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Even if you've never heard of Star Wars, odds are that you at least recognize this adorable little face. I don't know what it is about the little green nugget that makes him so adorable or appealing but he is and I just can't get enough of him. I actually started up a folder of all the memes I've found over the last few weeks and it's quickly surpassing all of my other albums. I guess none of you who follow me will be the least bit surprised that I decided to make my own as well as his original...

I am absolutely obsessed with this new Netflix animated series. I don't remember the last time I was so taken with a story to the point that I went back and watched it 7 or 8 times. Now I'm seeking out the inspirations and considering a crazy costume build. My favorite so far is Sonnie's Edge, and you can find the short story on which it was based here. Although, I suggest you watch the flick first and see what kind of questions it makes you ask yourself. The short story is slightly different but also weaves more information into...

Woooohooo! We made it to day 31! Even though there were some stressful moments where I forgot I hadn't updated the blog post or rushed to the deadline to get something finished, it was really great to push myself to both write and make. Sometimes it's easy to get into a funk and I find that just doing something, anything, no matter how simple, is the key to getting back into the swing of things. I hope you enjoyed following or crafting along and that you picked up a trick or two along the way. Celebrate today by posting a...

Sometimes your project is in need of details and carving or etching is just the thing to finish it properly. Given that it's the day before Halloween, doing this to a pumpkin seemed apropos! My original plan was to do this on one of reusable craft pumpkins but we got a great deal on a sizeable pumpkin at Aldi so I'll be elbow deep in it's guts tonight! Below you'll also find a few videos and instructables on carving other common prop mediums.  

Oftentimes we tend to get very comfortable in a particular material niche, be it thermoplastics, fabric, resin, or whatever. One of my goals for Proptober was to try and get people working with materials that are out of their comfort zone and I'd argue that wood is not one of the more common materials used in prop fabrication. However, there are many makers out there that really excel with this material. WoodChuck makes amazing replica weapons and there are any number of others who use wood in their builds.   For today I'm going to enable you to make your...