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Whew! After hearing me spew crap about this costume, you finally get to see it! Woo! Uncreative title is uncreative.

I am proud to introduce to you all Flame Princess, from the tv series Adventure Time! This costume is made and modeled by me. Huzzah!

The base of this dress is orange and pink dupioni silk made from a modified pattern. It has a slight train on the gown, which I will upload pictures of the back of the dress on a later date, and it falls completely to the ground. I have to hold it up when I walk so that I don't trip on it. I then modified the pattern even further to produce the... vest jacket... thing that is over top of the dress, which is made of two separate layers of fabric. The Fuchsia layer is also dupioni silk, the top layer is shimmer orange organza. The details around the neckline are also fuchsia dupioni silk. With all these layers, I'm starting to sound like a cake! Hahaha. Underneath the dress, even though you cannot see it, is a petticoat made from a cotton print and pink tulle to fluff out the skirt a bit, but not too much. Honestly, I might add another layer of tulle though, just to fluff it out a little more. All the edges are finished (pet peeve of mine) and everything is hemmed; the detail lining the neck is all handsewn and attached by hand. This was a really fun costume to work on, and the time in total (just for the dress and petticoat) was probably two and a half days, plus goofing around because I am terribly good at that.

On to the wig! The wig was purchased from ebay, then curled like crazy. I decided that it was too thin (I have really dark hair in comparison, and you could see my hair through it) so I ordered some wefts from Arda Wigs and hand stitched those in and curled them. I seriously love Arda you guys, they have fantastic products and service! There was a problem with my order, which they contacted me about right away and resolved it within the day! Talk about quick service!

Things that need to be done/fixed:
- I would like to style the wig in the updo that FP normally has, because it is crazy fun and I want the challenge. I chose to have her hair down at first because this is my first time working with a wig, ever.
- I need to resin-cast her gems on her forehead and dress. I actually had made some quick ones out of foam for MTAC Omega, but they we pretty much crap and I hated them. A lot. lol. I might actually consider commissioning these from someone, so if you know someone or can resin cast yourself, feel free to contact me!
- I need to take in the vest thing. The dress underneath fits like a glove, but I was a bit apprehensive and made the vest part a bit bigger than I should have. It gives me the paper-bag-no-curves effect hahaha. Oh deary me lol. It also doesn't help that I've been working out everyday since the costume's completion, and now it is baggy on me in places it wasn't before. Le sigh.

This was a really great costume to work on, and I have a lot of fun wearing it! It is a lot more comfortable than I expected! As for the photo itself, which is not edited *at all*, my twin sister took it at our family's home next to the woods we live next to/own. We were careful to avoid the poison ivy and the ticks, but hey, we can't all win lol. For those of you curious, I am holding a branch of honeysuckle, which is actually an exotic invasive species, believe it or not. Not that anyone cares.

And I think that is all I have to say about this! It's kind of amazing, you guys finally get to see my ugly mug and what a fatty I am! Lol. I hope you all like my labor of love and my sister's mad photography skillz! I apologize for the wall of text!

Flame Princess (c) P. Ward
Costume/Model (c)/is me
Makeup ~Coriacea
Photographer ~Coriacea

Description
Whew! After hearing me spew crap about this costume, you finally get to see it! Woo! Uncreative title is uncreative.

I am proud to introduce to you all Flame Princess, from the tv series Adventure Time! This costume is made and modeled by me. Huzzah!

The base of this dress is orange and pink dupioni silk made from a modified pattern. It has a slight train on the gown, which I will upload pictures of the back of the dress on a later date, and it falls completely to the ground. I have to hold it up when I walk so that I don't trip on it. I then modified the pattern even further to produce the... vest jacket... thing that is over top of the dress, which is made of two separate layers of fabric. The Fuchsia layer is also dupioni silk, the top layer is shimmer orange organza. The details around the neckline are also fuchsia dupioni silk. With all these layers, I'm starting to sound like a cake! Hahaha. Underneath the dress, even though you cannot see it, is a petticoat made from a cotton print and pink tulle to fluff out the skirt a bit, but not too much. Honestly, I might add another layer of tulle though, just to fluff it out a little more. All the edges are finished (pet peeve of mine) and everything is hemmed; the detail lining the neck is all handsewn and attached by hand. This was a really fun costume to work on, and the time in total (just for the dress and petticoat) was probably two and a half days, plus goofing around because I am terribly good at that.

On to the wig! The wig was purchased from ebay, then curled like crazy. I decided that it was too thin (I have really dark hair in comparison, and you could see my hair through it) so I ordered some wefts from Arda Wigs and hand stitched those in and curled them. I seriously love Arda you guys, they have fantastic products and service! There was a problem with my order, which they contacted me about right away and resolved it within the day! Talk about quick service!

Things that need to be done/fixed:
- I would like to style the wig in the updo that FP normally has, because it is crazy fun and I want the challenge. I chose to have her hair down at first because this is my first time working with a wig, ever.
- I need to resin-cast her gems on her forehead and dress. I actually had made some quick ones out of foam for MTAC Omega, but they we pretty much crap and I hated them. A lot. lol. I might actually consider commissioning these from someone, so if you know someone or can resin cast yourself, feel free to contact me!
- I need to take in the vest thing. The dress underneath fits like a glove, but I was a bit apprehensive and made the vest part a bit bigger than I should have. It gives me the paper-bag-no-curves effect hahaha. Oh deary me lol. It also doesn't help that I've been working out everyday since the costume's completion, and now it is baggy on me in places it wasn't before. Le sigh.

This was a really great costume to work on, and I have a lot of fun wearing it! It is a lot more comfortable than I expected! As for the photo itself, which is not edited *at all*, my twin sister took it at our family's home next to the woods we live next to/own. We were careful to avoid the poison ivy and the ticks, but hey, we can't all win lol. For those of you curious, I am holding a branch of honeysuckle, which is actually an exotic invasive species, believe it or not. Not that anyone cares.

And I think that is all I have to say about this! It's kind of amazing, you guys finally get to see my ugly mug and what a fatty I am! Lol. I hope you all like my labor of love and my sister's mad photography skillz! I apologize for the wall of text!

Flame Princess (c) P. Ward
Costume/Model (c)/is me
Makeup ~Coriacea
Photographer ~Coriacea