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There is nothing quite like the feeling of a costume coming slowly together under your hands. ♥

Pretty much all the sewing on Gambino is done. I may futz with the cape a bit, it's distractingly lopsided at the bottom. I still need to iron it and attach pins anyway, so I might as well.

Started painting the belt emblem gold. The texture is slowly smoothing out under all this paint - it'll never be perfect, but it should at least not look too bad on the costume. I still have to put the black backing and the bobby pins on, but that shouldn't be too hard.

I got a belt, but there's some issues with it. It's slightly too short to actually buckle around me, but it was the only belt I could find that was broad enough. So I'll have to rig up some kind of fastener. It's a good thing I'm going to be covering the actual buckle with the G emblem anyway, because it's going to be ugly back there. XD

Bracelets and pin still need painting, but that's simple work. I'll start on it tomorrow.

Looks like I'll have to dye/style the wig after all, which - since I lack a wig stand, bad me - will involve corralling my dad on one of his days off and making him play wig model. The task of wig-styling seems much less daunting now that I've got the clothes done - the rest is all polish.

Still dunno how or if I'll do the prosthetics. Basically, I need help doing the life cast because clearly I can't cast my own face, but I don't entirely trust my dad or my mom to do the casting properly. Ideally, I'd like one of the NSA peeps to help me, but most of them live too far away for it to be convenient, and I can hardly ever get in touch with Whitney, it seems. D: (I love all of you guys, though~)

So, there's still a bunch of work, but THE CLOTHES ARE DONE and that was my biggest mental stumbling block. If I keep on top of things now, I'm good. ♥

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Pictures. PICTUREEESSSSS. O_O

When it's doooooone. ♥

Ooooookkkkaaayyyy. =P

I'm excited, though. I kicked you in the butt about this ages ago. I'm sure it looks amazing.

The best kick in the butt actually came from artisticdoodle. XD I love y'all, but a short comment or PM saying "*kicks you in the ass*" doesn't quite compare to a PM inquiring in detail about my progress from the person I actually made the commitment to. ;D

It's looking really pretty good! I'm proud of my solution to the petal cuffs. The cravat's too narrow, to be honest, but I can probably hide that. I'm not sewing the damn thing again. XD

Well, you gotta admit that every little asterik and letter helped you along the way. :P Seriously, though, I've never heard of a Gambino cosplay. You might even be the first.

Hey, as long as it works. It sounds like you've put SO much work into it. It has to be awesome.

Eh, maybe a little. ;D Heh. I hope I'm the first, that'd be awesome. :D I know there've been Gino cosplays, but if I'm the first Johnny, that'd rock.

I did a little happy glee dance when I tried the shirt, vest, and cravat on together. IT ACTUALLY LOOKS GOOD. It'll look even better when I actually bind my chest - the vest was sewn to my bound measurements, so it looks wrong when I haven't bound. XD

You would think someone would have mentioned a Johnny but no one ever has. Being the first Johhny would make for awesome bragging rights. :D

And yeah. I can only imagine. XD;;;

I'm sorry for being so hard to reach. For some reason, I've been keenly unsocial lately, to the point of being avoidant.

And I'm sure my near-nervous breakdown in just trying to buy my freaking airline tickets isn't helping me feel like I can commit to getting anything done, either.

Sounds like the costume is coming along well, though. It's good that you've got the main parts down! =D

Aw. *pets* I'm sorry to hear that. D:

skhgkg. D: D: *hugs* You okay? Need any help with that? DDD: Perhaps I should bring you some more brownies.

It is! :D I'm quite proud of myself - this is actually the first time I've made a costume exclusively with my own two hands. (well, okay, some of it is modification of existing clothes - BUT THE REST I MADE.) Even if I don't get the wig done, I'll feel satisfied.

Nah, I just need to get off my ass and start being more social again. ...would help if I finish the things I promise myself to finish, though, so I can feel UNGUILTY whilst doing so. D:

It's alright, I'm okay now. Just... frantic for a bit, there. It wasn't even that I couldn't figure it out, it was just me being neurotic about flying. I'll be okay, though! ..I still need to pay you back in kindness for the last brownie batch, so. D: *has been nomming on cookies*

I can't wait to see this, holy crap, it sounds most awesome! Even if you did mod some clothing, heck, that's still cool- FOR YOU ARE GONNA BE GAMBINO. I'm curious how you're gonna do the wig, and I would like to come over and help with the lifecast, but I don't think I'd be comfortable spending the night until next week, since I have stuff I wanna get done, and I don't know if that would be too long to wait, or what is going on AHHH TOMORROW IS WEDNESDAY IT IS CREEPING UP ON US AGHGHSHGHGHGHG~

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Seriously though, from what you've said so far? That costume sounds freaking awesome. You are gonna rock the Gaia panel hardcore. XD

The only way to get the things finished is to start working on them. :3 I stalled for days on my costume, running the steps over in my head, thinking of what I needed to do... And then I just DID it. You just have to gather the willpower to say "Alright, I'm going to do this" and start the momentum. You CAN do it, you just need to give yourself the little push to get started.

*hugs* All right. D: ... Aaaaand um I think you already have repaid me. I used most of that gift card today and it felt like going into a CANDY STORE. I bought a BUNCH of things I'd been wanting to get for ages but never had the money to spare to just GET them. I got a whole batch of colored microns, and a bunch of BLOCK PRINTING SUPPLIES. Do you knoooowwww how long I've been wanting block printing stuff skhdgjhg it's been like seven years. I'msohappy. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

I... am curious how I'm gonna do the wig too. Maybe we can find out together. XD;; And hey, no worries - even if you can just come over for a few hours and cast my face, that'll be great. 8D HOLY SHIT IT IS CREEPING UP ON US BUT WE WILL PERSEVERE. Maybe, if we're both really good and get stuff DONE in the next several days, we might be able to spare a day for Kingdom Crack or something. Buuuuut more likely we should do that after the con. XD

I so am. ...I'm sort of hoping we can get a "GAMBINO! GAMBINO! GAMBINO!" chant going. And I've been practicing my BWAHAHA. ♥

You know if I wasn't so damn busy trying to get money for expo I really would make you a Gino plushie like I promised you long ago...well, someday I will. Someday.

Sounds like you're making a lot of progress on the costume and I can't wait to see it done. =)

Hee. ♥ I understand teh busy, no worries. I'm looking forward to this Gino plushie of someday.

I am. I'm making MAD progress. I really think I'll have it done in time. :D

(Oh hay - did your stikfa ninja ever get to you okay? I know I gave it to you at AniZona, but then you forgot it when you left. D:)

Well I can't wait to see it done. =)

Yeah annie made sure that I got my stikfa ninja and I have him put together and everything! He's on my desk sandwiched between my sqeak toy buddha and a gandalf figure that I got off a birthday cake! ♥ I felt bad that I forgot it but luckily I have people lookin out for my forgetful ass.