Casual Cosplay: Captain America

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Casual Cosplay: Deadpool

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This week’s Casual Cosplay is inspired by everyone’s favorite mercenary, Deadpool. A red and black dress paired with black tights, booties, and a faux leather jacket for some edge, mix in some red and black make-up, katana earrings, and Deadpool themed accessories and you’ve got the perfect outfit to pay homage to the Merc with the Mouth.

 

 

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Weekly Wonders No. 85

It was another busy weekend for me so Weekly Wonders is a little late again. I spent Saturday morning at the hair salon getting the finishing touches done to my new do. It took two sessions and a total of six and a half hours to get my hair to the color and cut it is now. Are you anxious to know what it looks like? I know the suspense is probably killing you! I’ll most likely post a picture on Instagram later today, so be sure to check there if you’re really curious. The rest of Saturday was spent shopping for Father’s Day gifts and rearranging my living room – which I still haven’t finished. I’m the worst ever at time management, but if you’ve been reading this blog for a while then I’m sure you’re well aware of that by now.

Anyway, enough about my life, on with the Weekly Wonders! Oh, and just a warning, I saw Jurassic World last week and I’m kind of obsessed, so a lot of this week’s favs are inspired by that. Sorry not sorry.

WONDERFUL NOMS

Jurassic Park Cake by Katie from Escape to Asgaurd

 

WONDERFUL VIDEO

 

WONDERFUL ARTWORK

Diagon Alley by Ape Meets Girl

 

Jurassic World Poster by Janée Meadows (via Short List)

 

Labyrinth by Daniel Norris

 

Raptor Squad by Atachi

 

WONDERFUL CAT THINGS

Cat Paw Chair Socks from Tokyo Otaku Mode

 

WONDERFUL COSPLAY

Jurassic Park Dilophosaurus Cosplay by glimmerlady

Characters With My Favorite Fictional Fashion(5 Fandom Friday)

 

I’m so excited to be participating in Super Space Chick and The Nerdy Girlie’s 5 Fandom Friday again! This week’s prompt is characters with my favorite fictional fashion. Here are my five picks (in no particular order)

SPENCER HASTINGS (PRETTY LITTLE LIARS)

(photos via: 1, 2, 3, 4)

 

CHARLOTTE “CHUCK” CHARLES (PUSHING DAISIES)

image via What the Frock

 

MARA JADE SKYWALKER (STAR WARS)

Artwork by Bill McKay

 

MARCELINE (ADVENTURE TIME)

image via laurathehumanxD

 

APRIL LUDGATE-DWYER (PARKS AND REC)

images via The April Ludgate Fashion Blog

10 Geek Themed Neckties Perfect for Father’s Day! (FanBOY Fashions ed. 34)

With Father’s Day right around the corner it seemed fitting to make this month’s Fangirl FanBOY Fashions all about the guys, and there’s no Father’s Day gift more classic than neckties. Here are 10 geek themed neckties that are perfect for the geeky dads in your life.

 

Aperture Science Portal Necktie from ThinkGeek – $24.99

Batman Silk Ties from ThinkGeek – $49.99

 

Cthulhu Neckties from Projector Ties – $34.00

 

Donkey Kong Necktie from Pandora’s Productions – $19.99

 

Rebel Fighter Star Wars Silk Tie from ThinkGeek – $64.99

 

Star Trek TNG Ties from ThinkGeek – $29.99

 

Star Wars R2D2 Pattern Silk Tie from Entertainment Earth – $64.99

 

Octopus Tentacle Neckties from Cyberoptix – $30.00

 

The Doctor’s Name Necktie from Pandora’s Productions – $19.99

 

The Flash and The Reverse Flash Neckties from Pandora’s Productions – $19.99

Casual Cosplay: Luke SKywalker (ANH Medal Ceremony)

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I’ve always loved that yellow jacket Luke wears during the medal ceremony at the end of A New Hope, so I decided to create an outfit inspired by that look. This is a more literal interpretation than most of my casual cosplay outfits, but I think it works since it’s not an immediately identifiable costume. The only things that might give it away are the necklaces and hip holster bag with the “Stay on Target” patch, and only other Star Wars fans would probably recognize them. That’s what’s fun about casual cosplay, you can express your love of a character or fandom in a way that lets you look cute and fashionable to most people, but at the same time it allows you to connect with other fans who understand the reference. That’s what I think anyway.

 

 

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Weekly Wonders #84

It was a pretty busy weekend for me. I helped some friends move into their new home and my mom had surgery to get her gallbladder removed. She’s doing well now. There weren’t any complications with the surgery and she’s recovering quickly. So that’s why the Weekly Wonders post is a bit late this week, but oh well. Better late than never!

 

WONDERFUL HOME DECOR

Geek Themed Candles from Game Tee
(Dragon Fire | Hyrulian Forest | Quantum Tunnel | White Mage)

 

 

WONDERFUL ARTWORK

Fighter Squadron by LeonovichDmitriy

 

Teen Titans Gooooooooooo by cheeks-74

 

Video Game Quote Posters by Steph Chow

 

 

WONDERFUL NOMS

Gremlins Gizmo Cake by Eat Cakes

 

 

WONDERFUL PHOTO

via La La La Logan on Twitter

 

 

WONDERFUL COSPLAY

Sleeping Beauty Cosplay by Katie on AC Paradise

 

 

WONDERFUL VIDEOS

 

 

 

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Casual Cosplay: Slytherin House

 

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Last Friday was Draco Malfoy’s birthday, so I thought it would be fitting to create an outfit inspired by his (and my) Hogwarts house. Lots of green and silver, snake accessories, and a snake skin purse make this a great casual outfit inspired by Slytherin House from the Harry Potter series.

 

 

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Weekly Wonders No. 83

Whoa. Long time no blog. I won’t try to make up any excuses for my absence, it is what it is, but before I delve into my weekly favorites here are a few things worth mentioning that have happened since I last blogged:

 

I dyed my hair red. Although I’m pretty sure it will be transitioning back to blonde soon.

 

We adopted another cat! His name is Westley and he’ll be six years old in August. He was scheduled to be euthanized at the animal shelter he was staying at, but my friend’s sister rescued him. From the moment we met him it was love at first sight and we knew he had to come home with us.

 

We finally heard some positive news on the whole federal government job/contractual obligations front. My husband is up for a job in the medical research facility at a state university! He’s already had two interviews and now we’re just awaiting the final decision. This whole process has been going on since March, I think, so it’s definitely been testing our patience, but I trust in God’s timing and His provision regardless of the outcome.

 

That’s all the updates for now. Let’s move on to the Weekly Wonders (which is the new name for Friday Favorites, since I’ll be posting them on Saturdays from now on).

 

(Formerly Friday Favorites) Every Saturday I round up some of my favorite things that I've seen that week from around the web. Common categories include artwork, home décor, cosplay, and cats. Here are my favs for the week of May 31 – June 6 2015:

 

FAVORITE TATTOO

A Feisty Little One Star Wars Tattoo by Josh Hanson of Big Brain Omaha via FYeahTattoos

 

 

favorite artwork

Adventure Time Princess Poster by Misty Manley

 

DC Comics Pinup Heroins by Salba Combe

 

Legend of Zelda Storybook Art by Fort Awesome Studios

 

 

favorite article

Tangled is getting it’s own animated TV series on the Disney Channel!!!

 

 

favorite picture

via Geeks are Sexy

 

 

favorite video

 

 

favorite products

Adorable Cuddly Plush Fandom Character Dolls by Handmade Stuffs
(Hellboy | Voldemort | Lemongrab | Leia | 10th Doctor | Groot)

 

 

favorite diy

DIY Avengers Lamp by Reddit user downtwobane

 

 

favorite cosplay

Flapper Legend of Korra Cosplay via Fashionably Geek

 

 

 

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