Category Archives: Parasols

Resources for students

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If you have taken one of our courses on decorating parasols, you might want to go all the way and MAKE the parasol cover from SCRATCH. I applaud your effort. My first few tries a few years ago were a trainwreck, but having attended a class of someone who has figured out an easier way to do it, my interest in the art has been renewed. Here are some ideas for where you can get the materials:

Recovering a Parasol by The Iron Tailor – this is the class that renewed my interest in doing this again. Mog gave the class at Gaslight Gathering in San Diego and it was AWESOME!

Pacific Fabrics – & Crafts – I have to thank one of my lovely students for providing this link for the bare, naked frames for adult size and doll sizes.

Spoonflower Fabrics – watch out. You’ll want to buy ALL THE FABRICS here! The creativity in these submitted designs knows no bounds and will fire off your imagination until your head explodes with ideas.

Preview new parasol – Red Flapper no frills

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Just put this in the Etsy store tonight...a very plain, no frills of my Red Flapper Parasol. If you want an economical version, here it is.

black red fringed parasol upright straighter by KCDragonfly

Very pretty against a pillar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

black red fringed parasol upright slanted by KCDragonfly

The inside is quite clean and simple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

black red fringed parasol top by KCDragonfly

A single, strong back stitch holds the fringe on, making it quite invisible from the outside.

A Fun Mother’s Day Outing

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If your mother-in-law is like mine, she HATES having her picture taken. We often have to take sneaky pictures in order to get her on film. Sometimes we luck out and can get her to do something.

Take your mom-in-law or mom out somewhere special today…it doesn’t have to cost anything. It can be like we did – to a favorite outdoor mall with a koi and turtle pond. I needed some photos shot of my new parasol and some reshoots on some current ones. She helped carry the parasols, suggested places to shoot (by a statue, in front of a rose garden, sitting on a vine-covered column) and watched stuff as we found a wayward turtle crossing the lawn and relocated it back into its pond. They like to feel useful, it was a fun and beautiful day out and we have some great pictures and memories most of all.

The Project is done, but the work continues

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And here they are – finally done, finally uploaded to the store. They turned out beautiful and I am so excited to bring them to you. They are parasols – perfect for weddings, cosplay, anime costumes, gothic, lolita, sweet lolita and steampunk attire, conventions and vintage recreation outfits. Now that I have the hang of them, I can custom make to match anyone’s needs. Think of the possibilities and let your imaginations run wild.

A Bit Late, but Worth the Wait

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KC Dragonfly new project preview

That rhymed…just noticed that. That’s a good sign as the last time I did any large scale project, it was for our beloved Jim Carrey Grinch costume and we all know how Whos (and Whats) like to rhyme.

I am late with the update this week because of what I’ve been referring to as “the project”. It has been eating my life since before San Diego Comic Con, has been evolving as I pushed it past the dreaded R & D “learning curve”, has been lovingly crafted whilst listening to hours and hours and hours of the very best of Big Finish Doctor Who Classic Doctor audio plays (yes, go ahead and twist my arm to listen to the smooth voice of Peter Davison and his more Edwardianly evolved incarnation Paul McGann).

At last I picked up speed this week and the final construction on “the project” flew at a breakneck pace. Today I hit Costume College’s Marketplace in Woodland Hills and run downtown with my roomie Darc to buy more supplies to expand the line that will be this new product for EarthDaughter Arts.

Stay tuned for the premiere of the new line this coming week (as long as the pictures and setting cooperate)

Ideas for Future Product Lines

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You know how you get ideas in the shower? Or when driving? Places that you can’t write them down in? Well, all the time I was at Anime Expo this past week, I was on the lookout for what cosplayers and non-cosplayers were wearing in the way of their costumes and accessories and ideas kept coming to me all throughout the convention. I think mundanes (non-fans) would be shocked and afraid knowing there were TENS OF THOUSANDS of fans and easily 85% of them were in costume. There is an incredibly rich culture that is all theirs and is uniquely diverse, and nothing equals its like in the world.

That makes the choices for serving the needs of the community quite large, even accounting for the fact that I am looking only in areas of my strengths, which are in sewing and beadwork. It is an exciting time and if you are in the Cosplay community I hope you will grant me your feedback so I can better bring you exciting items you will be eager to add to your collections.

With Love,

)O( Luna
aka Kristine

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