#andashiplol

[ninjathrowingstork]

Wow, #2018 was definitely the year of #dolores! I made two versions of her, hand painted three versions of her jacket trim, and dyed twelve yards of outer fabric to make two skirts and the jacket. Including the two versions of Dolores, I think I finished or debuted seven new cosplays last year (finished Morticia, wore Hippolyta, Syd Barrett from Legion, Jareth, Tilda, Riza Hawkeye), plus one more version of Tilda that's still mostly complete back in California. And most of that was between February and August! I started actually competing in cosplay contests, and after walking out after WonderCon with an honorable mention from the con and a workmanship award from #costumecon I won four more awards from three cons before starting school in September, including best craftsmanship at #lbcc2018 It's been an insane, weird, amazing year, and I learned a ton and met so many amazing new people. All the stuff I've had to learn for crafting stuff (dyeing, corsetry, wet forming leather) and all the events I've made it to make whatever else I have to learn to do this year seem far more possible. I don't know how much costume stuff I'll be able to do this year, but I'm gonna try to find cons over here and actually get to know people in the community. #topnine #topnine2018 #topnineinstagram #cosplay #doloresabernathycosplay #somuchdoloresthisyear #andashiplol #hmssurprise #tallship #sandiegomaritimemuseum #sandiego #westworld #westworldcosplay #doloresabernathy #funkopop #westworldfunko #sdcc #sandiegocomiccon #longbeachcomiccon2018 #costumecontest #longbeachcomiccon (at Penryn, Cornwall) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsJwWkHjLeX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pq96ttxap2s6