The Art of Creating Fake Armor One of the things I love about GiSHwhes (the greatest internet scavenger hunt the world has ever seen) is that it challenges me to…
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Working on the Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds costume for my daughter. I made the helmet out of sheets of felt and some old plastic sunglass lenses.
Sock Monkey Hat Last year while participating in GISHWHES (the greatest internet scavenger hunt the world has ever known) it was pointed out to me that I lacked a basic…
Today is AMOK, the Annual Melee of Kindness. Go forth and perform random acts of kindness. Even if all you do today is avoid being mean, you will make the…
Getting Inspiration From Kids (or what to do when you have cabin fever) We were homebound for a week during the winter break. Cabin fever was setting in. When…
Making a Quote Print As a librarian, I am sometimes overwhelmed by discarded books, books that no one wants, that no one has looked at in more than five years.…
I made a pikachu costume for my son. I used a hoodie pattern as the base, and added ears tipped with brown cloth. The hood is lined, but I left…
Home-made felt gifts I had a blast making things after reading the book “Big Little Felt Universe” by Jeanette Lin. I made a hammer and a slice of cake from…
Home-made skeleton costume Materials: glow-in-the-dark fabric paint (optional) black thermal underwear your child’s size sheets of white felt- (I used 5) needle and thread, pins For mask- white flannel, a…
I knitted these wristlets using a free Lion brand pattern. I also made a skirt for my daughter’s costume. To make this skirt, I folded over a 45…
