LOTR (and stuff)

It’s weird, blogging almost daily and then not touching it for several days. I was missing it this morning, but didn’t really have time to sit down and write until now. The last few days have been full of fun adventures (and the exhaustion that inevitably follows, tomorrow I’ll probably sleep in late).
So, earlier this week, we planned on going to see The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition) in New Hampshire for it’s one-night re-release event.
Monday
Hannah wanted to go in costume, and I decided I wanted to also, so, on Monday we went to walmart to see if we could find anything to piece together a costume with. We found a Tube-top Maxi dress in black, then went off to the sewing section to get some sheer black material to attach a cape/sleeves and some ribbon to tie around the front. I decided to go as a random elf, and Hannah wore a version of Arwen’s riding outfit that she’d put together on Saturday. Hannah, Amanda, and I spent most of Monday working on the costume – pinning, hemming, piecing together. Sheer material is hard to sew – especially if it’s been a while. It was really nice to sew again though, it’s been too long. I’d like to get my machine fixed, or buy a new one someday.
If costume making wasn’t enough – we got sparkle paint, foam brushes, and buttons at Walmart because a family friend gave me a little boat-shelf that Amanda and I decided to turn into a fairy house. I’ve been wanting a fairy/dollhouse, so when I saw the boat-shelf, my first thought was that it was a great shape for a fairy house and that it just needed to have it’s oar taken off and some paint added. So after we put together the costume, Amanda and I painted the shelf with sparkles. It currently looks like a fairy hiccuped and sent pixie dust flying – which is a perfectly good look in my opinion. I haven’t done anything with the furniture Amanda was sweet enough to make and find for me, but when I do that, and possibly add some holes in the wood, and paint details on the outside, I’ll post pictures.
Monday night, we took Hannah home and stopped by Michael’s on the way. We picked up some Liquid Latex with the intent of making elf ears. Unfortunately, Michaels didn’t carry Spirit gum or Scar wax – so we ended up spending the night experimenting with making ears only to realize that it would be hard to attach them.
Tuesday
We hung out most of the day, and went to Claire’s where I picked up some last minute makeup to finish off my costume – warm palette of eyeshadow and sparkly liquid eyeliner. I also looked into what goes into a stage makeup kit. So I picked up some eyelash curlers and sparkly green nail polish. When the ears were dry, we tried to put them on with double sided tape, which surprisingly didn’t stick to ears. So we’ve resolved to find some scar wax and spirit gum in time for The Hobbit and we’re hoping to be able to experiment with prosthetics a little. I’d like to learn how to do stage makeup – I think Super 8 might have inspired me a little bit. I’d like to get a kit together, so I think I’ll start building my own intermittently, and maybe sometime we can buy some character makeup kits.
So, an hour before we had to leave, Hannah and I started getting ready and putting our costumes. Maxi dresses are long even when I’m wearing high heels. I haven’t worn a long dress in a long time. When we got to the theater, Hannah and I were the only two people who were dressed up. But afterwords some one came up to use and told us they were beautiful, and some other people were geeking out, so it was all good. The only sad thing was that IHOP was closed…I was really looking forward to getting pancakes at 10:30, but apparently they don’t do that in New Hampshire. So we got some food at McDonalds, only to see on the way back home, that Applebees was still open. We were too tired to think, and got home an hour and 15 minutes later and crashed.

Wednesday
Today we slept, and I made crepes for lunch because there were no pancakes for dinner. Hannah and I played through the lego pirates demo and explored the Kinect Fun Labs. My brain is moving slow today – I may be slightly over tired. Right now Alex is making latex molds of a rock and leaves. We had leftovers for dinner and I feel oddly ready for bed…but I also want to work on my fairy house. Oh, and I replaced my cardboard desk with a chest my in-laws weren’t using anymore, so now, my art stuff is all organized! 😀

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