Monday, August 22, 2016

Silvan Elf: The Wreath and Dress Base

The wreath.
I made the crown/wreath! I used fake foliage and flowers from Michaels, but you can basically find this kind of thing in any large craft store. I actually found a ready-made circle of fake leaves, so I just tied or weaved the other flowers into it using their stems, which sometimes had wire in it, or in the case of the flowers, I pulled them off the stems and tied them on using the leaves, which I also pulled off the stem.

Also, if you want to use real flowers, that's wonderful, if not better! I was just lazy.

The shirt of the pajamas. (Excuse the
bad photo, I didn't have a camera
so I used my computer webcam. :P)
I also got a velvet pajama set for the dress that needs a lot of work because it has pants that need to be turned into a skirt as well as it being two separate pieces instead of just one, but I liked the fabric and it was cheap. I might continue looking to see if there's anything better, but I think it'll
do.

Other details I got/have include ribbon for the sash and a pin that I may or may not be using in the costume.

That's all for now!

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Silvan Elf: The Ears

Got the ears!

Hi!

I just got the ears and I'm very happy with them. They match my skin color almost exactly and are a bit translucent, so they look fairly realistic. I got them at my local costume store.

In the picture I'm wearing the wig I'll be wearing -- it's the same one we used for Undertaker, which saved some money, haha.

I'll also try to look for a dress today. I'm thinking of getting a long velvet dress that's pretty plain so I can decorate it, but if I find something better, then I'll do that. It's a very different approach from most of my costumes.

That's it for today.