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Beads, beads, beads! Gravity defying beads even! I took extra care to make sure my bead work was as accurate as possible. I scored the Internet for hours looking for the right shapes and colors, though I still ended up painting a lot of the beads as well. I used screen shots from the game while stringing to make sure the colors were in the right patterns and strands the right lengths, though it really seemed quite random when I was finished.

For the skirt I bought a cotton knit, dyed it yellow, and then gradient dyed it orange. Various layers of fabric were then added on top…a pink wrap around, layers of beads, a small pouch and yellow scarf, and a fur cape. The fur cape was cut in the shape of half a circle skirt, which gave it the pleated look when it fell naturally. I backed the fur with dark brown suede just to make it look a little nicer on the backside.

Vanille’s necklaces, larger beads, accents on the belt, and the large teeth found on her brooch type thing were all made out of model magic and painted. This was actually my first time using model magic and I highly recommend the stuff, but it is fragile. The belt and bell shaped harness piece in the back were made out of craft foam, with brown leather twine stuck down between the cracks and then sealed.

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