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Monday, March 4, 2013

Morse Code Bracelets Spell Out a Hidden Message

Morse Code Bracelet

Send a special message of compassion with the Morse code bracelet. The beads on the bracelet aren’t just put together in a random pattern; rather, each spells out a special message in Morse code with the themes of “peace”, “beauty”, and “kindness.”

Give it as a gift to spread the good vibes or get a couple for yourself to amp up your mojo. Hit the break for other bracelets in the series.

Morse Code Bracelet

Product Page ($55 via Incredible Things)

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Welcome to our blog!

Thanks for dropping by! This blog was made to document the adventures of the UK’s very first World Cosplay Summit team on their trip to Japan, including all the parades, press conferences, parties and of course – the World Cosplay Summit Championship itself!

I’ll also be reporting on cosplay events and other attractions while we’re out in Japan, such as one of the country’s largest cosplay emporiums and summer Comiket!

Be sure to check back often, as starting from July 27th we’ll be posting photos and reports every couple of days (including the championship results on August 4th).

If you would like to take part at the World Cosplay Summit 2013, check out HYPER JAPAN, the host event for the WCS UK preliminaries, or follow the HJ Cosplay Team on Facebook or Twitter.

Let’s support Team GB at the World Cosplay Summit!

Off to Japan~

Emily here, Team WCS UK’s organiser (i.e. the pack mule of the group). Laura and I set off for Japan on Thursday evening at Heathrow Airport. Since Lex lives in Norway she travelled to Japan separately.

We took a Korea airlines flight with one transfer in Seoul. Even though it was a long journey (20 hours!), we were looked after well by the staff who were so nice and helpful. The first thing we noticed when we arrived in Seoul was an Alice In Wonderland themed stand welcoming people to the airport. We just had to stop and take some photos (wow, we look tired).

We took a look round the duty free shops - there was a lot of manga on sale...

...as well as chocolates with photos of Korean actors.

We even found a cute Snoopy caf .

Some of the goods in the airport were crazily expensive – check out the price tag on these ginseng pills!

Finally we got our transfer flight to Nagoya, where we met up with the Chinese and Singaporean teams.

We couldn't fit all their luggage in the photo! After loading all the boxes into the bus tetris style, we drove to the Nagoya International Hotel, where we met up with Lex and the rest of the teams. We were surprised to see a display of past WCS costumes in the hotel lobby! I'll try and post some photos of them later in the week.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Vocaloid 2: Hatsune “Snow” Miku 02

vocaloid 2 cosplay - hatsune snow miku 2 from japan comiket 83

Source: Hexieshe

Hey, do you remember my name?

I shake off the piled snow falling on my shoulder.

Hey, I thought you would arrive

The snow shows no sign of letting up

"Regret Snow"
Lyrics and Translation by Vocalochu

Oh my goodness, she's such a cute Snow Miku! And probably more comfortable in that fluffy coat compared to the other cosplayers in Japan Comiket 83. Thanks again to Fumiki for sending this in!

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Chart The Stars On Your Scarf [DIY]

One of my goals for this year is to learn the names and locations of more constellations. I think I’ll help myself remember them by putting them on a scarf. You read that right.

The craft from Katie of A Beautiful Mess is creative and cool. It looks simple too – you just need a scarf, some craft foam, fabric paint, embroidery floss, and a few other basics. I recommend getting a large scarf so you can plot all of your favorites.

Check out an additional image after the break.

If you would like to make this scarf yourself, visit A Beautiful Mess.

(via MAKE)

Friday, March 1, 2013

Hobbit Holes, You Know, For Kids: A Company In Maine Will Build You A Real Hobbit House

Did you covet the Hobbit House in Pennsylvania but can’t afford a 600-square-foot Hobbit hole made from 18th century reclaimed stones and a single door hinge forged from hand-fired iron? The good news is there are cheaper ways to get your own Hobbit house.

A company in Maine, Wooden Wonders, builds customized Hobbit-style wooden buildings to use as sheds, playhouses, chicken coops, etc. The largest Hobbit hole is 16 feet wide and costs around $15,000. The smallest models cost less than $4000 and can house your lawnmower like the precious object it is. As Blastr points out, you can even get the structure partially embedded into the ground for an additional fee, or get insulated walls for year-round use.

Continue on to view some of the photographs available at Wooden Wonders. We can’t wait to plunge deep into these Hobbit holes! *rereads previous sentence* Yep, that’s exactly what we meant to say.