My life

Haunted Anniversary

By kristinameister November 19, 2012 Leave a comment

So for our fifth anniversary, we did “ghosts”. Ben booked us a haunted hotel room at the Queen Anne Hotel in San Francisco, room 410, and stuff started happening right away. That night, we took a haunted walking tour, hosted by Jim Fassbinder, the gentleman who walked TAPS through Alcatraz on “Ghost Hunters”. Because we […]

Working With Sintra To Make Armor

By kristinameister April 25, 2011 6 Comments

Okay, loads of people want to make costumes with armored pieces, but how many of them actually want to buoild armor with fiber glass? I mean are you kidding? Do you KNOW how long that takes, how many steps there are? If you had forever, a hefty budget, and a deathwish, you could do it, […]

Costumes and Cons

By kristinameister April 18, 2011 3 Comments

Those who know me understand what a crazy obsessive I am. It’s kinda a given! So a couple weeks ago at the 2011 Wondercon, I saw costumes, but really, wasn’t that impressed. What’s happened to the artform? Beyond a few Klingons and some Watchmen cast members…oh and this crazy awesome jawa that I’m still convinced […]

Pony Hawk and the Dog Trimmer

By kristinameister March 20, 2011 1 Comment

Those of you who know me, know I like to maintain as unusual a ‘do as possible, not to be a rebel, or to get attention. There’s another reason, a deeper reason, and I can prove it, because I absolutely hate being stared at, and despise going out into public except to specific locations. Some […]