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Hello! I'm Shiva, and I've been cosplaying since 2003.

I've always been interested in costuming, but when I discovered cosplay in college I never would have dreamed I'd still be doing it over ten years later! I certainly never thought that's how I would meet my husband (http://www.acparadise.com/loves/sketch), or some very incredible friends. I love performing and making costumes, and I've met a ton of amazing people through this crazy hobby and learned more than I could have imagined. It's been a blast!

Next Convention Appearance:

• akuriko
  
• Fire Lily
  
• Envel
  
• OhMochaFrappe
  
• Whats Shakin Bacon
  
• Lionboogy
  
• Syagria
  
• WindoftheStars
  
• PatrickD
  

• NiGHTmaren
  
• JinDjinn
  
• zeldaMOMOe
  
• RinoaRaine
  
• MadMadamMim
  
• Whats Shakin Bacon
  
• OhMochaFrappe
  
• SaChan
  
• Syagria
  

*Shiva* says, "They never made adult-sized coats or outfits; however for Samantha and Kirsten, their larger child-sized outfits (size 14-16 kids) fit me relatively well since they run large so I've found a few that I can wear on eBay. It's not easy, though - its hard to find any of the outfits other than the "Meet" dresses and even harder to find them in sizes above a child size 6 or 8. I've spent years trolling eBay to collect a few because I was so into them as a kid. I'd advise starting there!"

For Samantha Parkington from American Girls Collection

*Shiva* says, "They never did adult-sized ones; however for Samantha and Kirsten, their larger child-sized dresses (size 14-16 kids) fit me relatively well since they run large so I've found a few that I can wear on eBay. It's not easy, though - its hard to find any of the outfits other than the "Meet" dresses and even harder to find them in sizes above a child size 6 or 8. I've spent years trolling to collect a few because I was so into them as a kid. For Felicity, the colonial style dresses are more form-fitting and there is no way even a large child size would fit properly over my adult-proportioned chest and hips, so I've made her outfits myself using colonial dress patterns."

For Felicity Merriman from American Girls Collection

TotallyToastyAri says, "So lovely!!"

For Shiva from Final Fantasy X

*Shiva* says, "Aww thank you!! FFX <3!"

For Summoner Belgemine from Final Fantasy X

TotallyToastyAri says, "This costume is FANTASTIC!! The level of detail is so wonderful, especially considering how little ref photos you have to work with! Spread the FFX love!!! <333"

For Summoner Belgemine from Final Fantasy X