D&D tomorrow! 🎲 We’re uncovering an elaborate political scheme in the capital city of Oro… but it's irrelevant if we all drown talking to the ocean fey (Selkin) next session 😅 What’s happening in your campaign right now? 👀 🎭 = My character Valor, designed & cosplayed by me! 📸 = @marlo.louden (IG)

Too busy prepping my next competition piece to make anything new for Halloween, just went as a “work in progress”

🐉⚔️ REN FAIRE -- GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT ⚔️🐉 One of my fav spots in Somerville, Bow Market + @sidequestbooks.bsky.social, is hosting their Ren Faire next Saturday November 8th -- featuring yours truly!

HAPPY ANIME RELEASE DAY, TWSTIES!! 🌹 I'm about to be So Not Normal seeing my boys in full anime glory today 🤩 Riddle cosplayed by me! 📸 = @timesartisan.bsky.social (first two) & @amiephotos.bsky.social (second two) #twst #riddlerosehearts #twistedwonderland #cosplay

May the FanFest Lottery RNG bless you, to all those trying 🙏 PS -- if you need Au Ra horns/tails, Viera or Miqote ears, accessories or embroidery patterns -- check out @turtlesmithy.bsky.social 's shop (where I got mine! 💖) Feat. fabrics from @yayahan.bsky.social 📸 = @brittanylee.artistry (IG)

New Apothecary Diaries movie announcement — catch us RUNNING to the theater! 😂 I’m so amped about the new side story, and it’s coming so soon — hopefully I’ll have Gyokuyou ready for it… 📸 = @amiephotos.bsky.social 🌱 = @magical_antics (IG) 🌻 = Me! #apothecarydiaries #cosplay

Happy @anotheranimecon.bsky.social weekend! Here’s my thread of adventures as a cosplay guest & judge!

“To extend a hand and extend a claw are mighty similar gestures, with mighty different consequences.” 🐉 The Dragon*Con robes are so comfy, they’re quickly becoming one of my go-to throw-on cosplays 💖 Feat horns from @turtlesmithycos 📸 = @ BrittanyLee.Artistry (IG)

A crisp fall day in New England is the perfect time to pull out a comfy old favorite — Bulbasaur! Excited to be part of the @maldencosplaycelebration (IG) today for its second year!

💎 “Old stories heard in the sea, a word that escaped Sensei’s lips, sounds emitted by the moon people. You are lucky, these are good leftovers.” 📸 = @marlo.louden (IG) 💎 = Me! #housekinokuni #lapislázuli #cosplay #cosplayersofig #landofthelustrous

Saw recently that Toho had started work on Apothecary Diaries Season 3…! I’m so excited for the next installment, my manga reading friends have said it was phenomenal 💖 📸 = @amiephotos.bsky.social 🌻 = Me! #apothecarydiaries #cosplay #xiaolan #apothecarydiariescosplay #cosplayersofig

“The city has two faces. Which you come to know depends on whose gaze you are willing to meet.” ✨ I’m so glad I rewore Valor for Otakon this year! So happy to have more shots of one of my favorite OCs 💖 📸 = @ lightriftphoto (IG) #dndcharacter #occosplay #originalcharacter

🖐️COSPLAY MAINTENANCE CHECK!🖐️ have you recently: Cleaned your makeup brushes? Changed your contact solution? Brushed that wig you threw in your suitcase to deal with later? Unpacked from that con? Changed your sewing machine needle?

Dragon look for the #RenaissanceFaire this past weekend! Feat @turtlesmithy.bsky.social horns & tail <3

“To climb is to strife and to strive— only from a higher vantage may you see how far you have to fall.” ✨ Val is still one of my favorite cosplays I’ve made (and an OC / D&D PC who still lives rent-free in my brain…) I’m so so so glad @ Marlo.louden (IG) caught on to the vibes immediately 💖

Two fall event announcements? 🤩 It's so awesome to be able to support a fledgling local event, Malden Cosplay Celebration! #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplayevent #bostoncosplayer #cosplayconvention

Prepping for another photoshoot adventure with @ceryhind (IG) (Lamb) this weekend — always excited for more cosplay shenanigans w/Cery!! (Take a guess what you think we’ll be shooting — hint, it’s an old cosplay of mine I haven’t worn in years!) 📸 = @vintageaerith.bsky.social

I've been working on some side projects that are very blue in color... which made me think of these old shots of my Lucretia alongside @triellfreschi.bsky.social 's Taako that I don't think I ever posted! 💖 📸 = @headphonestudios (IG) #cosplay #thezonecast #dungeonsanddragons

Cruel and unusual punishment is my WiFi cutting out in the middle of the new Hero X episode, which was also midway through a treadmill run 😭

I hope everyone is having a blast at Dragon*Con this weekend! (Alas I am not there myself...) 🐉 = Me! 📸 = lightriftphoto (IG) Feat Carpet Brocade by @yayahan.bsky.social + horns/tail from @turtlesmithy.bsky.social #dragoncon #occosplay #originalcharacterdesign #cosplay #fantasyfashion

"Oh, I wish I could tell you in person..." 🪷 I'm so glad I managed to pull a Xiaolan together for this shoot! I'm hype to get a breather from summer travel & to dive into some WIP projects (hopefully including Gyokuyou!!) 📸 : @amiephotos.bsky.social #apothecarydiaries #cosplay #xiaolan

The Riddle birthday lines this year were so sweet. 💖 It makes me so happy that he wants us at his Birthday AND Unbirthday parties! 📸 = @timesartisan.bsky.social 🌹 = Me! #cosplay #twst #twistedwonderland #riddlerosehearts #twistedwonderlandcosplay #コスプレ #ツイステッドワンダーランド

Squinting at the inconsistencies in my reference photos 😂😂😂 📸 = @e.demayhem (IG)

Drinking hot ginger tea this morning and thinking about how I haven’t worn Zhongli in a while… need an excuse to break him back out, hehe! 📸 = @honeyheather.bsky.social 🐉= Me!

Trying to research a particular type of garment, and I keep finding that most of the easily-readable sources just say "often made from silk". Silk WHAT. Silk dupioni is extremely different from silk habotai, and from silk taffeta, or silk velvet! Specifying both fiber and weave is IMPORTANT!! 😭

Travel time meant some reading time... which always makes me want to get back to designing some fantasy attire! 📸 = @honeyandheatherphoto 🌊 = @knit_freak_cosplay 👑 = Me! 📖 = @blackholly #cosplay #thecruelprince #folkoftheair #faerie #fae #faecore #fantasy #fasntasyfashion #bookcosplay

It’s time for @otakon.bsky.social and I’m SO AMPED to be teaching with CUT/SEW all weekend in the Cosplay Studio! #otakon #cosplay

Got to summer BBQ with a good chunk of the PikCrew yesterday ☀️ We've got so many more goofy ideas queueing up... 👀 (IG Names) ❤️ = @dthompson41 💛 = Me! 💚 = @kristidaugh 💎 = Grag ! 💙 = @ceryhind 💜 = @andyschult 💗 = @e.demayhem 🤍 = Kevin! 📸 = @vintageaerith.bsky.social #cosplay #pikmin

DID YOU KNOW: you can sew two feathers together and trim and curl the ends and shaft to take your cheap ass “I can’t afford the nice ones” craft store ostrich feathers and make them mimic luxury ostrich plumes?

Happy 9th anniversary, Witch Hat 💖🧙 (A little late, but still worth celebrating) 🔥 = @hynoxolus.bsky.social 💧 = Me! 📸 = @fxdandy.bsky.social #cosplay #witchhatatelier #qifrey #olruggio #Δ帽子 #とんがり帽子のアトリエ

Prospect Hill Forge was a 🔥 experience — work team spent yesterday learning Blacksmithing! ⚒️ I did create a functional bottle opener by the EOD; cracking a cold one open was win 🥂 (Seriously if you’ve got a free afternoon in the Boston area, Carl’s classes are a DELIGHT 💖) 📸 by teammates!

hey cosplayers, if you ever need to do some ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUSLY HUGE SLEEVES, may I suggest to you…….. public domain sewing pattern books from 1895 I like this one a lot. It has some SLEEVES.

literally me begging my friends to keep the scope of their projects in mind:

"The spirited ones took their fragments to serve their own ambitions... this is not what was, or will be, but simply what is." 🎲 D&D last night was fab as always! + Tonight's my "Lore Dump About Your Dungeons and Dragons Characters!" night w/my other friends too! 📸 = @final_egirl (IG) @ Katsu 25

The @otakon.bsky.social Cosplay Studio classes are now LIVE -- I'm teaching SIX courses, four of which are BRAND NEW workshops! 🤩 We’re bringing a full weekend of hands-on workshops, expert-led classes, & cozy crafting vibes to the con floor! ⬇️ There's so much to share that it requires a thread:

So envious that France is getting a HnK event for the finale 😭 I’ll just have to keep posting gem pics here for the time being then I suppose!! 💎 Taken @animemilwaukee.org 📸 = @marlo.louden (IG) 💖 💎 = Me! #housekinokuni #landofthelustrous #lapislazuli #lapis #cosplay #cosplayer #hnk #hnkcosplay

I made flash cards for how I direct scenes for cosplay photography to help guide posing for story. I try to capture the before or after action vs mid/primary action since this best represents the motion through anticipation or follow-through which is also use in animation.

Me: makes a VERY large supply order, like many hundreds of dollars of stuff Shop: (emails at 11 PM at night) Oh actually we're out of stock of half of what you need Me: (7:45 AM the next morning) Send what you've got then please! Shop, 4 days later: Oh oops actually we're out of stock of everything

Actual footage of me this past weekend 😂 Finally got to go swimming for realsies this summer! Living that best mermaid life 🧜‍♀️ Are you an ocean vacation kind of person? Or do you do deserts, mountains, city, something else? 📸 = @amiephotos.bsky.social 🧜‍♀️= Me! #disney #cosplay #mermaid

My wig commission quote form is opening up again on 7/15 until 7/25 for limited slots (3) due December or later! If you're interested in a quote save the date! tinyurl.com/Retrohime #cosplay

I feel like I’ve been watching the thunderstorms out the window all week… at least being inside means I’ll have some fun new progress to share with you all in a week or two! 🤩 📸= @allyspock.bsky.social 🌸⚡️= Me! #cosplay #cosplayer #yaemiko #genshinimpact #genshin #hoyocreators

Last episode of Apothecary Diaries today! 🤩😭 This last season was so intense, I hope we get a breather with the gang back at the palace 🙏 📸 = @ceryhind (IG) 💖 Edit by me! #cosplay #xiaolan #apothecarydiaries

I made this ages ago but I made a quick visual guide to making inner and outer mitered corners when sewing bias tape. It's for free on my ko-fi, so please feel free to check it out! ko-fi.com/album/Mitere... #sewingtutorial #cosplaytutorial

"Damn destiny; forget fate. I’ll write my own ending.” ✨ Character "Valor" created, crafted, and modeled by me! 📸 = @joefoxphotography (IG) from @the.ec.photoshoot '19 #cosplay #dndcharacter

I always love catching the little bursts of rainbow in photos 💖🌈 📸 = @allyspock.bsky.social 💖 #cosplay #cosplayer #aceattorney #aceattorneyfanart #trucywright #magician #capcom #videogamecosplay

The Dragon(Con) Robes are one of my favorite cosplays to wear as of late -- it's so comfy! Glad as always to cosplay with @yayahan.bsky.social / sport her amazing Cosplay Fabrics materials & trims! Horns/tail from @turtlesmithy.bsky.social 📸 = @brian_b_boling (IG) #cosplay #originalcharacter

The Dragon(Con) Robes are one of my favorite cosplays to wear as of late -- it's so comfy! Glad as always to cosplay with @yayahan.bsky.social / sport her amazing Cosplay Fabrics materials & trims! Horns/tail from @turtlesmithy.bsky.social 📸 = @brian_b_boling (IG) #cosplay #originalcharacter

"To think I possessed such power... I suppose there are things studying won't teach you." 🔥 It was my first time shooting with @times.artisan and we both had a blast! 💖 I absolutely love the way Sam does sfx 👀 (Also T-4 months until the TWST anime!!) #cosplay #TWST #riddlerosehearts

Re: all that talk of makeup and how it's considered in the judging room recently: here's how I think about it as a longtime cosplayer, Master competitor, & competition judge! #cosplay #cosplaycompetition #makeup www.instagram.com/p/DLU3YJLMqW1/

“Let’s have a toast. To the incompetence of our enemies.” 👑🥂 Took it easy this weekend… at least it meant more time for reading 📖 What’s on your summer reading list? Cardan Greenbriar = me! 📸 = @adoylible.bsky.social 📖 Folk of The Air series = @hollyblack.bsky.social #cosplay #bookcosplay