Is there Crying at Star Wars?

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

2 weeks ago, we talked about Star Wars movie preparedness. The movie premiers tomorrow, and I wanted to mention one last thing: You’ll probably need tissues!

The fact that there is a new movie coming out is pretty emotional for a lot of people. And I vividly remember the day, 3 years ago when it was announced that Disney bought Star Wars…

The Hubby was working really late, and I had already turned in. Around 2 am, I was forcefully awakend by loud thumps, red flashing lights and my bed shaking. As you can imagine, being woken up like that was terrifying… a lot of really horrible scenarios involving breaking of doors, kidnapped children, robbers (or worse) and police flashed through my mind.

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Captain Phasma Perler Pixel Pattern

December 14, 2015December 16, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

Not having seen the Force Awakens yet, it is a bit silly to have a favorite character. But still, I do – Captain Phasma. I of course don’t know anything about her, but just the same she is my fave.

What is not to like? She is 6′ 3″ tall, clad in armor and has a totally non-apologetic swagger. Come to think of it, that sounds a lot like another of my favorite TV characters, Brienne of Tarth of Game of Thrones. And of course that is not a coincidence. Gwendoline Christie has become the Amazon of choice, and has become sort of a “patron saint” to us geek girls 6 ft and taller.

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DIY Stormtrooper Christmas Shirt

December 9, 2015May 4, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 9 Comments

Today is Day 2 of “M4P Mom’s Star Wars in Santa Hats” week. (or as she says it in Swedish, Star Wars i Tomtehattar.)

The patterns can of course be used for a lot of things other than T-shirts. I can see these patters being used for silk screens on a variety of different materials, or printed out and used as Christmas gift tags (or even Christmas cards – despite what my mom says). If I had an embroidery sewing machine, I would totally embroider these on tote bags, or kitchen towels. Feel free to send me your ideas – and PLEASE send me your pictures!

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The Force Awakens Stormtrooper Perler Pixel Pattern

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 2 Comments

For a year now, there has been an ongoing argument at our house. Not about finances, or who should clean up after dinner, but about stormtrooper helmets.

I like the original ones. They are iconic, classic and everyone knows what they look like. The hubby likes the new ones. His first comment after he saw the teaser a year ago, was “I have to get a new helmet!” I, of course disagreed.

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‘Tis the Season for Star Wars Bling

November 20, 2015November 22, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

My hubby is nothing, if not a thoughtful man. Why else would he get me the new Game of Thrones season set, EVERY year for my birthday…. Why else would he happily enable my Star Wars Lego Mini-fig habit? Why on earth would he rewire all our Internet cables in the house so we, I mean I, could get caught up on Breaking Bad on Netflix before the last season started on TV, if it wasn’t out of love for me?

And if giving your wife the complete series set of Battlestar Galactica “just because,” isn’t romantic, then I don’t know what is…

Well, maybe Star Wars Jewelry…

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Fortunately, we made a Bib! (DIY Bib Fortuna Bib)

November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

There are bad guys, and there are scary, snarly, nightmare inducing guys. Bib Fortuna always gave me the creeps more than any other character…. I think even more than Darth Maul.

This creates an interesting dilemma when making children’s clothing… On the one hand there is the opportunity to use a pun like Bib, on the other hand you don’t want to scar your young child for life.

(and yes, in case you are wondering, we are not quite done with the candy yet. …so 1 last post about Bib… See Monday’s post)
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