Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
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When I saw these cosplay project notebooks announced on Punished Props, I immediately ordered one. As someone who has published two project notebooks, I’m fascinated by the genre and what can be done with it. I love this idea of a simple, purpose-built notebook for designing, planning, building, and even tracking the use of a costume. There are pages here for project planning, bills of materials, design pages (with human form outlines), build and event logs, even a packing list for taking the costume to an event. This idea of a specialty notebook for tracking a single project could be applied to other types of making. The books are $5 each or $17 for a pack of 5. This would make a fabulous gift for a cosplayer.
This video on Epbot Crafts goes over what you need to know to create silicon molding…
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