Tora-Con recap
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dielloFirst, I must say that Aliza Jayne is amazing! She made my dress, her dress, and Tiffani's skirt. We all looked adorable together :)
I sold things like a fiend! I made about a 40% profit :) I got to make a few custom hats on the spot, and even dealt with some stiff competition. I didn't sell nearly as many buttons as I'd hoped, but I sold enough. I tried to sell that small skull mask (the little fractured one, not Deathe Ledger). Hundreds of people picked it up, but then carefully put it down when I said "$30."
There were SO many awesome costumes, including a very nicely done Pyramid Head, and an AMAZING Faust (from Guilty Gear- one of my favourite fighting games). Faust was my favourite, and oooooh, the man under the paper bag was CUTE! I couldn't tell if I was blushing from being stuck in line with him for a half hour or because it was 80 degrees (F) out at 9am. But he had a cute Wa Lolita girlfriend. And oh yeah. I have a cute boyfriend, too :p
I had two head-dresses. One was already made and on display, the other was still in the works. I didn't think it would sell as fast as it did (I made about ten sales in 3 seconds during the first rush) so I had to really crack down and finish the other one, which didn't sell at all :(
I sold a couple hats for $20 but then brought them down to $15. I also haggled the prices, and sometimes they worked in my favor (like, the price went UP!). I had one crown which sold for 15, buttons, random cogs, and resin shapes with cogs inside that I didn't end up turning into pendants that sold for a dollar, And many lace wrist cuffs that sold out (except one pair) for 5.
I had a happy day :)
I didn't really wander, except to go to the bathroom and get a snack, but when I found out that GhostFire was there, I HAD to go get a print from them (I was eying this print for a couple of years, so I bought a small version of it :)
Then we all went out for ice cream! And now I can finally relax a little bit. Do the homework I was supposed to do during the week (that is, Read that Cory Doctorow book, do Japanese homework, and watch a Japanese movie and turn in a report on it with 50 words I recognize - the last two assignments I can do Monday between and after classes).
Pictures soon. I'm going to wear this outfit for the Voltaire show tomorrow!
I sold things like a fiend! I made about a 40% profit :) I got to make a few custom hats on the spot, and even dealt with some stiff competition. I didn't sell nearly as many buttons as I'd hoped, but I sold enough. I tried to sell that small skull mask (the little fractured one, not Deathe Ledger). Hundreds of people picked it up, but then carefully put it down when I said "$30."
There were SO many awesome costumes, including a very nicely done Pyramid Head, and an AMAZING Faust (from Guilty Gear- one of my favourite fighting games). Faust was my favourite, and oooooh, the man under the paper bag was CUTE! I couldn't tell if I was blushing from being stuck in line with him for a half hour or because it was 80 degrees (F) out at 9am. But he had a cute Wa Lolita girlfriend. And oh yeah. I have a cute boyfriend, too :p
I had two head-dresses. One was already made and on display, the other was still in the works. I didn't think it would sell as fast as it did (I made about ten sales in 3 seconds during the first rush) so I had to really crack down and finish the other one, which didn't sell at all :(
I sold a couple hats for $20 but then brought them down to $15. I also haggled the prices, and sometimes they worked in my favor (like, the price went UP!). I had one crown which sold for 15, buttons, random cogs, and resin shapes with cogs inside that I didn't end up turning into pendants that sold for a dollar, And many lace wrist cuffs that sold out (except one pair) for 5.
I had a happy day :)
I didn't really wander, except to go to the bathroom and get a snack, but when I found out that GhostFire was there, I HAD to go get a print from them (I was eying this print for a couple of years, so I bought a small version of it :)
Then we all went out for ice cream! And now I can finally relax a little bit. Do the homework I was supposed to do during the week (that is, Read that Cory Doctorow book, do Japanese homework, and watch a Japanese movie and turn in a report on it with 50 words I recognize - the last two assignments I can do Monday between and after classes).
Pictures soon. I'm going to wear this outfit for the Voltaire show tomorrow!
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Date: 2009-04-26 06:24 am (UTC)I was the sweet lolita who stopped by your booth twice! I was wearing the pink metamorphose jsk with the swans on it. I love the buttons! I wish I brought more money with me! :< That skull mask was AMAZING. I wanted to buy it to put on my wall. And some of the hats and roses. <3
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