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Halloween 2014 – Creating the Content for Castle Brittahytta

You’ve probably realized by now that so much work went into Halloween 2014 that I have to split up the making-of videos into more digestible chunks! Coming up in a few weeks will be the Electronics & Equipment technology and … 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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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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Queen Elsa of Arendelle at the Fjords

When I finally did see the movie Frozen, I loved it, definitely identifying with Elsa in more ways than just appearance and color preference, and immediately announced I would make BOTH outfits, Elsa’s coronation dress and her magical ice ensemble! … Continue reading

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Making Queen Elsa of Arendelle

I wasn’t able to see the new Disney classic animated musical “Frozen” until mid-January almost two months late, but ever since it came out, so many of my friends have been telling me “Britta, you are Elsa!” Heh! I saw … Continue reading

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