2 Princess Leia Perler Pixel Patterns

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 1 Comment

I have mentioned this before, but it deserves repeating: Star Wars is a “chick flick.”

It has love, romance, a smart and beautiful heroine, a scruffy nerfherder with a heart of gold, confused family dynamics, romantic tension, and did I mention LOVE? …. It just also happens to have a bunch space stuff. (They just disguised it as a guy flick – so we can get our dates and hubbies to watch something WE want to watch for once.)
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Really, it was NOT a Star Wars Wedding!

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

…or at least is was 95% Star Wars free! (That is probably not the answer our friends would give you if you asked them about the wedding, but it is nevertheless true!) Since Valentine’s is coming up, I thought it would be appropriate to get a little personal here, and share a few details about our special day.
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Princess Leia IS a Disney Princess! (DIY Princess Leia Costume)

February 11, 2015October 14, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 10 Comments

DIY Princess Leia Costume. Check out all our other Star Wars costumes on our blog! #princessleia #starwars #starwarsparty #maythefourthbewithyou #starwarsbirthday #starwarscostume #halloweencostume #leia #r2d2 #cosplay maythefourthbewithyoupartyblog.com

At barely 2, our daughter was invited to her very first dress-up princess birthday party. Obviously she had to go as Princess Leia. Luckily for me, she didn’t know what a Disney princess was yet, so there were no objections. Now of course Princess Leia IS a Disney princess, so parents don’t have to feel guilty amusing themselves at the expense of their young children’s happiness… This costume was the first one I made by hand. Due to poor time management, I only had an afternoon to do the whole thing (the party was that evening). So it was a mad dash to JoAnn’s, then a flurry of fabric and yarn flying for the next few hours.

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Coolest T-shirts Around

January 15, 2015November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 4 Comments

People are always wearing cool T-shirts to our M4Ps. But, I have to admit I always enjoy the homemade ones the most. (I also like the DIY costumes the best too. It is just so much fun seeing what people can make with some duct-tape, foam, spray pain, fabric and lots of imagination)

Amy, artist extraordinaire, designed, and made her custom shirts. (She is an illustrator, designers, crafter and just all around amazing artist – you should check her other work out here: amyblandford.com. It will TOTALLY blow you away)

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ssssshhhhhh, it’s a secret!

November 28, 2014November 2, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

Black Friday! GAAAAH! Many of us are not quite ready to start thinking about Christmas shopping yet. But just in case you are a planner, and want some tips on what to give your wife or girlfriend, here is the post for you.

…I am going to assume that you have already bought the jewelry, decided against the vacuum cleaner, and just need something little extra, something personal and fun. Something that either A. shows you want to support her interests, or B. want to gently nudge her towards yours…

If it is B and she does not looooove Star Wars (I know, that happens!), she should still appreciate these nice, decidedly NON-traditional designs from welovefine.com.