Becoming a Dryad: My new most comfortable cosplay?
Not long after that, the volunteer coordinator came up with a really fun idea to make a Dryad Quest for patrons to participate in. I dived in head first to help out with that since I had already planned on making a dryad character! I offered to design the costumes for all of the dryads and help them make decisions when planning their costuming.
I was in a Nutcracker Performance! Part 1 - Costuming
“…I would finish up a costume during the day, and film two of them later that evening once my partner was off of work.”
High quality fabric for cheap? The Secret is Second-hand.
However, there are ways to get high quality fabric at very low cost. Sometimes even for free! Using second-hand fabric can be a great option for getting large quantities of fabric for low cost.
Crafting Burnout: Kicking and screaming my way through it.
After recognizing the signs of burnout in myself I made myself pack away the unfinished cosplays, set aside the projects I was stressing over, and took a break from crafting. You know, the thing I’m trying to build a business doing. It sucked, and I didn’t want to do it.