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Hobbit Cosplay 2015

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These are all the pieces to my pretty simple hobbit cosplay.

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This was such a beautiful dress! And it is SO well made. It was pretty costly, but it was well worth it. I commissioned it from Brielle from her website: http://briellecostumes.typepad.com/brielles-costume-wardrobe/

Pictures seriously do not do this dress justice. The colors are pretty and the fabrics are really nice quality.

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The pipe I got from this store. It’s pretty simple, but I like it and it served it’s purpose. They have many other designs too at their store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MacQueenPipes

I used the hobbit ears that I bought from Katsucon. It’s so funny because I had seen their store on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheElvenCaravan) and had faved them, but hadn’t bought anything from them until I saw them at Katsucon, lol. I didn’t even recognize that it was the same store, silly me haha.

I got the flower crown from this store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Eterie

Another thing I had was my brown/green canvas backpack which I think goes with the LOTR theme and time period very well.

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I wasn’t able to bring this cloak to HobbitCon in Germany because both the dress and the cloak would have taken up waaaaaaayyyy to much luggage space, but it’s still worth a mention because what’s a hobbit without his/her cloak? Lol. The fabric of this cloak is pretty thin, but I do like the color. Check it out from their Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloaknDragon

As the time goes by, I’ll probably add some more stuff to my hobbit outfit. I definitely know I want to add a leather belt with a sheath so I can have a sword and maybe some potion bottles and leather pouches lol. Also, I want leather gloves. I have mixed emotions about either making invisible shoes or getting bigfoot feet though lol. Bigfoot feet like these from ThinkGeek.com:

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I will also be contemplating on putting together a LOTR ranger woman outfit 🙂 or an elven cosplay. I just wish I was elegant enough to even pretend to be an elf lmfao.

Katsucon 2015 Haul, Loot, and Booty

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  1. Cat Poro
    I’ve always wanted a poro! This was the only cute one I could find lol.
  2. TARDIS Mini Top Hat
    I can wear it with my Doctor Who outfit XD
  3. Black Foam Wings
    I got this from Yaya Han‘s booth. I thought it’ll go great if I want to dress up as Castiel lol.

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  1. Sheep, Llama, and Rabbit
    Hahaha. I’ve been hearing about these Amuse stuffed animals everywhere and I got to buy some lol! Sho cute! (CutiePieKawaii)
  2. Teemo’s Mushroom and Vi Figure
    From Level Up Studios. I wanted a nice Jinx figure, but no one’s released one that I like yet! I used to play Vi a lot. A couple of my first characters were Sivir, Sejuani, Caitlyn, and Vi.

I also got artwork from Missy Pena. I love the pokemon/classic art mashups XD

Katsucon 2015

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So I went to the National Harbor on Thursday to go pick up my badge from pre-registration and, boy, am I glad I did! It was about an hour long wait, but when I came back on Friday, I heard that the wait was nearly 4-5 hours long! I have nooooooo idea why! I was just so glad I got my badge earlier. Lesson learned.

Also another lesson learned? Get a hotel room even if you only live like a thirty minute drive away. It was horrible having to get up every morning, drive, find parking, and then navigate the con. I like the idea of getting dressed up and just going downstairs, lol. Maybe I’m just lazy. But it’s also because I can’t cosplay at home and drive. I get too many questions and stares.

I did manage to dress up in some Doctor Who (10th Doctor) stuff for one day. I love my shoes and tie! And of course my sonic screwdriver! I did get fitted for hobbit ears at the merchant hall. it didn’t go with my Doctor Who clothes, but I didn’t care! I love my ears! My ears are small so it was just great having someone show me how to modify them and glue them on to fit correctly.

Of course, the cosplays are always great. I love to people watch. I have a somewhat nice DSLR camera so people always ask if I have a website or something. No, I’m not a photographer. Not even a wannabe. I just like taking pics with my DSLR.

(Cosplayers: Bumblebee/???, Elsa/Dejavudea, Anna/???, Thranduil/Rattle-and-Burn, Legolas/Peppermonster, Tinkerbell/???, Mahouprince, Tooth Fairy/???, Jinx/Emzie)

Okay, I’ll admit it. That monster looks really, really, really familiar to me, but I can’t remember from where!! LOL!!!

The Chalk Twins were there and it was my first time seeing them. It’s amazing what they can do with chalk. I never really work with chalk or pastels or charcoals much. Lol, probably because I don’t want to clean up afterwards.

I saw a bunch of Castiels when I was leaving XD Supernatural peeps! I can’t wait for the Salute to Supernatural convention in July XD

Anyways, Katsucon was great. I’m definitely going to get a room next time so I can enjoy it better!

2015 Convention Lineup

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Here is a list of the conventions I’m going to go to this year:

  1. Katsucon
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    I hadn’t been to an anime convention in a while so I chose this one. Hopefully, I’ll see great cosplay! I know one of my favorite cosplayers will be going, MangoSirene. Maybe I’ll get to take pictures of some good cosplayers. I’m going to bring my DSLR and test it out ^_^ . Oh, and I hope I get to buy some great artworks!!! My favorite parts of conventions are the vendors’ room, the artist alley, and the people-watching XD
  2. HobbitCon3
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    This will be my big trip of the year and possibly of my life. I’ve never been to Europe before, but I planned for this to be my geek pilgrimage or something, haha. I only had time and money to go to Germany and England, but I’m going to try to see so much in just two weeks!!! Castles, beer halls, Hobbit Con, bicycle tours, The Making of Harry Potter London Studio, Dr. Who Experience, London National Gallery, and all the typical, touristy London sites.
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  3. Awesome Con
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    I loved this convention last year. Haha, probably because I was accidentally one of the first people to get into the Billie Piper panel. “Accidentally” because I saw this random line forming so I figured “why not”, hahaha. I also got to use the TARDIS photo booth! XD This convention has grown huge in about a year. It had about 7,000 attendees two years ago and last year there were 40,000 attendees. It was crazy! I have NO idea how many people will attend this year around.
  4. Salute to Supernatural – 10th Anniversary
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    I love Supernatural, but I’ve never been to one of these Salute to Supernatural conventions because of their location. Hopefully, it’s fun. The cast seems crazy, but fun hahaha. I’ve gotta draw some artwork for this convention for autographs.
  5. Anime USA
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    Last minute addition! I figure that since this was easy to get to, I’ll be going! Hopefully, it’ll be fun. I’ve never been to this one before 🙂

I’ll be posting pictures, tweets, igs, and etc. while I’m at the conventions themselves so be on the lookout for those, I suppose. I wanted to go to other conventions too, but sadly, I just don’t have all the time or money in the world. I hope I can go to them next year in 2016 though!

  1. Calgary Expo This popped into my head and I thought “why not”. I’ve never been to Canada and the expo seems fun 😀 Will try next year.
  2. Fantasy Con I wanted to go to this one so bad this year, but I’lll just have to try for it next year.
  3. SD Comic Con I tried SOOOO FREAKIN’ HARD to get tickets to this!!! I actually had four different tickets or numbers or whatever to try to get into the online waiting room for the tickets, but alas, no luck!!! I was depressed for quite a bit….but I’m hoping my Europe trip will make up for it 😀
  4. NY Comic Con I had been going to this convention every year, but unfortunately, this year, I can’t, lol. It was New York vs Europe and I chose Europe hahaha. But this is a great con to go to.
  5. Otakon This was my first convention EVER (2008)! So I have some good memories. Unfortunately, the hotel cost just wasn’t worth it this year.
  6. CTN Animation Expo I love this expo. I might actually try to make it since it’s at the end of the year and I might have enough money by then XD

Other cons that I might also think about for future attendance: VidCon and WonderCon.

2015 Convention Lineup