Hylian Princess Cosplay

04/05/2024

02/01/2024

I took some time away from this project during the holidays, mostly because I needed to work on Christmas gifts, but I'm back at it now! The hand armor and headband/crown are ready for paint, I'm nearly ready to wire the lights for the breastplate and armbracers, and today, I tackled the hip armor! I need to do some detail work on the edges of the armor, if you look close, they're kind of a mess right now. In the coming weeks, I plan to finish the armor and some of the lekku interior before I jump into the most difficult and nerve-wracking part of this costume: the silicone lekku. Stay tuned for more Ahsoka!!!

14/11/2023

This project is feeling very cursed. I had everything I needed ordered so that it would arrive last week, with the intention of getting started this weekend and hopefully knocking out the armor. However, that is not what happened. First, the post office misdelivered my fabric, and I have been trying for a literal week, seven whole calendar days, to get it back. I was finally able to talk to someone yesterday who actually seems to care about the situation and is actively trying to fix it, rather than brush me off and casually shoo me. I have also been in touch with the company I ordered from, but because it was transferred from UPS to USPS, I get the feeling they won't want to replace it. Then, I had to cancel an Amazon order for paint that I needed for several of the armor pieces and order it elsewhere because it was meant to be delivered Friday but never shipped. Finally, I ripped up the coating on my brand new, literally this was the first print I did on this thing, build plate for my 3D printer. It isn't detrimental, it's still perfectly functional, as long as I don't print anything directly in the middle of the print bed. Ugh. I am persevering. I am determined. I WILL get this project done, and I will be so much more proud of myself to see it through.

30/10/2023

So I'm changing plans. I have remade the dress for Clone Wars S7 Ahsoka three or four times, and I'm still not entirely happy with it. This has made me lose the drive and excitement for this project, so I need to go in a different direction. But worry not my friends, I will still be doing Ahsoka, I'm just switching to a different era; Rebels! I found a 3D printable mold for a silicone lekku, and I'm super excited to try that out. I'm going to hopefully get the dress and glove patterns drafted this week, so wish me luck.

07/09/2023

A purchase at Fan Expo Chicago sparked my desire to cosplay one of my absolute favorite Star Wars characters. Ahsoka Tano!! This build will specifically follow her design from season 7 of The Clone Wars series. Yes, I am aware these are technically the wrong light sabers for this era of Ahsoka, but we are going to ignore that because I can't find the correct hilts in neopixel. The final delivery of materials will arrive today, and then I can finally get started! Oh, I should also mention that I intend to diligently film the process while I build this cosplay so I can share it with all of you! I will be posting short form videos here and on Tik Tok, and hopefully, I will also finally make the leap to longer form videos on YouTube! Keep your eyes peeled for when that goes up.

14/08/2023

Fan Expo Day 3! Sorry this is late. It was a wild weekend. If you see yourself, drop me a comment, and I will tag you!!

12/08/2023

Fan Expo Day 2 photo dump!! If you see yourself, drop a comment, and I will tag you!

01/08/2023

My beloved husband got me an incredible gift for our second wedding anniversary. My first DSLR camera!!! I am so excited to take better quality pictures and videos of my work. This will absolutely come in handy at FanExpo Chicago next week!

30/07/2023

We went to the Bristol Renaissance Faire today. I took no pictures, of course, but here's my hat that I made!

27/07/2023

Harley's wig is done! ✅️
I started on my mallet today, which I hope to have done by the con, but it's not as high on my priority list as the top, which I will be remaking for the third time 😅. T minus 14 days until Fan Expo Chicago. The clock is ticking, and the race is on.

25/07/2023

Shoes ✅️
They've been done for a while, but I have been having a rough time with the costume, and kept forgetting to photograph and post them 😅 Despite my struggles, i am deterined to get Harley done before Fan Expo in August. Con crunch has officially started 😬

25/06/2023

Very much on a DC kick lately. Next up, Harley Quinn! I'm specifically going for the DC Rebirth version of the villain. I'm dying my shoes today as you can see. Tomorrow, I will get to work on patterning the outfit itself!

06/06/2023

Can you guess what I'm working on?

23/05/2023

I've been so busy playing Tears of the Kingdom I forgot to post the pics of finished Zelda 😅.

01/05/2023

Zelda's wig is done! ✅️ I might still tease and steam the length of it to make it more solid and less prone to tangling, but we will see how it goes. I will probably wear it around the house for a couple of hours to test it out before I decide for certain. The next step is to finish the Master Sword, which my darling husband has been helping me sand and prep for paint. I also have the belts and wig to make for Link, to decide if and how I want to alter my shoes, and whether or not I am going to remake Zelda's undershirt before the game releases next week. One could definitely say I'm in crunch mode.

26/04/2023

Zelda is so close to done! I have yet to make a belt pouch, the boots, or the wig, but all of those things will be done in the next two weeks or so. I'm hoping 🤞🏻 that I can wear this to the midnight release of Tears of the Kingdom at my local Game Stop.

26/03/2023

Do I even have the pattern cut out for the blouse these buttons go on?
No
Did I decide to make them now because I'm procrastinating ironing the fabric?..Maybe

16/03/2023

All the pieces of the master sword are finished printing so it's time to assemble them! I got the files from NerdMakerEngineer on Etsy!

12/03/2023

Had a fantastic time at Mighty Con Madison! We worked the Costumers With A Cause booth for a few hours and had absolute BLAST! We even got to meet a YouTube creator that my husband and I really enjoy.

11/03/2023

How is it that I've been cosplaying for almost 8 years and I've never cosplayed Princess Zelda?! My handle is Hylian Princess Cosplay for goodness sake!! Anyway, Link and Zelda from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the next pair of cosplays I am taking on and I am so excited.

06/03/2023

OK, so here's the thing. The LOTR inspired elves are going on hiatus for a while. I will come back to them, but it's just not working out in a way I'm thrilled with, and I need to figure out how I'm going to adjust and fix this before I continue. I don't want to half ass this project, or rush through it so I'm going to move ok to something else for now, and come back to these later.

12/02/2023

We had a blast yesterday working the Costumers With a Cause booth at Milwaukee Comic Con! We met some super cool people and can't wait for the next event!

28/11/2022

Two posts in two days? Who even am I?

It is finally time to start tackling the LOTR Elven costumes. I have been really nervous to get started since I'll be working with some new kinds of fabrics and learning new skills and techniques as I go, but I can't wait to see the finished product!

27/11/2022

Little visual representation of how much I've learned and grown as a cosplayer over the last year. On the left is the first "Kiss the Girl" dress I made for Chicago Comic Con in 2021 and on the right is the same dress, same pattern, but made this past week in preparation for 2023. I was never really happy with the first iteration of Ariel, to begin with, and I've wanted to make it again with more patience and better quality materials, I just never really had an excuse to do it until now. I plan to apply to attend the con this year as a cosplay guest, and one of the requirements is that you must have at least 2 costumes to wear that you've made at least 75% yourself. With Loki, Ariel, and the LOTR Elves (coming soon), I will be all set costume wise should I be accepted as a guest!

31/10/2022

Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me.
Happy Halloween!!

31/10/2022

So my last dress (it was end of movie Ariel btw) did not go well. Besides the fact that the fabric shed glitter everywhere, leaving my craft room looking like a drag queen exploded, it was not at all flattering on my body shape. But that's on me for not making a mock up to test it out before wasting 5 yards of fabric. Speaking of mock up, have a mock up I made today for my new MASSIVE project I'm getting started on. This is just the base dress for a Lord of the Rings Galadriel inspired look! I'll be working on an Elrond inspired costume at the same time for my husband so stay tuned!

24/10/2022

It's the planning step of a new cosplay project that takes so much more time than anything I swear. Picking patterns, choosing fabrics, the MATH, UGH.

12/10/2022

Starting a new project after a month or so break. Can you guess what it's going to be??

07/08/2022

Ren Faire fun! I made both of our outfits myself out of bedsheets!! It was hot hot hot today and didn't get to stay quite as long as I hoped, but I got was I was looking for and had a great time anyway!

25/07/2022

Ahh!!! We got our professional photos back and holy cow to they look INCREDIBLE! Massive shout out to who took these! Check out his page and book with him for a con near you! He's incredible!