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DIY

Do Try This At Home

It Might Be Easier to Make a Real Jabba the Hutt Than to Make These Jabba the Hutt Cookies

The reward is definitely better when you make the cookies, though. And to be fair, Mike at Semiswet Designs is pretty upfront about the difficulty of this particular tutorial. I’ll just have to admire them in their visual form.

Previously in Star Wars

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The World Doesn't End Because the Doctor Dances

If You Smash a TARDIS Piñata, Does it Make a Candy Crack in the Universe?

And on the other side of that candy crack, is there a Candy Kingdom? Because I want to go to there.

Mostlymade’s TARDIS piñata features a hatch on the bottom and a pullstring, just in case you don’t want to smash up your lovingly made TARDIS piñata and don’t care that you’re completely ignoring everything cool about piñatas (blindfolded violence) and also the opportunity to restage Van Gogh’s exploding TARDIS painting with candy instead of fire. Here’s the making-of of this cardboard construction.

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om nom nom

Yes, Perfect: Pokéball Layer Cakes

This is how they got those Pokémon to like living in tiny balls. They were portals to a dimension of pure cake. Instructions here.

Previously in Cake

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Do Try This At Home

How to Make Your Own Cosy Portal Pajamas, for Curling Up Next to Your Companion Cube

Rachael at Instructables is really on to something here, with a simple pattern for making your own Chell jammies out of a few yards of orange and white fleece. Check out some in progress pictures behind the jump, and then head over to Instructables to see the whole how-to!

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: A Dinosaur Dating Sim

Short and sweet, Jurassic Heart is definitely worth five surreal minutes of your time. (The Daily Dot)

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Model Rocket of the Day: Actually Not a Rocket; Actually a Vibrator

There’s an argument to be made that all vibrators count as “do it yourself projects,” but this vibrator (which Google Translate insists is called the Hyper Dash rotor) really is a do it yourself project. See, it comes in a bunch of separate plastic pieces waiting to be cut out of plastic trusses, just like that model Gundam you’re so proud of. Observe:

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May The Force Be With You

DIY R2-D2 Heels

Need I say more? Tutorial by Mikeasaurus at Instructables.

Previously in Shoes

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Do Try This At Home

How to Make Your Own Combustible Lemons (Warning: Lemons do Not Actually Combust)

So you have this boss. And he’s been having a rough time, I mean, he’s always been kind of… volatile, but these days even his beloved secretary can’t keep him from emotional outbursts in front of his staff. And now he’s asked you to make him exploding lemons. So you do. Guy’s got enough on his plate, and, in any case, he’s working for the good of all of us.

Except the ones who are dead.

(DIY Portal 2 Lemon Grenade Tutorial by Epbot.)

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Do Try This At Home

How to Make Your Own Batgirl Tights

Geeklicious has a DIY tights tutorial that, while time consuming and potentially messy, clearly produces beautiful results. Sounds like an activity best paired with a judicious afternoon of Random Dungeons. You can find the complete instructions and list of supplies right here.

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Excelsior!

DIY Carol Danvers Supersuit Sweater

We’re big fans of Carol Danvers (she goes by the name Captain Marvel these days) and, yes, we also love her new costume design, prominently featuring Captain Marvel’s iconic eight-pointed star. White Hot Room has a quick tutorial on how to make your own cozy Captain Marvel sweater that explains precisely how to apply the star to any two-toned top. As post author Lin puts it: “Colourblocking is still hanging out with the cool kids,” so there’s plenty of places to acquire your red and blue base.

Find out how to do it here!

Previously in Captain Marvel

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