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@heatherinharmony.bsky.social

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🌟 Award-Winning Cosplayer 🎨 Designer 🧝‍♀️ Aspiring forest fae 🧵 WIP enthusiast 📍DMV she/her 💗💙💜♍️

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Nov 18

📌 hello BlueSky! 🦋 I’m Heather. I’m a graphic designer by trade and a DMV-area cosplayer who has been making costumes since 2017!

I love documenting my builds, skill-sharing, and making 3D printing less daunting for all! ✨

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · 3d

📸: @allyspock.bsky.social
🌸Pattern: @indigojinjo.bsky.social
🌸Dress fabric: @dangerousladies.ca
🌸Staff 3D model: @dangerousladies.ca
🌸Bracelet set: @dangerousladies.ca

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · 3d

Lend me your strength 🌸

I will need all the strength as I take on patterning my first ever corset today 😅

#FinalFantasyVII #FFVII #Aerith

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · 15d

sometimes I think about how in my first competition ever I entered with a costume that had a fitted blazer and tailored pants and didn’t press a single seam 💀

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Sep 19

🌸Staff 3D model, bracket kit, and dress fabric: @dangerousladies.ca
🌸Pattern: @indigojinjo.bsky.social

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Sep 19

Flower Girl 🌸

First Aerith photo!!!!! 🗣️

📸: @allyspock.bsky.social

#FF7 #FinalFantasy

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Sep 7

contemplating jumping into a half marathon training program next year since I’ve been on my renewed running grind this year, is this a symptom of turning 30 in a few weeks?

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Sep 1

Ready to end my little mini-hiatus relatively soon and lock in to start my year + long project 👀

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Aug 8

✨ Aerith staff 3D model, mythril pieces, and PVC pipe connector models from @dangerousladies.ca

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Aug 8

Aerith’s staff is complete! 🌸

How genius are @dangerousladies.ca PVC pipe connectors? This allows me to take Aerith’s loooong staff and fit in into a relatively small suitcase if needed! I’m obsessed

I’ll be wearing the full costume at Otakon tomorrow! 💃

#FF7

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Aug 5

Seriously considering adding it to my actual wardrobe it is a cute design!!

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ahhhh thank you sm!! 😭🥹

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Aug 5

Had a VERY successful evening of painting props and accessories

Feeling the crunch a lil still but making good progress 😮‍💨

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Aug 4

🌸Pattern: @indigojinjo.bsky.social
🌸Dress fabric: @dangerousladies.ca

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Aug 4

Aerith is complete for Otakon! 🌸

This costume tested the absolute limits of my sanity and my sewing machine (no seriously, it broke in the middle of me trying to top stitch the jacket)

I tried to be super intentional about materials, taking my time, durability, and details ✨

#Aerith #FF7

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Jun 29

Finally got a Bambu P1S this weekend am it’s glorious!!! 🥹😭💖

Gone are the days of fighting with my old printer

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Jun 16

I have professional briefing/presentation experience + techniques that translates well into pre-judging especially for super small timeslots

Pre-judging can be so scary!! Going in with a plan for what you’re going to say and how you will say it can make it so much smoother and help with nerves

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Jun 16

Aside from everything already discussed, it’s times like this that really motivates me to compile resources and make a panel for how to structure your cosplay competition pre-judging to make it as painless as possible bc it’s such a stressful and vulnerable time

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Jun 16

I’m so out of the loop and disconnected from most everything nowadays I don’t even realize there was cosplay comp discourse 💀

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · May 19

📸: @allyspock.bsky.social
💫Tri-rod 3D model file and headpiece by @dangerousladies.ca
✨ Base dress and underdress pattern: @indigojinjo.bsky.social’s Maiden of Time Pattern with modifications
✨ Base cape pattern: @indigojinjo.bsky.social’s Lucina cloak pattern with modifications

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · May 19

Adventure awaits 💫

I’m excited to work on another cape-wearing magical character soon 👀

#LegendofZelda #EchoesofWisdom #MAGFest

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · May 13

Being a cosplayer is so unexplainable bc how can can I sound normal when coworkers ask what I did on the weekend weekend and say I made vectors for anime characters and repaired my 3D printer ☝️🤓

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thank you so much!! 😭💖

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heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thank you so much!! 😭😭💖

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Apr 14

Impaaaa!! 🙌🙌🙌 thank you so much! 💖

heather 🌸🦔 @heatherinharmony.bsky.social · Apr 12

Still processing it tbh but I’m so incredibly excited and honored to receive Best in Show at @awesomecon.bsky.social last weekend ✨💖

This Impa costume was a labor of love for well over a year in the making and I’m so thankful for all the love and kind words ❤️

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