Posts Tagged ‘bonnie burton’
Geek Crafts at Maker Faire!
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…
Friend of geekcrafts Bonnie Burton is teaching a rad craft demo: make a paper-bag puppet of Admiral Akbar from her new Star Wars Craft Book. I went to her Yoda doll demo at Maker Faire a couple of years ago and it was amazing!
Meanwhile, Particle Zoo will have her excellent subatomic particle plushies for sale in the Bazaar Bizarre section. Her motto: It has to be scientifically accurate, and it has to be cute. (Thanks Rachel!)
sneak peek at the new Star Wars Crafts Book!
Luckily, this is no April Fool’s joke – Bonnie Burton just posted a super-tempting look at the cover of her brand-new Star Wars Crafts Book, coming later this year! From Chewbacca Velvet Paintings to a Bounty Hunter Guitar Strap, this collection looks amazing.
Stay tuned for an interview with Bonnie closer to publication!
Star Wars Valentines
Bonnie Burton posted these free Star Wars Valentines for kids (or adults), drawn by artist Grant Gould. Just print them out, decorate them, and give them to your favorite people for Valentine’s Day!
Star Wars Holiday Decor
I’m loving this new Mistle-TIE Fighter holiday craft project from Bonnie Burton — awesome!
And this embroidered Darth Vader ornament from blackrose1151 on Etsy is one of my favorite things ever. I ordered two of them last year — one for me, and one for my nephew who loves Star Wars as much as I do — and mine is on my tree right now! Maybe I’ll get each of us another one of her other Star Wars ornaments this year to keep up our tradition…
Jabba the Hutt Costume in Action
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 suit (there’s a video to prove it!).
costume photos by Matt Martin
Bonnie says:
The cool thing about this costume is that it literally keeps you cool while you wear it thanks to an internal, battery-operated fan inside that inflates it so you actually look like the Hutt himself. The head of Jabba isn’t attached to the body of the costume, which makes it a fun thing to wear just on its own.
You can find the costume here, read about her adventures here, and see tons more photos here. Don’t miss Bonnie’s fantastic Star Wars Kids Crafts archive, either — she offers tons of project tutorials to try, including this super cute Yoda doll. After seeing her demo at Maker Faire, my nephew and I made one together — one of my favorite craft projects ever!
