Hey look, it me

So I went to FA United this past Saturday, my first time ever at a furry convention. It was pretty fun! You can read my full thoughts here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8856078/

This costume was actually one of the main impetuses for going to FAU- I had a gas mask lying around from a prior cosplay, and one day I had the thought that I could probably make it look like a badger head fairly easily- and it turns out I was right! I think it came out pretty well at least, and I did get a few compliments from other con-goers (much appreciated! <3 ). To paint the stripes and the snout, I used Monster Makers Latex Mask Paint, and to make the eyes black I scrunched up some black tulle, so that I could still look through them. For the ears, I bought an ears headband from Sourpuppii on Etsy, and then attached some turquoise cotton fabric via safety pins (they mostly stayed in place, though I need to find a better way to secure them). And you can only barely see on of them in this photo, but I also wore pawlets (sometimes in combination with gloves) that I bought from ArkStudio, also on Etsy. The badge was created by Yellow-K9 (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/28336642/), which I was very happy to pick up at the con itself.

I saw a whole bunch of great fursuits at FAU, my costume couldn't hold a candle to them, but at least I was able to do a decent job at taking on the appearance of my furry self. One day I hope to own a proper partial suit (a full suit seems like a pipe dream at this point in time), but that will have to be made by someone else because I am absolutely terrible at sewing.

One last note: in making this costume, I think I visited the crafts store Michael's more times in the past month than I have in the past five years combined.