Re-vamping the ice queen dress

Since I am all in the costuming mode, I have decided to re-vamp the ice queen dress. It was just a plain dress which I bought online, and since it was my first time dressing up at EFF I wasn't sure what to do. So I took out my scissors, hot-fix stones, thread, needles etc and started the make-over.

First I wanted to make a split down the side, because it was kinda hard to walk in such a tight fit. I cut the dress open on the seam, and pinned it into place. After that was done I sew new seams. Yes, it is done by hand since my machine is still at my parent's house. This won't be a problem because I want to decorate the edges anyway.

I don't have the desired decoration yet, so I moved on to the hot-fix stones. Basically they are little studs with 'dry' glue on the back. Once you heat it with your hot-fix tool the glue starts to activate and it takes just 3 seconds. The stud is now on and it is pretty sturdy! I decorated the 'flowy' bit on the side of the dress with dark blue studs. On the skirt part I made snowflake patterns from an example of the internet.

The white gloves got embellished as well, with some nice iridescent studs.

I am planning to make a cape to go with the dress. I remember it was kinda chilly and a coat is not an option when you're in costume. I will keep you posted on this project. It is so much fun to do!

As always thanks for reading!

Elf Fantasy preparation

It's almost the 20th! That means Elf Fantasy time!!

I've been working on the make-up and my wig. Finally everything is ready, I am so so so excited :D

For the make-up I got this frosty glow going on. I drew on some veins all over my face to give it a 'see-through' effect. I've also got some big ass blue eyelashes which will be glued on the day itself.

The wig was very cheap so it's kinda hard to work with. You can't really brush the hair because it will fall out. I made two four strand braids on each side and joined them together by making two bows. Easy but elegant :)

Just 3 more nights!

How I made a magic rod...

Aloha, alohaaaa everyone! In this post I want to show you what I have done with the giant branch we took home from the forest. I turned it into an Ice Queen staff. At least my version of it...

Here we go!

Here we have the branch, in it's natural form.

I used silver spray paint to cover the entire branch.

After the spray paint had dried I used spray glue and a whole lot of glitter! I used dark blue, light blue, silver and iridescent glitter.

The next step was adding fake flowers. I cut off the stem and used iron wire to attach them to the branch, trying to hide it as much as possible.

The final step will be done the day before we are heading to the Elf Fantasy Fair, and that is to spray it with fake snow. I hope that will turn out OK.

What do you think? Any suggestions to alter it? Or should I leave it like this?

bye bye xx