Well, here I am, ready to start on a tail to fit my new body (I've found that even after losing almost all of the weight after having a baby, my hips are now considerably wider - my lower body in general, actually...), and here's the punch - the event I'll be using it for will take place January 3rd. I am 'suppose' to have all of the supplies by Monday, the 19th *crossing fingers*, which gives me exactly two weeks to put it all together.
Once upon a time, in my single life, this would be no sweat, however, my challenge is in juggling this task with the care of my 1 year old girl, continuing "winter cleaning" of the house, since I missed spring cleaning (only have her room, my room, and the bathroom left), work (I run my own company, and am needing to generate some extra work for myself, as this season has already taken more money than I had set aside for it to spend), christmas shopping and wrapping, and a balloon twisting training series that I have vowed to get recorded and uploaded online by the new year.
The thing GOING for me is that my parents will be visiting, and thus be able to care for my child from Christmas through the new year, so I will have about a week that I can focus on the other things a little more.
So far I have my blue neoprene sheets, ordered from stretch house, the monofin I am using for this tail is still on its way from Estonia, and is suppose to arrive by Monday, and my createx paints should arrive any day now. I have decided I had better include a zipper for this tail since I doubt my hips will fit through an area designed for the waist, so I do need to run to a fabric store for a stainless steel zipper and some heavy duty thread. Otherwise, all of the other things, (airbrush gun, sewing materials, etc), I already have.
I figured I would create my body outline on the neoprene and perhaps begin working on the top a few days early to get a head start until the other materials arrive. I am doing a rather simplistic tail, primarily turquoise with a lighter underside, and darker topside. The decor fins will be made using thin strips of the neoprene scraps, as I really do not like how the floor mat material sits (My friend used this after HF shared her way of making her tails. I wasn't too fond of it, personally - I want something with more flow). After the event is over in January, I will then paint scales on my tail for future uses.
The pattern/outline will begin today. Pictures coming in the next couple of days. I'd say, "Let the count-down begin", but I think I will officially start that on Monday.
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