December 7

Gingerbread AT-AT

I’m amazed by this spectacular, completely edible Imperial Walker holiday craft project concocted by Rachel Klemek that my friend Jen pointed me to. Wow!!

From the post:

Blackmarket Bakery owner Rachel Klemek, who made this — dare we say it — adorable AT-AT from gingerbread. In Klemek’s depiction of the infamous Battle of Hoth, the Star Wars assault vehicle can be seen traipsing over a field of candy canes and taffy, leaving a trail of destruction in its delicious path. The scrumptious scene also depicts a Rebel Alliance Snowspeeder wrapping a licorice tow cable around the AT-AT’s legs.


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December 5

Another new geeky blogger….

Hello out there, this is gia or “hookedhands” as I am sometimes referred to by the store that sells my dolls or anyone who stumbles upon my blog where I discuss various yarnbombs (i.e. Totoro, boobs for breast cancer, etc etc.)  and other projects.  I also make what I think are underrepresented pop culture dolls and sell them over here (think daria, the big lebowski, porco rosso).  I have a 3 year old who is a total geek in the making.  This is totally my fault.  I’m hoping his good looks will make up for the longwinded discussions he’s bound to have with people about Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.

I’ll be one of your resident bloggers.  I’ll try not to link to too many ewok crafts.  Look for me on Tuesdays.

 

Here’s a little picture of my latest creation.  The dude just never stops abiding:

 

 

 

 

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November 27

Lego Craft: The Last March of the Ents

Last March of the Ents - lego project

As the sister of a “Legomaniac” growing up, and now wife and mother to some modular block-building aficionados, I am quick to recognize the imagination and talent required for the more epic Lego projects. I have posted about some I have seen, such as the Sandcrawler made of Legos.

Enter now the Ents. Or the last march, thereof.

OneLug, a “fellowship of builders consisting of Brandon Griffith, Alyse & Remi Gagne, and Bruce Lowell”, has recreated The Last March of the Ents – in Lego form. This is how they describe the project:

“Taken from the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, this Lego model displays the epic battle as depicted in the film version of the timeless book. The base of the model is 305 Lego studs(8ft.) in diameter and the tower Orthanc stands 228 Lego Bricks (7ft. 2in.) tall. The battle consist of 23 Ents and 100+ Orcs.”

The Flickr gallery includes 75 photos and two videos, with some crazy-awesome close-ups to show the creators’ imagination and attention to detail. Definitely worth a click-through.

Last March of the Ents lego project - Ent aflame

Last March of the Ents lego project - Treebeard with Merry & Pippin

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November 24

Geeky Gingerbread Xmas Tree Decoration

Seeing as there are now only 30 days till Christmas I reckon that we need some geeky Christmas decoration inspiration.

Where better to start that with some Tree decorations?

Claire (maxxev on Craftster) has started already by making some amazing geek gingerbread men.

Made by painting up a pre-made gingerbread shape with under-glaze, she is currently waiting to get them glazed and fired.

From super heroes to Star Trek she is a true geek crafter and well worth a look.

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November 20

Happy (Belated) Wookiee Life Day!

Wookie Life day family photo

I am a lifelong Star Wars fan – I have a picture of my brother and I sitting on our couch in our sweatshirts with Star Wars iron-ons on them, after seeing the first/fourth movie in the theaters (the aforementioned photo is not the same as the one pictured above, however).  Thirty-something years later, and I have just learned of the existence of Wookiee Life Day. And I just missed it – it’s celebrated every November 17th.

May the Fourth – definitely heard of it. Revenge of the Fifth – yep, know that one too. But somehow Wookie Life Day slipped by my Death Star radar.

Perhaps it had for you, too? Allow me to educate.

According to TheForce.net, “On November 17, 1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special aired for one time only on CBS in the United States. Featuring an odd story about Chewbacca reuniting with his family to celebrate the Wookiee holiday of Life Day, it has gone on to live in infamy among Star Wars fans. The special includes appearances and strange musical performances from the cast of the original Star Wars movie, as well as Bea Arthur, Art Carney, Harvey Korman, Diahann Carroll, and Jefferson Starship. To no one’s surprise The Star Wars Holiday Special is renowned for its overwhelmingly negative reception. Lucasfilm has never released the Holiday Special to the public after its initial broadcast, but it has lived on through video recordings and sharing among friends.”

Yes, it was that spectacularly bad. Those of you with a strong stomach can watch about 7 minutes of it courtesy of YouTube: Star Wars Holiday Special – “Happy Life Day”. Be forewarned – Princess Leia sings.

But what can you make to properly celebrate Life Day, you ask? Also according to TheForce.net, “All you need is a way to watch The Star Wars Holiday Special and some Crimson Snuggies,” but I’d also suggest a nice fresh batch of Wookiee-ookies. Shayne posted about the Star Wars Cookbook previously, but I was able to track down the actual cookie recipe at StarWarsHolidaySpecial.com.

Wookie-ookies

Then you could serve the wookie-ookies to a whole party of WookSQUEEs and SQUEEwoks, if you can handle the cuteness factor.

WookSQUEE and SQUEEwok party

What about you? Did you do (or make) anything fun for Life Day? Had you heard of Life Day before?

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