I had a great time seeing friends at Ganime this year. It was a great success because I got to meet @tebasakizo.bsky.social, go to the Q&A and live drawing panel, and got to buy great merch including an original sketch! I'm overjoyed! Please come back to Canada!

I had a blast doing a photoshoot at a deconcecrated church today. Here's some cellphone pics and more official photoshoot photos cooking soon. #drolta #Castlevania #Castlevanianocturne #droltacosplay #Castlevaniacosplay

Happy Halloween! I'm just clowning around this year.

The spooky day is upon us. Have you picked your Halloween costume yet? 🦇 #vampire #vampy

I got this historical looking dress from H&M a few years ago and paired it with my grandmother's vintage gloves plus some fangs for a casual vampire look. Get ready for more Halloween stuff this year because I'm surprisingly prepared. #halloween #vampire

A little bit of magic ✨️ This hill was the real mvp for my Yeticon photoshoots. Photo by @kameraninja.bsky.social Agott costume from Witch Hat Atelier made and worn by Me #witchhatatelier #agottcosplay #witchhatateliercosplay #kodansha #canadacosplay

What a show! I know the judges are having a hard time this year! #wcscanada #worldcosplaysummit #cosplaycompetition #otakuthon2025

Rohan wants to hear all the tea. #jjba #rohankishibe #jojosbizarreadventure

Another set of @sarcasm-hime.bsky.social - we were shooting for fun at #prettyheroes and I accidentally stumbled onto this very editorial balletcore lighting, so we ended up with what I'm mentally calling "Vanity Fair ft: Madame HÖnk" It's chaos and terrible and I LOVE THEM YOUR HONOR.

Luluci from #witchhatatelier ! Read the manga! First professional photos of me as her, from #yeticon ! I'm working hard on getting v2 done for next year, complete with cape, staff, and pennant action (and hat, of course)! Photo by @kameraninja, many thanks for fitting us in. #cosplay #とんがり帽子のアトリエ

This TYBW costume makes 3 variations of my girl Yoruichi that I've made over the years. Photo by @kameraninja.bsky.social #bleach #bleachcosplay #bleachtybw #yoruichicosplay

The devil works fast, but cosplayers work faster. How am I already seeing Kpop Demon Hunters cosplays?

I'm glad the weather is mild today, so wearing Agott is bearable. There are so many Witch Hat fans that I've run into at #yeticon

Glaceon at Yeticon! Now, I only have 2 eeveelutions left #pokemon #pokemoncosplays

I'll see you at Yeticon this weekend!

I have bleeding hearts in my backyard, and they are gorgeous in vases.

Drolta made Castlevania Nocturne such a treat to watch. #drolta #droltacosplay #castlevanianocturne #castlevaniacosplay

Hi I'm Louise, a Canadian cosplayer since 2001. I love detail-oriented sewing with a clean finish inside and out. Forever making costumes I can wear to go on an adventure! 📸 IG // elementalphotodesign 📸 photography.solartempest.net

All of my looks so far for Black Fae Day. I guess I need to keep at it for at least another 3 years to do red, orange, and purple looks. #blackfaeday

Happy Black fae day everyone! Remember, you can be magical and fantastical no matter your shade.

2012 #AnimeNorth Now year 2 into my unbroken Anime North streak that's made me the nerd historian i am. Featuring @meltingmirror.ca whom i still do a lot of work with today! The Sims photos was seen everywhere back in the day and the Lolita community i did a lot with back in the day

Cosplays from @animeottawa.com this weekend

Glaceon is finished! Here's how I made the headpiece. #headpiece #headdress #glassbeads #crown #cosplaywip #craftingasmr

Always do a test with flash when selecting rhinestones, especially if they have two tones. You will also want to put them on top of the fabric you will be using because the colour can look very different on different backgrounds

I find it interesting when new terms are applied to old media. Fushigi Yugi is romantasy, an isekai, and a classic.

In honor of #Pokémon day, it felt most appropriate to share 3 years of @sunsetdragon.bsky.social Flareon cosplays at #Katsucon 🧡🧡🧡 Lolita and Knight Flareon photographed by the incomparable @allyspock.bsky.social Witch Flareon was a hotel shot after a looooooong day 😅🧡

I started a historical C-drama about a mother trying to find partners for her 5 independent and smart daughters. The problem is every man they have introduced has been trash. I would much rather watch them running their successful business in peace.

HEARTBREAKING: Person with 20+ unfinished projects has a new idea for a project.

#28daysofblackcosplay Day 5 Any fans of Castlevania Nocturne? #olrox is one of my favorite characters from the show, so I cosplayed as him. #29daysofblackcosplay #castlevania #vampire #blerdsky #cosplayofcolor #netflix #cosplay #castlevanianocturne

Some lovely photos of my moth-lita! 📸 by Darkain at #magfest

Come enter your cosplays and costumes at con-g.ca. Show them off in a super welcoming contest that is all about our great canadian cosplay community. Win some great prizes and ribbons! All proceeds go to the Canadian Mental Health Association National (CMHA National). #convention #cosplay #contest

I'm opening up some last minute #magfest photo spots this coming weekend, Drop me a line if you want to work together!

TIKTOK update for the Americans: US content and accounts are still up, but my feed is noticeably more Canadian with way more Australian content. I still get some of the US content, but I imagine it's going to shift even more as newer content is favoured by the algorithm.

This is a message for SAG-AFTRA members. Unionized performers in Canada have been locked out of commercial work for close to 1000 days.

On what level of sewing hell is installing an invisible zipper on 4-way stretch vinyl with a curve.

Happy New Year! My year-end-end recap blog is up, where you can learn some tips and get my highlights for the year. www.meltingmirror.ca/cosblog/2024...

I bought skin tone spandex, but it's so hard to find a color match online. This leftover stretch suede is the closest colour match, so I might use this instead. I have a little more wiggle room on the colour since it will be under mesh.

I have most of the materials for all these costumes, and some have parts that are completed. Let's see what gets done in 2025! #cosplaylife #cosplayerproblems

Plus sized cosplayers cosplaying thinner characters (especially in revealing outfits) isn't us being "brave". That & the "love the confidence" are low key backhanded, even if that wasn't your intention! It's saying that we're not supposed to wear such things in our sizes.

Carmilla is probably the closest I get to a festive looking cosplay Photo by s1 price lightworks Design by @dessidesu.bsky.social

I'm on a arcane bender, so far I've modelled: Ekkos Final clubm viktors accessories Now I'm doing Viktors Staff/evolved cane Next I want to make Jayces arcane corrupted hammer, Ekkos Hextec time machine, a Jinx themed dice tower, Caitlyns final riffle/shotgun, and more...

Post yourself as a villain 😈 I love a baddie. Morana - pic Erik Paredes Risotto - pic @kameraninja.bsky.social Cruella - self-portrait

We need a song with devastating lyrics, and all the people who don't speak French will think it's a bop. *Stromae appears* Thanks, Arcane, for the new song 🥲

The Arcane finale was great. I screamed, I cried, and confirmed some predictions. It was a wild ride! Good thing I watched it first thing in the morning because there are clips everywhere. Like damn y'all, spoiler warnings or some self-restraint on the day the show airs.

For the moment, a better bio: 39, queer, ace & disabled. I do Cosplay, Cosplay Photography, BJD sewing and I Write. I've won awards, MC'd, run/judged events, and done a *lot* of teaching over the years. I currently work for Worbla & CosplaySupplies. Some of my favourite photos I have taken:

If you see this, post a red haired character! Here's a collage of all the ones I've done over the years. MH photography for the 2 pics on the left, Ariel @kameraninja.bsky.social, Beryl - Anna Fischer, & self portraits.

Oh hell yeah, I want to go on a location shoot / trip with you! I always have a great time on our shoots.

Show me the first photograph you've taken of a friend and the most recent photograph. @meltingmirror.bsky.social Fan Expo 2011 and Yeticon 2024

I've ordered all the things I need for my Katsucon projects from AliExpress' 11.11 sale. It's still on if you need stuff. Now, to get everything done. 🙃 I have a bigger luggage allowance this time, so the plan is to bring something bigger than usual

Time to catch up on everything and who's migrated over today. Hi, I'm LeafStranger, I cosplay angry redheads and characters for whom it'd make sense to hand out cookies, and sometimes there's crossover. Most of my posts will be of my pets, or of baking adventures. #ffxiv #ff14 #ffxivcosplay