And I'm back...

So a quick weekend recap:
1) Craft fair was very slow, though I did enjoy getting to chat with Anandi all day, and thanks to her, I have now perfected my coffee cup cozy pattern. Hurrah! :)
2) Changeling game that night was somewhat slow, because of the huge mass combat, but I think my character has moved from "another Eshu" to "hey, she's useful." This is an important thing when it comes to a game like this one. :)
3) Got my display all set up for the show at Stir on Thursday, and I got to pick up my mannequin. Though I've been flip-flopping on the name a bit, I think I've decided now. Everyone, meet Nadia. :)








I still need to do a little work on her makeup, and she totally needs a wig, because right now, she just looks like some extremely pale gypsy boho chick. :) Jerome does not like her, and doesn't know why she needs a name. He also tells me that she sometimes moves when I'm not looking. I think he's fibbing. :)

So yeah, she's banished to the corner behind the bookcase at the moment, but I like how she looks there. She looks like she's just casually leaning up against the bookcase, waiting for something. She's so aloof. ;)

Yes, I am strange

In case anyone wasn't sure. :)

Thanks to Kimberly, I have a mannequin waiting to come live at my house. Nordstrom's has apparently been clearing out their mannequins, so she picked up a few extras for those of us who wanted them, but don't often have our cars downtown. (And there is no way I was going to carry a mannequin on the bus. :) )

This acquisition is awesome for me, because it means that I can model hats, scarves, and purses on something sized like a real person, meaning that it will show scale and such. This is also awesome for me, because it's like having a gigantic lifesize doll... which prompted me brainstorming this morning...

Me to Jerome: "Did you know that mannequins wear makeup? Now I gotta decide how I'm gonna do her makeup! Ooh, I wonder how freaky she would look with KISS makeup. Too bad I got rid of my black wig. She would rock if she looked like KISS. Of course, I still need to name her..."

(Yeah, I brainstorm outloud a lot. It contributes to Jerome thinking that I'm crazy. But it's crazy in a good way. He laughs when I brainstorm outloud. :) )

So instead of the End of the Work Week Wisdom, we'll do a totally unofficial set of polls!

1) Should I buy a new black wig and give my mannequin KISS makeup?
- Yes
- No

2) What should I name my mannequin?

For the record, I'm leaning towards giving her some sort of crazy Victorian/Steampunk name, I just don't know what yet. :)