Category: DIY

This summer’s Be the Artist series asks the question, “But is it art?” Ok, where do I even begin to talk about the Tiki culture and its popular style movement in the mid-twentieth century? There’s the fashion! There’s the food and drinks! There’s the décor, and there are the destination attractions, books and movies. There […]

The remnants of winter are slowly fading away, spring is here, and the blossoms are in full bloom. In many places, even in my own desert city, cherry, apple, plum, and other blossoming trees are one of the most beautiful sights to remind us of the new season. These blossoming trees even played a part […]

Last week, I present four mini and prop creators my family loves when it comes down to 3D printing for cosplay props, and tabletop gaming minis/terrain. Our list does not end with those four, however, as discovering cool new creators is truly a never-ending quest. This week, I would like to add five more creators […]

Setting up a 3D printer for the first time is pretty exciting, and if you’re anything like us, your first prints as you started to learn the ropes were likely some test items or free files that you found from a place like Thingiverse. While there are totally some very cool offerings that way, sooner […]

With Tim Burton’s Wednesday streaming in late 2022—and M3GAN hitting theaters in 2023—this could be the Valentine’s Day for the creepy, cool girls. Let’s celebrate them, in all their eeriness, over the next two weeks by turning some ordinary and inexpensive heart-shaped boxes into darker, spookier gifts for whatever you want to celebrate this February: […]

This month, Studio Ghibli collaborated with Lucasfilm for a short and sweet hand-drawn surprise, Zen – Grogu and the Dust Bunnies. The small piece was directed by Katsuya Kondo, who directed Studio Ghibli favorites like Kiki’s Delivery Service, and was accompanied by the music of Ludwig Göransson who did The Mandalorian score. There is no […]

This Halloween, we finally decided to purchase some full-sized plastic skeletons. However, we wanted to make sure ours were just a little different than others. Last week I shared how we turned one into my oldest daughter’s favorite book character, Skulduggery Pleasant, but I wanted to be in charge of giving this second bony friend […]

The 2022 Be the Artist series celebrates the art of “toons” and similar fun styles. The Artist: Don Bluth Don Bluth was born in El Paso, Texas in 1937, and later moved to Utah where he spent time doing both farm work and drawing. He even remembered riding a horse into town as child to see […]

Even in the worlds of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, the littlest details can have instantly recognizable meanings. One detail is the recurring brand of tequila, with its elegantly decorated cork, Zafiro Añejo. It is the tequila Gus Fring poisoned to take out Don Eladio. It is the tequila Kim and Jimmy polish off […]

It’s spring break in many places, and gas prices are going crazy in many more.  This means having a staycation and giving your toy cars a Mad Max-style makeover. I have seen a growing number of modelers who have made original models of cars, trucks, and bikes styled after the post-apocalyptic and dieselpunk worlds the […]

If there is one group of beings that know all about hunting, gathering, saving, and hoarding, it is video game characters. From old-school Pac-Man to today’s first-person story-driven games, there is always at least one item we seek to collect. For all those who love their video games, try a “savings container” as a quick […]