Costume Maker Magazine

Here are the winners to our 2008-2009 contest! Entrants had to enter a historical or fantasy costume that was related to the theme, “The changing of the Seasons.” It could have been relevant in colors, designs, or any other way that could be thought of. Costumes were judged on craftsmanship and originality (or quality of reproduction, if it was a cosplay or historical reproduction).

The winners, including honorable mentions, will appear in Issue 2, which is going to be submitted to the printer at the beginning of September and should be available soon after!

Prizes

First, second, and third places are to be awarded the following prizes and will be sent them after the magazine is printed (so that they can be sent with the magazine).
1st Place: Costume featured on the cover, $20 gift card to Jo-Ann Fabrics, & a copy of CMM Issue 2
2nd Place: $10 gift to Jo-Ann Fabrics & a copy of CMM Issue 2
3rd Place: A copy of CMM Issue 2

Challenge

Submit any type of costume (cosplay, historical, original) that goes along with the theme “The Sky’s the Limit”. There are many ways to do this, from displaying the theme in the colors you choose to depicting it in the subject matter of the costume. If you feel a need to explain how your costume fits the theme, please feel free to do so. :]

How to Enter

1. Send an email to submit@costumemakermagazine.com with:
-Your name (as much of it as you don’t mind being printed)
-Your Country and State (if it applies)
-Name of the Costume
-A short description about the costume(optional)
-(If it’s cosplay) The name of the character and series
-Name of person in picture
-The name of the photgrapher (if you feel it’s needed)
-Whether or not you agree to the Terms and Agreements and contest rules.
-The image attached (please no smaller than 300×400 pixels!)

Rules

1. The costume was made by you (meaning you made the majority of it).
2. The model in the picture must be informed of and okay with his/her picture appearing in the magazine.
3. You accept that your entry may be used both in the magazine and for promotional purposes as well.
4. If you are under 18, you must have parental permission to enter.
By entering, it means that you have read and agreed to the rules. These rules are subject to change, so make sure to check for updates. ^^

Deadline

December 31, 2009
Sorry, late entries will not be accepted (though the deadline may be extended if need be).

Prizes

If no prizes are donated, they will be as follows:
1st Place: Costume featured on the cover, $20 gift card to Jo-Ann Fabrics, & a copy of CMM Issue 3
2nd Place: $10 gift to Jo-Ann Fabrics & a copy of CMM Issue 3
3rd Place: A copy of CMM Issue 3

Spread the Word

We’d love it if you helped us to spread the word about the contest! By copying and pasting the code below, you’ll get a banner the looks like this and links back to this page:

<a href=”http://www.costumemakermagazine.com/?q=node/35″ mce_href=”http://www.szmoon.net/contribute/contest-entry”><img src=”http://www.costumemakermagazine.com/images/misc/contestbanner.gif” mce_src=”http://www.szmoon.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/contestbanner.gif”></a>

Thank you!

I was contacted by a Sandy Illian Bosh of The Doings who wanted to do a feature on Costume Maker Magazine. It’s an awesome article, and really great publicity for the magazine.

The article can be found here on their website: Link

I apologize that it looks like it’s painful for me to smile in the pictures. D; I think I’m really camera shy when it comes to taking pictures with strangers (when I’m not in costume xD).

~Selina

Right now, if you order more than one printed copy of any issue, you can save on shipping. Regular shipping is $1.99 per issue.

The sale is as follows:
2 printed copies: $2.99 shipping (save $1)
3 printed copies: $3.99 shipping (save $2)
4 printed copies: $4.99 shipping (save $3)
5+ printed copies: $5.99 shipping

(The final sale prices are only applicable to shipping inside the United States. Other countries still get the same discounts however.)

Finally, the wait is over! Issue 2 has finally completed printing.Issue 2 is Now Available!

I’m so sorry for the long wait everyone! Between A.P. classes at school and applying to college, the whole printing process got slowed down significantly. I hope this didn’t affect anyone and please forgive me if it did. :]

More information about Issue 2 can be found here, and it can be purchased here.

Here’s a preview of what will be inside Issue 2 of Costume Maker Magazine. It is going through the process of printing right now, so hopefully it will be finished soon! Read on to see the contents..

Contents

History and Fantasy, From Head to Toe

Anastasia King: Our Contest Winner
by Kat Rich

Paper Dolls
Historical paper dolls with a sense of fashion & humor
by Lisa Perrin

How to Make Fabric Fairy Wings
by JoEllen

How to Put on Elf Ears
by Paul and Michael Beilaczye

Tipping Your own Corset Bones
by Samantha Lemieux

How to Make a Hand Flower
by Selina Zawacki

When Sunshine Wasn’t Fashionable
by Dina Kerik

by Contest Winners

Chainmail: European 1 into 4 Mail
by Dylon Whyte

Simple Cloak Making Guide
by Elandria Broughton-Sheard

Columns

Convention Coverage: Animazement’s Cosplay Scene: 2008
Brittney “Chiki” Fischer

Convention Coverage: Anime Central 2008
Deziree Larson

More

How to Style a Spiky Wig
Michela

How to Make a Keyblade
Ginger Anne

And more!

Here are a couple of sample pages

Issue 2 is currently going throught the process of printing! (The process being printing proofs and making corections until the final printing can begin.) Updates will be added when Issue 2 is almost finished printing and when it completely finished and ready to purchase. Thank you to everyone for all your support and patience!

Here’s our new mailing list for people who want to know exactly when Issue 2 (and future issues) are available to purchase! No newsletters or any other emails besides the issue notifications will be sent to those who join this mailing list.

Issue 2 is going to be sent to the printer around the first or second week of September this year, so it’s not that far off!

Once you enter your name and email, you’ll need to confirm your subscription to the list by checking your email and clicking on the link provided.

Have you seen the User Profiles lately? They’ve finally got all the features I mentioned it the Website v3! update, plus a few more!

User Profiles now contain:

-User picture, Information and About section in the top section
-Most recent blog entry
-Friends
-Most recently submitted costumes
-The ability for other users to comment on any other user’s profile

You can see an example of all of these in action here…

I’m still trying to change it so that a user’s profile url will be somthing like “costumemakermagazine.com/username” instead of “costumemakermagazine.com/user/#”, but that may take a whil yet. :3

To edit your profile information, just go to your account (the quickest way is to click “My account” in the right hand navigation bar) and click the tab in the top-left that says “User Profile.” I hope everyone enjoys the new features!

In other News

The deadline for the Contest (August 1st) is soon approaching, and most likely will not be extended. Makes sure to get your entries in before it’s too late!

Content for the magazine and advertisers are very appreciated and are still being accepted as of now. More information can be found at the respective links!

That’s it for now. Thanks for being so patient with the website!

The next issue’s main theme is something along the lines of “History and Fantasy: From Head to Toe.” More detailed information about what we’ll need can be seen below. ^^

When submitting anything (except to the site galleries) to Costume Maker Magazine, please be sure to read the Terms and Agreements first! You’ll will be asked whether or not you agree to the terms when submitting.

Please submit everything with the information specified by the Submitting Guidlines!

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If you’re interested in writing one or more of these articles or have an idea for one, please feel free to email Lina at lina@szmoon.net! The article will be “reserved” on this page so everyone can see what’s already being worked on. A —— in a space means that there are no ideas for something yet.

Main Theme Articles/How To’s: “History and Fantasy: From Head to Toe”

Non-Main Theme Articles/How To’s

Reviews on Movies/Conventions/Books

Photos