Well well, here we are again. To anyone who’s actually here seeing this, I’m delighted to have you back and also, it’s been a frankly embarrassingly long time since I’ve posted anything on here. I do plan to slowly add more to my cryptozoological field guide as I get new creatures assembled, but it will definitely no longer be a weekly endeavor; I do plan to keep to the Monday postings though so things will at least be consistent and mesh with my Instagram. In the meantime, however, I’m going to try to breathe at least some life back into my site here, which has gone untended long enough to pr ..read more

I’m excited to be introducing you all to my magical OC! Unfortunately while writing this blog post for the first time, it didn’t save so I lost the roughly two hours of work I’d been spending on it TT_TT So I apologize if this isn’t as thorough or witty as the original because I don’t know that I have the energy to do it as well for the second time. Anyway, let’s meet Mikey! And yes, his name is Mikey too, which I’m sure you’re considering my utter lack of creativity here, which I can’t exactly refute lol. However, the primary reason is that this particular character is essentially another asp ..read more

Hey fam, it’s time for a long-overdue welcome back to my site! I know the pandemic & quarantine have hit a lot of us hard, and I’m thankful that my family and I have stayed safe and healthy through it, and the few folks in our circle that did get it didn’t have any major complications. That said, my motivation to do much of anything cosplay related was definitely at an all-time low, which is part of why it’s been so long since I’ve done much in the way of updating my site here. But things are looking up! I’ve gotten my first dose of vaccine and while conventions still won’t be happening fo ..read more

Happy 2020 everyone! The new con season started off great this year, with a fun whirlwind of an Ohayocon. I debuted two new cosplays, made a new friend, got to see lots of awesome people and great cosplays! So, enough chitchat, let’s get to some photos! The first new cosplay I did for Ohayo was a casual one, Alexander from FGO in his outfit from “The Pharoh’s Great Winter Thanksgiving Festival.” It was a simple and comfy outfit, but considering we haven’t even gotten this CE on the global server yet, and he’s a relatively minor character, only one person recognized who I was (granted she also ..read more

Hey everyone, not too much to report post-Youmacon as my commission load is rather light at the moment, but I did want to show off what I have been working on! I was commissioned for several Chrono Trigger items, all of which I’m super stoked to be doing! First up is Lucca Ashtear’s helmet and blaster! For the helmet, I used a baseball cap to pattern the cap bit on top, and used craft/EVA foam for the gold parts. The thicker sections are made from the EVA foam floor tiles. The studs all over it are round pearl embellishments from the scrapbooking section (which I got super cheap when Pat Cata ..read more

Welcome back to the monthly edition of “Mikey Does Exist” XD. Just got back from Youmacon, and although I was not feeling well for most of it, I still had a ton of fun and am super excited to show off the new cosplays from the weekend! Jordan came this year so we actually had 4 new costumes in total, 2 for each of us. The first was pair was actually Jordan’s idea to begin with, and I’m so happy we made it happen because it was ridiculous and fun: Calvin and Feilx Fischoeder from Bob’s Burgers! You can be sure we’ll wear these again because it was so much fun, though to be fair we really didn ..read more

As promised, I’m back with all of the awesome prop work I’ve been doing! Since I’m catching up on posting I’m only going to show off the finished products or we’d both be here forever, but if there’s anything here you want a more detailed look into how it was made, let me know and I’ll do a tutorial (-ish) post about it! Dont’ be shy I’m happy to share I’m just lazy lol First up is this magnificent sword from Final Fantasy XII, the Treaty Blade. When my friend first requested this I was both excited and terrified because this is one of the most intricate designs of anything I’d ever attempted ..read more

So you all know the drill, I’m bad at writing up blog posts to you go months without an update on here. I hope those of you interested in my projects all follow me on Instagram at this point (@mikeydoescosplay) cause that seems to be the only place I’m actually consistent… But I’m here now and I want to share what I’ve been doing with all of you… for the past 4 months lol First off, I’ve been to Matsuricon since last I checked in, which was awesome! I had 2 (and 1/2) new cosplays, which it’s been a very long time since I’ve done more than 1 new thing at a con, but I had the time and motivatio ..read more

Welcome back folks! I know you’re all used to my spastic and inconsistent posting at this point so hopefully anyone who wants to see regular stuff from me knows to follow me on Instagram. So since it’s been two whole months since I posted anything, lets’ dig right into it! First up, I want to share some awesome photos I got of Frog, thanks to my wonderful husband <3 I’m so stoked with how he came out!! I had a lot of fun wearing hi at Tekko and was recognized by quite a few people. I even met a guy who had the whole cast of Chrono Trigger tattooed on his arm!! I have a few friends who cosp ..read more

Hey folks, I’ve been hard at work getting my newest cosplay together and I wanted to show you all how that’s coming along! You’ve already seen the beginning stages of him, but Frog is nearly done at this point, with the exception of a few details. The most major thing you all haven’t seen yet are Frog’s sword and shield. The shield is actually a plastic Captain America sheild I ordered online. It was a bit bigger than I needed it to be so I cut off the outside layer of the bullseye. I also came up with a lotus emblem (seemed appropriate for a pond-dwelling amphibian), since you never actually ..read more