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Star Wars Lightsaber Photoshop Tutorial

by MattG On May 26, 2020 0 Comment

A little bit of Photoshop work to add lightsaber effects into toy or costuming photographs..

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Staying Safe and Positive

by MattG On March 23, 2020 0 Comment

With COVID-19 news and updates changing day to day, and even hour to hour, it’s..

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Star Wars Inspiration Board DIY

by Anaria Zar-Rel On January 23, 2020 0 Comment

This Star Wars inspiration board DIY is a project I have wanted to make for..

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In Carrie’s Words

by Anaria Zar-Rel On October 21, 2019 0 Comment

Today is October 21st here in NZ – Carrie Fisher’s birthday. Instead of dwelling on..

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The Mandalorian Trailer Reactions

by MattG On August 24, 2019 0 Comment

The trailer for The Mandalorian, which will be debuting on the Disney+ streaming service, was..

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Galaxy’s Edge Ronto Wraps Recipe

by MattG On June 28, 2019 0 Comment

Living the Star Wars life, we try to add a little bit of Star Wars..

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Happy Birthday George Lucas!

by Anaria Zar-Rel On May 14, 2019 0 Comment

Happy Birthday George Lucas! As the creator of Star Wars, George has a special place..

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Staying Safe and Positive ⭐️ ⠀ ⠀ With news

Staying Safe and Positive ⭐️ ⠀
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With news and updates changing day to day, and even hour to hour, it’s important to stay safe and be kind. It’s also important, as we progress to increasing levels of self isolation, to hold onto the positive things than can help with anxiety. Our hobbies can be a haven as we stay at home and change the way we fill our time. ⠀
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As Star Wars fans, our family is focusing on activities that we can do at home. As well as continuing to enjoy our favourite Star Wars video games and books, we also plan to take the time to feature some of our treasured collectibles and memories on our blog. ⠀
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May The Force Be With You ⭐️

Black Series 6” IG-88 ⠀ ⠀ A recent birthday

Black Series 6” IG-88 ⠀
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A recent birthday gift, and a very welcome addition to my IG-88 focus collection. ⠀
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This particular figure is from the Hasbro bubble-carded Archive line, and it has great articulation and level of detail. ⠀
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With the level of exposure that IG-11 has given to this series of droids in The Mandalorian, my appreciation for the original bounty hunter has increased even more ⭐️

Battlefront Darktrooper ⭐️ ⠀ ⠀ We love the

Battlefront Darktrooper ⭐️ ⠀
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We love the original Star Wars Battlefront games - and still enjoy playing instant action games on the weekends. ⠀
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Darktroopers were one of my favourite classes to play, and they look cool too. ⠀
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It is so much fun to wear unique armour from a video game we love so much. ⠀
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What’s your favourite class to play in Star Wars Battlefront? ⭐️

The Chronicles of Riddick ⭐️⠀ ⠀ #FallForCo

The Chronicles of Riddick ⭐️⠀
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#FallForCostume 2019 Instagram challenge hosted by @redthreaded Day 31 - Endings ⠀
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As I’m sure most costumers can relate, I have a few costume projects that have been put aside for one reason or another, waiting to be finished someday. ⠀
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This Riddick costume is an odd one out from my stash, in that I’m pretty certain I’ll never finish it. ⠀
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I got this far before I ran out of time for DragonCon 2009 - made the shirt, arm guards and shoulder harness, and finished it off with store-bought boots, pants and belt. ⠀
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The reason this will never get finished? We now own a real Vin Diesel screen used Riddick costume! Doesn’t seem much point to keep sewing the rest of this version, when it could never compare to the real one we have ⭐️

Stormtrooper TK944 ⭐️⠀ ⠀ #FallForCostume 2

Stormtrooper TK944 ⭐️⠀
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#FallForCostume 2019 Instagram challenge hosted by @redthreaded Day 30 - Beginnings ⠀
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The beginning of our love of costumes - Matt’s first costume, Star Wars stormtrooper armour. ⠀
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He bought it from the US in 2001, and joined the @official501st that same year. ⠀
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A few years later, I made my first costume, a Jedi Knight. We soon found each other through our shared love of Star Wars, collecting, and costuming. ⠀
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Passions we still share to this day, after 12 years of marriage and still going strong ❤️

Necromongers 🖤⠀ ⠀ #FallForCostume 2019 Inst

Necromongers 🖤⠀
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#FallForCostume 2019 Instagram challenge hosted by @redthreaded Day 29 - Spooky ⠀
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The ‘spookiest’ costumes we own - screen used Necromonger captain and convert costumes from The Chronicles Of Riddick. ⠀
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We bought these from @prop_store back in 2005, our first ‘couple cosplay’ - it was so exciting to own costumes from the first film we ever saw together. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
I’ve worn my Necromonger convert costume several times, at different conventions around the world - but Matt’s captain costume won’t fit in a suitcase, so we wear them together at local conventions 🖤

Padme’ Amidala on Naboo 💛💗💜 ⠀ ⠀ #Fa

Padme’ Amidala on Naboo 💛💗💜 ⠀
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#FallForCostume 2019 Instagram challenge hosted by @redthreaded Day 28 - Romantic ⠀
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In 2006 Matt and I traveled across the world to visit the Star Wars AOTC filming location in Italy. ⠀
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Two weeks before the trip I had the crazy idea to make Padme’s lake dress, with my very basic sewing skills. ⠀
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No pattern, drafted the dress with bedsheets wrapped around me, and used fabric paint... but I think it worked out okay. ⠀
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The best part - Matt surprised me by proposing in the spot Anakin and Padme’ were married 💕

Batman and the Joker 🃏⠀ ⠀ #FallForCostume 2

Batman and the Joker 🃏⠀
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#FallForCostume 2019 Instagram challenge hosted by @redthreaded Day 27 - Purple⠀
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I made our Harley Quinn and Joker costumes for @armageddonexponz Auckland 2007, as HQ co-creator Bruce Timm was a guest. ⠀
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A good friend wore his Batman costume that year as well, so we got some fun group photos. ⠀
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Matt’s costume was inspired by the animated series, with the Joker voiced by Mark Hamill - this was a year before ‘The Dark Knight’ film was released, so Joker costumes weren’t as common back then 🃏