BB-8 Perler Pixel Pattern

November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

The first batch of the M4P The Force Awakens Perler Pixel Patterns are done! #1 and I have completed 9 designs, so that will keep us posting The Force Awakens patterns on our “Pixel Mondays” until the end of the year. And I would think that once we see the movie, we will want to create a few more. I am especially interested in Lupita Nyong’o’s and Andy Serkis’ motion capture characters.

#1 had been looking forward to making BB-8 for months, so it was the first one we completed. It seems to be a good one to start with, here as well.
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Bib Fortuna Perler Pixel Pattern

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

I know Halloween is done and over with. But I am thinking, if I keep the “scary” up for a few more days, I can justify continuing eating the kids’ Halloween candy… So today I am sharing the pattern for the Star Wars character that gives me the most creeps… Bib Fortuna.
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X-Wing Perler Bead Coaster

October 26, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 1 Comment

Seeing the new trailer, I am itching to make patterns of The Force Awakens characters. I am hoping to have the 5 new core characters designed and posted before the movie opens up – so stay tuned! In the meantime, here is one of the ships that is used in The Force Awakens, as well as the original movies.

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Lando Calrissian Perler Bead Coaster

October 19, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

There is no one as smooth as Lando. He is by far the best ladies man in Star Wars. Obi-Wan is a too much like our dad. Qui-Gon, nice, but, honestly, a bit boring. Mace is cool, but dangerous. Han is pretty rough around the edges. And Luke is, well, our brother. Lando, however, is the guy who one would want to take home and introduce to mom, AND at the same time the one that will make all your female friends swoon with jealousy.
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Count Dooku Perler Bead Coaster

October 13, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

Most of us geeks of course know Christopher Lee as a pivotal character in two of the most popular movie series of all time (Count Dooku in Star Wars, and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings/Hobbit). But like most casual fans, I had no idea his list of accomplishments was so much more extensive. In fact it reads like notes for a movie script: War, spies, blood, love, Hollywood and… heavy metal.
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General Grievous Perler Bead Coaster

October 5, 2015October 19, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

In the midst of all the terror, there is something tragic and vulnerable about General Grievous.

Despite being such a fearsome villain, we can’t help but feel sorry for him. The credit has to go his designer Warren Fu. When Grievous was introduced to us in Episode III, we really didn’t know much about Grievous’ back story. Later, in the canon, we of course find out that his transformation was triggered by the death of his dear (female) friend Ronderu lij Kummar. However, through Fu’s choice of making Grievous’ chest cavity open (and heart exposed), we feel that loss and humanity, without knowing anything about him. We get a sense of vulnerability, in a way entirely unexpected of a Jedi-killing cyborg.

That back story also foretells Anakin’s descent into darkness. Here is George Lucas’ take on who Grievous is…

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