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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DIY Party Yoda Shirt

November 4, 2015May 4, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 10 Comments

Never mind the mere 7 weeks until Christmas. Today, there are exactly 6 months until May the Fourth!! So maybe a “Happy May the Fourth be with You and a half” is in order…

This made me realize that there are patterns and downloads we promised to post, and just never got to. So lets try to get through our backlog, shall we! And since we are already talking about May 4th, lets start with another one of our popular “May the Fourth be with You Party” shirt designs.

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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2015August 19, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 5 Comments

We are ready for Trick-or-Treating!

We made the R2-D2 costume for #1 a few years ago, and it now fits our son perfectly…. which made the choice for the other characters obvious. Click here for more photos from our shoot 2 weeks ago.

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These ARE the Droids I was Looking for!

October 28, 2015August 19, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 16 Comments

The Big Reveal!
M4P 2015 DIY Star Wars Costumes: C-3PO and R2-D2.

C-3PO and R2-D2 are just like our kids. They fight, argue, bicker, they insult and occasionally even kick each other… Don’t believe me? Here are some side-by-side comparisons from A New Hope, and our house.

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Silly Mommy, Tricks (-or-Treat) is for Kids!

October 23, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 4 Comments

Since I am a kid at heart, I figured I am allowed to enjoy trick-or-treating as much as the kids do. But I don’t dress up. Well, I don’t dress up MUCH.

The trick is to dress up enough to reinforce the theme, but not so much that you take the focus away from the little ones…

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The Littlest Nerfherder (DIY Han Solo Holster)

October 21, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 1 Comment

Without a good holster, your blaster might get stuck, and then Greedo will shoot first…and we all know how terrible THAT would be. (DON’T get me started!)

With the exception of the holster, Han Solo’s costume was probably the simplest Star Wars costume we have made to date. It was done in a just a few hours. The holster on the other hand took some tinkering – but worth it, it is what makes Han’s costume cool!

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