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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 12: Zip It Up!
We’re almost there and even closer to the 2024 Her Universe Fashion Show which is a week from tomorrow! This is part 12 of my series on my Totally Minnie look for the 2023 Her Universe Fashion Show. If you want to start from the beginning of how I made it, start with this post.…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 9: Hoop there it is!
This post was originally supposed to be part of the skirt post but that post got too long so the hoop skirt is getting its own. That being said, welcome to part 9 of my series on the construction of my winning look for the 2023 Her Universe Fashion Show. If you want to start…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 8: Skirting the Issue
Alright, let’s talk about that giant skirt. This is part 8 of my series describing the construction of my winning look for the Her Universe Fashion Show 2023. If you want to start from the beginning of the construction journey for my Totally Minnie look, start with this post. I knew from the start of…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 7: Put a bow on it!
After a brief hiatus for the holidays, we’re back with part 7 of my series on my winning look for the Her Universe Fashion Show 2023. In this installment, I’ll be going over how I did the bow on my Totally Minnie gown. Even though this was one of the last parts to go on the…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 6: Rhinestones are a girl’s best friend
For part 6 of my series on Totally Minnie, my winning look for the Her Universe Fashion Show 2023, I’m excited to share all about how I did the rhinestones. I was really proud of how this worked out and I think it’s an amazing and efficient technique and, honestly, if I hadn’t done it…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 5: Tooling Around
One of the fun things about working on my winning look for the Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 was getting to try out a bunch of new tools and techniques that I wouldn’t have otherwise had the motivation to do so. It really pushed me to explore. So for part 5 of the series I…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 4: Dots, Dots, and More Dots
Welcome to part 4 of my series on my winning look for the Her Universe Fashion 2023, totally Minnie. Wanting to start at the beginning of this construction journey? Check out this post first. Today I’m talking all about those dots on my bodice which you can see pinned on above as I was figuring…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 3: Cut It Out
This is part 3 of my series on making my judges’ choice winning look Totally Minnie for the Her Universe Fashion Show 2023. Want to start at the beginning of my construction journey? Start with this post. One of the hardest parts was the cutouts on the bodice. Originally I was just going to do…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 2: A Well-Fitting Bodice
For this post in the series about my Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 Totally Minnie look, I’ll be talking about constructing the bodice. Want to start at the beginning? Check out this post. Technically, I should post about the effective muslin I made which was an 80’s rocker style dress, but I want to get…
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Totally Minnie Construction – Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Part 1: Fifty Shades of Red
Welcome to the first part of many about the construction of my Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 Totally Minnie look. My goal is to get one part out a week until I’ve covered everything. Be forewarned that these are lengthy posts with lots of photos since they’re brain dumps of my thoughts and trials and tribulations…