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bonniegrrl:



I always enjoy making puppets. Perhaps it's the kid in me who never grew up. I secretly wanted to get lost on Sesame Street and stay there. In fact, my mom used to wake me up as a child with a Kermit puppet so I imagine that's why I'm drawn to making toys that have a bit more life in them.

The more puppets I make for Starwars.com, the more I realize that at some point I need to put on a puppet show. Maybe like Punch & Princess Leia? Perhaps if I can get enough of you to make Star Wars puppets, we can do a flash mob puppet show at Comic-Con? Who's in?

Either way, I hope you crafty kids, Star Wars fans and amateur puppeteers out there have fun with my latest craft!

General Grievous Finger Puppet
(via Starwars.com)

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Photos by Heather Leah Kennedy
Bed by Kayla Kromer
Words by Bonnie Burton

When we first found out about the Force-tastic Millennium Falcon bed made by fan and artist Kayla Kromer, we had to know more.

We asked Kayla -- who happens to be a 1st grade teacher hailing from Austin, Texas -- why she made a bed fit for every Star Wars who has ever dreamt over co-piloting the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.

Why did you decide to make that awesome Millennium Falcon bed?

I mostly like to have fun, and I like making things. The original idea was to make a Death Star bed, but my idea was too big to execute in my room. But the idea of doing something spacey stuck.

What materials did you use?

The bed is a '70s round mattress. The sides, cockpit and triangular pieces are foam. The comforter is a down comforter my mom donated. The duvet and everything is covered in gray flannel. The sheets are just white sheets modded for a circular mattress. I used a variety of fabric paints for the detail work.

Read the full interview here:
Inside the Millennium Falcon Bed
(via Official Star Wars Blog)

bonniegrrl:



Decking the halls with boughs of holly isn't the only way to have fun celebrating the Christmas holiday.
Hang traditional mistletoe with this easy-to-make felt TIE fighter I created for Starwars.com.

Learn how to make one here:
Mistle-TIE Fighter Holiday Craft
(via Starwars.com)

bonniegrrl:


This skit makes me wish Monty Python had made a full-length sci-fi film.

bonniegrrl:


And this is why I love Craig Ferguson.

maliciastarling, posting in janowrimo:

 Who's with me?!

• Any ideas for JaNo '10?
• Are you itching to get back to writing since NaNo?
• Do you think you'll fail and thus don't want to try?

If you can answer yes to just one of those questions you should do JaNo '10 :)

At the very least comment and tell me why you can't, thanks.

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