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Hey Guys!     A few years ago while visiting London, England, we knew as Harry Potter fans that we needed to check out King’s Cross station and more specifically a neat little store there called Platform 9 3/4. I think we went there at least 3 times during our stay, each time picking up something new. Having some friends back home in Canada who were hardcore fans of Harry Potter we knew this would be the perfect place to pick up some fun souvenirs. While there we came across these great little wax seals with the Hogwarts logo imprinted on them. This made us think of the Acceptance Letters seen in the first Harry Potter movie & book. So of course we picked some of these up already thinking of the craft project potential. We also picked up some Hogwarts Express tickets - I mean whats better than getting tickets for Platform 9 3/4 from the actual King’s Cross station?!? Any fan will appreciate this little detail - at least our friends did 😄    ...

Model and Costume Design: Rosie         Photography and Editing: Mandy Hey Guys! It’s Rosie here, and I just wanted to share some of my cosplay journey. In Montreal we have an annual convention for anime called Otakuthon. I had a few friends who were going and I decided to tag along, but there was no way I’d show up without a costume. Now keeping in mind I was very new to this, had about one month, and I’m also a perfectionist, it was hard to pick a character I could get done in time; after much deliberating I chose Misty from Pokemon! Hold up! I know what you may think, Misty is overdone at conventions and usually isn’t a cosplay with much effort. However, I grew up loving Misty and really wanted to do her character justice. Once I had my character chosen it was time to get to work. First I had to gather as many reference photos as I could, since I really wanted to do well on details and impress my fellow cosplayers despite ...