Hitting a bump in the road

So as my Facebook friends know, I was let go from my job this week. 

No I didn't do anything wrong, management just didn't like me because I was being trained up to take their job which they didn't like...and I was in probation so they didn't need to have a reason to get rid of me. 

The day it happened I did what any person would do, I cried, went home to my parents house and talked it out with them. Applied for 20 jobs, hoping I get an interview for at least one, and then moved on. 

My partner can afford the bills on his own for now, so at least we're safe for a month. 

After just moving into a new house and starting to pay bills like a real adult, this was NOT the situation I wanted to be in at all. 

I sulked around the house for a day and since then, I've felt like leaving that place was the best thing that could have happened to me. 

I've been continuing to set up the house, cooking every meal, baking treats, doing multitudes of washing, stripped back and repainted the desk for my sewing room...and I've been the happiest I've been in AGES. 

Going straight from one shit employer to another didn't help the happiness factor so this break is just what I needed.

I've had time to get over my sickness, get everything done that I needed to, and I can get started on my costumes for this year while still applying for jobs everyday. 

I know this chipper mood won't last when my money disappears, but I figure, why not enjoy it while it lasts :)

2014 begins

Gooooooooood day everyone out there in cyber space :D

So my hiatus is officially over as I announced on my page, which seemed like it would never end.
I spent the last couple of months considering what to start work on first because I had so many ideas just bursting out of me!
Until I finally narrowed it down to three: Elsa (Frozen), Catwoman (new Sideshow Collectable) and Wonder Woman (DCUO Trailer)

I'm about halfway through Elsa and have everything I need to make the other two so far :D I've also been posting progress with Wonder Woman because I'm super excited to be using Worbla for the first time.

I was extremely hesitant using Worbla for the first time because of how complex the finished product seems to look, but it wasn't too bad.
I started out by creating my arm armour out of one layer just to get used to working with it and learn how to shape.
Then I used the 'sandwich method' and put a layer of foam between two layers of Worbla. Pretty happy with the result :D
Still got a long way to go, pretty sure I'll have to order more Worbla as well :\

All of my tips for working with Worbla have come from the books of Svetlana Quindt which are a MUST for anyone considering to work with it.


These books are only $5 each for a downloadable file, or $20 each for printed copies. Pretty cheap considering the amount of help this lovely lady has put into the pages.

Now the reason this hiatus went on so long, is because I'm in the process of moving to a new house so I'm temporarily crashing with my parents.
This move was supposed to be completed early January but because of tons of setbacks, the keys were only handed over to me a few days ago. I've tried my hardest to start costume work while I'm in limbo, but there's only so much I can do while most of my equipment is in boxes.

The day has finally come though! because work took away my day off to move properly, I have been slowly moving boxes over to the new house each day and tomorrow is the last day of moving YAY! :D
Before ANYTHING else is set up, my costume workshop will be set up with everything I originally had, and what I've bought since starting the move :P

I hope to have one of my three costumes all finished up for you guys soon and to find a photographer to help me out :)


Keep on sewing!
Jess xoxo