Sci-fi month and comic boots

No, that's not a typo in the title - I really do mean comic boots.  I love my comic books and you can't do sci-fi and fantasy without getting them in there somehow.

Now, I have this pair of rather boring black boots that I jus don't wear anymore. I also have some old French comics (Bayard) and Mod Podge.  I cut the comics into individual pictures, covered the back with the Mod Podge and stuck the pictues onto the boot, then covered the front of the picture with more Mod Podge to seal. Leave to dry and easy peasy lemon squeezy you have a new look for some old boots. Plus, if I get bored when I'm out I can do a bit of reading now.

A couple of things. Firstly, you may want to check that the comics you are cutting up are not valuable. I only had a few (enough for the boots at least) and they were in terrible condition anyway. Secondly, test the ink for fastness by smearing some of the Mod Podge over it and letting it dry. You don't want to end up with an inky smearing mess now do you. Thirdly, have fun with them. I wouldn't suggest that they will stand up to heavy wear and tear, but they certainly are a talking when you when them on a night out.

Don't forget, you still have a week to share your sci-fi/geeky/fantasy creations here or on our facebook group for a chance to win crafty vouchers worth real money.

Live long and prosper y'all.

Bex

Star Wars Sunday and another giveaway

Welcome back fellow geeks and today we have another Star Wars project using moulds and this time it's Han Solo encased in carbonite (check on ebay for the mould).

For these, I used liquid Fimo although normal Fimo would work as well. I filled the mould and baked as per the instructions. The liquid Fimo comes out a semi-opaque white, so I added some dark grey paint with a little white to highlight bits. I tried adding some glossy accents to one, but some of the detail was lost so best to avoid that with such a small piece. See, I do these things so you don't have to!

The end result is small enough to make into a pendant which I will give away to one randomly chosen comment made here or on our facebook group during sci-fi month.

By the way, the mould can also be used for chocolate which I also made (don't worry, I have two of these) but the chocolate did not hang around long enough to be photographed!

Anyway, get yourself some moulds and have fun playing with them. Remember we would love to see any of your sci-fi/fantasy/geeky creations and there is a chance to win craft store vouchers if you share your work either on our FB page or you can use this linkup tool

Have a great day and see you soon for more sci-fi madness.

Bex

Star Wars Saturday and a giveaway

Welcome to the next instalment for super sci-fi month, and this time I had to go for Star Wars. This should probably have gone up on May the Fourth but you can't have everything, right?!

Today's little project is a Death Star candle. The best part about it - you don't even need the Force and can destroy it with just a match.

Now, you're going to need some equipment for this - namely a Star Wars Death Star mould. You can pick them up for a couple of quid from ebay, as long as you're prepared for a long wait for them to come from a galaxy far, far away (aka China), or a little more if you want them a little closer to home.

If you're into candle making or want to give it a try then there are loads of helpful instructions out there on the web and this is not the post you are looking for. If you're like me and don't have all these things, then just take an existing candle, grate the wax into a pyrex jug and put the jug into a pan of simmering water until the wax melts.  The mould comes with a little hole at the top which you can carefully pour the wax into until it's full. I used the wick from the candle and put it through the hole whilst the wax was still molten, then chill until it's set. As this mould is spherical just trim a little off the bottom so that it stands up and that's it.

Looks much better in real life but my camera and I do not play nicely together, and looks great lit up.

I also think you can use this mould to make soap and bath bombs - o many ays to destroy the Death Star :)

The giveaway bit - leave a comment here or in our facebook group for a chance to win your own handmade candle, plus don't forget to show us your own sci-fi/fantasy creations for a chance to win some craft store vouchers. This is the address for the Linky tool

Back tomorrow with another little post and until then, may the Force be with you.

Bex

Scifi month is nearly here... the excitement builds. or is that just me?

So here are some of the details we've been promising,
Allegedly May is a big month in the scifi world, you have May the force forth, at the beginning and international towel day (HHGTTG) & discworld/Terry Pratchett day on the 25th. To help celebrate these events and just the month of May in general, every weekend one of us Weirdies will be posting something with a nod to the genre.

I'm sure we can come up with plenty to pique your interest, with something for everyone from a hardcore fan to someone with no scooby at all, and even more thrilling than the usual odd (or is that odd usual?) give away we will also be running a challenge with
real life crafty vouchers to be won!!! 

To be in with a chance to win we want to see any sci-fi* related things you've made, post them to our FB page or link up to the new inlinks tool any time between 12.01am May 4th and 11.59pm May 30th, and we'll announce a winner on May 30th.
*Rules:
It has to have something 'other worldly' whether that be mermaids, monsters, mythical creatures, be it star wars to star trek and everything in between, general fantasy, space related, vampires, steampunk, superheroes or just generally geeky - in the true spirit of the genre everyone is welcome..

You can either play along with us and have a go at something we've inspired you to create or even show us something you've already made...but as to what you make - the sky is no longer the limit.

Come join the fun and stay shiny

Jas x

enough said for now... talk about a teaser. :)