My Cosplay Making Process

After seeing a post about how people go about planning and making a cosplay in a cosplay group I'm a part of, I thought I would share my process. This is how I do it, but everyone is different, there is no right or wrong way of doing it.

To start off with I see a character, and think I really want to cosplay that. Depending on my plans for the next two or three cons, how much effect is required to make it, the time of the year, and how much I actually really want to cosplay it, will decide whether it gets made or gets put on the Wishlist.

Once decided I'm going to do a cosplay, I like to work out what I need and start collecting those things as soon as possible if I don't already have them. As someone who doesn't have a fabric store with in an hour of me, this is important so that when I get the chance I can get it.

Recently I have started making a list of all the things I need to do, and in what order for each part of the cosplay. I also want to set mini goals, but that hasn't happened yet.

Than I start to make the cosplay. I like to start from the toes, and work up to my head when working on armour, but that's just me.  Than I might go off and work on props for a bit of a break.  With sewing start the main part and work on that first.

So that's how I do it, hope you enjoy.

Favorite Book Series of all time

While a lot of people my age would say Harry Potter would be their all time favorite series growing up. I can not say the something. While I have read Harry Potter, I got into it a bit late. I can't remember just how late, but I know the third movie had made it on to DVD. My favorite series growing up was Ranger's Apprentice.

I got hooked in year 6 I think. I had borrowed the second book from the school library as that was the only one they had. It was just before school holidays when I started to get into it, only to leave it behind at school. 

I was able to pick up both the first and second books and from there I was hooked. 

2016 Geek Goals

Last week saw a new year began and I shared with you my cosplay plans. This week I would like to share with you all what I would like to achieve this year in teams of Geekdom/Otaku related goals. Along with a couple other goals slipping in. 

1. First of all I would like to buy and read more manga. I would like to grow my collection and reading.  I have already brought a banch of manga online this month so expect a manga haul later this month when it all arrives. 

1.5 Add verity to the manga I buy/read so I don't keep on reading the same old stuff

2. Buy and watch more anime. Once again I would like to grow my collection.

2.5 Start/finish the second Cardcaptor Sakura collection that I brought 2(?) years ago

3. Read 80 books. Last year I only read 67 books, where in past years I have been able to read 90+ books. I love to read, and I want to do more of it.

4. Get my Space Marine army to a point where I am able to play a game with them

4.5 Actually play a game with my Space Marine army,

5. Get my butt into gear, and enter/complete in my first cosplay competition

And that's about all. Here's to a new year

2016 Cosplay Plan

After being tagged on Facebook to share my 2016 Cosplay plans, so I thought I would share them here as well.

First off is Gabranth from Final Fantasy XII. I have started working on this one awhile ago, but so far I have only started on the swords and some leg armour. I'm hoping to have it finished in time for AVcon so I can wear it in the Cosplay Competition.

Next up is Mega Evolution X Charizard from Pokemon. I am hoping to have it done in time to wear it on the Saturday of AVcon along with my cousin Megan from Biased Raincloud Cosplay

Maltheal from Diablo is a maybe for Supanova as it depends on whether I want to make yet more armour after Gabranth and Charizard. I love Maltheal's weapons and I think they would be fun to yield. 

This is more of 2017 cosplay plan, but I want to do a Warhammer 40k Space Marine cosplay. Due to the size of them I will probably need all the extra time I can get. This is also one of the reasons that Maltheal is a maybe. 

Last of all is Nurse Joy from Pokemon. I have no actually plans to finish this in 2016 so I won't be stressing about. This is more of a I'm going to do some sewing to make myself hate making armour a little less project.

Merry Chirstmas

Just a really quick blog post tonight. I just want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Games I'm looking forward to in 2016

With 2015 coming to an end I thought I would share the games I'm looking forward to in 2016

First off is the long awaited Kingdom Hearts 3. Men I have been waiting for this game so long. So very long. Kingdom Hearts is probably the first single player game (beside for Pokemon and Harvest Moon) that I fell in love with. Up till Kingdom Hearts, when I wasn't playing Pokemon, I was playing party games like Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart with my siblings or friends. Until my cousin introduced me to Kingdom Hearts.

Second is Final Fantasy XV. Square Enix makes such good games and Final Fantasy is one of my favorite series. I have been a fan of Final Fantasy since I played Final Fantasy X way back. I kind of feel like I don't have to explain why I'm excited for this game, just because it is a Final Fantasy game and it is made by Square Enix.

Lastly is Pokemon Go. If you know me at all, you know I'm a massive Pokemon fan. I fell in love years ago when Pokemon Blue and Red first came out. So I have been a fan for awhile now. The idea of being able to run around in the real world catching, training and battling Pokemon is such a great one. I'm so looking forward to be able to do the stuff that I do in game in the real world.


In other words I'm only looking forward to Pokemon and Square Enix game.

My Very First Video Game

I have been playing video games for as long as I can remember. I have been playing since I was a young child. I also had older siblings who also played video games, so for me it was only normal that I got into gaming. I can't remember the very first video game I ever played, but I do remember what game was the very first game that was my own game. That game was Pokemon Blue.

I got into Pokemon though a neighbor who discovered the game and introduced it to me. I got hooked and really enjoyed playing it. I went on to borrowing Pokemon Yellow from them and loved having a little tiny Pikachu follow me around. Come on Pikachu is super cute, how can you not love it?

I have some fond memories of playing Pokemon Blue, like playing Pokemon Blue on long car rides to see family while listening to a tape my brother made. It was a recovering of the first couple of episodes of the anime, during the first episode my brother had recorded my name - Sarah, over that of Ash.

Ok so there is no hiding just how much I loved Pokemon back in the, not that I can say much has changed as I'm sitting here typing this in a Pikachu onesie. All I'm missing is my Pikachu slippers, and my Pikachu pillow. Yes, I have a Pikachu onesie, Pikachu slippers and Pikachu pillow, don't you?