Tag Archives: burning man

0

MONSTER MASH MASKS

by

I always give myself a break in September. After Burning Man, it’s nice to relax and not work on large-scale shade structures, costumes, and Etsy orders for a couple weeks. Plus this year there was all that wedding prep! What wedding prep? you ask. Jason’s working on an awesome movie of the day, so I’m saving my posts for when I can include the video!

Anyway, with Decoms and Halloween coming up, and miscellaneous end-of-year celebrations after that, I thought it was time to slowly start cranking out masks again. I love making them, especially at autumn’s leisurely pace.

striped mask striped mask

Probably less exciting to the casual reader, but I finally got some sequin fabric dedicated to backgrounds for the masks. And with Halloween coming up, I’ll be scouting for new heads to use as models. I love the Glitterheads, but they’re a little bit smaller than human heads.

zipper gag mask zipper gag mask

zipper gag mask zipper gag mask

zipper gag mask zipper gag mask

These masks are all in the Etsy shop— for now!

2

GENIE PANTS

by

I didn’t give a damn when these were trendy, but I really like genie pants for Burning Man. They’re comfortable for lounging and look great while dancing. I can also layer leggings underneath for chilly nights, and you can’t beat that!

silver genie pants striped genie pants

I made the pattern myself. Each leg is a single piece, and the un-gathered waist is about 8 feet wide. I prefer the more gathered look of the silver pants, which were my second pair. It’s a very easy design to make!

The silver is a very slinky lycra that I’ve used for lots of projects and costumes this summer. The aqua and green stripe is a cottom jersey. Both fabrics were picked up months ago at Fabric Planet.

silver genie pants striped genie pants

The waistband can be pulled up high, or slouched down around the hips. The leg bands can also be pulled up to my calves, making the leg pouf out more. Pouffy legs!

silver genie pants striped genie pants

Jason also has a pair of the striped pants, as seen on the playa (with the Sensatron in the background!). He took this picture in a curved mirror.

genie pants at Burning Man

It was a great outfit for dancing at sunrise. Now to make that gray sweatshirt more fabulous!

genie pants at Burning Man

I will definitely be making more of these for next year on the playa–this might replace leggings as my wardrobe staple for Burning Man. In fact, I’ve already picked up some pink and gray striped jersey for the next pair.

stripe fabric

I’ve created a tutorial if you’d like to make your own.

2

WEDDED

by

I’m back from the playa with a shiny ring on my finger and a new last name!

Happy Feet

We’re accumulating all the wonderful photos and videos from the ceremony, and then I will start posting our fabulous wedding outfits. Couldn’t be prouder of them, and the day couldn’t have been more perfect. In the meantime, here’s another sneak (and continuation of last post’s sneak) from the amazing Blake Gardner. Not only did he bring his camera and talent to capture so many magical moments, but he created quite a few of them himself!

It’s taking me a little while to integrate back into the world after Burning Man. After months of preparation and two weeks away I’m finally asking myself “what next?” The future begins to exist again once we return from the playa; now I’m ready for autumn and less manic work!

See that tiny dot of sun? I danced my heart out through that entire dust storm to keep the Nukies from despair. Total white out!

I’ve got lots of great projects on the horizon, and will also be posting costumes and other works from Burning Man.

1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 26 27