Okay, so A-kon foils my neatly laid plans again when someone suggested an Avatar:The Last Airbender meetup. It seems to have been just enough of a kick in the butt to get me back on researching The Painted Lady, who I've been wanting to cosplay for some time. After looking at the few available pics from the one episode in which she appears for a grand total of about 20 seconds, I've come to the conclusion that the best way to go would to be to work with Padme's pastel lake dress as a starting point. It seems to drape in almost exactly the same way and it's relatively simple to make. There are some adjustments to be made, like bringing down the neckline and bringing up the back, but the more I stare at the pictures, the easier I think this project will be. The big challenge will be the Hat o' Doom, which I may end up making out of strips of fun foam or maybe even posterboard stiffened with glue. I don't know yet.
Caterina is back underway, and I intend to have her finished in time for A-kon. I have, masochistically, decided to outline all of the scrollwork with bugle beads, and have been working on that for the past few days. I'll work on it little by little over the next week until it's all finished and then I get to do MORE scrollwork! ~headdesk~ Damn you, artbook pictures! Why must you be so magnificently detailed?! Anyway, will work on her until she's finished, I'm tired of looking at her standing half-finished in the corner.
Also on the agenda for A-kon : Ashlotte, currently in pieces, Saber, which I've tossed and am going to restart, Battle!Integra, which is nearly complete, and Ingrid, because my friends are doing a Street Fighter group. x.x Guess I can't stop until the Con if I'm going to have it all finished. Buh.