Clearly Becky is my hero.
art by fashion-jerk!!!
Oh right… this is a sketch blog. XDDDD How many people forgot / didn’t know that?
In any case, I get out of work earlier on Fridays and today all I could think about is getting my Erza cosplay done (I have two weeks as of today)! So I happened to fend off the boredom that is data entry by sketching a little.
I’m not making her “hakama” exactly the way they are in the anime because, while I like them alright, I like real hakama better. c: I think they’ll look even more badass.
Haha, I’m pretty excited. Cx
I LOVE making hakama! I just made my third pair the other day. They’re so comfy and I feel so badass when I wear them XD
They’re really not that hard. I’m having more trouble with progression on account of the flames at the bottom (I decided to appliqué them) then the actual sewing part. I’m sure it’ll be freakin’ awesome when its done. c:<
Out of curiosity, what material did you use for the Koshiita? I happened to find really thick (like, just about 1/16th of an inch) interfacing that I’m going to double up for mine, but before I found it I was kinda at a loss.
I have to confess that I’ve never actually made historically accurate hakama, so I’ve never had to try to figure out a koshiita on mine. My first two pairs of hakama were modified ones for my Kekkaishi costumes (they only had two pleats in the front and the ties were different) and this third pair is for Edge from FFIV, which I had to super modify because his pants aren’t actually hakama in the ref art but I thought it would be cooler looking if I made hakama-ish pants instead of poofy parachute pants or whatever he’s wearing.
I know some hakama manufacturers use neoprene or other foam as padding for the koshiita. I’d even go as far to say that you could use a thick styrene, or a plastic canvas sheet http://www.anniesattic.com/list.html?cat_id=1074. I know some obiita for yukata are made out of that and then covered with fabric.
Anime Boston 2012 photo slideshow!!! Check out all the talented people I had the honor to photograph <3
Oh right… this is a sketch blog. XDDDD How many people forgot / didn’t know that?
In any case, I get out of work earlier on Fridays and today all I could think about is getting my Erza cosplay done (I have two weeks as of today)! So I happened to fend off the boredom that is data entry by sketching a little.
I’m not making her “hakama” exactly the way they are in the anime because, while I like them alright, I like real hakama better. c: I think they’ll look even more badass.
Haha, I’m pretty excited. Cx
I LOVE making hakama! I just made my third pair the other day. They’re so comfy and I feel so badass when I wear them XD
party like it’s 2004: a middle school mixtape
Put on your best party dress (from Kohl’s, natch), your platform flip-flops, and your hair mascara. It’s time for the end-of-the-year dance, chaperoned by your gym teacher Mr. Belcher and your evil-bitch art teacher Mrs. Bjerke (sounds like beer-key but should’ve rhymed with BEE-JERK, ‘cause that’s what she was). No freak dancing allowed, kids. Sodas are $1 at the concessions table.
- Yeah! | Usher ft. Lil Jon
- Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson
- 1985 | Bowling for Soup
- Bad Day | Daniel Powter
- Sk8er Boi | Avril Lavigne
- Crazy in Love | Beyonce
- Dirty Little Secret | All American Rejects
- The Reason | Hoobastank
- Hey Ya | Outkast
- My Humps | Black Eyed Peas
- The First Cut is the Deepest | Sheryl Crow
- Rock Your Body | Justin Timberlake
- She Will Be Loved | Maroon 5
- Work It | Missy Elliott
- White Flag | Dido
- Pieces of Me | Ashlee Simpson
- Leave (Get Out) | Jojo
- Milkshake | Kelis
- Hollaback Girl | Gwen Stefani
- Mr. Brightside | The Killers
- Stacy’s Mom | Fountains of Wayne
- So Yesterday | Hilary Duff
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Oh lord….in 2004 I was 23. *headdesk*
Recipes for smoothies that actually aid in weight loss
There are 23 total in the link below, so if the ones I’ve posted here don’t interest you, check out the others to find something you might like~
PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA
- Half of one banana
- 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy low-fat peanut butter
- 1/2 cup of non-fat milk
- 6 ice cubes
- 1 tablespoon of chocolate whey protein powder
- Place all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.
WATERMELON
- 6 cups of seedless watermelon, chopped
- 1 cup of lemon sherbet, non-fat milk, or low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 12 ice cubes
- Put half the watermelon in the blender and blend until smooth, then add half of the ice and sherbet; blend until smooth. Repeat the process with the rest of the ingredients.
KIWI AND HONEYDEW
- 2 cups of honeydew, cubed
- 1 Granny Smith apple, chopped
- 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 cup of ice cubes
- Place the honeydew, kiwi, apple, sugar, and lemon juice into the blender and blend until it’s smooth, then add the ice cubes and blend until the mixture is slushy.
MANGO SURPRISE
- 1/4 cup of cubed mangoes
- 1/4 cup of ripe avocado, mashed
- 1/2 cup of mango juice
- 1/4 cup of fat-free vanilla yogurt
- 1 tablespoon of juice
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 6 ice cubes
- Add all the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.
APPLE
- 1/2 cup of skim milk or soy milk
- 6 ounces of vanilla yogurt
- 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice
- 1 medium-sized, chopped apple
- 2 tablespoons of cashew butter
- 6 ice cubes
- Place all the ingredients in the blender and then blend until smooth; best eaten with a spoon!
These all look so yummy! I think I’ll try the apple one first… or maybe the kiwi? but the mango peach looks so delicious!! oh no, can’t decide!
Ugh, these all look so yummy. I wish I could eat fruit ;_;
