2014 New Year new goals!

I'm going to set my goals for 2014 to be the following:

1. Get back to hooping atleast twice a week since my spinal fusions..prior to I did 4-6 hrs a day 4-5 days a week as it was my workout. Not as easy now that it hurts. It's a great way to tone up!

2. Taking on the guitar "Learn to play in 60 Days" with RockSmith. The kids will be doing this too!
 
3. 12 Months of Cosplay. Where I will attempt to complete each one by the end of the month.(Got any ideas for me to consider?)

4. Spend more time celebrating Me and stop putting myself last (The Mothers frame of mind)

5. Keep up with any social media sites, Gofundme or blogs I have or delete them. (I wont delete my fund page just need to be more interactive) 

6. Get BOTH the kids to write some reviews or happenings here on our blog! (I know Natsu is currently working on one for Puzzle and Dragons phone app)

What are your 2014 Goals? Inspire me!
Xoxoxox!
Nana_The_Red

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Merry Christmas and Happy Yule!

We hope everyone is having a special day with loved ones and sharing some epic Nom nom's!

We just finished food and gifts here!
Brisket, beans, and potatoes! A Texas Christmas meal <3

The kids are happy with their magic cards, Qanba fight stick, Necomimi cat ears both black and white! And few other lil' geeky gifties!
I am over excited with my new Tink tin lunchbox (I use as purses), lot's of "Who" gear, and a new game to bring to the Just BeCos Meet-Ups! "Geek Battle" 
We are feeling very loved!

If anyone would like to gift me please donate here This is the new me in making!
http://www.gofundme.com/BuildaGirlworkshop

Happy Holidays!
Nana_The_Red

Photo Shoot Silk Spectre and Kids!

Yesterday we had a ton of fun with Kent Akselsen during our 5 hour photo shoot!

We are very Thankful to have such kind and talented friends! I have worked with Kent several times and helped him out at "Necronomicon" 2013. Kent has background in photoing animals (Dogs mainly) and raises Great Danes. This experience gives him a real edge in doing cosplay shots because he is amazing at catching action shots! So you should look for him at any events in the Florida State!

If you have kid's esp. teens...Then you know how rare it is to have them in the same room, let alone smiling and having fun! Well my two were in the same room for over 5 hours yesterday and not one ill word or dirty look was to be had! Amazing! It's a Christmas miracle! I am beyond thrilled! These photo's are a gift in themselves!

Here are 8 of our Favorite photo's taken yesterday, All are still unedited (But i don't think we need anything edited except the background where the shot went off screen.

Steam Works The Game 3/14

Look for the Kickstarter to begin Sometime March 2014!

This is the "Live Action" Trailer shot for "Steam Works" Look for more Game-Play video's to be up once the campaign has kicked off.

They are a great team of Dev's working their ass off just for you! Let's show them some Gamer Love.

http://youtu.be/VLtoT4qkzgg

Making Christmas: Pt 2

Sorry I'm a little late. I actually finished this craft on Friday and forgot to post it.

We <3 Big bang theory! I've always wanted the Rubiks Cube tissue holder on the side table by Sheldon's spot. So I made one!

It sit's on my bedside table now!
Here's two photo's one with flash one without.
<3 Nana~

Tell your story P.S contest

I "know" the rules say if "you" enter to win I get another chance to win..which I feel this concept is silly but okay..

My heart would be overfilled if people joined and said why they thought I should win! I wonder if that is even possible? Or maybe I'm dreaming too large?

I really would like to remove the extra baggage left from weightloss..I've worked dang hard to get here and stay healthy.(-130#'s maintained for 4+years)

I'm not that person anymore and having this extra skin is taunting me like it's saying "just in case you decide to change your mind and come back, I've kept your old skin"

No way old self! I've moved on! Just take your baggage and leave!

Here is the link if you would like to enter, or if you'd like to enter on my behalf.
<3 muah!
Nana~

http://freeplasticsurgerycontest.com/contest/

Below are MY before and recent photo's.  Crazy hu!

JBC Players of Tampa Holiday Meet Up

We had our Dec meet-up Sunday night! Lot's of fun was had by all!
Friends,fun, and food!

The "White elephant" gift exchange went well. Lot's of geeky themed gifts were shared.

Here are a few photo's from our meet-up! Wish I had remembered to take photos when all 15 people were there but here's our DnD people after our game.

Special Thanks to "Red Gears Studios" for letting us host our meet-up at the studio!

<3 Nana~

Shameless plug: $910. And growing! TY

I am very thankful for all those who have helped fund my surgery goal.
$910.00 and growing!

I know I will get "haters" but this is something that would change my life and I'm not giving up because of nay-sayers. I have worked hard to maintain my weight and try to keep my core as strong as I can while dealing with the spine of a 89 yr old..

This may seem vain, but the Dr's have said that getting that weight from extra skin and re-tightening my core muscles will help support my spine even more and lengthen the time before they have to go back in and fuse the other three..

So like I say on my page..
If I'm on a time limit then I'm going to live life to the limits set by myself.
http://www.gofundme.com/BuildaGirlworkshop

I am on my way to completing the new and healthy ME!
Nana~

Blogger App test post

Okay, I just downloaded the blogger app.. I didn't really want to because I'm on my phone all the time but it will make keeping up with my blog much easier (I hope)

About to find out if this is going to be one jumbled post or if the app auto inserts the \blockquotes for spacing.

So what am I saying really?
This is just a BS post to test out the app prior to posting some serious geeky stuff and getting upset that it's all a jumbled mess!

Here I go!

Nana~

Making Christmas! Pt 1

Em and I have been busy making Christmas gifties for the "White elephant exchange" to be exchanged at the Just BeCos Players of Tampa December meet-up.

Can't wait to see everyone at the event and get our game on!

Below are two photo's of our first project A "Jack- Nightmare before Christmas" tissue box holder. One with flash and one without.

http://www.gofundme.com/BuildaGirlworkshop

Cosplay: The making of Nana's Plaster cast sewing mold Post 2

Sorry had to put away personal projects for a bit while working on wardrobe for film shoot! Now that's finished I can get back to my body mold and hopefully complete it before the next film starts!

So re-cap...After the plastering, drying, and foaming of my body mold (see post 1 for more details) It's time to remove the plaster cast from the foam. A huge future helper here would be "You can't go overboard with the lubricant" as you can see I had some spots where the plaster sealed itself to the foam and I had to sand her down. To be fair though expect "Some" sanding no matter what. I re-measured myself and wrote the results right on my mold then sanded any lumpy areas until she met my correct measurements.

Next I will fine tune sand over her for smoothing, Fill in any holes from the foam bubbles with a hot-glue gun, and cover her in some stretchy material for eye candy.

Then she will be all ready for any Cosplay projects I have in the making! I can't wait to try out the roll of Worbla I picked up! ^.^ /Happy Dance

A special Thank You to Harbor Freight tools for hooking me up with special coupons via Twitter! Got this sander for less than $10.00! In return they want me to keep them posted on my Cosplay adventures!

Pictures below: BTW THIS is WINTER in Fl!

I'm on a journey (Music Video)

here are some photo's from what I was working on this weekend! Music video "I'm on a Journey" produced by Red gears Studios. Will link the video once it goes live!

Our first Necronomicon

Our first time at this 3-day gaming con! Helped out a friend with his photo booth and got to take a peek around to see what it's all about.If gaming is your thing then this is the Con to be at! Everywhere I looked there was everything from tabletop to LARPing going on! Can't wait until the next event! If you would like to check it out visit their link here!

Prepare for War! STEAM WORKS THE VIDEO GAME!

This is a CALL TO ACTION my Friends! Red Gears Studio has teamed up with Lion Wolf Productions to bring you a completely customizable world where the Aliens have attacked Arcadia and most everyone you’ve ever known has vanished! (“The Day of the missing”)

They are tirelessly working day in and day out building THREE main environments (The city of Arcadia, The Vast Desert, and the Sky City)

But that’s not all! They have created SEVEN Classes for you to choose from! The Engineer, Pilot, Scientist, Saboteur, Sky Pirate, Commando, and the specialized class!

Visit the Steam Works official page to read all about what all you can find within each of the three environments and to find out more about each Class!

KICKSTART my Heart Y’all!

Why should I back Steam Works?

Well other than it’s going to be an awesome game…This is your chance to be the one that gets to say “I was there when it all first began!”

They are offering some great incentives like Donate NOW and get the downloadable version of the game for the unbelievable low price of 15$!!! All the way up to Party like a Geek Star and attend San Diego Comic Con, Ride in a limo AND get ALL of the incentives in between! Check it out here!

They have got some fantastic people on board like BILL MOSELEY: Doing the voice of “Edison Sparks”, Dan Sampson: Doing the voice of "Robbie Boom Boom McLoom", and they are working hard to bring even more big names into the game so keep checking back to see who else is to join “Steam Works”!

We hope that as a gamer community we can work together and make this game happen! So Share the links with your friends, talk about it on the gamers forums, donate what you can, ask others to donate what they can! It will be amazing to see a game created BY those who truly love the game and funded BY those who truly love TO GAME!

Gamers UNITE and put those Nostromo keypads to work!

You can find the Steam Works Facebook HERE!

The Steam Works Twitter page HERE!

and once again the Kickstarter page can be found HERE!

Steam Works WWW is LIVE!

Here it is folks! Steam Works WWW page is live and pumping steam!

"It has been fifty years since the battle of Arcadia. The planet is still recovering from the massive interstellar battle that left it and its people nearly decimated and in ruins.

You snap awake! You're tied to a chair and two men are smacking you around. "Why are you here?" they keep asking. You break free kill them and take their weapons. Running out onto a roof nothing looks familar to you. The city is steam powered. Everyone is in strange clothes but that's not all, a strange man walks by, he doesn't look human. He isn't. He's an alien. You stare at him and he gives you attitude. "Haven't you ever seen an alien before?" Now the question is "Why are you really here?"

This game is designed with the player in mind. We want everything to be customizable; from weapons to wardrobe. And the storyline is pretty decent to boot. "

Class Selection

I have seen these guys at work first hand and they are really 100% dedicated to seeing this game become a success! A few of the guys have moved into the studio full time so that every waking minute is spent working on this game! Now THAT is dedication!

I will update my Blog as more info is released! The Kickstarter page should be live any day now and I really hope you show your support by donating and sharing their page!

Here is the Teir clip of what you get for donating! I just found it on You tube this morning!!!

Cosplay: The making of Nana's Plaster cast sewing mold Post 1

DIY Plaster cast body mold for sewing or Cosplay:

This is not a CHEAP project but it is custom and still less than a standard sewing model form sold at the local shops. It is messy and you will need a partner, friend, bet loser, etc to help you out.

Things you will need to acquire:

*10 to 12 rolls of plaster cloth (Can be bought online at specialty FX shops, or at your local Micheal's arts and crafts)

* A drop cloth

* A bucket (or two) for water

* and an old Bra and undies unless you want an all natural form (I used the undies and Bra option as mine is for Cosplay crafting and I wanted my mold to have my form wearing undergarments)

* Optional shears

* Optional Vaseline

<3

The application:

There are several ways you can apply the plaster cloth to each their own way! If you choose the mummy strip wrap application you will need the (*scissors or bandage shears to remove the mold from your body) My helper chose to fabricate a front and a back section using (*Vaseline)to keep the overlapping sections from sticking together. Basically this section you as the model just stands on the drop cloth staring at a spot on the wall and trying to stay still. The helper tears, wets, and applies the wet (not too wet) bandages to your body. (Some have said it get HOT, some have said it get's COLD, some have said they passed out or felt faint...I didn't feel any of these things. Just felt like I had got out of a pool so "Wet" that's how it felt to me..) Start to finish it took about 1hr 20 min. after that the mold was easily peeled from my body and propped in a chair to dry overnight (Sorry I forgot to take photos of the two pieces separately)

Day TWO the plan:

The plan is to go back to the studio tomorrow and duct tape the two halves together and plaster cast the open arms/neck to hold in the foam for day 3. (I had only bought 6 rolls of plaster cloth so had to go buy some more thats why it's day two...otherwise all of this could have been done on day one)

PHOTOS? Yes Please!

Which of Erza's armor should I make?

So I've been asking our group to come up with a "Group Cosplay" idea and Miah came up with and everyone agreed we should do a group "Fairy Tail" Cosplay! So I am left with choosing which of Erza's Armor to try and take on. What are your thoughts and opinions?

Bio of Nana The Red

Nana_The_Red has been involved in Costuming since age 13. It all began with the S.C.A (Society for Creative Anachronism) and she continues to be an active Cosplayer. Self taught costumer who rarely uses patterns she creates costumes ranging from pre-1800 to Fantasy drawn ideas and everything in between. Nana has written game reviews and took part in beta testing while working with EGCore for MMRPG’s such as Dark Age of Camelot, World of Warcraft, Matrix Online, and Age of Conan. Nana was featured in Jeannie Novak’s book “Play the Game” A Parents guide to video games. She is a strong supporter in the idea that raising your children in a “Gamers” environment brings the family back together, strengthens communication, and builds trust with your children. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Just_BeCos_Play Just BeCos Players of Tampa: https://www.facebook.com/JustBeCosTampa Nana_The_Red Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NanaTheRed

Steam Works Film shoot "Take Two!"

That's right y'all Nana has been one busy gal! Photo shoot with Kent 10am-2:30pm. Home just long enough to shower, load the van and take a 45 min power nap then off to Red Gears studios for the airship film set! Wardrobe at 9 and filming at 10Pm until Joe has captured the perfect footage!

That's a Wrap! words that make my heart sing came around 2:30 this morning!

Now Emerald and I can really get busy and start organizing all of this wardrobe, lay some carpet, and play the "OH! That's where that was!" game while finding things that had been misplaced. Once everything is in order it will be so freaking nice!

Here are some more sneak peek photos from the airship shoot!

Photo shoot today! MEOW!

Here are a few UN-Edited photos from today's photo shoot with Heather Thompson,Kayla Smith, and Kent Akselsen! Kent is teaching these young Padawan how to fast snap, and engage with the models. I think they did a great job! Nana~