by tmw2010 | Mar 22, 2018 | accessories, clothing, Contests, Cosplay, Costuming, DIY, fandom, fashion, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Tampa Bay Area Cosplayers and Costumers will be hosting the Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con Costume Competition at 4pm at the St. Petersburg College-Seminole Campus Digitorium! All Cosplayers of all ages and skills are welcome to enter but space is limited. Get your...
by tmw2010 | Mar 18, 2018 | fashion, Makers, Textiles
One of the most wonderful things about Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con is the immense diversity of the things people make! Deborah Gibson , of All About the Stitches, makes amazing crochet and knitted handcraft. GCMCC: What do you make? DG: I have the ability to...
by tmw2010 | Mar 1, 2018 | Art, fashion, Handcraft, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Textiles
April Aguiar of Zuri Crafting specializes in some pretty niche fashion accessories. Check it out! GCMCC: What do you make? AA: I make nerd/geek fashion hair bows and headbands, with the occasional bowtie. I also like hand painting wine glasses and shoes, though...
by tmw2010 | Mar 26, 2016 | accessories, Art, clothing, fashion, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Makers
One of our new Makers this year is Ericka McThenia, doing business as ErickaLoveLeigh, creator of handmade, upcycled bowties. Her work is really unique and beautiful and we asked her to tell us a bit more about her craft. GCMC: What do you Make? EM: I mostly make...
by tmw2010 | Mar 26, 2016 | accessories, Art, clothing, Contests, Cosplay, Costuming, fashion, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Textiles
In celebration of our 5th Maker Festival Birthday, we bring you the first ever Gulf Coast MakerCon Costume Plank Walk! Why a “Plank Walk”? Because we’re Makers and we Made it Up. Also, our mascot Skully is a Maker Pirate and Plank Walk just sounds...