Pokemon earbud holder 1
We are going crazy with the Pokemon crafts.   It seems that lately it’s the only thing that interests Wonder Boy, and I do try to make things that he’d be interested in.   When I saw a tutorial for making Perler Bead earbud holders in the shape of a cookie on […]

How to make a Perler Bead Pokemon Earbud Holder

Gengar Perler Bead Pattern
Here’s a fairly simple Gengar Perler Bead pattern.  Wonder Boy made it because Gengar is his favorite Pokemon.   He even made the eyes and smile with glow in the dark Perler Beads. If you are looking for a simple pokeball pattern to go with Gengar, check out these rainbow […]

Perler Bead Gengar from Pokemon

Minecraft-Christmas-Ornaments 16
We love making glitter ornaments.  They looks so beautiful and sparkly on the tree.   This year we decided to add a little geek to our creations by turning them into Minecraft glitter ornaments.   Before we began we decided which Minecraft objects to put on our ornaments.   There are so […]

How to Make Minecraft Glitter Ornaments

Captain America Funko Pop by a fountain 1
If you are a fan of Marvel comics, this Captain America Funko Pop is a perfect addition to your collection. For me, on the other hand, eh,  I’m not a fan of Captain America.   I never have been.  In fact, when I saw the first Captain America movie I (brace […]

Captain America Funko Pop

DIY-Glitter-Ornaments 5
If you are looking for an easy and fun craft project to do with your kids around Christmas, look no further. These glitter ornaments were a hit, and Ohhhh My Gawd, they were so easy. Seriously, my 2 minions and I made 24 of them in a time span of […]

How to Make Easy Glitter Ornaments with Floor Wax

Perler bead lightsabers
Perler bead lightsabers are easy to make and easy to customize with your own colors and hilt design.   A perfect Perler bead creation for Star Wars fans.  Consider using glow in the dark Perler beads for the center of the lightsaber to add a little fun.   We did […]

Perler Bead Lightsabers

Chewbacca Funko Pop
With the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story right around the corner, I thought it was time to show off at least one of my Star Wars Funko Pop. Funko and Disney have done a great job of releasing Star Wars Pops, and I’ve done a great job […]

Chewbacca Funko Pop

Wear and Tear on Sharpie mug. 8
If you’ve spent more than 5 minutes on Pinterest, I’m sure you’ve seen at least one DIY Sharpie mug.  What a super cool idea, you draw on a mug with a Sharpie, you bake it…Voila!   A wonderful customized mug with your child’s artwork to keep for all eternity.  From the […]

Easy to make DIY Kawaii Anime Sharpie Mug

Kermit Funko Pop
My Kermit Story Being a child of the seventies, the Muppet Show was a staple in my house. I loved watching the antics of the frantic stage manage Kermit as he tried to wrangle all the crazy members of the Muppet Theater variety show.  It’s no wonder I love my […]

Kermit Funko Pop

Polymer clay pokeballs 8
In my house Pokemon is huge.  We’ve got hundreds of playing cards, an army of Pikachu plushies, dvds with the anime, more video games than I could count, and many MANY of the manga.  So when Wonder Boy wanted to start playing with polymer clay, I wanted to start with […]

How to Make polymer clay Pokeballs with Fimo

Perler Bead Fireflower from Mario
This pattern for a Nintendo fireflower could also be used to make an iceflower sprite.  Two or three shades of blue instead of the red, yellow and orange.   It’s two patterns for the price of one. You might also like this 8-bit Mario Perler Bead pattern.  Of course you can’t […]

Perler Bead Fireflower from Super Mario

DIY Legend of Zelda Perler Bead nightlight 1
In my house we love Perler Beads.  They are so much fun!  Little plastic beads that are placed on a peg board then fused together with heat.  Serious fun, and seriously perfect for any geeky family to make all kinds of 8 bit creations.   But what happens to the […]

Perler Bead DIY Nightlight : Legend of Zelda

8-bit Mario Perler bead pattern 1
This Perler Bead 8-bit Mario pattern can be changed to a Luigi pattern by simply using green Perler Beads instead of red. You might also like this Fireflower Perler or Goomba Bead pattern.

Perler Bead 8-bit Mario

Disney's Stitch 626 Funko Pop at the park
Even though they are 5 years apart, each of the kids has had an obsession with Lilo and Stitch at one point in their lives.   For both of them their favorite character was the lovable genetic mutation Stitch.  So of course, we have a Stitch Funko Pop in our collection. […]

Stitch Funko Pop

Jawa Star Wars Funko Pop 1
I’d like to introduce you to my Jawa Funko Pop.  Oh my word, in my house we love Funko Pop.   They are the perfect toy for collecting.  They are inexpensive, compact, and the company is based in America.  PLUS, there are so many different Pops to collect.  They have licenses […]

Jawa Funko Pop