I'm deep into costuming mode for the rewedding. There are things I have to make for myself (corset, skirt, unders & pasties), things I have to make for participants (bras & panties with panel skirts), and things I have to make for the audience (like the toss bouquet I made a couple weeks ago). After some challenges with elastic lace and following a tutorial that didn't turn out as I wished, I finally found a winning formula for the garters.
Yes. That's the Batman symbol because Andrew is Batman in another show, and he's a huge fan of Batman. Why not really personalize the garter? The lace is some leftover vintage lace I was given by a dear friend that I used floral spray paint to color for the trim beneath the ostrich boas on my robe. I bought a roll of 100 yards of aqua ribbon for $8 and have used that for almost everything I've done. The rosette is from an unsuccessful purchase of flowers for snapper finger puppets; the flowers are just too big for the finger puppets. The coral ribbon is from the feather fans I made for Bukowski. I had some elastic in my supply boxes. Once I found the right set of instructions I was able to crank out two in less than an hour.
That's right. Two garters. One is for keeping, and one is for tossing into the audience. I really want the audience to have a great time and to be able to take home memories from this show. I couldn't scrimp on the toss garter.
I hunted eBay for a great pair of shoes with a low enough heel that I could move well in them. I found these dyed shoes for under $12 with shipping included. The description said they were floor samples, so there would be light wear and tear. I don't recall seeing any photos of the glue stains I discovered when I opened the envelope of shoes yesterday. I tried to scrub the spots away with a toothbrush, assuming they were dirt. That didn't work. I then hit them with the tiniest bit of water. That washed away some of the dye. Shit.
You would think that I would know about the care of dyed shoes. Nope. I wore black pleather shoes to all of the proms I attended. I wore white pleather shoes at the first wedding. I tend to wear leather, pleather, or embellished shoes. This is my first pair of dyed "satin" shoes.
So with a little bit of water I fucked up my shoes. Good thing I bought more rhinestones Saturday so I can hide that shit with sparkle. Since the shoes are "satin," I can use GemTac instead of E6000. I wasn't expecting to have this as a chore, so I'm going to try to make the most of it. My plan is to cover the toes and the heels because that's where the damage is. Fingers crossed it works.
Yes. That's the Batman symbol because Andrew is Batman in another show, and he's a huge fan of Batman. Why not really personalize the garter? The lace is some leftover vintage lace I was given by a dear friend that I used floral spray paint to color for the trim beneath the ostrich boas on my robe. I bought a roll of 100 yards of aqua ribbon for $8 and have used that for almost everything I've done. The rosette is from an unsuccessful purchase of flowers for snapper finger puppets; the flowers are just too big for the finger puppets. The coral ribbon is from the feather fans I made for Bukowski. I had some elastic in my supply boxes. Once I found the right set of instructions I was able to crank out two in less than an hour.That's right. Two garters. One is for keeping, and one is for tossing into the audience. I really want the audience to have a great time and to be able to take home memories from this show. I couldn't scrimp on the toss garter.
I hunted eBay for a great pair of shoes with a low enough heel that I could move well in them. I found these dyed shoes for under $12 with shipping included. The description said they were floor samples, so there would be light wear and tear. I don't recall seeing any photos of the glue stains I discovered when I opened the envelope of shoes yesterday. I tried to scrub the spots away with a toothbrush, assuming they were dirt. That didn't work. I then hit them with the tiniest bit of water. That washed away some of the dye. Shit.
You would think that I would know about the care of dyed shoes. Nope. I wore black pleather shoes to all of the proms I attended. I wore white pleather shoes at the first wedding. I tend to wear leather, pleather, or embellished shoes. This is my first pair of dyed "satin" shoes.
So with a little bit of water I fucked up my shoes. Good thing I bought more rhinestones Saturday so I can hide that shit with sparkle. Since the shoes are "satin," I can use GemTac instead of E6000. I wasn't expecting to have this as a chore, so I'm going to try to make the most of it. My plan is to cover the toes and the heels because that's where the damage is. Fingers crossed it works.