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I took the term "Tree Skirt" literally (infosec.pub)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world to c/imadethis@lemm.ee
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I saw these dress form Christmas Trees for sale and thought it could be improved. I've been making costumes for 13 years and wanted to give myself a challenge. Except for the wig, every piece was handmade.

-I cut up an old skirt to make the corset and used the biggest zip ties as boning

  • Tore apart wreaths for greenery, pinecone, and silver pieces

  • Cut up a hoop skirt and designed a chicken wire underskirt for support

  • Used scrap leather for the harness

  • Hand sewed 160 keychain rings onto the green high-low skirt I made, so branches could be attached

  • Got a bunch of garland from a craft store and had a friend wire cut them into different sizes, to shove into the keychain rings and make it look like a Christmas tree

  • Sewed the collar

  • Modded fake white Poinsettia flowers so they could be attached to the corset, headpiece, and skirt

  • Used a wire, fake cardinal, and pieces ripped from the wreaths to make the Headpiece

I'm so proud and so happy! It was the most time consuming, expensive, and complex costume I've ever made and it's the cleanest and most gorgeous thing I could have imagined!

Though I have no idea where to store it (it's been my literal Christmas tree this season) and the skirt alone weighs about 35lbs. πŸ˜…

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[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

Only firs

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 months ago

I LOVE it!

I'm a bit of a Christmas fanatic, starting decorating my house and wearing Christmas shirts by November 1 by the latest, ONLY because I enjoy my Halloween madness too much to preempt it. I think I have enough shirts to wear a different one daily for about 3.5 months...

I love the literal interpretation, the amazing execution and the look on your dogs face ;)

[–] dumples@midwest.social 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What a wonderful dress and headpiece. It looks like the best kind of craft. Did you end up wearing it to a Christmas event to show off?

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I assume since she mentions sales that it was after Christmas.

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I got the stuff last January and worked on it for just under a year 😊

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I started it last year, but my goal was to finish it for my Patreon, as the holiday set. So basically, just for a few subscribers and social media πŸ˜…

[–] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well I'm glad to see it. Good thing we have Christmas every year

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's actually a sick idea. Does it not get a bit prickly though?

Most importantly what's the pups name and why do they look all πŸ₯Ί

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It doesn't, luckily. I designed and made an underskirt to protect me. And there's a pvc insulation noodle on top of the chicken wire cage skirt, so the metal didn't cut into me.

His name is Avalanche and he has Resting-Concerned-Face

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Damn, thats pretty kitted out. Sick one, genuinely cool idea.

Pls give the pup plenty of scritches from all of us

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

such a good baby 😊

Here's my little gray having a wee nap

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh my goodness! So cute!

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

She's a bit of a diva but such a lovely little beastie πŸ₯°

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Funky, I love it!

It would be kind of neat if you had a headpiece that made your head look like a tree topper, like a star.

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you zoom in on the photo on the right, you'll see the star 😊

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Oh snap, there it is! Cute. :)

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That’s really cool and creative. Is it uncomfortable to wear?

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Thank you so much! As for comfort... it's a literal pain. My hips were COVERED in bruises from holding up the 35lbs of skirt for several hours and multiple days of shooting.

[–] Quexotic 4 points 5 months ago

I love everything about this, especially the pupper. Well done!

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

All leaves and no b-

sees dog on the right

Ok, there's the bark

Dumb jokes aside, it looks amazing!

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

You made me smile. Thank you!

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

woah that's a lot of effort! great job!

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Thank you! It means a lot to read this!

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is amazing - so imaginative and creative!

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Thank you! I prefer the design side of cosplay, so when I can get creative, I go all out πŸ˜… Maybe too far out

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

Coooool...

[–] eletes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

First time this community came up on my feed. Good to see, we need more cool hobby subs on Lemmy

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Looks really nice! I wish those were real Cardinals.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Do you have more pics? I want to see more!

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Uh huh...

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

Purely for fashion reasons, I assure you! πŸ˜…

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Idk if I'm allowed to link to my Instagram, but it's @ShelbyEileenCosplay

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago

Hello fellow narcoleptic! Cool insta, followed!