Jennifer Awesome

Pokemon ORAS: My Secret Base

December 18, 2014 Jen Ný Gaming No comments

Nii's Secret Base Team - Amaura, Sylveon, Jigglypuff

If you have Pokemon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire, come check out my super secret base!

Ruby and Sapphire were the only Pokemon generation I missed out on, so I was pretty excited to get the remake. I still think the starters for this generation are kinda lame compared to every other generation, though. I picked Treecko since his final evolution looked the coolest to me, but I ended up breeding an extra Mudkip and Torchic in Pokemon X to transfer over anyway. One of these days I’ll breed extras of the starters from the rest of the Pokemon generations to send to my Omega Ruby game.

Anyway, I’m still not entirely sure what the point of the secret bases are, other than for fun, but I like collecting the items for my base and decorating it. It almost makes up for not being able to customize your character like you could in X and Y.

My super secret base is located on route 120, right here:

Once inside, my base looks like this:

I have almost as many Pokemon plushies in my super secret base as I do in my real-life living room! Don’t forget to take my flag before you leave.

Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist Plush

December 17, 2014 Jen Ný Sewing No comments

Instead of carving a pumpkin this year for Halloween, I made my own Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist plushies. I made these guys back in October, just before Halloween. I just wanted a Pumpkaboo doll, and thought it would be more fun (and cheaper, since I already had all the fabric I needed) to make my own than to buy the pre-made one they sell online.

I made Pumpkaboo, and then decided that he needed a Gourgeist friend, so I made his evolution too. It took one day to make Pumpkaboo, and I think two days for Gourgeist. I started Gourgeist right after I finished Pumpkaboo though.

I made them using fabric I had left over from various cosplay costumes. Their mouths are both hand-embroidered and they have buttons for eyes. Pumpkaboo’s lights are also giant buttons. I was originally going to use yellow fabric, but I thought the big buttons would be cuter.

I made the patterns myself as I went along, which is usually how sewing projects go for me. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a totally complete pattern ready to go before I’ve started to sew. Sometimes I think of a better way to make a later part while working on a different part. That’s probably not how people who actually know what they’re doing go about sewing…

Sylveon Cosplay

December 16, 2014 Jen Ný Cosplay, Sewing No comments

Wow, I’m behind on updating my blog. Anyway, I had so much fun doing the live action Pokemon events for Midoricon that I wanted to do another Pokemon cosplay of one of my favorite new Pokemon. I got this Sylveon cosplay finished just in time for NyanCon. I was going for a kind of lolita type of look for Sylveon. I even got an Eevee in the vendor room to complete my outfit!

I have a tail too, which you can’t see in the pictures. I put a wire inside it to keep it from drooping too much. Also, I realize that the head bow is on the wrong side here. Mirrors are confusing!

I wore this cosplay for NyanCon and for halloween at The Side Quest in Lakewood. I’m planing on wearing it for Shinbokucon too, if go.

Tomodachi Life: Pokemon QR Codes

December 15, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming No comments

To celebrate the recent release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, I’d like to share some of my Pokemon-inspired characters for Tomodachi life. Here are QR codes for Misty, and three Pokemon; Jynx, Makuhita, and Pancham.

They are all set as adults and all female. The male:female ratio in my game skews toward male, so I wanted to try to balance it out more. I needed more females so more of my miis have a chance to get married, and more really strange looking characters to have a better chance of getting strange looking baby miis to send out on Streetpass, which is why I decided to make Pokemon to begin with.

Makuhita may or may not have the “real name” Taylor Swift. I also may or may not sent out Hariyamas and Makuhitas on wonder trade named Taylor Swift on occassion.

I don’t know why I name those Pokemon Taylor Swift. I have nothing against her. It just seemed like a funny idea one time when I was playing Pokemon X late at night.

Anyway, enjoy these Pokemon Miis for Tomodachi Life.

Dinosauring: My New Web Comic

December 14, 2014 Jen Ný Comics, Dinosauring No comments

I’ve been wanting to start a web comic for several years now, and finally did it! It’s called Dinosauring. The site and my first comic went live last week, and I will post a new one every Wednesday. Check it out at Dinosauring.com.

Dinosauring is a web comic about a herd of stegosauruses and their dinosaur friends. It will be filled with pop culture references, dinosaur humor, and fun for all ages!

My original ideas for Dinosauring involved photographing plastic dinosaurs and combining them with crayon-drawn backgrounds. I wasn’t really happy with how that turned out, and put the whole project on the back-burner again.

I started making Sir Stegingtonworth for my final project for my 3D Modeling class. At around the same time, I started thinking about actually going through with doing the web comic I had been wanting to start for quite some time now. I really liked my Sir Stegingtonworth character and thought he would be great for my web comic, so I got started on making a few more characters in the same style. I haven’t seen anyone else do a web comic by combining 3D and 2D art together, so I hope people will actually like it.

I got several of the characters, the first two comics, and the website finished just in time to show it for my final presentation last Wednesday. The first comic went live last Wednesday, and the second one will be posted this Wednesday. I’m working on plenty more, so look for a new one every week on Dinosauring.com!

Miiverse Monster Mansion – Pokemon Art Academy Drawing Contest

October 31, 2014 Jen Ný Gaming No comments

My drawing of Sylveon with Pumpkaboo was chosen as one of the winners for the Pokemon Art Academy drawing contest in the Miiverse Monster Mansion community on Miiverse!

I’m really enjoying Pokemon Art Academy. I don’t feel like I’m that great of an artist, but the lessons are helpful, and I think I’m getting better at drawing from it. The Miiverse community is welcoming to artists of all skill-levels and ages.

Tomodachi Life: Ness QR Code

August 27, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming One comment

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.

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

August 26, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming 3 comments

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.

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

August 22, 2014 Jen Ný Cosplay, Sewing No comments

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.

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.

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!

Tomodachi Life: Sailor Venus QR Code

June 9, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming 2 comments

Get hyped for Sailor Moon Crystal with my Sailor Venus mii for Tomodachi Life!

Judging by the fact that I only got 5 Tomodachi Life StreetPasses at Colossalcon this past Saturday, I don’t think this game is going to be as popular as Animal Crossing, but I’m enjoying it nonetheless.

So far my island, Adventure Island, is home to myself, my boyfriend, one of my friends, Reggie Fils-Aime (FILSAMECH), Princess Zelda, the Pringles guy, Sailor Venus, a T-Rex, Dr. Sheldon Cooper, Shaquille O’Neal, and Samus.

I got most of my characters from either Streetpass Plaza or QR codes I scanned in. I would like to share the characters I made myself, however. First up is Sailar Venus from Sailor Moon!

I wanted to include my favorite Sailor Scout as a resident of my island. I couldn’t find a Sailor Venus mii I liked online, so I made her myself. I even found the perfect hair bow for her to wear! She’s dressed in a cute orange romper until I find a more appropriate outfit for a Sailor Scout! (She’s a kid, so don’t get any ideas about asking her out!)

Check back later for Samus Aran!

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