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Building an Indigo Lantern – The Patch
Jul 22nd
One of the greatest challenges I’ve encountered in this project, aside from figuring out what sort of costume to actually wear since I am not built to dress like Indigo-1, has been the lantern patch. On a recent trip to Atlanta, I asked at a large comic shop if they had any of the Lantern Corps patches in stock besides the ones you see everywhere. It was then that I learned that the company who made them released them in 2002 and no more have been released since then. No wonder I couldn’t find what I was looking for!
So, being the crafty person that I am, I decided to try my hand at making my own patch. Everything else is my own interpretation, so why not?
Here is a photo of my first attempt:
Not too shabby, all things considered, but for obvious reasons, I was less than pleased.
This evening I regrouped, after a bit of preparation, and made some major changes to my process. The result was this:
See how much nicer that looks?
And who says you can’t learn anything from being in a sorority in college 
What does BotCon have to do with me?!?
Jul 20th
It would appear that since the whole BotCon debacle surrounding Tom Croom and Joey Snackpants has exploded on the internetz, this site has seen a spike in activity (prompted by this article on YouBentMyWookie.com). And when you don’t have many readers to begin with, the change is noticeable!
What I don’t understand is… why? Why am I suddenly more interesting? Do you really think I have anything to say on the subject when I have never even watched any of the Transformers cartoons?!? Come on now. Let’s think about this.
Obviously no one has found anything worthwhile here because there have been no comments from people I don’t know. But you should see my Indigo Lantern staff now that I’ve painted it! Definitely come back to see the update when I post it this week. It’s pretty awesome.
If you want to read about my knitting or my new costuming project or how I am making a feeble attempt to get back into running so I can keep up with Shannon, keep reading here! Otherwise, you’re wasting your time.
But thanks for stopping by!
Building an Indigo Lantern
Jul 8th
Admittedly, I’m not all that familiar with the concepts behind the Green Lantern Corps. Last year it was suggested that a group of us get together and do a Lantern Corps group at Dragon*Con 2010. Knowing nothing about it, I said yes!
Admittedly I have begun reading the back story on the Green Lantern, though I’m not all the way through the corps yet, but decided that I wanted to be an Indigo Lantern. Partly because no one else picked it, and partly because compassion is often my greatest weakness.
So my costume is sewn (my very first time following a pattern, thankyouverymuch) and then the challenge started…
how the heck do you build an Indigo Lantern staff?!?
It took me a little while, and a bit of collaboration, to figure out the concept and what would (hopefully) be the best way to build it. So I began with a giant Styrofoam ball and a bamboo pole.
Earlier this week I learned how to use the Dremel and only broke 3 rotary blades as I hollowed out my Styrofoam and shaped the top of my staff. After I attached it to the bamboo pole with glue (though I apparently did NOT use enough glue), I covered the entire surface with Paper Clay because it dries light and would give me something to spray paint that won’t melt.
This is where I’m at so far, waiting for the Paper Clay to dry so I can paint:
Pretty good, eh? Considering it’s my first prop creation ever?
Katie McAwesome vs. The World!
Jun 22nd
If you haven’t read Scott Pilgrim in anticipation of the movie (which comes out on August 13), you totally should! And even if you don’t, you should make your own Scott Pilgrim avatar!!
Mine is made of pure awesome, and my only regret is that I don’t actually have hair this amazing!
Click on my epic epicness to create your own and be McAwesome like me!
Snug as a Kindle in a Sleeve
May 21st
Several months ago, despite my telling him NOT to get me anything else for my birthday, Snackpants decided that I needed a Kindle. And I have to admit… I absolutely adore it!
I know that certain friends of mine, also with degrees in English, find it ‘unnatural’ to read anything that’s not a physical book with pages one can turn, and I was somewhat apprehensive, but I gotta say that I really enjoy reading the e-ink and LOVE the instant download feature. It’s also freakin’ amazing that I can download the first 2 chapters of any book for free before I buy it. Free samples FTW!
Anyway. Upon receiving my Kindle, I determined that I wanted to get a cover for it, but not one of those Amazon ones that lacked personality, so I headed over to one of my all-time favorite websites, Etsy.com. There I found what I thought I was looking for and purchased my Kindle cover.
Once it got here, I was unfortunately disappointed. It didn’t hold my Kindle right, the spine was too large, and while it was cool, it was not what I wanted it to be. So I quit using it in my sadness.
Several months and several trips later, I realized that I needed to have some sort of protective sleeve. So that’s exactly what I found! I headed back over to Etsy and got PRECISELY what I wanted!
The fine ladies over at Rogue Theory (who also sell through Etsy) have a product they call a Tech-ee. The design is amazingly simple, the construction is solid and precise, and it’s a PERFECT fit for my Kindle! Not to mention I adore the design on the fabric! They make these sleeves for a variety of products, including the Nook and the iPad, and their prices are extremely reasonable for such quality work.
Thanks for not disappointing, ladies!
