Archive for August 2014

Tomodachi Life: Ness QR Code

Ness

Today I’ll share a third islander I made for Tomodachi Life: Ness from Earthbound / Super Smash Bros (admit it, you first met Ness in Super Smash Bros…). I set his last name to “Tendo” because why the heck not? If he does have a real official last name, I’ve never heard it, and his first name is already a reference to NES anyway.

Like my other two characters I’ve shared here, Ness is set as a child (since he IS a child), but if you really want to make him do adult things, you can always use age-o-matic.
Ness QR Code for Tomodachi Life

Look how cute he is with his rosy cheeks!

I have a few more characters to share, so check back later!

Tomodachi Life: Little Mermaid QR Code

Ariel in Tomodachi Life

As my islanders keep pointing out, I haven’t visited Adventure Island in over a month! At least Tomodachi Life doesn’t punish you for not playing the way Animal Crossing does. The worst thing that happens is they ask if you’ve been on vacation. That sure beats losing your favorite villagers or having to pull out dozens of weeds! Anyway, I promised to post more QR codes for Mii characters for Tomodachi Life, so here’s Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

Little Mermaid in Tomodachi Life

I saw the mermaid outfit in my clothing shop, so I couldn’t resist making Ariel. I even found the perfect underwater interior for her apartment! I dyed her hair bright red to get the proper color. and I’m not sure if her hair will still be dyed when you scan the code, but it shouldn’t be that difficult to get her hair back to the bright red color, since the islanders give out hair dye like candy.

What other characters would you like to see for Tomodachi Life?

Bellossom Cosplay

Bellossom Cosplay with Oddish Plushie

I haven’t had time to make a new cosplay in quite a while, but I just finished a Bellossom cosplay for Midoricon. They are doing Live Action Pokemon Snap this year, and I wanted to be a part of it. Bellossom was always one of my favorite Pokemon from Pokemon Gold and Silver. As lame as it might sound, Bellossom was one of the new Pokemon I was most excited about for that generation. I remember seeing a picture of it in a magazine before the games came out, and thinking it was super cute. I even made my own plush doll of Bellossom (it didn’t turn out too great – I was a kid! I’ll see if I can find it at my parents’ house sometime). Plus the hula-dancer inspired Bellossom seemed like the perfect Pokemon to cosplay as at a beach convention!

I the flowers are stuffed with Poly-Fil stuffing to make them poofier. I used a stiff red fabric I found in the remnants bin. I couldn’t think of a good way to make the yellow center part, until I was looking around JoAnn’s and saw the big yellow buttons. I thought they were just perfect! For the skirt, I made eight big leaf shapes – four green and four yellow, and sewed them together. There’s a little bit of elastic inside to keep it more secured. I just bought a green tank top because I’m lazy.

Bellossom CosplayBellossom Cosplay

 

I also made an Oddish plushie to go with my costume. I actually made him before I started my cosplay to test out my new sewing machine. He’s made from left over fabric from two other costumes. I used a pattern for a round ball I found on image search, and just used the exact same pattern to make the leaves (as I said early, I’m lazy). I’m going to carry him around with me at Midoricon.

 

Bellossom Cosplay with Oddish Plushie Oddish Plushie

I just have one more thing to finish making for my costume: a leaf shaped bag to keep my phone, wallet, and 3DS in. I ordered a pair of green a yellow shorts to wear under my skirt specifically because they had pockets. It turns out, however, that like most clothing designed for women, the pockets are too small for even an iPhone. I think I’m about to start making all of my own clothes so that I can at least have decent pockets!

Anyway, if you see me walking around at Midoricon, please say “hi!” I’ll be there with my boyfriend, who’s going as Lucario. I hope to meet lots of other Pokemon there!