The Pre-Summer Convention Lull

Seems like the last time I posted was when I secured tickets to Comic-Con.  Not much has happened since then, other than lots of working and lots of planning.  Work has been a grind, but hopefully it's worth it come summer!

Anyway, here's what I've accomplished since my last post:
-Secured cheap bus tickets for my San Diego and Las Vegas trips thanks to Megabus
-Purchased parts for my Pinkie Pie cosplay and steampunk outfit
-Purchased fabric for my Star Trek cosplay (though I may pay someone to make it for me per my mom's recommendation)
-Worked tons of hours so I have money to blow this summer!

Fanime/Clockwork Alchemy is coming up fast - exactly a month from today!  Leading up to that are the releases of both Iron Man 3 and Star Trek: Into Darkness!  As I write this, I definitely feel the excitement starting to build.

To end this post, I'll share a picture from one of the more exciting moments from the past few months:  Giants baseball opening weekend!

Giants Opening Day Ring Ceremony

2013 Cosplays: Star Trek TOS Uniform Shopping List

Today, I spent an excess amount of time researching uniforms from season one of Star Trek: The Original Series.  After reading posts on The Starfleet 1701st and Star Trek Uniforms and Costumes I've come up with a rough shopping list:

-Fabric: Craft velour from CR's Crafts (in Kirk Gold, Trek Teal, or Red) or Xscapes Props.  Currently undecided about which color I want, but I'm leaning towards blue since I work in healthcare.  Depending on my mood, I just might get all three colors!
-Ribbed black fabric for the collar (undecided on where I'll get this). 
-Uniform insignia from Xscapes.
-Rank braids from Xscapes.
-Sewing pattern from Xscapes.
-Tracing paper for sewing pattern.
-Boots from eBay Done!
-Zipper from fabric store.
-Pantyhose I have plenty!
-Sewing lessons so I can actually make this outfit!

This is definitely a much longer list than I anticipated!  It won't be cheap, but at least it'll hopefully be cheaper than getting a uniform commissioned by someone else.  Hopefully my friends are right in that learning how to sew is not that difficult!

2013 Cosplays: Ideas

One of my favorite things about attending conventions is cosplaying.  This year, my goal is to learn how to sew so I can produce more quality outfits at a (hopefully) cheaper price.  If all else fails, I suppose I could just fork out the money for some commissions.  Fanime is roughly four months away, so I really should get started soon!

So far, my planned outfits are as follows:
-Star Trek: The Original Series officer from season one (undecided on color, but probably Uhura red)
-Something steampunk
-Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Haven't really come up with any other ideas, as I'm not sure what works for a short girl with black hair.  I'm sure what I have so far will be plenty!