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These two thrifted dresses provided a bounty of lightweight textured fabric and outstanding trim to provide light blocking and coverup for the Profanity Bloom headpiece (with extra for a face mask and other highlights!) #costume #dragoncon #headpiece #thrifted #cosplay

22/08/29 00:36

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Abbey rebuild WIP: These new gauntlets came together with wet-molded leather, 2 thrift belts, and 2 Halloween placemats. Recycling won this round. #warhammer40k #cosplay @DragonCon

21/08/13 00:08

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My 1st post on @imgur 24 hours ago. Two million views? I have no idea how this works. But still, nice 👍 #warhammer40k #cosplay

21/05/14 02:01

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Day 26: Re-Do One Day - ‘Seraphina’ has terrible color clash. (A hazard of using all recycled garments). One day I’ll find the right pieces to get her palette right. #shepropchallenge #cosplay #colorcorrection #kokoshnik Image by LeeLee Hawkins

20/09/27 05:24

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Day 25: Favorite Makeup - as someone wildly unfamiliar with makeup on a good day, this one attempt with ‘Ava Fortuna’ was not awful. #shepropchallenge #steampunk #cosplay #makeup #corvid #mask #birb Image by @afflictionphotos

20/09/23 22:52

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Day 21: Favorite Cosplay Photo(s) - I’m so grateful for the friendship that emerged from partnering w. @dimhorizonstudio years ago. I’ve never considered a costume ‘complete’, until DHS gets their lens on it. ❤️ #shepropchallenge #cosplay #photography #steampunk #dieselpunk

20/09/22 01:17

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Day 17: Tackled New Material - For ‘Seraphina’ @tandyleather encouraged me to try #TerraFlex for the headpiece. It was very forgiving for a 1st timer. Smells like cookies. #shepropchallenge #cosplay #kokoshnik #headpiece #stainedglass #tandyleather #thermoplastic #costumedesign

20/09/17 23:36

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Day 15: Con Crunch - Finishing this Trolloc for @jordanconinc was real last-minute crunchy. Just in time to storm the host hotel with the Trolloc group. #shepropchallenge #wheeloftime #trolloc #cosplay #robertjordan #wotonprime #costume @wotonprime Image by @dimhorizonstudio

20/09/15 22:21

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Day 14: Group Cosplay w Friends - The Grail Knight with @StrangewayFTW Jessie Gambi & Austin Polifka - they did ALL the work! @dragoncon #shepropchallenge #indianajones #thelastcrusade #theholygrail #knightstemplar #cosplay #movie #costume Photo by Jeff James.

20/09/14 22:58

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Day 13: Character I Knew Nothing About - I was hounded by @strangewayftw into doing Bea Arthur’s bartender from the #starwars #christmas special. Learned the song and everything. Did not sing. Photos by N. Ordway. #shepropchallenge #cosplay #obscure #beaarthur

20/09/14 00:29

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Day 12: Favorite Character - Aiel, from Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time. Assembled with massive work from friends, this Maiden of the Spear is my whole heart. #shepropchallenge #aiel #cosplay #robertjordan #wheeloftime #costume @WOTonPrime Photography by @dimhorizonstudio

20/09/12 22:27

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Day 11: Take on a Character - WH40K’s vast landscape for interpretation fostered ‘Sister Oriza’, an #Inquisitor with serious #SisterOfBattle vibes. She’s very judgey. #warhammer40k #cosplay #shepropchallenge #costume #heresy Image (L) Cubster Cosplay Photography

20/09/12 00:24

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Day 10: Other than glue, scissors, and a drill...I don’t really have equipment. But zip ties have become my everything. Siri (2013) really confirmed that zip ties can do heroic #cosplay stuff, inside and out. #shepropchallenge #costume #siri #dieselpunk Photo Ace T Photography

20/09/09 22:37

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Day 7: New Technique for Cosplay - wet molded leather. My @tandyleather connections taught me to shape/mold/imprint wet leather. Perfect skin for a bird hybrid project! #steampunk #leather #mask #gauntlet #claws #costume #shepropchallenge #cosplay Photography @dimhorizonstudio

20/09/08 02:34

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Day 6: Sewing Most Proud of - The Tarot project required a lot of (clumsy) hand-stitching to piece diverse thrift garments together. I cried the least with this = am most proud. #shepropchallenge #tarot #costume #fortuneteller #riderwaite #cosplay

20/09/07 01:06

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Day 5: Prop Most Proud Of - Inquistor Oriza’s Inferno Gun. While I’m proud of the vision and solutions, this prop welcomed teamwork from Drew & Tina Gardner❤️ #shepropchallenge #warhammer40k #cosplay #teamwork #inquisitor #inferno #weapon #prop #armor #costume

20/09/05 23:50

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Day 4: Most Difficult Costume. ‘Abbey’ was my first foray into mimicking stained glass = weeks of coloring, glues and experimentation. Hard going but it worked out, in the end. #shepropchallenge #warhammer40k #stainedglass #costume #cosplay Photo: Nightedge Photography

20/09/05 23:47

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Day 3: Easiest Cosplay - Darth Nihilus was literally just layers of black tattered graduation robes and other drapey thrift garments. The mask, sculpey and plaster tape. #shepropchallenge #cosplay #starwars #kotor #darthnihilus #costume #darkside Photography by @DimHorizon

20/09/05 23:43

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Day 2: Most Recent Cosplay. The tarot costume, Baba Divina, was the last project I made and wore before the shutdown. She did not see quarantine in the cards. Photo by @MelissaMWambolt @wildwildwestcon #shepropchallenge #tarot #cosplay #costume

20/09/05 23:41

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Day 1: First Cosplay. Few photos exist of Steampunk Nanny. Only regret = I didn’t build a jacked-up pram with a freaky toddler as a side prop. #ShePropChallenge #cosplay #steampunk #costume

20/09/05 23:38

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100% missing @Comic_Con rn. Better times w @briankesinger @prof_elemental @LeagueOfSTEAM @StrangewayFTW @whiskeynkittens #steampunk #cosplay #artists #ComicCon

20/07/24 02:05

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If I, a card-carrying @AARP member, can wear a mask for 4-6 hours (carrying 10-20 lbs of gear)...you can wear your thin fabric mask for 45 minutes in @Target . #WearAMask #BePartOfTheSolution #MaskUp #MaskMoment #Cosplay

20/07/02 08:45