My favorite part of cosplaying princesses is not actually how the cosplay turns out, my favorite part is when littler kids are 100% convinced your the real deal and they lose their minds. In return you act like said princess and go along with the bit. The parents ask for pictures and you have just the cutest conversation with them. The looks on their faces is so precious to me. ❤❤❤
dude at the ice castles I had to sign a waiver that said I couldn't take pictures with other guests and im pretty sure the kids thought I was the meanest Elsa in the whole wide world because I had to keep saying no to them 😭
The no cutting after 11 rule is SUCH a good idea - going to have to start using that because that could have saved me from sooooo many past impulsive decisions 😭
its a 2 hour drive to get to the ice castles from my house and it was a BLIZZARD on the way there! I was so worried that we wouldn't get any clear images from the shoot but it stopped snowing so much right when we got to the castles!
I'm sure someone else has said this as well, but I would replace each of the safety pins at the top with a pair of snaps. That would still give you the tearaway effect if anyone stepped on it but should hopefully prevent the fabric from actually tearing since the snaps would just separate. Whereas the safety pins are still going to tear something no matter how you put.
I do want to say that this is just a truly gorgeous project though. You really did get that wonderful drama in the cape, and even without that the dress is just so beautiful, and the color looks great on you!
The snaps are a really good idea, I had a few snaps in my sewing kit but they were the really big giant ones and I think smaller snaps would work better than the ones I have 😅 I think eventually i'll install a few but for now the safety pins work just fine. For the most part everyone at the photoshoot, including the random people around me, were super respectful and the cape didn't get stepped on even once!
I second the snaps! But whether or not you ever put the snaps on I would recommend at least taking the safety pins out when you're storing the costume. The metal on it can rust and the last thing you'll want is the safety pins on that gorgeous garment rusting and causing chaos.
@@laurelstevens2288 would metal snaps not rust? or I guess they have plastic snaps too. I have seriously been considering adding a strip of twill tape to the top of the cape to make the snaps more secure 🤔
im actually planning on going to a con as elsa and this is literally saving my life right now, thank you (also your sewing and amount of talent is literally incredible) :))
Press studs, absolutely press studs to attach the cape on in the future. The cape would pop off easily in case of the cape being stepped on, and is easy to pop back on. Plus they're small enough they should be able to be hidden by the fur for a no-cape look. Plus you do have colour options in metal press studs - black and silver are the most easy to get, but you can get coloured ones. (There are plastic press studs in black and white, but they're for lightweight fastenings and if the cape is heavy, might not be the best option.)
I will definitely be adding snaps or something for a more permanent cape attachment solution! The reality is that I finished the cape 2 days before the photoshoot and I didn't have time to go get more supplies 😅
lmao i did the same thing with the heat packs during a color guard/marching band show when i was in high school and that was the ONLY part of my body i could feel😂
The next time you need to create something similar to the cape or anything that you need to add sparkle to I highly recommend that you look into fabric paint which does have both glitter and metallic options. You can also use acrylic paint that you mix with fabric medium which will turn the paint into fabric paint, but with more possiblities and options for color and the type of paint ie pearl, glittery, metallic st . the paint will be permanent and washable. I have used this technique many times for a host of different projects including costumes and holiday gifts, clothing and decorations.
This comment has me feeling really defensive. Reading it makes me feel like you think I have the capacity of a child and so you have to "teach me". I don't know if you meant for it to come off that way, and I hope you didn't, but making and posting videos on social media is how I express my creativity and being scrutinized for doing my best doesn't feel good. I definitely used safety pins to secure the cape, I guarantee that all the "pointy ends" are secured and won't stab me
@@AlexandriaLayne Sorry, I didn't mean it to sound condescending. I guess it would have more sense if I included the timestamp I was replying to. You mentioned something about pointy safety pins not going to be a problem if you put them in right, when securing the cape to the dress, and you showed something that looks like "normal" sewing pins, with a beady head. I was under the impression that safety pins are the "closable" ones, that do not have a pointy end when closed/secured (thus are not very "stabbable" at this point). Google search seems to confirm, but alas English is not my first language, so I do not know regional differences that well. (But if you feel a comment is offensive, from my perspective feel free to delete it - no need to ruin your day by discussing with potential trolls that just want to make your day worse. Though it was not my intention here.)
I think I found it: 14:09. Looking at it again, the yellow bead head I saw might also be from it being attached to the mannequin though. And listening to you again, "poke" sounds like a better world than the "stab" I used ;)
@@AlexandriaLayne I am so excited to see the ice castle photos. This dress is literal magic. The cape is literally my favorite part of this entire cosplay. 😍
Watching your construction of the cape was so interesting and inspiring since I just recently made an Elsa cape myself... which kind of failed. Glitter glue is a really good idea. You look absolutely stunning in your cosplay and I love it!! 💕 (I hope you don't consider this spam but if you're interested I have a video about my Elsa cape on my channel 😉)
Years ago, My therapist gave me some life advice to address my chronic perfectionism she said “consistency gets you farther than perfect, if you can be consistent most of the time, that will eventually get you farther than being perfect once in a while” and I tried to apply it to my costumes and I started to enjoy costuming a lot more 💕
@@AlexandriaLayne yeah everybody tells me that, but I still end up ripping everything out if it's not how I wanted to remake It and I end up being late with my schedules/deadlines (and burnout) 🥲 I'm trying to stop and seeing good examples of finished project like this helps me putting things in the right perspective ❤️
Is there some sort of sparkly vinyl that one could cut out on a vinyl cutter and iron on? Glitter glue looks great, but the amount of time it took along with pain from squishing glitter glue out makes me want to see if there is another way. Other option is maybe cutting out stencils and pining them in place and spray painting it outside? Not sure if either of these options would work, but could be a good time saver. Might be a bit less precise than the glitter glue though. Awesome video!
I have a friend who did a digital pattern and then cut it out of holographic vinyl with a circuit machine and then ironed it onto her cape, but I don’t have the software to do that with or a circuit machine to cut the shapes 😅 so I opted to go with the glitter glue because it was really cheep and available to me, I only spent $22 on the entire cape, but I spent multiple days working on it so i guess that’s the trade off 😂
Thats so awesome u are such a talented person and u look amazing❤ . I was also wondering did u like use normal glitter glue from the crafts store or did u get anything special?
would sew on velcro work for securing the cape? it would might be something to keep the fabric from ripping cuz the velcro might pop if the cape is stepped on.
thank you!! I'm glad you liked it! dude I have had friends come over to my house to craft things and they show up in JEANS 😂 lol I want to be cozy and comfortable and jeans are not going to cut it!
“I think I’ll get a big table to do the glitter glue next time!” Watching her spread the whole damn thing out on her floor! Table issue solved. Step 1, Spread that wax paper out onto your floor. Step 2, Spread out cape. Step 3, Glitter glue away. Step 4, Watch glitter glue dry.
hello you have such beautiful sewing skills it's to bad the bobbin thread ran out and you had to wind a new one 😢 but please kindly film the complete threading and winding the bobbin video tutorial for your plaff sewing machine please kindly let me know OK?thank you very much 😊
The pictures make it look like the fur is the trim of the cape. What if you did that and attached the fur with snaps for the whole easier storage/dress and in case people step on it? I totally agree with the safety pins being useful thing (bodices used to be legitimately pinned on with straight pins which sounds miserable) but I feel like snaps could be a good in between solution. You're not sewing it, but you're not pinning it.
Pffft, fabric pockets for your hot hands?? Nah I just stick them in some old ankle socks and stuff em into my t*tties!! I work in a haunted house in the fall and the top of my costume is pretty thin (mostly cuz I don’t want it to look bulky so I always do this hot hands trick)
Bahahaha socks would have been perfect!!! I got a couple serious titty burns from the hand warmers being directly on my skin 😂 I’m totally using the sock method next time!!
So obviously this is beautiful and you are clearly very talented..... and I realise that you aren't aiming for any kind of historical accuracy... but how on earth were you wearing a bra underneath a corset?!?!
My favorite part of cosplaying princesses is not actually how the cosplay turns out, my favorite part is when littler kids are 100% convinced your the real deal and they lose their minds. In return you act like said princess and go along with the bit. The parents ask for pictures and you have just the cutest conversation with them. The looks on their faces is so precious to me. ❤❤❤
dude at the ice castles I had to sign a waiver that said I couldn't take pictures with other guests and im pretty sure the kids thought I was the meanest Elsa in the whole wide world because I had to keep saying no to them 😭
@@AlexandriaLayne that's absolutely bonkers
I just came from instagram reels, got obsessed with your talent then came running to see the full video. you're amazing!
Same here!! Love this channel now!!
Same here!!!!
Ok now I'm blushing 🥰 thank you so much!!
@@sapphiremoon9528 thanks for joining me!! I hope you stick around to see what comes next!
@@armelandrespablico dude thank you so much!!!
imo elsa looks NEVER go this hard with the capes. I'm astounded with how it looks, and I favor how big the cape is, very pretty.
The no cutting after 11 rule is SUCH a good idea - going to have to start using that because that could have saved me from sooooo many past impulsive decisions 😭
I think that the imperfection in the cape makes it better because it kindda represents a snow flake and there’s nothing perfect in nature 👍👍👌👌
Alexa, you’re SO fun and talented (and I DO know you personally 😊). It’s fun to see you excel in your passion.
Sarah!! dude thank you for always supporting me! I miss seeing you everyday!!
It turned out breathtaking
the whole look is GLORIOUS!
I love that it was snowing the day you were there!!! Makes it even more magical!!
its a 2 hour drive to get to the ice castles from my house and it was a BLIZZARD on the way there! I was so worried that we wouldn't get any clear images from the shoot but it stopped snowing so much right when we got to the castles!
@@AlexandriaLayne ohh!! You were there the day of the crazy storm! I’m pretty sure we live in the same state lol.
Omg girl. You are soooooo talented. Love the accuracy, the details. Insane
You make a lovely Elsa! Great job.
And safety pins gives you versatility. Cape or no cape you have a choice
Exactly! I feel like you are my kind of people!! I love safety pins!
It turned out so lovely and you are lovely in it...congratulations on making it a success and learned new ways of doing things as well!
I feel like I learned SO much from this project!! I'm honestly still shocked that it all came together in the end!
I am now obsessed with you and this video
I'm sure someone else has said this as well, but I would replace each of the safety pins at the top with a pair of snaps. That would still give you the tearaway effect if anyone stepped on it but should hopefully prevent the fabric from actually tearing since the snaps would just separate. Whereas the safety pins are still going to tear something no matter how you put.
I do want to say that this is just a truly gorgeous project though. You really did get that wonderful drama in the cape, and even without that the dress is just so beautiful, and the color looks great on you!
The snaps are a really good idea, I had a few snaps in my sewing kit but they were the really big giant ones and I think smaller snaps would work better than the ones I have 😅 I think eventually i'll install a few but for now the safety pins work just fine. For the most part everyone at the photoshoot, including the random people around me, were super respectful and the cape didn't get stepped on even once!
And thank you for this! lol the cape was totally THE MOMENT and it definitely brought the drama!
I second the snaps! But whether or not you ever put the snaps on I would recommend at least taking the safety pins out when you're storing the costume. The metal on it can rust and the last thing you'll want is the safety pins on that gorgeous garment rusting and causing chaos.
@@laurelstevens2288 would metal snaps not rust? or I guess they have plastic snaps too. I have seriously been considering adding a strip of twill tape to the top of the cape to make the snaps more secure 🤔
im actually planning on going to a con as elsa and this is literally saving my life right now, thank you (also your sewing and amount of talent is literally incredible) :))
im so glad you like my video! and my cosplay! I hope my video helps you!! good luck!
this is why i want to sew 😫 this dress is absolutely stunning and i need it!!
sewing is one of my all time favorite hobbies!! if you want to learn, UA-cam is definitely the place to be!! I follow tutorials on here all the time!
Ma'am you are my hero for finishing it and it looks incredible
I was working on it down to the LAST MINUTE! I’m still shocked that it all came together!
This is absolutely gorgeous
thank you!!!! ❤❤❤ its definitely one of my dream dresses!
You might try actually spray painting with a stencil, then adding glitter to the wet paint. Such a fabulous result, absolutely Lovely!
That is truly amazing… You did an excellent job I must say, I am sure it was well worth all the work you put into it!
Press studs, absolutely press studs to attach the cape on in the future. The cape would pop off easily in case of the cape being stepped on, and is easy to pop back on. Plus they're small enough they should be able to be hidden by the fur for a no-cape look.
Plus you do have colour options in metal press studs - black and silver are the most easy to get, but you can get coloured ones. (There are plastic press studs in black and white, but they're for lightweight fastenings and if the cape is heavy, might not be the best option.)
I will definitely be adding snaps or something for a more permanent cape attachment solution! The reality is that I finished the cape 2 days before the photoshoot and I didn't have time to go get more supplies 😅
lmao i did the same thing with the heat packs during a color guard/marching band show when i was in high school and that was the ONLY part of my body i could feel😂
lol why are we like this 😂 I guess its better than freezing, right?
I subscribed because of "I should take that advice. It's MY advice and I should take it" hahaha
sometimes I have my life together and sometimes its just me saying to myself "do the thing" and then never in fact doing *the thin* 😂
Brava Dear, Brava 🥳🎉👏🏼🥳🎉👏🏼🥳🎉👏🏼🥳🎉👏🏼
I can't state enough how amazing this turned out
Thank youuuuu!!!! 🥰🥰🥰 I can’t believe it all came together in time!! I was working on it down to the last minute!
I almost bought that Inside your cats mind magazine at Target!! 😂
I have 3 cats and I swear, I seriously considered getting it, they are so crazy and unpredictable, I want to know what they are thinking 😂
It is even greater than the insta short, I really love the end result
Oh my stars and garters....woman...this dress is absolutely, jaw dropping!
Holy crap i forgot about snowflake Bentley! Damn now that’s a memory
Oh my gosh!! It turned out stunning!!! :^DDD outstanding work!!💙💙💙💙💙
ii put my whole heart into this project and I feel like all my hard work finally paid off!!
The next time you need to create something similar to the cape or anything that you need to add sparkle to I highly recommend that you look into fabric paint which does have both glitter and metallic options. You can also use acrylic paint that you mix with fabric medium which will turn the paint into fabric paint, but with more possiblities and options for color and the type of paint ie pearl, glittery, metallic st . the paint will be permanent and washable. I have used this technique many times for a host of different projects including costumes and holiday gifts, clothing and decorations.
You did a great job!!!!
The dress turned out so gorgeous omg 🤩🤩
🥰🥰 I’m blushing!! Thank you so so much!!
Amazing!! Came from reels🙌🏼🙌🏼
Imagine being a child and literally seeing Elsa at the fricken ice castles
Stunning!!
You are living out my Elsa dreams 😍😂
Spectacular !!!
This really came out gorgeous, and you Look INCREDIBLE 😍
reading this made me grin from ear to ear 😊😊 thank you so so much!!
I love this dress so beautiful!!!
Thank you!! 😍😍 I really put my whole heart into it!
Wow just wow.its all turned out beautiful. Well done for persevering. Xx
OMG thank you!! I tried so hard to make my vision come to life and I think I finally got it!!
wow you r genuinely SOOO talented!!! it turned out so gorgeous
I love this!!!! Oh my goodness living my dream lol. You're so talented ❤️❤️
thank you so much!! I needed to hear this today 😁🥰
Safety pins are the ones where the pointy end is secured so that it can't stab you ;) What you showed looked more like the normal pins you sew with.
This comment has me feeling really defensive. Reading it makes me feel like you think I have the capacity of a child and so you have to "teach me". I don't know if you meant for it to come off that way, and I hope you didn't, but making and posting videos on social media is how I express my creativity and being scrutinized for doing my best doesn't feel good. I definitely used safety pins to secure the cape, I guarantee that all the "pointy ends" are secured and won't stab me
@@AlexandriaLayne Sorry, I didn't mean it to sound condescending. I guess it would have more sense if I included the timestamp I was replying to. You mentioned something about pointy safety pins not going to be a problem if you put them in right, when securing the cape to the dress, and you showed something that looks like "normal" sewing pins, with a beady head. I was under the impression that safety pins are the "closable" ones, that do not have a pointy end when closed/secured (thus are not very "stabbable" at this point). Google search seems to confirm, but alas English is not my first language, so I do not know regional differences that well.
(But if you feel a comment is offensive, from my perspective feel free to delete it - no need to ruin your day by discussing with potential trolls that just want to make your day worse. Though it was not my intention here.)
I think I found it: 14:09. Looking at it again, the yellow bead head I saw might also be from it being attached to the mannequin though. And listening to you again, "poke" sounds like a better world than the "stab" I used ;)
i love this video so much. i have the biggest smile on my face right now!
reading this comment I can't help but smile!!! im so glad you liked the video!
This is everything and you are amazing 😍 so worth it.
Dude! You came to my UA-cam!! Thank you so much!! The still images are literal MAGIC ❄️ I can’t wait to share them!
@@AlexandriaLayne I am so excited to see the ice castle photos. This dress is literal magic. The cape is literally my favorite part of this entire cosplay. 😍
Epic Gorgeous
Watching your construction of the cape was so interesting and inspiring since I just recently made an Elsa cape myself... which kind of failed. Glitter glue is a really good idea. You look absolutely stunning in your cosplay and I love it!! 💕 (I hope you don't consider this spam but if you're interested I have a video about my Elsa cape on my channel 😉)
I watched your Elsa cape video!!! I liked it a lot!
@@AlexandriaLayne Thank you so much for watching! I'm happy that you liked it ❤
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thanks for joining me here!! im so glad you came!
Well done
thank you so much! i'm really happy with the final dress!
I should really learn the lesson about things not being perfect 🤧 the cape looks amazing, everything being symmetrical and perfect Just didn't matter
Years ago, My therapist gave me some life advice to address my chronic perfectionism she said “consistency gets you farther than perfect, if you can be consistent most of the time, that will eventually get you farther than being perfect once in a while” and I tried to apply it to my costumes and I started to enjoy costuming a lot more 💕
@@AlexandriaLayne yeah everybody tells me that, but I still end up ripping everything out if it's not how I wanted to remake It and I end up being late with my schedules/deadlines (and burnout) 🥲 I'm trying to stop and seeing good examples of finished project like this helps me putting things in the right perspective ❤️
Is there some sort of sparkly vinyl that one could cut out on a vinyl cutter and iron on? Glitter glue looks great, but the amount of time it took along with pain from squishing glitter glue out makes me want to see if there is another way.
Other option is maybe cutting out stencils and pining them in place and spray painting it outside?
Not sure if either of these options would work, but could be a good time saver. Might be a bit less precise than the glitter glue though.
Awesome video!
I have a friend who did a digital pattern and then cut it out of holographic vinyl with a circuit machine and then ironed it onto her cape, but I don’t have the software to do that with or a circuit machine to cut the shapes 😅 so I opted to go with the glitter glue because it was really cheep and available to me, I only spent $22 on the entire cape, but I spent multiple days working on it so i guess that’s the trade off 😂
Super cool cosplay! Where did you take the pictures? Those ice caves look so neat!
The ice castles at soldier hollow in midway Utah!
FOR BENTLEY !!!!!
FOOORRRRRT BENTLYYYYY 😂🙌🏽❄️❄️❄️
Thats so awesome u are such a talented person and u look amazing❤ . I was also wondering did u like use normal glitter glue from the crafts store or did u get anything special?
its just normal glitter glue 😂👍🏽 I wanted to keep the project as budget friendly as possible!
would sew on velcro work for securing the cape? it would might be something to keep the fabric from ripping cuz the velcro might pop if the cape is stepped on.
Loved the dress! And does anyone not craft in pajamas?
thank you!! I'm glad you liked it! dude I have had friends come over to my house to craft things and they show up in JEANS 😂 lol I want to be cozy and comfortable and jeans are not going to cut it!
I loveeee this it is a beautiful dress and photos hoot I want a link to your pictures
I'm working on editing the pictures this week! I'll have a Pinterest board with all the final images soon!
The place looks like the ice castles were I live…
It’s Midway Utah!! I live near them as well! ❄️❄️
“I think I’ll get a big table to do the glitter glue next time!” Watching her spread the whole damn thing out on her floor! Table issue solved. Step 1, Spread that wax paper out onto your floor. Step 2, Spread out cape. Step 3, Glitter glue away. Step 4, Watch glitter glue dry.
my chronic pain could never 😂😂
Instead of safety pins sew on snaps. If someone steps on it then it will just unsnap not rip.
hello you have such beautiful sewing skills it's to bad the bobbin thread ran out and you had to wind a new one 😢 but please kindly film the complete threading and winding the bobbin video tutorial for your plaff sewing machine please kindly let me know OK?thank you very much 😊
You seem awesome and I want to be your friend... Lol
Ok!! I’d love to be friends! What kind of stuff do you like?
Where u purchase the glitter glue Can u please tell me about the name of glitter glue and after applying glue how the fabric texture please explain me
Wow wow wow!!!!!
Is there any pictures with out the wig? 😍
all the pictures I took have the wig in them 😅
My jaw dropped
I really want to know is that real ice answer me i even subscribe
the ice is real! all my photos were taken at the ice castles in Midway Utah, its a really cool place to visit!
The pictures make it look like the fur is the trim of the cape. What if you did that and attached the fur with snaps for the whole easier storage/dress and in case people step on it? I totally agree with the safety pins being useful thing (bodices used to be legitimately pinned on with straight pins which sounds miserable) but I feel like snaps could be a good in between solution. You're not sewing it, but you're not pinning it.
Pffft, fabric pockets for your hot hands?? Nah I just stick them in some old ankle socks and stuff em into my t*tties!! I work in a haunted house in the fall and the top of my costume is pretty thin (mostly cuz I don’t want it to look bulky so I always do this hot hands trick)
Bahahaha socks would have been perfect!!! I got a couple serious titty burns from the hand warmers being directly on my skin 😂 I’m totally using the sock method next time!!
@@AlexandriaLayne I’ve definitely gotten them too, that’s when I started my little hot pocket operation
@@shannonphelan7727 its pure genius!!
So obviously this is beautiful and you are clearly very talented..... and I realise that you aren't aiming for any kind of historical accuracy... but how on earth were you wearing a bra underneath a corset?!?!
Bahahaha 😂😂😂 i have very talented little boobies 😂
@@AlexandriaLayne Clearly!! God that made me laugh..! 😂
I almost bought that Inside your cats mind magazine at Target!! 😂
Oh my gosh!! It turned out stunning!!! :^DDD outstanding work!!💙💙💙💙💙
I appreciate you so much for saying that!! I put my whole heart into this project!