FOE & Tell: Hoopy Froods, Sock-Hopping Tribbles, & Gondor Calls For Aid

It's been too long since I shared some of my favorite FOE finds! (That's Fans of Epbot, btw, a fan-run Facebook group.) I find new favorites all the time, but it takes me a while to compile everything, and then John hunts down everyone a month or two later to ask for their permission to share here. So prepare to ooh and ahh, laugh a bit, and of course judge me for how old some of theses posts are. ;p

 Bahaha! Yes, yes she does.

(Psst, Erin, next you should "accidentally" send her a jetpack and some steampunk clothes!)

*****

When Kelli found an adorable little whale statue at OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware, I think?), she knew EXACTLY what to do:

... name him Arthur and put a tiny pot of petunias on his head.

(The little flowers are from Michael's.)

This is a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference, in case you're lost. I highly recommend reading the books if you haven't! And I know it's been a while since Kelli posted this on FOE, but if any of you happen to see this whale sometime, please, grab it for me! I'll pay you back. See, I'm turning 42 next year, and, well... NEED.

Which reminds me, Shanda just inspired one of my next Cricut projects:

Now there's a hoopy frood who really knows where her towel is. Bravo, Shanda!

*****

Warning: after you see this next post from Morgen you may have to fight some Extreme Crafting Urges:

A few details: 

 

 Eeeeee!! C'mon, who else wants to make tiny dioramas on tiny golf ball planets now, ala The Little Prince? ::raises both hands:: I hope you're displaying this under a little glass cloche, Morgen; I feel like that would set it off beautifully.

*****

Megan and her friends made their own Star Trek Sock Hop dresses, and I can't handle the cute:

The tribble headbands, y'all. And the tribble rings!! Ded.

(You can follow all three ladies on IG for more cosplay here, here,& here!)

*****

Rachel and her daughters made a whole gallery of melted crayon art after my tutorial, and they're all incredible:

I have so many favorites: Yoda! Tangled! Kiki! And I really like the smaller splatters, like on Kiki; gives it even more of a watercolor feel. Super, super cool.

Then Cora & Dyan used both the positive and negative of their stencil to make two different Castiel pieces!

How clever is this?!

Here's a larger version of the left one, because I'm digging that rainbow tie:

*****

Hey, want to see some magical Harry Potter crafts by your fellow FOE? 

Ooooooof course you do.

First, this hair clip is a keeper:

I have all the grabby hands over here, Jennifer. All of them.

Then Jennifer managed to top herself by replicating a piece of the wall in Diagon Alley!

This... this is genius. Especially since there are so many fantastic wall advertisements in Diagon Alley! Now I wish I'd saved the scraps of brick paneling from back when we overhauled our steampunk room. In fact, I may go rooting through the garage, see if I can find any.

 *****

FOE has a crafty gift-exchange program called QUACK, and during the deadline month the group is flooded with photos of everyone opening up their handmade gifts. It's one of my favorite times on FOE - and they've had 7 rounds so far! Anyway, here's Cristina showing off her QUACK made by fellow FOE Katie:

Again, SO CLEVER. I love the idea of layering 3D objects in a frame like this, and of course the lights are the best part!

*****

I know I've been especially craft-focused this batch, but I promise I love all the other posts, too: the bad jokes and memes and stories, the little triumphs and silly polls and everything in-between. In fact, I'll end with one of my favorite stories ever shared on FOE, and I'm so happy Jim said I could share:

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS. Some people live their entire lives waiting for a story like this. Bahahaha!

I hope these gave you a smile, and reminds you that whether you're in FOE or not, you've got a geeky family out here.

Today John and I are off to Tampa again, this time for Tampa Bay Comic-Con. We'll be there all weekend taking photos and video, so if you're there and see us wandering, please say hi!

*******

Btw, over on my Amazon store front I have a bunch of lists of some of my favorite things, including one that's all Harry Potter pretties like these:

From John's Hufflepuff wallet (which he adores) to a bunch of our everyday decor items (those metal coasters are AMAZEBALLS), there's a little of everything. 

Or, if you're not into Potter, you can browse my other lists for fun geek toys, housewares, our favorite tools, and more. Look for the comment bubbles to read my reviews!