Tink

And the sewing plans for 2014 have begun. Thankfully, my first big event at this point isn’t until April. When, hopefully, the weather will start to cool to a point where it is comfortable enough to wear a costume. And that event, is Gold Coast Supanova.

My current “rule” for cons is no more than one new costume. Otherwise I find myself stressing in the lead up trying to get too much done in such a short timeframe and I am unable to put in the level of work that I would really like. Plus, it makes me re-wear some of my other character costumes which would otherwise just sit in the cupboard. And I am all for re-wearing. If I have put in all that work, I like to get a bit more out of it than just one wear. And while I haven’t quite settled on my other two costumes that I will be re-wearing, I have chosen my new one and collected the bits.

This time, I am going for one from TV, the show Once Upon A Time. I had originally planned to make Maleficent (who appears in an episode in season one) and had started collecting fabrics. However, a blogger that I follow recently posted photos of the original costume on display and it is a completely different colour than in the screencaps I was using ie, purples instead of red tones. So, I have decided instead to make Tinkerbell (who appears in the most recent season).

I’m terribly sorry if you haven’t seen it yet, and I give away any spoilers. But basically, there are two different outfits for Tink. Her fairy outfit and her Neverland outfit. I am going with the fairy one (pictured). I re-watched a few episodes, pulled up a bunch of photos and went shopping last weekend for supplies. Thankfully, I am able to use the same wig that I purchased for Maleficent, so I can save myself some angst over that.

It was a long list of supplies
- green lycra
- gold lycra
- elastic (STASH)
- gold cord (STASH)
- fabric dye
- heavy lining lycra (STASH)
- acrylic paint (STASH)
- lace
- sequins
- beads
- organza
- wire (STASH)
- sculpy
- spray paint (STASH)
- buckram (STASH)

Thankfully, I have some stuff already in my stash, so I feel happy about at least putting a dent in it (one of my goals this year). I’m also on the hunt for some appropriate boots and will have to pick up a couple pairs of sheer to waist stockings to wear. But all in all, I am really happy with my choice and excited to get started on it once my sewing room is back in action.

Cross fingers that I remember to take progress photos. If I do enough, I may even be able to toss together another tutorial.