A Hair Raising Experience

Most of you ought to know by now that I'm a bit of a geek. What many of you may not know is the actual depths of my geekyness. Warning: you are now about to find out.

I am currently in the process of making a costume to wear at a convention on Memorial Day weekend. This costume requires a wig. The wig had to be pulled into a pony tail and styled in a very interesting gravity defying fashion. This was a fun new experience for me as I've never tackled a wig before.

So first I had to sew on more hair 'cause most wigs have gaping holes when put into an up do without extra hair. But before that all the hair had to be sprayed with detangler and left to dry.


Hence our bathroom breifly became a bit hairy.

Then I had to make some sort of support structure...


...which made for interesting viewing in the dining room.

After finally getting the pony tail up (I learned that a wig is much more difficult to pull into a normal ponytail than your own hair is) it was time for fun with curlers, hot water and more waiting for hair to dry.


This time the kitchen sink/counter became the area with odd decor.

And finally a successful hair raising experience!



Thank goodness for understanding housemates ^_^