Seven Costumes a Week Challenge

Credits to the photographer, Sylvester Lai

Well, I suppose it was not really a challenge but more of an assignment I undertook for a friend and fellow Cosplayer, DJ Tony. He commissioned me to create Clash of Clans costumes for him, the band and his manager for a farewell event at D Junction sometime in March. I completed the costumes in a week! Phew, that was frenetic! Even recalling the enervating nocturnal needlework is a sting in the tail.

A Giveaway: Fiona Key-chain (Ended)

Several months ago I promised a tutorial. And then, as things became pretty hectic on my end, the tutorial is incomplete, ergo went into an unexpected hiatus. As I look at the unpublished post now, I am ashamed to admit, I can barely recall the steps I was constructing (feeling sheepish). Nevertheless, it is a personal goal which I aim to accomplish (one of these days), so kindly bear with me.

On to another matter; I realize how pathetically "empty" my blog feels without an occasional update from yours truly, therefore, I decided to have a giveaway. Yes, you read it right - a GIVEAWAY (not for sale, not an auction, and nothing to suggest that I am profiting from it whatsoever).

Hand-drawn, hand-colored, hand-cut plastic charms.
(Click on photo to enlarge)

My Cosplay Journey

It has been six years since I have embarked on a journey into the realm of costume play; six years of love and devotion for the characters I portray. If my recollection serves me right, I first heard of Cosplay back in 2004 or 2005 during which, I have not yet been exposed to its community, thinking the hobby was unavailable here. A close friend informed me of a hobby convention, namely HobbyCon, which showcases this particular interest in 2007; however, I was not able to attend it until 2008 when I decided to try Cosplay first hand.

The First Hello

Hello dear readers, welcome again and thank you for visiting my new blog! Although I am not unfamiliar with the world of blogging, I have to admit that I lacked the enthusiasm to update my relatively old blog ever so often thus it is currently being neglected. I am embarrassed to admit that I only created that blog to partake in the blogger bandwagon back when it was all the rage, way before the existence of Tweeter and Tumblr. My blog at that time did not have any specific agenda and consequently the contents became higgledy-piggledy. I could not bring myself to give that blog a much needed overhaul because of sentimental reasons, yet I really wanted to create one that rather focuses predominantly on my Cosplay and costuming adventures, thus the Tales of Symphonie was born.