This is all an illusion.
But there is truth within illusions.
And when the illusion fades,
the truth will still resonate within you.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
holy cow i actually finished 2 m of this!!!! let's see... another 8m to go? *cries* i swear i won't do embroideries again.
the back
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
i swear i didn't do anything. your fate must be linked to his. or something >.<
Monday, December 07, 2009
either my msn has a problem or.. it's just really cranky today.
i'm talking to judas and i get rina's information. this is very strange.
oerba yunfang (ff13) shopping list
golden cloth: 2m*$2/m = $4 blue cloth: 3m*$2/m = $6 silver cloth: $2/m *2m = $4 (realised this is the exact same one i used for my undertaker's shawl. hoho. it's called crestion or crespon or whatever... shit i asked the uncle and i forgot) royal blue ribbons: $2.80/roll buckles for boots: $0.30/pc * 6pcs = $1.80 buckles for belt: $1/pc *4pcs = $4 leather cloth: $11/m * 2m = $22 wig: $30.73 blue tape: $1.50/roll fox fur: $28.47/4pcs blue crystals: $3.80/12pcs green rectangular pieces: $7 for 2 lengths crystal drops: $3 for 1 blue and 1 white piece diamante beads: $2.50
i swear, this embroidery is my most painful experience ever.
1) tracing from the computer onto a clear transparency (actually used my leftover folders... easier to cut!)
2) cutting out the stencil
3) cutting the cloth and seaming the edges (so they won't dethread when you are embroidering ya?
4) stenciling onto the cloth
5) cutting the backing and sewing the backing on
6) embroidering... and it takes about 15mins to complete one part of the pattern. looks the same as if it wasn't embroidered. ughhh i have to convince my self the results will be good.
i'm in 4 of them, can you guess? thanks to nicol for the news.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
since there's no news from our leader... we have to fa fen tu qiang ourselves. good thing i'm so self-motivated.
used those foolscap board for the base, wrapped satin and the bishop cloth. effect not so good since the surface is very ruffled.
decided to do another one using a white paper bag i found and wrapped bishop cloth over it. ironed the cloth before i wrap. not so bad!
i'm getting infected by val's uhu glue sickness. this is wholly uhu glue. cut the shape from some paper, wrapped cloth around it and uhu-glued it onto my turtleneck. wanted to stitch it on... but it seems to look better without the stitches!!! well i might consider stitching it just to prevent the paper inside from disintegrating later on after wash...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
saw this ad on facebook and went to try it... hahahahhahaah
i must be too bo liao lols.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
put on the carvings for kurobara's pincer weapon too.
clay keeps cracking like crazy. painted it silver, then white, then mixed with silver again. also repainted the body a darker color.
yes finally started on castor! eventhough i'm not even sure if i should wait for the main one from frank to be done... but i think i won't make it in time if i keep waiting anyway. so just started it and maybe make amends later on. haha.
the robes all look supersize now, but when it's worn, the drapes fall down and it actually looks not so bad.
the inner cloak template
when joined together
shoulder pad template
join along the 2 parts as shown...
there you have it!
joined to another cloak for the top part
sticking the straps together (using velcro for easier detachment later on)
managed to color the foam that was cut like 2weeks ago. was hoping for a brighter silver at the edge, but must be my phone - it looks so dull.
oh well, wouldn't have been able to get this prototype out without maomao's help (",) thank youuuuu! i can only sand the edges T.T
gonna put the carvings on this week.
grrr i realised i got my feather colors reversed so i had to detach all of them and piece together again for the correct color. thank goodness uhu glue is easier to remove (tears off cleanly from plastic), so not much trouble there.
(picked the shinwoo one cos it's HD and he's just so sweet *_*)
ha ji mal geor geu raess eo mo reun cheog hae beo ril geol 하 지 말 걸 그 랬 어 모 른 척 해 버 릴 걸 an bo i neun geot cheo reom bol su eopt neun geot cheo reom 안 보 이 는 것 처 럼 볼 수 없 는 것 처 럼 neor a ye bo ji mar geor geu raet na bwa 널 아 예 보 지 말 걸 그 랬 나 봐
do mang chir geor geu raess eo mot deur eun cheog geu reol geol 도 망 칠 걸 그 랬 어 못 들 은 척 그 럴 걸 deut ji do mot ha neun cheog deur eur su eopt neun geot cheo reom a ye ne 듣 지 도 못 하 는 척 들 을 수 없 는 것 처 럼 아 예 네 sa rang deut ji anh eur geol 사 랑 듣 지 않 을 걸
mal do eops i sa rang eur al ge ha go mal do eops i sa rang eur nae ge ju go 말 도 없 이 사 랑 을 알 게 하 고 말 도 없 이 사 랑 을 내 게 주 고 sum gyeor ha na jo cha neor dam ge hae noh go i reoh ge do mang ga ni kka 숨 결 하 나 조 차 널 담 게 해 놓 고 이 렇 게 도 망 가 니 까 mal do eops i sa rang i na reul tteo na mal do eops i sa rang i na reur beo ryeo 말 도 없 이 사 랑 이 나 를 떠 나 말 도 없 이 사 랑 이 나 를 버 려 mu seun mar eur hal ji da mun ib i hon ja seo nol lan geos gat a 무 슨 말 을 할 지 다 문 입 이 혼 자 서 놀 란 것 같 아 mal do eops i wa seo 말 도 없 이 와 서
wae i reoh ge a peun ji wae ja kku man a peun ji 왜 이 렇 게 아 픈 지 왜 자 꾸 만 아 픈 지 neor bol su eopt da neun geo ne ga eopt da neun geo mal go 널 볼 수 없 다 는 거 네 가 없 다 는 거 말 고 mo du ye jeon gwa ttok gat eun geon de 모 두 예 전 과 똑 같 은 건 데
mal do eops i sa rang eur al ge ha go mal do eops i sa rang eur nae ge ju go 말 도 없 이 사 랑 을 알 게 하 고 말 도 없 이 사 랑 을 내 게 주 고 sum gyeor ha na jo cha neor dam ge hae noh go i reoh ge do mang ga ni kka 숨 결 하 나 조 차 널 담 게 해 놓 고 이 렇 게 도 망 가 니 까 mal do eops i sa rang i na reul tteo na mal dong beos i sa rang i na reul beo ryeo 말 도 없 이 사 랑 이 나 를 떠 나 말 동 벗 이 사 랑 이 나 를 버 려 mu seun mar eur hal ji da mun ib i hon ja seo nol lan geos gat a 무 슨 말 을 할 지 다 문 입 이 혼 자 서 놀 란 것 같 아 mal do eops i nun mur i heul leo nae ryeo mal do eops i ga seum i mu neo jyeo ga 말 도 없 이 눈 물 이 흘 러 내 려 말 도 없 이 가 슴 이 무 너 져 가
mal do eopt neun sa rang eur gi da ri go mal do eopt neun sa rang eur a pa ha go 말 도 없 는 사 랑 을 기 다 리 고 말 도 없 는 사 랑 을 아 파 하 고 neoks i na ga beo ryeo ba bo ga doe beo ryeo ha neul man bo go u ni kka 넋 이 나 가 버 려 바 보 가 되 버 려 하 늘 만 보 고 우 니 까 mal do eops i i byeor i na reul chaj a mal do eops i i byeor i nae ge wa seo 말 도 없 이 이 별 이 나 를 찾 아 말 도 없 이 이 별 이 내 게 와 서 jun bi do mot ha go neo reur bo nae ya ha neun nae mam i nol lan geos gat a 준 비 도 못 하 고 너 를 보 내 야 하 는 내 맘 이 놀 란 것 같 아 mal do eops i wa seo 말 도 없 이 와 서
mal do eops i wat da ga mal do eops i tteo na neun 말 도 없 이 왔 다 가 말 도 없 이 떠 나 는 ji na gan yeol byeong cheo reom jam si a peu myeon doe na bwa ja kku hyung teo man nam ge doe ni kka 지 나 간 열 병 처 럼 잠 시 아 프 면 되 나 봐 자 꾸 흉 터 만 남 게 되 니 까
added a new feather! can you see the difference?
feather quill
spent like 2 hours trying to poke this thing. it was really one gross lump before this shape took place. and i broke my needle T.T
Monday, November 09, 2009
i thought my emily is too big, so i made a smaller one.
the head is like 1/4 the existing one. it's damn cute. i think i'll hang it on my bag, and offer the bigger one for adoption. hahaha.
need to cut some wig for her. hmm. actually i tried to take some pictures with both of them, and it seems that the bigger one looks better in photos. the small one is barely visible.
erhhh is it xarxes or xerxes?!?!
chained these beads up while i was watching you are beautiful. (go mi nam, you must be tired of living. taekyung is so cute. so is shinwoo and jeremy. <3)
didn't have enough purple beads.. so i mixed in pink ones. seriously they look quite awful.
added the clip at the back
oh well. thinking of how i can still improve on this. bleahs.
a very inspirational piece because of xrystal's BRS cosplay. was wondering how you can do it 2D like... and file folder is the answer! so i went off to get some at popular and cut them out.
added the pin-comb thing at the back but i think i'll still need lots of supporting pins. my lighting is really very bad, even with flash this is the best i can do
and the front. i love the overall effect! yahoo!
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
quite proud of my nails, and i'm sure they look better if i had better lighting. for sales!! for orders! if anyone is interested. haha.
only thing is, my table is filled with superglue stains (and by the way, nail glue is actually superglue! cheaters!) - any idea how i can remove those??!?!? looks so horrible...
i can't think of anyway to position this drape so that it looks good, so what the heck.
but the point is, it looks better when worn, so there. HOHO.
upgraded the old eyepatch! used the leather-satin like material and sewed it the stretch. much better now.
crests repainted! don't look very different under my super chui camera i guess. oh well.