3/18/2015 0 Comments Dr Who party: gift box TardisIf you could find a perfectly rectangle box, you could just gussy it right on up to make a tardis, but I had to make my own. They came out a little wonky, but it's just a novelty to pass out to a kid who's gonna toss it. I weighed everything down with books until dry. Then I folded the boxes up to paint them. I did several layers of paint to give it a dimensional look, using light blue, royal blue, and purple. Once they were dry I laid them flat again. I copied the parts of the Tardis I wanted to print and paste, and made enough "police box" strips to cover all four sides of each box. Using a sharpie, I roughly drew boxes and lines for details on the door (3 instead of 4 so I didn't have to scrunch). Once I glued all the strips and posters and windows on, I weighed it down with books again until dry. Then I glued and taped the bottom flap in so it would be stable. I doubt anyone needs the step by step, so I'm not really putting much thought into what I've written. BUT AREN'T THEY PRETTY?? 💓😇😍😘💗 They turned out better than I would have guessed. We stuffed them with stickers, rubber balls, laser fingers, glow sticks. I made a little "journal of impossible things" for each one, which was totally under appreciated. Lol
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3/9/2015 0 Comments Dalek costumeThis is how the Dalek costume turned out. It was surprisingly difficult to get a picture of. 2/27/2015 0 Comments Dr Who party: napkin ringsInspired by/copied from ... Some days weebly doesn't let me copy-paste text, so I give up on giving credit. Here's a pic. Google it yourself: I tried to use their information without reading anything, so it might have been explained. I copied the image, changed the text in photo shop, and it was way too big. I adjusted the size and tried again, but it's still a bit big. Oh well. I've been cutting them out slowly while I watch tv. Roll Glue Blam. Done. 2/17/2015 0 Comments Dr Who party: banner2/17/2015 0 Comments Printed bottom platesThis was another Pinterest idea. It was a bit of a fail, since once the glue dried some of the pictures fell off. I used a half water, half elmers mixture, so if I had used a different glue it may have worked better. But enough of the plates stayed fine and met their purpose. I also was running low on printer ink, which was a bummer. Oh well. These could be done with any kind of image. 2/17/2015 0 Comments Dr who party: invitationsThis was another un-original idea, inspired by Pinterest finds. Here's three very similar versions you can buy from etsy or wherever, as we speak (probably): Here's my version. I found a tardis in a Google image search, and photo shopped it into this baby here: The printed section is one piece, which I meticulously cut out.* The doors fold to have color on front and back. I used rubber cement between the door fold,, then wedged the whole thing in a book to get it to dry flat. Once it was dry, I rubber cemented the back to a large sheet of poster board, and placed a book on top to weigh it down. (Could have used card stock or any firm paper. Just for stiffness). Then I cut it out a second time, being careful to get as close to the door hinge as possible without severing it.We found a pack of royal blue envelopes at Walmart for around $2.60. Bada-bing, bada-boom! Invites done.** Now for pretty photo instructions so there's no need to read this last paragraph: I've been meaning to upload the file, but it's on my "good intentions" list. I'll get around to it eventually. *i never cut anything too meticulously. I cut corners wherever possible. **and by that I mean 4 hours later. 2/10/2015 1 Comment Dr who party: wall artI wanted to have a cluster of picture frames behind the couch, but had been procrastinating since I knew it meant going on a hunt for pictures. But with the party coming up and trying to get the house prepared for guests, on top of knowing I wanted quotes displayed for decoration, the two just magically meshed together. The result being a magical medely of prettiness that's difficult to photograph. Most of the frames were purchased at the dollar store. I painted them with the extra teal blue that I used in my kitchen cabinets, which was originally $8 from Home Depot (it's shitty chalky paint. But who cares). Here's some of the art I found from my google image searches. I can't pay tribute to the original creators, since that's been lost to the internets. Much of the point was for quote art, and to save my printer the ink and to personalize it, I used some brand new pretty gel pens to draw up a few things. I'll make a new post for that. This is already a bit rambling. Also, that awesome 3D fez art. 2/10/2015 0 Comments Dr who party: wall art fezThe inspiration for this came from this with the discovery that a few of my frames had their glass broken in the move. Now, I think that you can never have too many frames, and despite having a full box of non broken frames remaining, I felt it had to be put to use. (My husband would disagree). So for your viewing and nerding pleasure, I present to you one of my only original ideas, the three dimensional fez wall art: How gorgeous. How dashing. Can't you just picture having one of your own? You may "ooo" and "ahhh" now. So without further ado, and to the best of my ability, I shall attempt to describe how you can create your own lovely little thing. I started with a square of muslin, or any fabric will do. I used a trapezoid of red felt and two thin elongated half circle type pieces. I also had red regular thread. And gold embroidery floss for the tassel. You'd also need an oz of batting or other filling. From here on out I'll attempt the instructions in a doodle. Good luck. 2/10/2015 0 Comments Dr Who party: doodle artOriginals Followed by My versions I had fun re copying whoevers artwork. Thank you, mystery people. It was nice to get some doodles in. P.s. I'm not sure how I managed to get blurry pictures, but it doesn't seem worth going back and fixing. You get the gist of it. (I can even take them out of the frames and get proper pictures if anyone cares. I'll assume not). 12/25/2014 0 Comments Dr who bikeThe bike has several flaws, but they're not noticeable unless I point them out. My daughter seems to like it, so I'm happy! |
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