Halloween Costume Time!!!! Part 2 - Beskar Armor

To continue the EPIC costumes that are the Maldalorian...

Here we have the Armor for Mando primed and painted.  I used Plaid FX Flexible Acrylic Paint on this one.  It really turned out awesome!

Armor Pattern - this pattern is for Boba Fett, but I managed to change it up to look something like Mando's armor.  I used the pattern called "Complete Boba Fett Templates (WizardOfFlight Boba style Mandalorian plates – Downloadable)", should be the first one.

Here is Boba Fett's and Mando's "shirts".  I bought t-shirts from Hobby Lobby (since they are like under $3) and cut them to make something that a 10yr old boy would easily put on or take off!

 

This shoulder armor are my favorite pieces!  The Mandalorian logo is cut from vinyl on my cricut, the Mudhorn is from our new Prusa 3D printer.

All of the armor is attached using E6000 glue.  It does seep thru so be sure to glue it on paper or another surface you don't mind getting sticky.  Also once it's cured (48hrs) it's near impossible to remove!

In the Garage waiting for the glue to dry and cure.

All armor is cut from Black Foam Roll, primed and painted with Acrylic paints.  Fett's logos are all vinyl cut from my cricut.

Be back soon with the helmets and the weapons!

Halloween Costume Time!!!! Part 1 - Helmets

So, I pretend I'm a great customer maker. Like a cosplay level costume maker. I know I'm not.  HOWEVER I feel I'm close and getting better every year!

This year I talked my guys (my son Jake and his friend Liam) into being The Mandalorian (Din Djarin) and Boba Fett. I of course will be Cara Dune. And Liam's sister Missy into being Fennec Shand! It works because Missy's dad loves that character. Long story short, I told them I would make the costumes. This is a HUGE effort, but completely Awesome!

We started off by researching helmet patterns and how to do this thing. We found some excellent resources and got started!

This is Boba Fetts helmet in pieces. 

This is EVA 10mm compact craft foam. 

EVA foam Cutting tutorial - this lady is soooooo funny and super talented, so is her husband!  Enjoy!

Free Mandalorian Helmet Pattern and tutorial.

This took a lot of work to cut! Follow that tutorial if you don't have a bandsaw, and you can do it.  Be patient, have fun!

So, after going to the hardware store for supplies, and lots of dremmel to smooth the edges, I put the helmet together

half way there

Right side done!

ALL together now!!

The best part of this is I get to do it all over again with Mando's helmet!!

So after sanding with a Dremel and adding the extra parts and stuff, we have this

AND after sealing and priming...

And repeating the whole thing, we get Mandos helmet

I actually totally forgot to seal this before priming and you can see the caulk filler difference. So I sealed it it as is and primed it again. MUCH BETTER.

So, next step is painting. We just bought an air brush. Let's hope I can figure that out!!

Wine, Halloween, and other fun cards

Making cards is fun.  They are fun to send, and sending smiles is always a good idea.  I make a lot of cards just for fun to send to the Roadie RAK group on FB, and its a blast!

 I love making cards, especially with wine!  So why not make some cards ABOUT wine!

Ink Road Stamps - Inked Girls Robin

Paper from stash

Copic Markers

Distress ink and a small jar for the rings

At some point in my paper crafting career, I would go to Hobby Lobby and look thru the "dollar bin" and sometimes you would see nice things like clear stamps!  Thats where these came from.  I didn't use them much until now that I stamp and make cards often now, but they are so fun!

Copic Colors and Distress Oxide inks

Blending brushes

Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop Dies

Black cardstock and Bristol paper for ink blending

Again with the cheep Halloween stamps from Hobby Lobby 

Trick or Treat die cut using Cricut and System Fonts

Distress Inks

Sizzix Sequins and Beads Lovestruck

You want some soup?

As a HUGE Star Wars Fan, been one since my Mom took me to see the first one at the ripe ole age of 4 in 1977, I was ecstatic about the Mandalorian Series on Disney+.  I was hooked on the first season, and delighted to show my son as well, and the 2nd season was even better!  Anyway, I just love Grogu!  He's the cutest!!!  So, when I found Ink Road Stamps and saw that they have the child in not 1 but 2 sets, I couldn't wait to order and use them.  She also has a sentiments set for Star Wars.  I had to have that one too.

Speaking of the Mandalorian, my favorite scene from season one was when Mando met Cara Dune, and they fought in the alley evenly matched, and at the height of it, the child walks out of the café with some soup, and watches them.  Mando asks Cara "You want some soup" as the child takes a sip.  Just perfect!  AND, of course there's an image of the child and the soup cup in the stamp set.

Stamps "Baby on Board" Ink Road Stamps

Alphabet stamps for the soup title

AWESOME Star Wars paper from Sandy Lion

Copic markers for coloring

Washi tape

The copics on grogu's robe - E33 and E00 BOTH decided to run out of ink while coloring for these cards!  I use those 2 colors all the time, especially for skin tones and animal fur, and its perfect for this robe.

Since those colors ran out, I had to go to my stash of "cheep alcohol markers" (the black ones) my mom bought off of Wish I think.  They are a little more yellow than brown, but they still work.  I changed up the greens too by adding the other non-copic white markers above.  Those were found at Tuesday Morning, again by my mom.  She spoils me so!

Stamps "Holiday Baby"

Stamps "Droid Please" for the icons

Random paper from stash

Copic colors.

I believe the tree behind Grogu is a Tim Holtz Die

This is the one I did with the other colors.  Not bad!  He really stands out!

Just for the record, my mother bought all sorts of 6x6 paper pads, decided she didn't need them, and gave them to me.  What's funny is she always buys me one when she gets one, so now I have DOUBLE the 6x6 paper pads, mostly Christmas!!

Here's to my Mom for making this post possible!

My Mom and Dad in the wave pool in Fiesta Texas, July 2, 2021

What the Fork?

I have made this card for a friend who needs a pick me up. Going through hard times is so not fun, but getting a fun card always makes me feel better!

Products used:

Distress Ink in cracked pistachio,  peacock feathers, and evergreen bough

Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Random big butterfly die

Kindred Stamps WTF die

Ink Road Stamps Lint Licker Stamp Set

Neenah White Solar White Card Stock

Foiled card stock 

Iridescent sequins in 3 sizes

Glossy Accents 

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle

Gina K Connect liquid glue

I actually tried a technique I just saw on the Jennifer McGuire Ink blog where you use die cuts from White cardstock to lift some color from an inked background.  I didn't like how mine turned out, need practice I guess, but since the die cut butterflies are symmetrical I was able to place the cuts on top of the spaces the technique makes and it looks awesome.

Below is my first attempt.  It was on low quality 110lb cardstock and just didn't look good at all!  The ink did not blend well, or even hold the color well, the white cardstock die cuts lifted well, but I just don't like the ink blending.  Too Splochy!

Trying it again really worked out well, especially since the 2nd one looked better, even if I didn't use it as I hoped to.  That's the fun of making cards, sometimes your vision doesn't play out, but what you end up with is just as if not more beautiful!

Have a great day and thanks for visiting!  Happy Crafting!