Why brain, why?

I REALLY just want to sew, and right now, it's going to be difficult given we have visitors in the house.

Probably WHY my brain says "You want to seeeewwww!"

Supanova Gold Coast - a tale of being unrecognised!

So Gold Coast Supanova has been and gone.  I'm kinda still a bit "meh" about it this year.

I went with different people this year for a variety of reasons, which was amazing since I enjoyed the company immensely. We had a great trip down, made good time, checked into our awesome room, and settled in.

Probably the worst part of the weekend was the fact that I had an allergic reaction to something, and I caught a flu, so I was itchy and kinda flat. I had blamed the kitten on my itchies, thinking that she had left fleas in my bed (which is stupid, since she's never had fleas, and we'd be able to see them a mile away). So I was treating what I thought was bites, which is the opposite of what you should do for an allergic reaction. The cold and flu tablets helped keep the itch down, while the heat on the weekend made it worse. Thankfully, they were all in places you couldn't see them. Long story short, it's taken over a week and some pretty hard core tablets to get rid of the spots.

Friday night is often kinda "meh" to me down the gold coast, you don't really see alot of people, the only year I have been to the opening ceremony was the year they had Richard Horowitz, so I didn't bother even putting a costume on.  Probably a good thing, I was exhausted since I stayed up late a number of times during the week to get my costume finished.

I CRASHED on Friday night, and had possibly the very best sleep in about 3 weeks or so.  Saturday I wore my newly completed version 2 of Missy from Dr Who..  Turned out perfectly, and I love it. Only problem is that people think I'm Mary Poppins.  Yes, it lead to some funny moments, but it's also damned annoying!


I had some serious stocking issues, and at lunch I had to buy some superglue so that I could repair my PDA device and glue my cherries back on my hat. By the time Saturday finished, I also broke my hatpin. Not my finest day. Also was really bummed that such a Dr Who heavy bunch of people didn't really recognise Missy. None the less, it's done and I'm pretty happy with how it looks.. :)

Saturday night we kicked back with ciders, cheese platters, chips, and while I restyled my wig, one of the others worked on her costume as well. We went to bed semi-late, and I woke up early, probably a result of sleeping so much the night before.

We were off and running again in the morning, I was a little stressed out, trying to get us all out the door and checked out of the hotel so that we could get a park. We got there, but I managed to leave my pillow behind, which is devastating! I also almost had an altercation in the carpark, which made me overheat a little as well.

But. Besides all that, I give you the Snow Queen from Once Upon a Time. NOBODY recognised it. NOBODY. I got heaps of compliments on how beautiful the dress is and how good I looked in it, but even people in costumes from Once Upon a Time didn't recognise it... -sigh-

 
I had ordered some better lace for around the top and sleeves, but it didn't turn up in time.  I made do with some I found locally, but now I'm going to go back and redo the lace, I think it'll make the whole thing look a bit better.  So it was all a bit disappointing, even though I had a great time I feel like the atmosphere was a bit lacking this year.  Potentially it could be because I wasn't really very well and had the allergies, but we'll see!  I certainly missed wearing an iconic costume that everyone loves and wants to cuddle (ie. Cinderella!)

And.... Here's the slideshow!

Picnicking with 19th Century Queensland

Today I picnicked with 19th Century Queensland for our annual Easter Picnic. I made a new frock in about a week, since it had rained and threatened to be unseasonably warm. I didn't have much that was cool, yet would take having to trample through damp ground.

There does need to be a few alterations, including making the bodice fit rather than being FAR too big. But that will come.  We had a fairly short day out thanks to the humidity, we just couldn't stand being in our bustle dresses any longer.  We didn't have anybody join us (we usually get at least 10 extra takers!), but we still had a lovely time eating Shepherd's Pie, Brownies and drinking tea...

So anyway, here's a couple of pics of my frock, bearing in mind that I plan to change it a bit.. :)




And... The obligatory slideshow..