Charmer-In-Training: Act in Progress

So I'm up blogging late in the night after some wickedly frantic and ecstatic crafting. Argh. Sometimes in the midst of it all, when I'm only halfway through the last of stuff that I need to do for an act that I've been working on already for 5 hours (and I haven't even blocked it to perfection) I'm always thinking "why do I do this again?"

Then it finishes and I sit back and look at the fruits of my labour and think "aaah.....oh yes..." :)
And that's only half of the fun process: making the god-damn props. Which I LOOVE.

Which brings me to the fact that I should blog project specs, like my friend Chrissy the Great blogs her knitting project specs.

Because I'm always proud of the way I make my things: GhettoLuxe Style. Meaning it's deluxe and indulgent to the max (I'll make the glittery oversized cucumber) BUT ghetto in that I try to find as much of what I can for the costume/props in second hand stores/by reusing found objects around the house.

Very inspired by this lady here, Lois Walker, who I met once when I was 8 years old at the PNE. It was the height of my star-dazed moment, with my best friend of early elementary school Leah who I recently connected with again via facebook. CRAZY :)

Anyhoo I dedicate my next number to this crazy broad who adore and admire.

My costumes are inspired by this lady's get-up.



And finally, I'm going to do costume specs because this is BY FAR, the most ghettoluxe I have come. I mean, I made a basket out of plastic and card board that will hopefully fold down and travel super economically.

Bitchin' :)

Anyhoo my love to you all who are reading. Amazing :)
love mooch, your Joanie Gyoza