Free Pumpkin Carving Patterns

Free pumpkin carving patterns!!

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Mario

Goomba                                                                                                                 SirSwoop

 Dark Peach                                                                              Lumas

Bob omb                                                                             Kid Yoshi

Final Fantasy

                                                                                                                      Mog                                                                                                    Black Mage

Ultros

Tales of...

Gnome                                                                                      Mieu

                            

                         Teepo                                                                                             Angel Wings

Rollo

Dragon Quest

Box Slime                                          Dark Slime

Desgaea

Prinny

Chrono Trigger

ChronoTrigger

Legend of Zelda

Triforce

Misc.

Baymax

Hungry Luma cosplay - Super Mario Galaxy

Hungry Luma Cosplay

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The only thing better than a luma is a hungry luma. Lumas can be found in the Super Mario Galaxy games.  They resemble fat stars and they make the cutest noises.  Hungry lumas eat either coins or starbits that you find along the way and when you feel them enough they transform with snacky happiness into new galaxies or warp stars. I truly feel that the hungry luma is my spirit animal and I'm so glad I was able to pull together a hungry luma cosplay for ACen 2015.

The only things I had to make for this cosplay were the wig and the starbit props, but man were they both a challenge.  Everything else was bought on amazon (yay prime).  For the wig I used Arda's lulu wig and a package of long wefts.  I really had no idea what I was doing so I just kind of dove in and hoped for the best.  I used some foam I had bought for recovering my dining room chairs and carved out the shape I wanted using my dremel.   As you can see in the photo this was a stupidly messy processes and I'm still finding bits of foam all over.  From there I used clear caulk and a hot glue gun to attach the wefts to the foam.   Somehow it came out looking not so bad.  I then glued the foam topper to the wig and I was done with that adventure.

Hungry lumas wave sticks with starbits above their head to get Mario's attention.  This is a key part of distinguishing yourself from an average everyday luma.  Again, I had no idea how to make these.   I thought about using paper but I wasn't sure how good it would look and I would be doomed if it rained.  I happened to find these giant metal pointy decorative...things....at Hobby Lobby.  At the steep price of $50 each my mom told me I was crazy if I bought them.  I went back and checked on them at least 3 times before finally they went on sale.  They were originally gold so I spray painted them fun colors and drilled holes in them so I could attach wooden dowels.  I used JB Weld to secure the sticks to the starbits and I must say it held up astonishingly well!


Hungry luma pictures from the Mario photoshoot at ACen:

I had decided several week in advance that I really wanted to wear my hungry luma cosplay to the Sugar Factory, but as we walked over to the restaurant I felt a little self conscious of my eccentric outfit.   That feeling didn't last long.  While we waited for our table several groups of people asked to take pictures with me and I was able to get some fun shots with all the candy.  Once we were seated I got one of the most amazing drinks I've ever seen.  It was served in a goblet with candy and dry ice and the server thought it was great that I had props for my pictures with the drink.  I can't wait to go back.   I'm thinking Wreck It Ralph cosplay next time!

Driselle Sharil cosplay - Tales of Xillia

Driselle Sharil cosplay

Of all the cosplays I have made, I am most proud of this one.  This is the first cosplay where where I made both the patterns and the outfit completely on my own.  Driselle is a NPC in the game Tales of Xillia.  I love her design and she's as sweet as can be. I wore this cosplay at ACen 2015 and hope to wear it again soon.

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For the wig I bought a light ash blonde Jeannie from Arda Wigs.  Its a great wig because it comes with a pony tale clip that can be moved around to match Driselle's side loop style.  I made the hair clip using some lace appliques, embroidery floss, and wire.

Aside from the whole make the patterns thing, the part I found the most challenging was painting these silly designs on the front and back of Driselle's dress.  I used a combination of acrylic paint, spray paint, and contact paper. It was a long process but in the end I really like how it turned out.

I really got into using the spray paint, so I also used it to add the maroon to all the trim.  Due to poor weather conditions I did most of the painting in my room.  The only casualties were my rotary blade and an extension cord which are now both a nice shade of burgundy. 

For Driselle's shoes I bought some cheap mesh slippers off of ebay and covered them with felt and ribbon.  Sadly I'm pretty sure I left them in the hotel room at ACen so I will need to make another pair soon.

I was really worried about making the jacket, but I was able to knock it out in about two days.  The green design is spray paint and the rest is homemade bias tape and ribbon.


And now for the finished product...

Driselle wouldn't be Driselle without a cup of tea in hand.  I found the cup and saucer at a local resale shop.  Sadly it wasn't Efreet fired, but its still pretty. 

All of these pictures were taken around ACen and at the tales shoot.