First convention of the year! Fairly laidback but also decently busy. I'm very happy with how the weekend turned out. Saturday Lucifer Morningstar v1.5 - Hazbin Hotel I wore my newly completed version of Lucifer from Hazbin Hotel, having finished it in time for the debut of the series on the 19th. The costume included pieces from the original make, as well as fixing up a few pieces and remaking others. More of that on his page here. I spent time with my friends Anniechie Designs and Maegwyn Cosplay at their booth, talking and catching up, all of us excited for the masquerade that day. I didn't do too much beyond talking with friends I hadn't seen in a long time and hugging them before I had my appointment in the Green Room for judging, photos, sound tech, etc. I was not expecting however to be told that I was entry 49, the final entry in the masquerade so I would be closing out the show. I had done it once before (or close to) many years prior, but here I was being the closer! There wasn't much beyond that and the shenanigans I had in the green room with my friends and talking to people who were new to masquerades and giving them encouragement! Sunday Daddy Halsin - Baldur's Gate 3 Sunday I thankfully got to sleep in a bit and my husband and I got to the con sometime around 11. Again much of the day was spent wandering and talking with friends, and went to lunch with our friends Anniechie Designs and Maegwyn, Arcticwerewolf, etc. It was a good time. Sat in as well on Anniechie and Maegwyn's panel about making magical girl cosplays, which I found really informative in helping me with the few magical girls I want to cosplay. Very helpful! After was the award ceremony! I'm so happy for all of my friends who received something in every division! I'm so proud of them all and they are so well deserved! I was in shock when they got to Masters though and the first one they called up was "Honourable Mention for the Lipsync" and said entry 49, MY ENTRY! My first time entering Master and I received a thing! I'm so happy about that and still surprised. Going to work even harder! It was a very good weekend and it was a good chance to also test run how well my compression shirt does during a convention day - or more so how I do wearing it... I'm looking forward to the next convention even more now!
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I've been neglecting writing out my convention blogs this year, even though yes, I have only attended two more since GAnime back in January, but I thought I'd do a quick write up about CAPE and FanaticCon Brockville to give some extra insight about my days at those two events.
Normally I try to do this before the end of the year, but things got crazy busy in my personal life in the last couple of weeks so I didn't have much opportunity until now! This year was more relaxed in the costume area, and definitely busier when it came to conventions since I was able to go to them again!
Took a bit but finally sitting and doing my blog for CAPE! CAPE (full name Cornwall and Area Pop Event) is a con that I never got to go to pre-COVID as I was always in my mad dash to Anime North - back when I was trying to make and do too much in a short period of time. This year I finally got to go! It was well worth it to see some friends and experience a new con! After nearly 2 years, I finally went to a convention again. In a few ways it felt like the first time all over again, but so familiar. It was a truly marvelous feeling to be back amongst other people, wearing cosplay in public, and having social interactions that I so desperately missed. Being an ambivert, the last year was a rather sort of torture. While my introverted side loved the solitude, the part of me that's an extrovert was crying out to get out. But of course, my fear of the virus (because I and my parents are high risk), it kept me from really going anywhere for health and safety purposes. With things opening up in Ontario, Canada again, I took the opportunity to finally go to a con. For the first time ever in my cosplay/convention career, I had a hotel room all to myself, and booked myself into the Hilton Garden Inn nearby. This convention was extremely refreshing after almost 2 years, it was absolutely fantastic to see friends again, interact in person, shop for fandom items in person. Sometimes through the weekend I had to remind myself it wasn't a dream. None of us like admitting that we weren't able to complete our projects to what we wanted for the event that we intended to wear it to. We've all been there at some point in time. So far already for this year, I've done it twice. Both for competition costumes and it's only February.
It seems almost strange to think that GAnime was my first convention of the new decade, and obviously the year. But the last few years I've always been starting the year off with this con. But now it's started my decade for cosplay.
This year was really laid back and I honestly didn't do a whole lot this time, especially in comparison to last year. It was quite relaxing and I actually sat and watched the masquerade this year! This was quite the crazy year! I made a bit more than originally expected and I'm happy with how everything turned out (with a few exceptions of course). I'm very excited for what this year holds, but first, a recap of what 2019 presented me! Note: Below I have not listed the commissions or costumes for my niece. But you can get info on them on their respective pages: Dark Alessa Gillespie | Axel / Lea | Eevee | Alice | Prince Philip | Flower Faery This year was so much fun and definitely my most memorable to date! I am so excited for Otakuthon's 15th year next year! This year's edition ran August 16-18 and I did something new that I've never done at a con before: I WENT TO A CONCERT! And it wasn't just any concert! Ever heard of T.M. Revolution??? TMR / TNNK was at Otakuthon as a guest this year and they did a concert! Their first ever Canadian appearance! It was definitely worth the extra $30. Now that I've had some chill time, and (somewhat) gotten into my normal swing of things, and a lot more sleep, I present my experience at the 4th year of YetiCon! This weekend presented 3 dreams coming true for me, and some new experiences that I probably wouldn't have had otherwise. The only downside of the weekend was that it was cool and wet on the Saturday (and a bit on Friday too), but I didn't let that dampen my spirits!
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