SO, last week we had international Star Wars Day, which was celebrated on a host of different blogs across the galaxy. Cheryl from Sew Can Do got in on the action too and brought her geek-crafting skills to the party. Check out these ADORABLE Chewbacca baby Mitts and Booties!! She knew that we’d be interested … Continue reading Reader Submission! Wookie Wear – Chewbacca baby Mitts and Booties!
I met Bonnie Burton at Maker Faire in 2007 after admiring her Star Wars crafts online for years. She is an amazing crafter with a very well-deserved geeky dream job at Lucasfilm – senior editor at StarWars.com and project designer extraordinaire! I have been SO excited for her Star Wars Craft Book since I first … Continue reading Star Wars Craft Book Interview!
If you are in the Bay Area (or can get there this weekend), don’t miss the magnificent Maker Faire! There is way too much going on to try to list here, but check out their list of makers and weekend schedule for tons of details. Here are a couple of things I’m most excited about… … Continue reading Geek Crafts at Maker Faire!
Star Wars blogger and book author extraordinaire Bonnie Burton recently had a chance to try out the new inflatable Jabba the Hutt costume when it arrived in the Star Wars Shop! She wrote about her field trip around the LucasFilm campus and the closest Starbucks, and even tried out some dance moves inside the giant … Continue reading Jabba the Hutt Costume in Action
I went to the Oregon State Fair last weekend and got to see some pretty rad geek crafts there! In the Legos competition, this magnificent Yoda took a second prize. In the 4-H Hall, this woodburned Twilight plaque won a Blue Award. The 4-H Ceramics competition spotlighted some gorgeously intricate dragons — both of them … Continue reading Geek Crafts at the State Fair
John at Superpunch featured these amazing Geeky Easter Eggs, and I thought I would share it today so anyone who is like me, and waits until the night before Easter to decorate eggs can try some of these amazing ideas! Above is the Bender egg, the binary egg and the soon-to-be ever-so-popular Yoda egg. On … Continue reading Geektastic Easter Eggs