An Afghan from Far, Far Away

It gets cold in space, so you might want to cozy up with this crochet Star Wars afghan by Courtney of Spin A Yarn 32. She has kindly rounded up sources and some of her own original graphs/charts for an empire’s worth of  afghan squares, including: Death Star Stormtrooper Y-wing & X-wing Old Rebublic Logo R2-D2 Tie … Continue reading An Afghan from Far, Far Away

Cosplay Fun at Planet Comicon 2015!

I spent the past weekend at Planet Comicon in Kansas City, and even though I spent the weekend working my booth (The Costume Wrangler’s Closet), I did get to see some pretty awesome cosplay.  Above are some of the amazing folks from the Iron Brothers of Topeka (IBOTS). This little Rainbow Dalek exterminates with cuteness … Continue reading Cosplay Fun at Planet Comicon 2015!

Happy Earmuff Day!

Ah, yes…it’s that time again: Earmuff Day!  Actually, I’m ashamed to report that somehow this very salient holiday escaped my notice until this evening, when a friend alerted me to its existence.  My response was, of course, to make little miniature earmuffs out of all of my leftover pipe cleaners and mini yarn pom pom … Continue reading Happy Earmuff Day!

These Hand-Painted Shorts Are Obviously The Droids I’m Looking For

Someday, all this cold weather will end and we’ll be blistering in the dog days of summer. This might be the best time to get started on hand painting your own astromech shorts. These R2-D2 shorts were painted by Areyna Schmidt , and her Facebook page shows more of her hand painted clothes and shoes. … Continue reading These Hand-Painted Shorts Are Obviously The Droids I’m Looking For

This is the Adirondack Chair You’ve Been Looking For

Do you need to geek up your patio or porch? Then how about adding your favorite little astromech droid? Paul Ryan of Xtinct 3D Design in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, crafted this “Alderaandack” chair out of CNC-cut cedar wood. Hmmm, I just realized that the originators of both of my Star Wars geek crafts today are … Continue reading This is the Adirondack Chair You’ve Been Looking For