With about two weeks before ZombieFest we are spending more time getting things together and doing different things. We will be having a table at the festival, Tom will be doing make-up of various types and we will be selling things like yummy zombie cupcakes from Chef Nicky. We are very excited for the opportunity that ZombieFest provides for us.… Read more →
Author: Jenn
Japanese Folk Tales
I just finished reading Japanese Folk Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki. I have to say it wasn’t exactly what I expected, but I did enjoy it greatly. There were stories with fairies, sea dragon kings, sea princesses, magic in every story of course and more. One thing I enjoy was some of the stories even said “the moral of the… Read more →
Sculpting Project
A little while ago I posted a blog about working on making my own pieces for jewelry: a tri-force, pokeball, pac-man and a ghost. I had thought I would sculpt everything nicely and be able to make pretty earrings and necklaces. What I didn’t realize was how much work goes into sculpting something and how difficult it is when I… Read more →
Frizzy/Tangled Wig Tips
I have been searching online for tips on de-frizzying and de-tangling a wig and I have to say not much is helping me in my predicament. The wig I have for my Luka cosplay got destroyed in a sense. So frizzed and tangled that I do not think it is salvageable. I can’t even run my fingers through the wig to… Read more →
Let The Designing Begin!
Tom and I will be heading back to Pittsburgh very soon, about a week or so to be exact. There are many different things we would love to begin doing such as merchandise for Zombie Walk in October, cosplays for Anime USA, possible artwork/jewelry things for the art show at Anime USA in November as well as various other projects… Read more →
Current Project
I am working on a small project of my own. Nothing that is cos-play related, but still fun. For the past year or so I have been making jewelry for fun and to sell some. The past few weeks I have been learning to sculpt with clay, and I am scultping some things that when I have them the… Read more →
Anime USA
The next convention Cosplay Kitchen is planning on attending is Anime USA in November, which is going to be held in Washington DC convention center. This is a new venue for the convention so we are excited to see how the layout and everything will be. Last year we volunteered our time to the convention and was able to hang… Read more →
Post Otakon
It is a few days after Otakon and I have to admit I am going through withdraw from my friends and the excitement of the convention. It was so much fun talking to various different people and seeing all the amazing cosplays. I even got to see a Ranka and a few Sheryls from Macross Frontier. Dealer’s room was like… Read more →
Otakon: Saturday
Oh what a day Saturday was!! So many cos-plays to admire and not enough time for pictures. Our Sandlay group was stopped for several pictures, but once again it was Tai who was the star of the convention. Tom and I stood in line for quite some time, but it was well worth it to get pictures with Jason David… Read more →
Otakon: Friday
We made it!! Otakon so far is everything that I was hoping it would be. The line for pre-registration was long, super long. maybe next year we will just register at the door. We stood in line for pre-registration for about 20 minutes or so, but that gave us a chance to check out some of the cosplays that were… Read more →