kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ

i have officially started my ren faire costume!!!

i had a stroke of genius yesterday as i remembered that i had bought this dress

off of amazon like six months ago

and it was so so pretty but i just didn't have anything to wear it (i wanted to make it feel more unique to me and more special but since it's so nondescript while also being a specific style, i was having a lot of trouble), and some parts of it still felt cheap (the appliqués were not secured around the edges, just kind of haphazardly sewn on, and the ribbon used to secure the corset with was TERRIBLE and wouldn't stop fraying so i had given up frustratedly on using it for anything (even though it had cost me like sixty bucks).

well, fast forward to yesterday, i magically remembered that this dress not only existed but that i literally had it. in my closet. so i took a trip to hobby lobby that did in fact leave my wallet screaming () and i bought seashells, starfish, so many beads, new corset string (i wanted it to look ocean-y, so i got golden cord), lace, and i swear i also bought things for my ear thingies im gonna make BUT I CANT FIND THEM. but it's fine. 

anyway, this is my progress from yesterday:

i ripped off ALL THE APPLIQUÉS and am going to replace with beads and shells and things. i don't know if i'll have enough beads to go all the way around the waist, so i might have to create a gradient situation that fades out toward the back. i also want to have some beads and gems like on the actual skirt.

i'm going to paint the bottom of the skirt and sleeves to look like ocean waves, and i bought this super super super cute trim that i'll hem them with. i will be adding more seashells and whatnot to the bodice (sides, back, front), and more beads

i'm also going to make netted pieces and fake seaweed to sew on because i want to look like a siren that was once glamorous but was kind of dragged from the deep

i'm going to be making some fake fangs to wear, and i also want to make some barnacles to put on my dress and on my arms and stuff. may or may not also make scales, i'm not sure yet, but i will be making nails and stuff, and i'll also probably be weathering the dress once everything is attached and secure. 

I AM SO EXCITEDDDDDD

the only question now is what am i going to wear underneath it

 anyway yes that's day one! i'll be posting progress pics every day that i work on it