on another costume so I rummaged through my collection of kits last night and found a beaded Mill Hill pin that I’d started long ago. I decided to finish it up and it went pretty quickly although silk ribbon embroidery isn’t really my specialty. Pin is a bit less than 2 inches wide so the picture is bigger than it actually is.



As for costumes, I’ve been feeling compelled to figure out that Chinese dress design I mentioned earlier in the week. I got out my cheongsam pattern and it looks like it might not need that much alteration to the body since the fitting seems to depend on two sets of optional darts. I found a wig style that’s almost perfect for the hair, too, so I might end up doing Count D for MangaNext instead of starting the new Ayame. (I’ll still wear my existing Ayame costume one day though since I’m planning to commute and it’s easy to change into.) Count D would probably make a suitable Halloween costume, too, considering that he runs a shop with plenty of demonic animals. Like the man-eating totetsu who’s always eager for permission to munch on people! XD;

And an idea occurred to me for MangaNext. Since registering for Artist’s Alley is only $20 above regular registration, I was wondering if I should try to get a table in an attempt to finally clear out all the jewelry I made a couple of years back. (I’d signed up to sell at a crafts show but the crowd was terrible and I ended up bringing home nearly everything and it’s been sitting around my house since. -_-;) I know I remembered seeing at least a couple of people selling jewelry in the Artist’s Alley at Otakon although it didn’t particularly relate to the convention theme. Good idea? Bad idea?

Comments

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

That's really awesome! Did you do the beadwork too or just the centerpiece?

XD Yep, a good Halloween costume, alright.

Hmmm. I don't know what to tell you about the jewelry booth. I'm kinda jaded on running booths selling stuff, since a couple of times when I went to a lot of work organizing and promoting booksales in my neighborhood, selling some of my original short stories that were fairly popular there, no one bothered to show up. But I would hope that having a booth at a convention would be different. XD;

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

Thanks. ^_^ Yes, I did the beadwork, too. The whole thing was stitched on a blank piece of perforated paper. (heavy paper with a regular pattern of holes)

Yeah, being at a convention should guarantee some traffic by your table at least. XD;

[http://users.livejournal.com/_maesterseymour/]

that pin is really cute! ^_^ and hey, go for the table, you never know what con-goer might just love it and buy a whole bunch. depending on your prices too, you should be able to cover the extra 20 in sales :)

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-) Yeah, I'm kind of leaning towards getting the table since it's just $20 for the whole weekend so not a big financial risk. I have a lot of little earrings and things that I could sell for like $5 and some more expensive pieces as well. I figure I should be able to recoup the $20 at least.