Author: Natalie Hanrion of Archaic Costumes and Designs
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Pomegranate Dress Tutorial
After making a persimmons-themed dress, I had the idea to try other fruit dresses using rare earth magnets. I liked the idea of channeling a Persephone theme, with pomegranates lining the neckline. Materials Used: [with focus on assembling the pomegranates, not the dress] – Faux pomegranates (I used rosehip buds; I purchased 2 sets) – E6000 glue – Floral…
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Faerie Wing Tutorial
I started by looking for other tutorials available online, and although there were many different ones, I found a construction one and painting one from Fancy Fairy Wings and Things to be particularly helpful. So definitely go check those out! One thing they recommended (that I thought was really great advice) was to look to…
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Maiden Mushroom Dress Tutorial
After scoring some amazing squishy red faux mushrooms last year, I wanted to make a costume with them but wasn’t sure how I wanted to design it. After some sketching, I landed on something like this: Materials Used: [see hat blog for those materials] – Hoop skirt – Various thrifted fabrics – Pleated sheer ribbon…
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Mushroom Hat Tutorial
If you’re sucked into the mushroom-core stuff like I am, then this tutorial is for you! I found these neat little squishy red garland mushrooms on sale last year at Michaels, but wasn’t sure what to do with them. I ended up making a dress (which I’ll blog about too), but I wanted an over-the-top…
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Artist Identity Crisis
When I began “cosplaying” over a decade ago, everyone had a nickname or alternate persona they were known by. I struggled with what I wanted to be called. Most people I knew pulled from their favorite fandoms, but I suppose I didn’t love a particular thing enough to commit to it being my identify. So…
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