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Dying a wedding dress: Fails (Kool-Aid, Tomato sauce & Coffee) & Thoughts

Wedding dresses are a great source of trim, fabric, petticoats and base garments for an upcycling costumer.  The biggest drawback to these dresses is that they are WHITE.  Unless you are Ella-going-to-the-ball, an “Addams Family” Ancestor, or perhaps Eliza Dolittle, a fancy white dress pretty much screams “BRIDE”.    Most wedding dresses are made of…

October 24, 2018 in Costume, painting/distressing.

“Spots on a Shirt”: Stepping outside my comfort zone and moving beyond fabric, Part 1

My nephew recently messaged me asking for help with a costume. He sent me this picture and wanted to know if I had any tips or tricks to help make the blue shirt costume. Well . . .let’s just say I fired up the old computer and sent him a LONG email suggesting where to…

January 24, 2018 in Costume, embellishment, painting/distressing.

Zombie & Vampire Costumes: How To Make a Distressed Costume

  So  . . .  this isn’t my normal sort of costuming adventure, but, it is what I’ve been doing for the last while, so I thought I would share what I have learned/done. If you follow my blog, you know that I opened an Etsy store this summer.  I am excited that I just…

October 4, 2017 in Costume, embellishment, painting/distressing.
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