My Masquerade Costume
August 25, 2010This post is for the Masquerade event over at AmandaBeth Online. You can read about it in this post.
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| Tinuviel Luthien |
I wore my second sewing project and only costume-- my Elvish dress! Normally I go as Arwen, but changed my mind and adopted the character of Tinuviel Luthien. She is a Lord of the Rings character, although her only mention in the trilogy is in a ballad. She shows up in the Silmarillion quite a bit. (Gosh, now I'm sounding geeky. LOL-- that is because I am!)
First off is my mini-photoshoot (click to enlarge):
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| Searching for a berry. |
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| With the cape! |
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| Hi! |
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| Running. |
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| Temporarily out of character and being Arwen. |
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| Me, caught unawares by the camera. |
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| Wearing the mask and a fun length of blue fabric. |
There you go! Now, here are my accessories. I really went all out. ^_^ But, hey, its Lord of the Rings.
Almost all of these have a separate post. Please click those links to see a full post and often instructions.
Almost all of these have a separate post. Please click those links to see a full post and often instructions.
My mask! I cut, painted, and glitterified it, then sewed the white feathers on. Then I glued and sewed on the flowers, feathers, and ribbons on the side. Next, I attached ribbon to tie it to my head. My friend "L", whose family used to live in Africa, gave me a porcupine quill from Africa for my mask. Hopefully you can see it peeking out the top. :)
See my post on the masks my friends and I made: ( HERE )
And how to make the masks: (coming soon)
And how to make the masks: (coming soon)
As Luthien I wanted to have a little something different than I have as Arwen. Plus I wanted to be able to take my crown on and off without tangles.
So I wore my Celtic Circlet.
Normally with this costume I would wear my first-ever crown: and Arwen's Banner.
And here is the cuff I made to match the Celtic Circlet! ( HERE )
I wore my Clay brooch/buckle (a replica of Arwen's, from her Chase costume in FotR) and a criss-cross ribbon on the front of the dress until the safety pins drove me nuts. ( HERE )
Of course, my little wire ring. ( HERE )
As birthday presents I received some beautiful homemade (and not homemade) jewelries from friends that went well (or perhaps not quite so well) with my costume. I wore them the whole rest of the day, and the next, and the next...
A ribbon-flower barrette, a pretty flower/cross beaded bracelet, a rosary bracelet, and beautiful earrings. Also, a handmade bag in beautiful fabric. And a belt with 16 crocheted flowers (I think its and African style-- leastways it looks like it and is beautiful!) and bunches of African porcupine quills in multiples of 16. You can make beads with them. ^_^
Of course, my little wire ring. ( HERE )
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I wore my very first Evenstar that I made (which I had made to match this costume). Never mind that the Evenstar as a necklace only existed in the movies, and that Arwen, not Tinuviel, wore it; its Elvish, anyhow.
I finally got around to finding a pretty chain for it!
I finally got around to finding a pretty chain for it!
Instructions on making the Evenstar HERE.
The cape! My mom made it for me back in 4th or 5th grade for a Halloween costume. It just fits. I attached a pretty clasp to it before the party, something I wish I'd done earlier. Someday I would like to make a nicer cape. This one is really flimsy material!
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| The bag, earrings, and my Evenstar again. So purty. ^_^ |
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| The belt and a quill. |
As birthday presents I received some beautiful homemade (and not homemade) jewelries from friends that went well (or perhaps not quite so well) with my costume. I wore them the whole rest of the day, and the next, and the next...
A ribbon-flower barrette, a pretty flower/cross beaded bracelet, a rosary bracelet, and beautiful earrings. Also, a handmade bag in beautiful fabric. And a belt with 16 crocheted flowers (I think its and African style-- leastways it looks like it and is beautiful!) and bunches of African porcupine quills in multiples of 16. You can make beads with them. ^_^
So not all of it "goes" with the costume, but I wanted to post about it anywhos, 'cause I wore it all with my costume.
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| So. Much. Fun. We walked around the neighborhood and ran through a bit of wood-- all in costume--, danced to Celtic Thunder, rock, and random music, made pizza, sundaes, and pancakes, talked, sang, played games... Boy, was it fun. |
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| No-smiles old-fashioned picture. Just had to include it. :D |
About my character:
This song by the Tolkien Ensemble says it all. :D It is the poem "Luthien Tinuviel" by Tolkien. (The short version in LotR, not the one in "Lays of Beleriand" in Histories.)
SEE ALSO:
Masquerade Masks!
How to make Masquerade Masks! (coming soon)
Masquerade Graphics (coming soon!)
My Elvish Costume
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