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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Cosplay Wigs; DIY X-wing Flight Suit


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DIY Luke Skywalker Costume: Orange Flight Suit

Took the week off for Christmas, so didn't work on a requested tutorial, so instead here's a little more of the Luke Skywalker costume I made for my brother last Halloween.

 

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Cosplay Wigs

Cosplay wigs are very important elements of cosplay. A wig is often the costume accessory that can make or break a costume.

 

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Quote of the Week:

"There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream." ~ Rev Run

 


 


AT THE MARKET:
It's another winter market week this Saturday at the Canandaigua market. I'll have some halved squash, stew starters, and beeswax candles for the New Year's Eve morning market.

Canandaigua Winter Market:
Every other Saturday, 10-11AM, November-May
In the parking lot behind the Main St. Byrne Dairy

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Stargate Staff Weapon Tutorial; How to Wrap Clothes


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How to Make a Stargate Staff Weapon

Had a request for a Stargate staff weapon tutorial. This staff is pretty inexpensive to make though it is a bit time consuming.

 

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How to Wrap Clothes Neatly

So after my tutorial on how to wrap presents neatly, I had a request from for how to wrap clothes, so here is that tutorial.

 

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Quote of the Week:

"It is our choices…that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~ Albus Dumbledore

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
No markets this week, but back again next week at the New Year's Eve morning market. Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas :-) 
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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Easy Gift Wrapping Tricks; DIY Luke Skywalker x-wing costume


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DIY Luke Skywalker Costume (x-wing pilot): Chest Box

This is a DIY Luke Skywalker costume tutorial for Luke's x-wing pilot suit.

 

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How to Wrap Presents Neatly

If you're doing the gift wrapping this year, you might be wondering how to wrap presents while still making them look nice and neat, particularly in the area of corners.

 

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Quote of the Week:

"When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream." ~ Paulo Coelho

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
This Saturday at the market I'll have Christmas greenery swags and baskets, stew starters, halved squash, and Star Wars soaps for stocking stuffers!

Canandaigua Winter Market:
Every other Saturday, 10-11AM, November-May
In the parking lot behind the Main St. Byrne Dairy
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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Easy Star Trek Movie Uniform; Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays


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Easy, No-Sew Star Trek Uniform (WOK era)

Had a couple requests for a Wrath of Khan era Star Trek movie uniform tutorial, so here it is.

 

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Is saying Happy Holidays an Attack on Christmas?

Recently there has been a lot of talk about how the phrase "Happy Holidays" is somehow an attack on Christmas, so I thought I'd examine that a bit further.

 

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Quote of the Week:

"The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when they get to know each other." ~ Captain Kirk

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
No farm market this week. Back next week.
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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Boba Fett Helmet Tutorial; Christmas Mason Jar Luminaries


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DIY Boba Fett Costume: Helmet and Gauntlets

So as promised, here is the rest of the requested Boba Fett costume tutorial, the helmet and the gauntlets.

 

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Easy DIY Christmas Mason Jar Luminaries

You can make these simple little Christmas Mason Jar luminaries with stuff you probably already have in your house.

 

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Quote of the Week:


"Imagination is more important than knowledge" ~ Albert Einstein

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
It's another winter market week at the Canandaigua Farmer's market. I'll be back with stew starters, halved squash, my first Christmas greenery swags, and possibly another dried flower wreath (not sure if I can get it done in time, but I'm gonna try). 

Canandaigua Winter Market:
Every other Saturday, 10-11AM, November-May
In the parking lot behind the Main St. Byrne Dairy

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Black Friday Week Card Sale; Boba Fett Armor Tutorial


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Sending this out a bit early this week, since Thanksgiving is tomorrow. And as a little Thanksgiving treat, I have coupon code below for you all to my online card store. I am grateful for all of you, and I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving :-) 

How to Make a Boba Fett Costume: Armor (pepakura-ish)

Had 5 requests for the rest of the Boba Fett costume, so this is for the armor panels and suit.

 

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Thanksgiving Week Card Sale

Well, I've never done a Black Friday type sale, so I thought it might be fun to try this year. Starting Wednesday, November 23rd and going through Wednesday November 30th, use coupon code: 10BLACKFRIDAY to get 10% off your entire … Continue reading

 

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Quote of the Week:

"Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life." ~ Michael Leboeuf

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
No market this week. Back next week.
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Thursday, November 17, 2016

DIY Anakin Scar and Glove; Reusuable Thanksgiving Place Cards


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DIY Anakin Skywalker Costume; Glove and Scar

Here are the other two tutorials for the rest of the Anakin Skywalker costume: the glove he wears over his prosthetic limb, and the scar he had over his eye in Revenge of the Sith.

 

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DIY Reusable Thanksgiving Table Place cards

I made these table place cards with Thanksgiving in mind, but the colors and imagery could easily be altered to accommodate any holiday gathering.

 

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Quote of the Week:

"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things." ~ Louis E. Boone

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
Winter market this Saturday! I'll have halved squash for your Thanksgiving dinner, a few stew starters, a dried flower wreath, and believe it or not even a few fresh sunflowers still!

Canandaigua Winter Market:
Every other Saturday, 10-11AM, November-May
In the parking lot behind the Main St. Byrne Dairy
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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Ice Cream Candles; DIY Anakin Skywalker Costume


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DIY Anakin Skywalker Costume: Tunic and Belt

Had several requests for an Anakin Skywalker costume.

 

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Ice Cream Candles

These ice cream candles look good enough to eat, but are actually just soy wax candles.

 

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Quote of the Week:

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet." ~ James Oppenheim

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
No market this week, back next week.

Canandaigua Winter Market:
Every other Saturday, 10-11AM, November-May
In the parking lot behind the Main St. Byrne Dairy
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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Bat Suit; Han Solo Shirt and Vest


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How to Make a Han Solo Costume: Shirt and Vest

This is part 3 of my Han Solo costume tutorial.

 

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No Sew Bat Man Suit

Last Halloween a friend of my sister's had me make him a Bat Man suit, (not to be confused with a Batman suit.) It was a cute, no-sew idea he had, so I thought I'd share it.

 

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Quote of the Week:

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~ Henry S. Haskins

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
This Saturday is the first day of the Canandaigua winter market. I'll be there with stew starters, pumpkins on a stick, beeswax tapers, and some sunflowers...yes, I said sunflowers. They survived the frost, so I'll actually have a few bunches of those on Saturday.

Canandaigua Winter Market:
Every other Saturday, 10-11AM, November-May
In the parking lot behind the Main St. Byrne Dairy
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Thursday, October 27, 2016

GMO foods; DIY Gimli costume


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I had someone request the rest of the Gimli costume, so I went ahead and posted all the remaining Gimli costume tutorials, instead of spreading them out over several weeks. So you get 3 costume how-to's this week. Hope you all enjoy.

How to Make Gimli's Helmet (Pepakura tutorial)

This is a pepakura tutorial guest filmed and narrated (mostly) by my brother (he's not used to doing this for film, so it got a little long).

 

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How to Make a Gimli Costume Part 2: Bracers, Chain Mail, Belt

This is the rest of the Gimli costume tutorial.

 

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How to Make a Gimli Costume Part 1: The Tunic

The tunic part of the Gimli costume is basically just fabric-covered pellon.

 

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GMO Foods Need to Go Not Grow

Have you ever wondered what's really in your food? GMO foods are a scary view of the future. A few years ago I attended a showing of the documentary The Future of Food. It's something anyone who eats food (therefore … Continue reading

 

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Quote of the Week:

"If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." ~ Tony Robbins

 

 


AT THE MARKET:
The Victor market is officially done for the season, but there's one more Canandaigua market under the pavilion this Saturday (and then we move to the parking lot behind the Byrne dairy the first week in November for the winter market). If it doesn't freeze, I might still have a few flowers, though they're slow to open in the cold weather, so might not be enough to do anything with. I'll also have a fresh batch of beeswax tapers, pumpkins on a stick, flowered gourds and the last of my bittersweet cutting. And since it's the Saturday before Halloween, I'll probably be in costume!

Canandaigua Farmers Market:
Saturdays, 8:30am-12:30pm, June-October
Under the Mill Street Pavilion

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