All things by design

As if today I have missed three post! That is not bad by my standards of posting but bad on my goal to not miss posting in 2015! Yet your goals vs. reality of what your doing in life don't always match up. School has been in session for about 3 full weeks so it has in the front of my to do list! Also trying to figure out what to write about. So that is a real big thing for me! When I first started blogging I had one on my cosplaying then one for food and lastly one for make up! I had it in my head I wanted and could become a beauty blogger and YouTuber! Yeah that didn't happen! After much thought I came to the realization that there are so many people out there trying to get recognized for the same thing! So instead I would keep up my blog and see how it goes for the next few years! After that I will decide to keep it or let go of it! This has been a crazy journey since I first started blogging . Real life happens outside of the blog and will find its way into the blog of it wa

How many of you are as guilty as I am of not always buying the fabric that is recommended on the pattern?? I'm so bad at it due to the price or just trying to find the fabric. Or even just the way the fabric would fall as it drapes over my body! I have been trying really hard to be better at this! I'm starting to do more research on the fabric and cost to see what is the difference between what is recommended and what I plan on buying!! This is so true for my galadriel cosplay that I have no idea now when is going to happen!! But the pattern called for crepe and a few other types of fabric!! Well the cost of the fabric is way over the max I can spend each yard. To which the going rate for me is 5 dollars a yard or less! Some would say that is very cheap and I should use better fabric but girl's got to set a budget and stick to it!! In the end the moral of this post is do your research cause sometimes your project will come out just as you wanted to or you may end up re maki

For years I have really wanted to dye all of my hair red. I have done a box color a few times and they were ok! Also I have used Splat hair color but only the dye and not the bleach due to fear my hair would be broken and to bright for the places I worked. I would love to have fun colored hair but due to  were I work right now it is against the rules to have unnatural hair colors. So on the night of my birthday I went and dyed my hair red bleach and all! I am very excited to have finally done it! I love the color it turned out! Now, I have to keep up with the color and make sure my hair stay healthy.  The bleach I used was one I had from the Splat hair kits I have had for awhile. Then the hair color I got was by Ion. I got red intense blond and red hot intensifier. I only got at tube of each. I used all of the first one and part of the second as per instructions. Next time I will buy to tubes of the red intense blond. As the fact school has started again I have not had time to take a p

When I started cosplaying 90% of my costumes came out of things I already owned for I was new at this and I really didn't have the knowledge to create somethings! Now,that I have been cosplaying for some years I have risen in my skill level! I still buy part of my items and even commission them at times! I don't enter them in contests and I sure to give credit when it is due! Balancing cosplaying and the rest of my life can be hard. Especially when it comes down to getting the yearly fund set up for materials for line up you have! Then weight your options to make or commission your cosplay! While yes it saves time I tend to miss the fact that I didn't have some part in making that cosplay yet on the flip side I know at times I need to add more to the commission to make it ready or change parts that did not turn out right! This is were I am at this very moment trying to figure out is it worth it to commission a dress and have to change parts of it to match or make the time t

What do I want form 2015 ? That is the main question on my mine beside am I ready for classes to start back! Oh and my birthday is soon what am I going to do! Every year I try to get a bit more organized than I was the year before! I have bought containers to get my sewing area organized and it is working for me so far! Now for this year I want to get back to have better time management! I plan on getting a customized planner that way I can have all the things set to benefit my needs! By have better time management I can do better in school and my hobbies! I really want to finish getting my room in the order that I want! This is a process that has been started and I hope to complete! For my health I plan to take a good look at the way I am eating and make better choices . 2015 will be the year to continue to improve and break more of the things that are holding me back! Make this year what you want it to be! You have the power just take it!

Time for a touchy-feely kind of post! Is there times I feel that it would easier just to give up this blog thing! I have another hobby that between that and school take up most of my time! I'm not really getting much notice that I know of! That part I don't really mind but it's nice to know that people do read your blog! I'm in no way shape as good as others cause I don't really do more than a few post here and there! This a chance for me to do something out of my box! I am determined to make something of this blog! It will take small steps! Like I need to set and stick to a shedule! Also define the what the post will be on those days ! It's something I need to make time for much like the rest of things in my life! I don't want to give up but it I feel like such a let down! I need to make it this blog for me and go from there! Don't give up! Sometimes I need to push my self harder to reach the end goal I want!

So my list of possible cosplays have changed again well that was always possible! So it looks like I will be pulling out two cosplays I have done already due to the amazing response my friend and I recived while wearing them! Those two are black widow and gamora! The others Tiana, Elsa, Cassandra and galadriel are all need to be started! I am hoping to improve black widow and gamora this time around and add new things to them! I'm trying to decide if I want to get a new suit for B.W. Or just add the piping to make it like the seams on her uniform! I will be buying for use another utility belt for her! As for Gamora I need another option for body paint and I hope to have her sword this go around! I'm not one for making props so I will have to find one that will be con safe and a good price! The ones who I feel will take the most work will be Elsa and Galadriel ! For their costumes are very detailed! As for Cassandra and Tiana I will be buying their wardrobe because they are wear