(Unfortunately, I have returned with neither purrmaids or purritos.)

The steampunk festival was indeed cancelled for 2020, though I made up for it with birthday, Halloween, and contest photoshoots instead.

It was back on for 2021 and 2022, and photoshoots resumed for that as well, but in all honesty, my life has been an absolute shipwreck and I’ve had zero energy to put into anything other than repurposing the ropes people keep throwing me to hang myself rather than drown.

I’m going to try to get the missing posts up in some form or another eventually because I do enjoy detailing the process behind the costumes, but it’s going to be slow going, and I’m likely going to have to continue embedding the Instagram galleries just to get the job done. Optimally, I’d like to go back later and redo them in the previously-established site style, but it’s always selecting and editing that end up being the biggest block I run into with regards to timely posting.

They’ll be backdated according to when they were originally taken, so they’ll appear after this post (which will be removed once I’m done). They’re also already on Instagram (hence the comparative ease of embedding) and can be viewed there now (there’s a link in the sidebar), but they’re mixed in amongst many, many non-costumey things, so it might be something of a treasure hunt that ends with a chest full of plastic doubloons and not real gold. >.>

Debuted at the 2019 Big River Steampunk Festival. As with the previous two entrie, the original photos were lost in a memory card failure. Venture onward for an Instagram gallery and costume details!

Purchased for and debuted at the 2019 Big River Steampunk Festival. As with the previous entry, the original photos were lost in a memory card failure. Venture onward for an Instagram gallery and costume details!

Why did it take me so long to get these up? Well, it’s been a rough year all the way around, and on top of everything else, my SD card died (or possibly fried – I was at the barn on a 90-degree day and my phone’s always had problems with overheating) before I was able to pull the BRSF 2019 pictures off. Fortunately I’d already posted a few to Instagram, but I kept hoping maybe the card would recover because all I can do with IG shots is embed them and I hate the way that looks and functions. It doesn’t look like that’s going to happen, though, so… Venture onward for a subpar photo experience and quick costume update, I guess?

I went (of course)! And I have so many things to show you! (I love having someone who actually enjoys chasing me around with their finger permanently attached to the shutter button in search of the perfect shot.) Which means there are also so very many pictures to edit, and I’m wiped. >.> It may take a while, but they WILL be up when I can manage it!

Created for and debuted at the 2018 Big River Steampunk Festival. Venture onward for event details, fabric & construction, and a few more pictures!

Created for and debuted at the 2018 Big River Steampunk Festival. Venture onward for event details, fabric & construction, and a few more pictures!

Harry Potter / Ravenclaw “cheater” costume, first debuted in…oh my god, I don’t even know, but it’s been lolling around in my closet (and being worn just to be worn) for years. This year, it’s out for quick-and-dirty Halloween, so venture onward for details and close-ups of the pumpkins!

Quick update of the Time and Space Hunter costume for the 2017 Big River Steampunk Festival. Venture onward for alteration details, a few more pictures, and whatever else I can think of!