Too Much of a Good Thing can be Wonderful...

     I haven't been cosplaying for very long, just over a year really. But in that short time I have realized that I truly love this new hobby of mine. It provides me with a creative outlet, it brings me out to new cons and places I may otherwise have never gone. It has introduced me to some awesomely talented and super friendly people. In truth, I really only have one problem with this hobby, and that is that cons are so few and far between for me. I love this hobby, but I don't have may opportunities to build my costumes.

     But Mike pointed out something to me the other day. It's not that I don't have the opportunity to build the costumes, it's that I don't have much opportunity to show them off. The reality is that I can build as many costumes as I want so that when a con does come around I have an enormous cosplay wardrobe to choose from. So, with Boston Comic Con coming up, and (possibly) Granite State Comic Con coming up after that, I'm starting two new costumes.

     My first new work-in-progress is Power Girl. I don't expect this to be a challenging costume really. If my sewing skills were better, I would make the pattern for the white suit myself. But, sadly, they are not. So I'm starting with a ballet leotard as my base and I'm going to go from there. I am going to use Worbla to make her shoulder armor, and I'm also going to make my own boot covers and maybe even gloves if I can find a pattern to use. The cape is the only part that I am kind of stuck on, mostly because of the type of cape it is, but trial and error will get me there eventually!

     My second work-in-progress is a female take on Assassin's Creed. I know it's a costume that has been done and redone a thousand times, but I absolutely love this franchise and have had the time of my life playing these games. Cosplaying my take on their character is the best way I can think express that. I'm really looking forward to the challenge this one is going to be. I'm looking forward to using Worbla again while making the bracers, and also to figuring out a way to make my own hidden daggers. I'm also going to use this costume as my first attempt at drafting my own pattern to make my outfit. I haven't decided yet if I am going to make this a dress or just a feminine version of the classic Assassin's robes, but I'm really looking forward to drafting this one out.

     So, that's my plan for the next few months. Power Girl and my very own Assassin. I'll do my best to post WIP photos, and to update my progress for each along the way!