Catching up a bit, no mayonnaise.

Makes me wonder if green would bring out the blue in my eyes...

 

 

 

I helped out with a mermaid car wash.

Rainbow River Headsprings

The car wash was donations and the funds go toward a tank for Merbellas LLC.  We had a blast.  Raven let us all wear tops she made for the duration of the wash.

me and my octojelly friend guo dong

I also had the opportunity to head up to Rainbow River Headsprings.  My friend brought three disposable underwater cameras and we got some awesome shots!  It was my first major public appearance in the tail and was pretty awesome.  I cannot wait to stop tearing the waistband and to paint it so people aren't as confused anymore.  It will look gorgeous I think.  Still need to save money for a tail from Raven though.

the show went spectacularly. The Gamester by Freyda Thomas

My future currently is...strike tomorrow, putting all the costumes into storage.  Wednesday I have to go back down to my grands' to drop some stuff off and pick up other stuff.  Thursday I head up to Georgia.  Next Wednesday I head to Tennessee.  I have it on good authority that the campground there has wifi, so for four weekends I should be online a bit more.  Then back to Georgia for two wekends then up to New Jersey to visit family, and who knows from there.

Ugh

Tech Rehearsals today and tomorrow from about noon to ten pm.

Dress Rehearsals Monday and Tuesday from about six to ten pm.

Suffice to say I won't be on much for a little while.  We open Thursday.

new cap

new necklace

 <3  cnidaria

Swim Test Footage

Edited this last night.  Enjoy.

Ecstatic Yet Cranky

Heyo.

So my swim test went swimmingly.  I had both a photographer and a videographer with me.  I have yet to go through all of the files though.  I only just got access to the videos today, the swim was on Friday.  A few mishaps occurred but nothing out of the ordinary or realm of probability.  One of my tubes came off of the fin, the never drying ALEX underneath compromised the Weatherstripping Adhesive.  So we pulled the other side off as well and continued the swim test.  I also had a few tears along the right side of my hips from pulling and a mistake in the cementing I did last week.  I also need to take in the very top part since it's billowing outward and I'm having to hold it while I swim.  All in all I had a blast though, partly due to the company with me.  Early on the girls had me do a handstand and as soon as I surfaced I hear some guy across the pool exclaim, "Holy shit!  It's a mermaid!"  That had me grinning very widely.  I also got excited when I moved down to the deep end.  When 'treading' water I had no concept of depth.  I had to put my goggles on to see the bottom 12 feet down.  I got very excited and immediately dove down to the bottom.  I will be doing alterations over the next couple of weeks, slow going though.  I get to swim again on Wednesday night with some friends.  The show at Bininger opens next Thursday so I'm kind of swamped with getting the costumes ready for that.

The crankiness can be explained by the stress of having so much to do over the next week and a half.  Also by not being able to talk with one of the few people who could keep me less stressed and in a cheerier mood.  They seem to have gone poof for a bit.  Irksome.

Anyhow, here's the stuff you're really waiting for, photos:

need to shorten if I don't put the tubing back

my towel

got henna yesterday

someone found an invasive turtle, he visited work

Swim Test Anyone?

closeup

both sides cut out!

FLUKE!

cementing velcro into the fluke

I'm just about out of neoprene cement so I'm running to one of the only shops in this area that carries it.  Then taking the amazing Publix spinach artichoke dip to Family Dinner.  Swim test on Thursday or Friday.  ~Cnidaria

So Close and Yet So Far

mmmm smells yummy!

finally a full fluke cut out!

tools:  chalk, ruler, rotary cutter

fun drawing concept thing

Throat is feeling much better.  I think I'm back at 99.99% health.  Missing my friend who I was talking to a lot for a week or so there.  He's busy with work.  As am I.  A friend is visiting the faire this weekend, maybe two even, and I get to go see Rango finally.  I had better anyhow.  Costumes for the show are coming along well.

Tail steps remaining:  cut out fluke piece two, cement and cut out bottom piece of fluke after monofin, cement everything together around the monofin, work in latex, swim test, trim excess, paint, SWIM!

Running Out Of Time

Found my maille ears, <3 them

So despite the fact that my antibiotics were done the Friday before this, the day I got my henna done, I am still not 100% better.  There is still something wrong with my throat, suffice to say it hurts mornings and evenings and I'll spare you the gruesome details.  However, I don't have time this week to get to the doctor.  There's the slight possibility I can go later Wednesday afternoon, otherwise I have to wait until late Friday afternoon.  Today I have most of my girls in the shop and we're all working.  Tomorrow we have five fittings with different actors.  Wednesday we are working in the shop and have a big fitting at one in the afternoon.  Thursday we have our production meeting and some more fittings.  It's frustrating to say the least.

St. Paddy's Day

I don't have any other photos to post today.  Maybe I'll pop one in later as I get more work done on the hoop skirt.

Some side notes:  no tail progress really which is annoying me, my house is a mess and there's a major issue with my front door, and I wish I were in the UK.  I've been chatting a bit more with one of my UK friends and it bums me that I can't hang out with him and others in person.  I have at least six friends who float around to different towns in the UK and I want to visit them.  It is really tempting to want to pursue another degree overseas and then apply for jobs in costume shops in the UK.

Also, On Stranger Tides has a new trailer out, you can get a better look at the mermaids and two scenes where Jack gets slapped.  I'm terribly excited!

Alright, I'm off to get some work done before it becomes too late and before my friend signs onto skype and I become distracted.

<3
Seamstress me...who is she?

I want to cosplay this outfit.