Closet Cosplay: Fionna the Human

Links: Fionna image reference | Hat | Shirt | Skort | Socks | Backpack | Shoes 

I was bored and made this just in case I make it to SDCC or ECCC this year (fingers crossed!) Since I've never cosplayed before and sewing isn't my forte, I thought Fionna from Adventure Time was a pretty easy one to do. Yeah, yeah, tones of people cosplay her all the time HUSH MY CHILD

The skort isn't quite the right shade of blue and neither are the sock stripes, but the skort is logoless WHOO and the socks come in a pack that happens to have light blue as one of the colors problem solved

One thing though: the socks are knee high on the model, so they may not be long enough...I'm gonna hope that my short legs make up the difference. American Apparel has thigh-high blue striped socks, but those have three stripes and American Apparel is a horrible horrible company anyways. Same goes for the Gap (sweatshops and child labor are not good things) buuuuut the good thing about Gap stores being so popular is that it's pretty easy to find a plain teal or blue shirt in a thrift store somewhere.

I don't have a link for the mary janes, but they sell them at Shiga's on the Ave for around $5 a pair. I felt  that Fionna wouldn't wear dress shoes with all the running and fighting she does, so these soft-soled cotton shoes fit.

No crystal sword, but MishaCosplay over at dA has a lovely papier-mâché tutorial here: [Part 1] [Part 2]

-Bats

Red

Red velvet.

Obligatory Cupcake Post

Rhubarb crisp. 

The One With Unagi

Unagi roll and miso soup from University Teriyaki.

Just Desserts

We had lunch at Madeleine Bread & Desserts after class yesterday, and forgot to take pictures of our actual food! So here are the desserts.

Mousse cheesecake. 

Choux Choux

Yeaahhhhh buddy.

Shopping Tips

1. Sales are your friend
2. Student discounts are your friend
   and most importantly
3. Sections in stores are really just suggestions. If you're a woman (I say this because I'm a woman, but the principle applies to everyone), don't be afraid to shop in the baby, kids', or mens' sections. We found awesome superhero shades in the baby section, awesome Avengers t-shirts in the boys' section, and great cardigans and belts in the mens' section. Sure, you may get a few funny looks, but at the end of the day, you win because you find all the cool stuff.

EDIT: PICTURES TO BE POSTED SOON!

Happyness

The only ray of light in the abyss that is finals week.

#believeinsherlock

Spotted on my way to class this morning.

Sher-chalk Holmes.

I don't have a witty chalk pun for this one. 

Frappy Cupcake Hour

Last Friday, we (along with some friends) decided to take advantage of the sunny day and Starbucks' Half-Price Frappuccino Happy Hour. Let's just call it Frappy Hour.

Since Trophy Cupcakes was pretty much right next door and we are weak, we also ended up getting cupcakes.

Enjoy the sun this week!