*RayeRaye's Corner* 

Whilst it's clear I have cut down on the number of conventions over the last few years, I have actually found it quite beneficial. I've become less stressed over the whole because of a fall in the number of costumes I need to get together, plus I am better off money wise so that I can save more cash for holidays!

One of my biggest dreams has been to take a trip for Japan and in March 2018, we finally got our chance a...

Simple title, simple answer! I've let the blog get a fair bit behind - the cons and trips on top of work have built up to overwhelm me! But don't fret, I plan on overhauling the blog this year and to refresh my website etc etc!

In the meantime, feel free to get in touch and hopefully I shall get to see some of you at an upcoming con!

Raye x

My one and only CMV! This video bundles together many years of my crazy cosplaying shenanigans at conventions along with my amazing friends, so it's a story book of memories! x The song is perfect for the video

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Cosplay Tips! Wiggy wigs! Make time to wig brush - sounds simple, but it really is essential to keep wigs lasting longer I make a habit of brushing my wigs after wearing them before they get put away - normally I do loads in one go - like tonight - I've brushed 7 wigs in total. As an example, you get one wig, matted one moment, smooth the next. Smooth brushing is needed here, and getting a good synthetic wig to start with always helps too! Make those wigs last longer and give them some ...

The last AniMedia East meet of 2015 was a little turbulent! We lost one of our favourite venues for hosting indoor meets, The Griffin Pub in Norwich, but luckily we had the York Tavern offer us a space at the last minute!

The day was filled with people gaming, either handheld or using a console, Sak ran off some AMV’s for AMV:UK and brought lots of geeky goodies for people to buy including figurines (one of which now lives in my cabinet!) and we also had the attendee...

Our AniMedia East Cosplay picnic in Norwich for the summer was held at Waterloo Park and it was an eventful day! We took to the grounds to play volleyball and badminton and ended up spending most of our time chasing the volleyball out of the fountain!

This wasn’t the first time holding a picnic at this park, we have been there a few times before due to he beautiful surroundings and the local amenities like a chip shop / corner shop and resident ice cream van!

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Kitacon 2015 was the first full 3 day con that I had the fortune to drag my husband to, hehe! He loved it The parties at Kitacon are always my favourite part, and this year didn’t fair disappoint. The first day of Kitacon was a day after my 30th birthday and as usual the con was held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole near the NEC. We stayed on site and luckily had a relatively peaceful and comfortable room (considering the number of people around!) we also had a delicious unlimited ...

The London Film and Comic Con in July 2015 was my first ever attendance at an LFCC event! I really enjoyed myself and getting to the Olympia was relatively easy by car too with parking right on site. The ticket prices are really good for the amount of stalls at the venue as well, £15 per person is a good price to gain access to LFCC.

I decided to wear my Totoro girl cosplay that day, because it’s an easy to put on, easy to wander around in – and its related...

The London Back to the Future concert was an impressive afternoon at the Royal Albert Hall. The first BTTF film was shown, accompanied by a live orchestra! I have to say it’s definitely the most extravagant way to watch one of my favourite films of all time. I’ve made previous visits to the Royal Albert Hall, namely the Distant Worlds concerts where I can safely say that the acoustics and atmosphere really make a visit there super special.

In addition to the sh...

I’m now in my sixth year of organising meets for AniMedia East, how time flies! This latest meet was held at Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich, not only did we have a fun picnic but we also visited some local stores (such as Komikku and GAME at Chapelfield Mall) and on top of that we had a group photo shoot and an afternoon quiz! The only downside to the day was the weather, it was a rainy day but this didn’t stop us from having a fun time together! We welcomed the Norfolk Fur’...

The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular was in Birmingham on the 26th May. This was the first Doctor Who event I have attended in its own right and was a special Christmas 2014 treat from Matt! The concert itself was held in the Barclaycard Arena and we were seated in the centre floor area – and I am lucky we were!

Throughout the concert there were monsters from Dr Who appearing not only on stage, but they also walked right past me (I was sitting on an aisle seat!). The...

May MCM Comic Con is always a treat, with so many people attending each year there is tonnes to see and plenty of dealers to visit! This year was a very casual attendance, driving down on the Sunday with Matt and Mark was a fun road trip and by arriving early we easily parked at the Excel Docklands car park and made our way straight into the event!

The queuing system has much improved, it works a lot better for the mass of people that Comic Con brings – my top tip he...

Our AniMedia East Cosplay Easter event was held at The Griffin Pub in Norwich on Saturday 18th April and we raised money for two charities including Air Ambulance and E.A.C.H – totalling £116.01. I decided to dress up as Super Sonico for this meet, with a light blue 1950’s style cocktail dress and denim jacket! 

Throughout the day we had a gaming area with a Wii U set up with Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart 8, as well as the option of Just Dance. In ad...

The Norwich Gaming Festival came back in April between the 6th and the 12th and it was a massive success! This year I actually got the opportunity to be part of the event on Saturday 11th April, by being asked to run a Cosplay Masquerade and have a talk in the main auditorium of The Forum in Norwich – wow! My talk was ‘All About Cosplay’ and was a basic run through on how you get an idea for a costume and how you can make that into a real life outfit, I went through some of ...

Yorkshire Cosplay Con 7 (The Magnaificent 7 Convention) was the first YCC event I have attended, held at the Magna centre in Yorkshire (Rotherham), it was a mixture of avid cosplayers, comic book lovers, sci-fi fans, gamers and attracted many other people who had similar interests.

The venue layout was pretty simple, we arrived early on with easy parking and after you walk into the centre there is a big hallway with toilets (big enough for changing in) and seating, so its ...

My first ever MCM Comic Con away from London happened this year! Me, my husband and my good bud Mark all drove up to Birmingham to check out the event on Saturday 21st March and we were so glad we did!

The event was very well planned, we got in easily after buying later entry tickets to save a few pounds but we got into the hall really quickly. The venue was the NEC in Birmingham, my first ever visit! The parking was so simple, you just have to pay a one-off fee in cash fo...

21st February was the much anticipated Cosplay Ball that I ran with my fellow bud Mark Harper at AniMedia East along with other much needed volunteers. I made some pretty paper orb decorations and put up some purple drapes to give us a little ball feel, which was greatly appreciated! The meet was held at a venue we had been to before, The Griffin Pub in Norwich and it was such as fantastic day, we raised almost £200 in aid of charities, here is my round-up.

27th February marked the Vampires Rock show, it was just as fantastic as a year ago! 

After hearing that Steve Steinman was considering it to be the last run of this type of show it was decided to visit it before it got the stake! The venue that held the show was the Newark Palace Theatre and it would be a crime if we didn’t visit the nearby pub! The show was loud and proud and the cast were fantastic, a few changes to last years show, but well received changes in...

Hi everyone!

I am so proud to be part of a big event coming to Norwich! Manga Norfolk will take part on 31st January 2015 and all the information and timetable can be found here http://norfolkonfilm.tumblr.com/tagged/manga

Please come along if you can! I will be running a talk at 3pm on cosplay and I am also running the masquerade!! If you would like to enter, please tweet me yo...