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I've had a turn out of all the old boxes of STUFF I've been keeping for years... these are all pretty shabby old pieces of costume, they're only being saved from the bin because there's a chance someone might have fun playing with them. they're really not great quality at all!

I'm just asking for the shipping costs please, unless you're around to get them in person. And first come, first served - obviously there's going to be a HUGE demand for this stuff! There's some more pieces around somewhere, so when I find them I'll add them to the photobucket.

(That's a scream of aggravation, not fear...) OK, Open Day's less than a month away, and I've got 3 costumes to prepare... Electra's got a fair bit of work still, Purse needs a fitting and maybe alterations, and Krupp -well, need to start on Krupp next week. I have drawn up my schedule, it's very organised and do-able.

UNTIL the essential foundation garment that all the pieces attach to DISAPPEARS!!! Seriously, not funny. It's bright blue and sparkly, very hard to miss. I've turned my room inside out, checked throughout the house - simply cannot continue without it, and replacing it would be a headache as I've nearly run out of fabric. So I spend a couple of hours hunting... a couple more hours feeling miserable and depressed, playing Sims... then decide to look in the REALLY stupid places for it. Such as, under the duvet on the spare bed... amongst the clean linen... in the stationery cupboard... ok, well, how about the other stored costumes? Purse? no... Wrench? no.... Volta? BINGO.

Electra's jacket was folded underneath the Volta costume.

this. is. not. funny.

Still, now I have it, and I've only lost about 5 hours of working time and have to go run errands before the shops close...

In other news, Boush has hiccups. But that doesn't stop him jumping up and trying to climb into my shoulder, pressing his nose into my ear. I can feel the delicate point of a goofy canine against me earlobe. Puurrrrrrrpurrrrrrr*hic*purrrrrrr...

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Well, a few people were interested in reading my dissertation once I got it finished... so I've uploaded it to my website. And now it's up there, I'm pimping it out for anyone to read!

The subject is the costume designs of the musicals Cats and Starlight Express, how they're put together, what makes them work. It's not too academic, and hopefully, pretty easy to read - there's pictures, but no conversation. Unfortunately I had a tight word-count, and went over it with this, so there's plenty of material I didn't cover here, but perhaps the ideas I do explore will get you thinking with other areas.

If you like the Jellicle Cats or our favourite roller-skating trains, and you got a few minutes to fill, please read? And I always love feedback!

Hoo boy, I am so fed up.... I'm doing my degree, final year. I have 4 assignments over the year, no. 1 is due tomorrow. Well, it WAS due mid december, but I got an extension. Well, I've singularly FAILED to actually finish the costume in any way, but I finished the essay, and that's all they care about. 8,500 words, plus appendices.

Now, I've got a few photos of the assembled pieces.... held together with tape... uploaded one as a scrap if you want to see.

Having not had a competition in August, I've nearly forgotten to start one this month!

Simple competition - paint a face. Face Painting. Makeup!!! Copy a makeup design from Starlight Express, take a photo, send it to me by the 24th September. I'll put them up both on [link] and on a page on my site [link] as I receive them. from 24th to 1st October (see what I mean about forgetting? sorry!) I shall accept votes for your favourite makeup via Private Message on [link] The winner will be announced after, and will probably get a prize!

Rules: Official characters only please. If you're inspired to create a makeup design for your fan-character, please do share, but not for this competition. Also consider what makeup designs are impressive - Dinah, bless her, is never in the same league of artistry as Volta. Think what will make your makeup stand out and get a vote over the others!
Accessories - wig, costume, set, etc, are welcome, but not necessary.
Any type of makeup is fine, whatever works for you...
The design needs to be recognisable, but not a slavish copy of any one photo. Take liberties, make it personal!
It does not need to be your face that you paint - the artist is the entrant, not the model.
Finally, I reserve judgement on limiting the number of Caboose entries. We all love the evil little guy, but if you CAN do something else, please do! If I've got 6 cabeese pics and nothing else, I might ask you to do another design.

Send me a GOOD quality headshot, please! No dimly lit webcam images - show us the details, the colours, your artistry.

So... upload here, email me on belle_pullman@yahoo.com, message me on [link] post on the thread there, whatever you feel like! But please, ENTER!