Silly improvisation, taken seriously
by Andie Wells
There’s a lot of love - and work - that goes into each of The Dandies’ fandom improv costumes. That’s why, today, I want to take you behind the scenes, sharing how a costume is transformed from an idea into a finished garment, ready for the stage!
You'll remember that in March, I ran a quick contest for a Geeky Pleasure gift card. At the same time, I ordered the Blue Vulcan Calligraphy Dice Bag for myself. It arrived on Tuesday by ground mail across country, well under the suggested two weeks. My initial impression was, given the size of the envelope, [...]
Update - Winner Chosen Thanks to everyone who entered. I've passed along your fandom suggestions. Congrats to randomly selected Meghan M! In February, Jules Sherred (Canada's premiere Star Trek knowledge resource) let me know that Geeky Pleasures would become a one-stop spot for geeky crafts. Sure enough, when the site refreshed on February 1st, there [...]
A few months ago, I had a great idea for creating really easy TNG-inspired uniforms for our show. Dale finally gave me the go-ahead a few weeks ago for our Atomic Lollipop show and I made them up in a few days, including drafting the pattern. How did I make these? For Captain Field, I [...]
Our promenade kicked off on our show on Wednesday and it was a great start with lots of interest in the artists' works. My plan was to include merch on the table, but due to glue issues and lack of time I didn't get a chance to put anything Andie-made on the table. Although, we [...]
Foam core board is a great thing for creating props and you can buy it at the dollar store. So I said to myself: "Self, what can I make with this?" And my self answered: "I could make a portable tribble containment unit, but I need some flexible plexiglass." So I said to myself: "Good [...]
No Star Trek show would be complete without communicator badges? (that's right, I basically said the Original Series is incomplete. 😛 TNG FOR-EVAH!) While we may not appear on stage in full costume, we do have communicator badges. I made the communicator badges out of polymer clay, which makes them really easy to make, but [...]
Sometimes I do some pretty wacky things for our show. Dale comes up with fun ideas and I supply neat props. We're a good team that way. In case you missed our show on Wednesday (shame! 😛 ), here are some highlights of my creations for the show Dale titled "Vulcan Hissy Fit." The ears [...]
This week I am highlighting our tribbles. I started making them a year ago and they've joined us in countless shows, as well as at our first con, Ad Astra. Happy 1st Birthday, Tribbles! It's been quite the year! The tribbles are made with artificial fur and polyester stuffing. They are machine sewn and then [...]
