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..
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
Convention Coverage: Animazement’s Cosplay Scene: 2008
Brittney “Chiki” Fischer
Convention Coverage: Anime Central 2008
Deziree Larson
How to Style a Spiky Wig
Michela
How to Make a Keyblade
Ginger Anne
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!
Occasionally I receive emails through my Costume Maker Magazine email asking whether I can do commissions or help with making something for a costume. I think that people get confused and don’t take the time to find out this is actually a website for a magazine for costume makers, not a website of costume commissioners. xD Instead of telling them a few keywords that may aid them in a google search, I thought it’d be more helpful if there was a listing of costume shops I could refer them to.
I made a page just for that, with a nifty table telling if a shop does props/commissions/etc and what type of shop it is. It can be found under the “Resource” tab on our site or through this link. Shops that sell costume/sewing supplies can be listed as well (such as corset boning, patterns, etc).
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 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!
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!
I have worked long and hard so far this summer, and here’s the result; a revamped version of CostumeMakerMagazine.com!
One new feature of the gallery is that you can add mutiple images to one costume (one main image and as many “other view” images you need). Many art sites don’t have this feature,probably because 2-d art doesn’t need more than one view..
The new gallery also has a new layout of organization that I think is much cleaner (I’m hoping to add borders and such to it soon as well).
I did manage to lose some of the original costumes submitted to the old gallery. I tried to fix as many as I could, but there were a few left where I couldn’t match pictures to users. Sorry!
Oh, and if you get an error when you try to upload an image, it will still upload anyway. I have to find a way to remove that error..
I’m really happy with this one!
Of course, I’ll still be constantly fixing little things here and there, but the core of the site is finally almost what I want. xD I’m still working on new user profile layouts with a user’s submitted costumes and some other stuff on the page.
Here’s a preview of what I’m hoping the user profile will look like eventually..
I hope everybody enjoys the new site, and please let me know what you think! ^^
-Lina
Here are the pictures our group took this weekend! The convention was amazing, as always. xD
Click on the pictures for a larger picture, and just send me an email if you want me to send the full-size file.
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A nifty little list of major anime conventions this May! (Some of us who are working on the magazine will be at Anime Central taking pictures this weekend, so keep an eye out. ^^ We’ll be posting the pictures up soon after.)
Anime Central ( www.acen.org )
Rosemont, Illinois
JACON (www.jacon.org)
Orlando, Florida
Delta H Con (www.deltahcon.com)
Houston, Texas
Otafest (www.otafest.com)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Anime Street Pavilion (www.eigomanga.com/ahsc)
San Francisco, California
Anime North (www.animenorth.com)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Animazement (www.animazement.org)
Durham, North Carolina
FanimeCon (www.fanime.com)
San Jose, California
Arkansas Anime Festival (arkansasanimefestival.com)
Springdale, Arkansas
Saboten-Con (sabotencon.com)
Phoenix, Arizona
Epitanime (www.epita-convention.com)
Paris, France
A-Kon (www.a-kon.com)
Dallas, Texas
JapAniManga Night (www.japanimanga-night.ch)
Winterthur, Switzerland
