An Unexpected Journey

I don't know how many of you are Lord of the Rings fans, but they are my all-time favorite movies.  Have been for many years.  So I was very excited about The Hobbit coming out in December, and the movie didn't disappoint!

I hope you all went to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey because it was amazing!!!  If you are a book purist you might not appreciate it as much as I did, but I thought Peter Jackson did a great job!  And the costumes were awesome, especially Bilbo and Thorin's.

We went to the midnight premiere (my first midnight movie!) and so a lot of our group decided to costume.  Unfortunately I didn't get my Eowyn vest completely finished, but I wore it - unfinished as it was - with my friend's Padme` nightgown.

I'll do a better and more detailed post when it's finished, but here's a close up of the embroidery, which is about a fifth of the way done.  :)

I'm hoping to get my costume finished soon so it will be done long before The Desolation of Smaug comes out next December.  Hopefully we'll have no more of this last minute rushing!

Brown Suede

I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday.  That store is dangerous for anyone that wants to keep any of their hard earned money.  Part of me really, really wants one in my town, but part of me thinks that I'd be broke if that happened...  I still want one.  :oP

Anyway, I went to Hobby Lobby and happened to find some lovely brown suede that will be perfect for my Eowyn vest!

Oh, I haven't told you what I officially decided about my LotR costume?  I've decided to do Eowyn's Shield Maiden Dress - starting with the vest.  (That way if I don't have enough time for the whole thing I can borrow a friend's Padme` Coruscant nightgown as a make-shift under dress.)

Now I need to do some more research so I can get to work!  :o)

Oh, and I'm sorry I've been so shamefully absent recently, ya'll.  I've really missed blogging!