Just introducing myself here.
I'm an amateur "thrift shop" cosplayer. I just like playing grown up dress up for the most part, the b*tch fest that is often the cosplay community is not what you'll find here.
I like interepreting and mimicking characters to the best of my ability. I cosplay from things I like, have watched/read, and characters I find interesting (usually). My favorite sources of cosplay are My Little Pony, Adventure Time (no pictures yet), and other american cartoons though I've done cosplays and planned cosplays from other sources as well.
I got started by being obsessed with Halloween and costumes, and by being introduced to friends who attend conventions and the like. I'm not a *huge* anime fan, though I like a few. I often cosplay with my sister or just simply coordinate our costumes to somewhat go together, and also sometimes cosplay with my boyfriend (yes, I'm taken, and very very happy, sorry
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I don't have a lot of confidence in the quality of my costumes since I have no skills with a sewing machine what-so-ever (they break when I look at them) and rely on my thrifting know-how and my sister's and my mother's sewing ability to put together my costumes, another reason I hesitate when it comes to the cosplay community. I've never made anything from scratch, being inept with a sewing machine as previously mentioned, but I can tell you how I put together ever single costume I've worn.
Expect to see pictures soon of:
Pokemon X/Y female trainer (worn to Dragon Con)
Trixie (finished version, Dragon Con)
Panty (finished verison, Dragon Con)
Princess Bubblegum What Was Missing (Dragon Con)
Apple Bloom (not yet worn)
Blossom (Powerpuff Girls, not yet worn)
Hopefully I'll get a picture of "scientist" Princess Bubblegum (worn to Animazement 2013) and better pictures of Vanellope. I somehow made it out of that con with only one picture, the other pictures of costumes I wore there (Cadance, Mabel) were all taken pre or post con
Costumes I'm working on not yet pictured:
Sunset Shimmer, My Little Pony Equestria Girls
Cake the Cat, Adventure Time
Diamond Tiara, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
Princess Bubble Gum Reign of Gunters outfit, Adventure Time