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Deadpool Cookies!

February 19, 2016 by Jamie Satterwaite Leave a Comment

Deadpool Cookies!

I have always been a huge fan of Deadpool, so when the test footage was leaked 2014 I was completely over the moon! Now that the movie is finally out I have decided to make up a batch of fun Deadpool Cookies! Deadpool Cookies! …

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Free Nerdy Printables! In Our Home Printables!

February 17, 2016 by Jamie Satterwaite 2 Comments

Free Nerdy Printables! In Our Home Printables!

It is Wednesday, which means that it is time to share some more free printables! This week I am sharing 3 Free Nerdy Printables! Each file comes with a black background and a white background.
Free Nerdy Printable!s In Our Home Printables!

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Doctor Who Gift Ideas

November 19, 2015 by Jamie Satterwaite Leave a Comment

Doctor Who Gift Ideas

Doctor Who Gift Ideas

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Fun Star Wars Gift Ideas!

November 18, 2015 by Jamie Satterwaite Leave a Comment

Fun Star Wars Gift Ideas!

Fun Star Wars Gift Ideas!

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DIY Superhero Shoes! Comic Book Craft!

August 10, 2015 by Jamie Satterwaite 3 Comments

DIY Superhero Shoes!

DIY Superhero Shoes!

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you know that I am a HUGE Superhero fan! From my Wall of Awesome in my office, to my collection of T-shirts, they are just a part of my life! With all of my decor and shirts, I decided that I wanted to give a plain pair of shoes and give them a Superhero flair!

DIY Superhero shoes

You can use almost anything to make them, and any character you love. I used napkins to create these shoes, but you can use things like wrapping paper or even images printed off the Internet. Or, if you can stomach the thought of it, you can even use actual comic books. I could not bring myself to cut up any of my comic books, so this was the next best option.

DIY Superhero shoes

I already have a few other characters that I have in mind for my next pair. With canvas shoes only around $5 a pair, I can fill my closet up with Super Hero awesomeness! Plus, I have yet to come across a cool pair of Comic book inspired shoes, so why not just make my own!

Learn how I made them in the video below!

DIY Superhero Shoes

What character would you turn into a cool pair of Superhero Shoes?

 

Filed Under: DIY, Fashion Tagged With: Comics, nerdy

DIY Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer | Nerdy Crafts!

July 7, 2015 by Jamie Satterwaite 3 Comments

DIY Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer | Nerdy Crafts!

I am a bit of a Star Wars fan… okay I am a BIG Star Wars fan! This past week we have been watching the entire Star Wars Saga because our kiddos have never seen the movies. I am happy to say that they love the movies as much as Hubby and I do! So, because I can’t deck out my entire kitchen in Star Wars, I decided to do a Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer!

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer

It is not perfect, but I absolutely LOVE IT! If you do not have a cutting machine like a Silhouette, you can always check out Ebay for small decals as well! If you do have a machine, I just goggled Star Wars Silhouttes to find what I wanted and transferred the images to my software to cut.

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer

My Kitchen Aid has seen some better days, it does get a work out after all. It is actually the only appliance that I keep out on my counter top all the time. My other kitchen appliances only get pulled out from the deep dark caverns of the cabinets when I need them and then right back they go when I am done using them. So, the first step in making this Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer is to make sure you mixer is clean! Scrub it down to make sure there are no oils or crumbs to be found.

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer

I then mapped out where I wanted my decals to be and measured the areas so I knew what sizes I needed to cut. I did this before deciding on what I was actually going to put on the mixer, so things changed a little.

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer

I decided to put Bobba Fett as the main decal because he is one of our favorite characters from the movie. Before I cut anything though, I printed everything in the sizes I measured to make sure they would fit.

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer bobba fett

Then, it was time to cut and weed. You will notice a blank area on one side of my mixer, that is because I wanted to put R2D2 there, but ummm…. He is not an easy thing to weed with all of the details and such a small size. I plan on going back in and putting C3PO there when I get more black vinyl.

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer

After I was happy with the vinyl cut outs, I placed them on my mixer. There are a few bubbles in Bobba Fetts helmet, but I am okay with that. If there are an excessive amount of bubbles you can smooth them out with a burnishing tool.

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer

For the quotes I downloaded a font from DaFont.com called Star Jedi. They are actually one of my favorite parts of this project.

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer side 1

As you can see, I am fond of the Dark Side of the Force, Darth Vader really does get a bad rap. But, I had to include the X Wing in because it is a pretty awesome ship!

Star Wars Themed Kitchen Aid Mixer final top

Of course, my mixer was not the only thing that got a make over. I had to give my crock pot a taste of the dark side too!

DIY Star Wars Crock Pot

Be sure to grab our Free Star Wars Printables too!

Free Star Wars Printables with a Coffee Theme!

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DIY Mario Shelves | Nerdy Crafts!

July 3, 2015 by Jamie Satterwaite Leave a Comment

DIY Mario Shelves | Nerdy Crafts!

These DIY Mario Shelves are the perfect nerdy craft for that geek or gamer in your life!

DIY Mario Shelves | Nerdy Crafts!

If you have been around for a while, chances are you already know that I am a big nerd. I love classic video games and comic books and have started to slowly transform my boring old office into a geek and gamer paradise. It is still my office and still functional, but I figure if I have to be stuck in here most of the day, I might as well have fun things that I love around me.

DIY Mario Shelves | Nerdy Crafts!! This is an easy DIY that is perfect for that geek or gamer in your life!

It all started with this Goomba… I found him and knew he had to be mine! My Donkey Kong shelves that I made a few weeks ago where already full, so I figured I would make him a new home where he felt comfortable!

DIY Mario Shelves | Nerdy Crafts!! This is an easy DIY that is perfect for that geek or gamer in your life!

So, of course I needed to bring in Mario and Princess Peach to keep him company! These shelves were really inexpensive to make, since I already had the paint on hand all I needed to do was figure out what to build them out of.

DIY Mario Shelves | Nerdy Crafts!! This is an easy DIY that is perfect for that geek or gamer in your life!

I chose to use cardboard boxes that I found at my local craft store, they were cheap and the prefect square shape for this nerdy craft! Check out the video below for a full list of items and to see how I made them!

Here is a copy of the Question mark you will need for this project! Just make sure to adjust the size to your boxes!

question mark

Right click and save to your computer!

Who is your favorite video game character?

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DIY Earbud Holder |DIY Minecraft and DIY Deadpool!

May 28, 2015 by Jamie Satterwaite Leave a Comment

DIY Earbud Holder |DIY Minecraft and DIY Deadpool!

DIY Minecraft and DIY Deadpool

Summer is hear, which means my headphones travel with me to the beach, the pool and, in general, everywhere! I keep a pair in the garage for when I am doing yard work, so they get a lot of abuse. To help reduce my stress of trying to untangle them EVERY time I need them, I decided it was time to make some DIY earbud holders. Since I was at it, I made a pair for everyone in the house. My hubby have already fought over the DIY Deadpool  one, we are both huge fans of Deadpool. The kiddos made some DIY Mincraft ones, of course a DIY Creeps and a DIY Golden Steve. And just for fun I made a DIY Watermelon one, it is summer after all!

DIY Earbud Holder |DIY Minecraft and DIY Deadpool!

To make them I used Perler beads, which can be found in pretty much any craft section. I purchased a kit that came with the beads, peg board and the special ironing paper. For under $10 I made 4 earbud holders, and have about a million beads left over for future crafts.

Other items you will need is a hot glue gun and iron.

To make the DIY Deadpool I used the round peg board with the black and red beads. You will have a total 4 pieces that you will then glue together to create the ear bud holder.

DIY Earbud Holder |DIY Minecraft and DIY Deadpool!For the larger pieces, I started in the center of a round peg board and made a row of red beads that was 11 beads wide.

I then created the circle in red and filled it all in with black beads. For one of the main pieces, you will remove 3 beads from each side, this is where your earbuds will hook in to keep them secure.

The smaller internal pieces are just a circle that is 5 beads wide, with this one I removed 1 bead from both sides on both pieces. After you have ironed them so that they are melted together, hot glue each piece together, making sure the notches are lined up!

DIY Earbud Holder |DIY Minecraft and DIY Deadpool!

Golden Steve was a little bit more detailed, but you will use a square peg board and will have a total of 10 rows.

Row 1: 3 yellow, 1 white, 6 yellow

Row 2: 2 yellow, 4 white, 2 yellow, 1 white, 1 yellow

Row 3: 3 yellow, 2 white, 5 yellow

Row 4: 4 yellow, 1 white, 5 yellow

Row 5: 10 yellow

Row 6: 2 tan, 1 white, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 tan, 1 blue, 1 white, 2 tan

Row 7: 3 empty, 1 tan, 2 brown, 1 tan, 3 empty (only on one side, the other side the empty space will be filled with tan)

Row 8: 3 tan, 1 brown, 2 tan, 1 brown, 3 tan

Row 9: 3 tan, 4 brown, 3 tan

Row 10: 10 tan

DIY Earbud Holder |DIY Minecraft and DIY Deadpool!

Poor Steve got a little deformed, but the kiddos still loved him anyway. For the center create a 5×5 square and remove 1 peg from each side for both. Iron and glue together!

Want to learn some tips and trick on how to make this process easier? Check out how I made the Creeper in the video below!

What character are you going to try making?

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Filed Under: DIY, For the Home, Kid Friendly Tagged With: Comics, Minecraft, nerdy

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