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Frozen Inspiration

My mother’s Daughters of Norway chapter asked me to be a guest speaker presenting how I made both my Elsa dresses at their monthly meeting in February. I laughed that my platinum Elsa wig made me look even more like … Continue reading

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Elsa the Snow Queen Revisited

During my first wearing of Elsa the Snow Queen, I figured out some details that could be improved, especially on the Sparkling Snowflake Cape. Since I knew I would wear the outfit again for my Frozen Sing Along movie night, … Continue reading

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Frozen Fractals Sugared Snowflakes

Ever since my mom bought me a fun set of modular mix and match to design your own snowflake cookie cutters, I have had great fun making these Sugared Snowflakes at Christmas time, even though the intricate piping can take … Continue reading

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Queen Elsa at the Cinema Brittahytta Frozen Sing Along

Oh, I have been looking forward to this party for months, and my Cinema Brittahytta Frozen Sing Along was a grand success! 24 of us had an icy blast, including 1 baby, 8 kids, 1 dog, no less than 4 … Continue reading

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Elsa the Snow Queen

I finished the coronation dress for Queen Elsa of Arendelle in February, but before I could finish my costume for Elsa the Snow Queen, I had to heal enough from my recent eye surgery, finish my taxes, and make significant … Continue reading

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Queen Elsa at the Castro Theatre Frozen Sing-Along

My whole Elsa ice ensemble was ready to wear Saturday morning, and we were hoping to leave by 11:30 for transit time and parking for the 1pm show up in San Francisco. Gail had traffic getting to my house, it … Continue reading

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Elsa’s Final Details

Once all the pieces for Elsa’s magical ice ensemble were assembled, dress, shirt, snowflake cape, shoes, and accessories, they needed some fine tuning before their first wearing… Peeling the glitter paint off my body when I painted the mesh shirt … Continue reading

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Elsa’s Sparkling Snowflake Cape

Before I ever saw the movie Frozen, when I just saw the song Let It Go, I immediately thought of my fiber-optic fabric for Elsa’s sparkling snowflake cape! Add some snowflake appliqués and iridescent glitter fabric paint to translucent blue … Continue reading

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Elsa’s Ice Shoes & Snowflake Accessories

Elsa the Snow Queen doesn’t wear any necklace, earrings or bracelets, but she does have some cute sparkly snowflakes decorating her long full hair braid and hair tie, and her ice shoes are fabulous! Of course all of those accessories … Continue reading

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Elsa’s Ice Dress

I’ve healed enough from my recent eye surgery, finished my taxes, and made enough progress on my grandmother’s biography project that I am finally allowed to finish my costume for Elsa the Snow Queen! This time I’ll make updates as … Continue reading

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