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After receiving 6-8 inches of snow last week, it warmed up today and will be in the mid 60s next week. Ok. Wee Wilker 2 got the idea to request a new costume for the season and how could I resist the creative challenge? Could we (ie: me) create a costume based on a video game character with stuff we had around the house and in just a few days? Yes, just barely. The character is from the video game of the same name: Hollow Knight (does the main character have another name?). Using some EVA foam (ie: floor mats) and contact cement and hot glue and paint and caulk and mesh and plasti-dip and paint... just barely got it done but the kid was super thrilled to have it done just in time. Lessons were learned - although I'm still confused about how some cosplayers use a dremel-type tool to "sand" down their EVA smooth when mine just made it a different kind of undesirable texture. Maybe I'm using the wrong grit of sanding disks?

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