#talent show

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was doing a talent show at school and I was standing on the stage (but it wasn’t even our main stage. We have a huge historical auditorium that we use for talent shows and yet I was on the shitty one upstairs.). Anyways, I began singing, and then Brendon Urie showed up and him and I and my friends preformed Rasputin.

[fairy-moan]

Miranda Lebrão - Global All Stars Talent Show

[theknucklehead]

It's cute and funny the way Libby hides her face in her turtleneck when she's shy or embarrassed.

She is just like Fluttershy.

[willowmaidsworld]

Bit late to share my Nanny Astoreth cosplay, but here we go! More info under the cut.

To all the folks who attended the Talent show and/or submitted: loved seing your creations! Can't wait for a next year!❤

The main part of the cosplay- the coat, was made by me. From black wool, satin and burgundy nylon lining. I sewed by machine and by hand. The pattern is roughly 1890s. I wanted to make a coat that is also wearable for a normal day, not only a cosplay. (It will have it's premiere in about a week when I go to see very good production of Hamlet in the theatre.)

I always wanted to have a coat like this, so I added a little Nanny Astoreth magic to the mix and made one of my dreams come true.

Edit: I was asked about some sewing info, so there you go! Warning: I'm not a seamstress, I start and complete my sewing projects only by the inaffable audacity I posses, usually by the method of trial and error. So if you're a seamstress, please don't execute me or burn me at the stake for this, please.

The pattern is from Black Snail Patterns, it's their Victorain 1890s coat. I made few alterations: I combined the two patterns you get (with the skirt or peplum). I picked sleeves from the peplum variation but kept the skirt. (More about the skirt later.)

I made no mock up. That's it, you can crucify me. I just went for it and hoped for the best. Probably don't do that.

This was my "first" in many ways: first time using pattern with included seam allowance, first time working with interfacing, first time doing an overcoat. There were some easy part and some hard ones. I won't go over the whole process, just share a few tips I found helpfull.

Here's the whole coat with the inside. (Colours are a bit brighter then in real life, I had quite a different lighting. It also isn't so shiny.)

Before I even started sewing, I ironed in interfacing. This makes the coat stiff and strong. (I sadly have no pictures.) The pattern will tell, where to do that. I used baking sheet, so it wouldn't stick to the iron.

To ensure I have the bodice pieces all lined up, I marked the waist-line by thread. Chalupa wouldn't hold and thread made it so easy to work with the pieces. Over all, sewing the bodice together wasn't a problem, but here comes the hard part...

The satin lapels. I had a breakdown over these. I'm not kidding. First, I just sewed them in, and to make them all nice and smooth I ironed them to the ineterfacing on the wool outer layer. That turned out to be a disaster. The seams were showing on the corners because there was more fabric. I had to carefully rip it apart and think of another solution.

I decided to iron in new Layer of interfacing, sticking just to the satin. This was achieved but putting baking sheet between the two fabrics, so it doesn't stick together. There are some photos of the interfacing pinned and not ironed and then when I ironed it. (It was honestly going back and forth, trying not to overheat and melt the fabric whilst making it stick. It took forewer.)

(As you can see, the collar is stitched on with red thread. That was just to hold it in place, I later handstitched it with black one. I used the same "two interfacings" method for the collar as on the lapels. You can also see a tiny bit of the interfacing in the upper left corner of the second photo.)

Sewing and sewing in the lining wasn't much of a trouble. The sleeves took a while to figure out, but it was mainly my thread ripping while I gathered them.

The skirt was the easy part. I pinned it on and tried it, saw the waist was too low and made my proportions weird. I just moved it up and trimmed the rest of the fabric. Here you can see how the inner seam is done. It was pretty easy.

About the additional stuff - buttons, buttonholes and the buckle and belt. Buttons were made by me. I wanted them to match, so I bought a little box for making custom fabric buttons. Easy and fun! Buttonholes were supposed to be easy. First two were. The third was a disaster. What can I say? Check your foot and settings. You don't want to be undoing that. I bought the buckle in the shop, sewed the belt. The wholes for the buckle were done by sewing tiny buttonholes. I did the same for the prog of the buckle. Worked surpridingly well.

That's probably all the tios I have.

Last but not least, I have a tiny fun detail. I embroidered a little star for the starmaker! And I love it dearly!

[sendarya]

It's happening! That's right. More than 70 artists have submitted entries to the Good Omens Got True Talents competition. The event will be LIVE STREAMED on February 24th, beginning at 2pm EST, 7pm GMT, on Sendarya's YouTube Channel.

Come and show your support for this talented community of artists!

YOU, the audience get to vote. Without you, no one wins. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll chat live.

So bring a drink, a snack, and a friend to the First Annual GOGOTT!

Oh, and spread the word. I hope to see you all there!

[daisiesonafield-blog]

[kylieforeverandever]

Kylie Minogue during a media call with the final five contestants and their coaches from The Voice at Fox Studios on July 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia.

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

GAA Talent Show, BHS AUD, Nov 20, 1954. Blacksburg High School. Joyce Angela Long Scrapbook.

[alvinmichaelmurphyseville]

“Had a busy weekend, trying to keep my mind off the exam results.”

“I don’t even remember what happened Friday after school because I fell asleep. One of the only times I’ve ever slept without dreaming or having a nightmare. It was freaky.”

“I got to hang out with Netta this weekend and we read her Upside Down Magic book. It was all about a talent show. I liked it!”

“We might do a Christmas concert this year. I hope we do! I think I’m better at channeling Classic Alvin mode now! It won’t feel like such a big deal!”

“I keep practicing! I’m making sure my voice is in tip-top shape too. Nobody’s gonna tell me I’m flat!”

“Hmmm. What else should I add? Oh, oh yeah! I took a little trip to the mall with Britt today! I even stayed put and remained quiet while she tried on a bunch of red dresses. How did I do this? Well, I channeled my “Albert” side and just daydreamed about physics the whole time.”

“Other things I did include, videogames, improv practice, running on the treadmill, and working on a puzzle with Theo!”

“I made this post too long. I’m sorry.”

[ask-the-toy-box]

[scavengedluxury]

Contestants on the TV talent show “Ki mit tud?“ (”who knows what”?), 1972. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.    

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My school was hosting a talent show and then all the lights turned red mid show and Lemon Demon showed up and started singing and dancing but nobody acknowledged he was there.

[fairy-moan]

Monica Beverly Hillz - Talent Show

[theknucklehead]

Season 1 Episode 8 "Talent Show"

Libby is shown to be a terrible singer.

Season 2 Episode 16 "The Grand Gesture"

Libby is shown singing a musical number quite beautifully.

[dominodragrace]

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