Yearly Archives: 2017

We really went crazy with sensory bottles over spring break.  They are so easy to make, and the results are astonishing.  Today I’m going to show you how to make 2 different oil and water sensory bottles.   If oil and water sensory bottles aren’t your thing, check out our […]

How to a Make Oil and Water Sensory Bottles

DIY tie dye eggs
One of my favorite parts of Easter is dying and decorating the eggs.  Every year we do one dozen eggs with a kit from the store and we decorate another dozen eggs in some creatively funky way.  This year we went with tie dye eggs.   This isn’t the first […]

How To Tie Dye Eggs With A Paper Towel

Perler Bead sensory bottle
If you’re a fan of crafting with Perler Beads you know that one of the biggest appeals of them is their ability to transform into anything.   If you want to make a lightsaber, you make a Perler Bead lightsaber.  When you want to make a Pokeball, you can transform them […]

Glow in the Dark Perler Bead Sensory Bottle

Gravity Falls Crafts
A few weeks ago I shared with you our awesome Navi in a bottle made from Perler Beads.  At the time, Wonder Boy also came up with the idea to make a 3D Perler Bead Journal 3 and suspend it in a mason jar.   I’ve again teamed up with […]

Gravity Falls Crafts: Floating Perler Bead Journal 3

D&D sensory bottle
It was pretty laid back spring break this year.  We took on the HUGE project of painting Paige’s room, spent some quality time with the Nintendo Switch, and learned how to play Dungeons and Dragons.   I use the term “learned” very loosely since even though we are playing, I’m not […]

DIY Dungeons and Dragons Dice Sensory Bottle

Perler Bead Demon Eye
From time to time Wonder Boy and I play Terraria.   It’s a 2 dimensional sandbox game.    You get to explore the land and battle fierce creature.  You even can do some crafting and building.   If you aren’t familiar with Terraria, think Minecraft, except in 2D.    We make […]

Perler Bead Demon Eye From Terraria

Where to find Perler Patterns 8
It doesn’t matter if you are new to Perler Beads or have been doing them for years, finding Perler Bead patterns to use for your projects can sometimes be a challenge.   Sometimes you just want inspiration to create your own masterpiece, and other times you want to easily re-create […]

10 Best Places To Find Perler Bead Patterns

Funko Pop Dancing Groot
For a character of so few words, I have to say that Groot is one of my favorites from the Guardians of the Galaxy movie.  Wonder Boy loved him and just HAD to have his own Dancing Groot Funko Pop.   With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 coming out […]

Dancing Groot Funko Pop

Funko Pop Rocket Raccoon
With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 coming out in May, it was time for us to update our Funko Pop collection.  Enter Rocket Raccoon Funko Pop.  Our whole family agrees that he was the funniest character in the first movie so he was a must have in our collection. […]

Rocket Raccoon Funko Pop

Mickey Mouse DIY bookmarks 9
This week I’ve joined up with the amazing group at Geek Blogs Unite to celebrate the happiest place on earth, Disney!   I love Disney!   Yes, I really REALLY do.  I watched The New Mickey Mouse Club as a kid, and I’ve spent several decades collecting everything Donald Duck.  I remember […]

DIY Mickey Mouse Perler Bead Bookmarks

perler bead Navi in a bottle
Hey! Listen!  Are you a Zelda fan who wants to have your own Navi the fairy by your side?  If so, I’ve got the perfect Perler Bead craft for you.  It’s easy, inexpensive, and fun to make.  If you really don’t want a fairy in your jar, you can put […]

Zelda Crafts: Perler Bead DIY Navi in a Bottle

8-bit Mario Star Perler Bead pattern
One of the coolest things about making old school video game sprites is the fact that many of them are so easy.  This Perler Bead Star from Super Mario is no exception.  If you are looking for other Perler Bead patterns from the Mario world, check out the links below. […]

Perler Bead Star From Super Mario

Malcolm Merlyn Funko Pop
Last year I started watching Arrow.  I didn’t really expect much from it, I figured it was another silly superhero show.  I was glad to be proven wrong.  Every aspect of the television series enthralled me, and I was an instant fan    As a Funko collector, I wanted the Pops […]

Malcolm Merlyn Funko Pop: 2016 SDCC Exclusive

pool noodle lightsaber tutorial 2
If you didn’t know, I love Star Wars.  It is my number one fandom.   I’m always trying to get the kids to enjoy it as much as me.  They both like it, but not to my insane level of Star Wars fandom.  That being said, any time they show interest […]

Pool Noodle Lightsaber Tutorial

Perler-Bead-pen-review 1
Take a look at what we got!   It’s a Perler Bead Pen!  We make a lot of Perler Bead creations in our house.  So, when we saw a Perler Bead pen for sale on Amazon I knew we’d have to have one.  I thought I’d do a quick Perler Bead […]

Perler Bead Pen Review: Is It Worth The Money?

Yoshi egg Perler Bead sprite with stand. 1
The other day, Wonder Boy and I were busy making sprites with Perler Beads when I decided I wanted to make a stand for my Yoshi Egg.  I’ve seen many designs where the artist added a stand, so I knew it would be easy to make a Perler Bead stand. […]

How to Make a Perler Bead Stand: Yoshi Egg

Donald Duck Funko Pop
Secret Confession:  I love Donald Duck I’d have to say that Donald Duck was my first fandom.  Forget Mickey or Minnie, I loved the always excitable, completely erratic Donald Duck.   In my room as a child was a huge painting of Donald Duck that my uncle painted for me. […]

Donald Duck Funko Pop

Perler Bead Goomba
I can’t help but loving the evil Goomba from the Mario series of video games.  I mean, come on, he’s a mushroom.  What’s not to love? This is a small Perler Bead pattern that doesn’t take long to make.   It only needs 4 colors: brown, gray, white and black. […]

Perler Bead Goomba from Super Mario

Perler Bead Pokeball box 3
We’ve been busy making 3D perler bead creations again.  I saw this amazing Totoro trinket box on Pinterest and instantly thought we needed one that was shaped like a Pokeball.   I knew it would be simple to make a 3D Perler Bead Pokemon box.  It was, but there were a […]

How to make a 3D Perler Bead Pokemon Box

Funko-Pop-Icon-Generator 5
OMG, look what we found!   A funtastic way Funko yourself.  Funko Japan has a Funko Pop Avatar generator on their website.    This avatar generator has been around for awhile, but I recently found out about it in an amazing Funko Facebook group I’m in.  Everyone in our house has […]

Funko Pop Avatar Generator: Funko Yourself for Fun

Perler Bead Hylian Sword
I promised last time when I posted Wonder Boy’s Hylian Shield that I would find his Perler Bead Hylian Sword. Guess what?  I did!  All I had to do was ask Wonder Boy where it was and he went and got it for me. This Perler Bead Hylian Sword pattern […]

Perler Bead Hylian Sword from Legend of Zelda

Rey Funko Pop Vinyl
If you didn’t know I am a HUGE fan of Star Wars.   Seriously folks, I love Star Wars.  In fact, most of my Funko Pops are Star Wars.   This Rey Funko Pop is one of the many Star Wars Funko I have in my collection. I was so excited when […]

Star Wars Rey Funko Pop

Portal themed ice cream 2
When you are raising a gamer, you just never know what kind of theme they are going to want for their birthday party.  Wonder Boy has chosen easy things like Pokemon, and he’s also chosen more difficult things like Naruto.  So this year when he said he wanted a Portal […]

Hosting the Perfect Portal 2 Party

Zelda Shield Perler Bead Pattern
Wonder Boy is still going crazy for all things Legend of Zelda.   So, I wasn’t surprised when he made this Perler Bead Hylian Shield. The pattern is so simple, it only took him a few minutes to put it together.   He also made a sword, but I just […]

Perler Bead Hylian Shield from Legend of Zelda

Iron Man Funko Pop
For this week’s Funko fun photography I took Iron Man off the shelf and brought him to the park. This classic Iron Man Funko Pop was released in 2011, and is still being made today.  I haven’t seen him at the store lately, but he is readily available online.   […]

Iron Man Funko Pop