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Legend of Zelda Link Cosplay with Hylian Shield + Master Sword DIY

Legend of Zelda Link Cosplay with Hylian Shield + Master Sword DIY In our home we absolutely love Legend of Zelda. We love all things Nintendo, but Link is our favorite. When my son was 5 or so, he asked me to make him a Link costume that he could wear around the house and yard.  He was thrilled with the green tunic and pointy hat I sewed in just a few minutes.  He still loves Link and wore this fun cosplay to a local Fandom Convention. He got so much attention, pictures taken and hugs! We made the outfit a couple years ago, and there's a full post on that here.   In 2019 year he wanted to improve on the sword and shield...essentially upgrade from a wooden shield and sword to the Hylian Shield and the Master Sword. Supplies Needed for Hylian Shield and Master Sword: Plywood/jigsaw Paint/paintbrushes Freezer Paper Cricut Iron Stencil Brush Begin by making the shield out of scrap wood in the garage and a jigsaw.  Paint it blue with some acrylic craft paint. ...

Legend of Zelda's It's dangerous to go alone 8-bit Link Shirt DIY

Products in post received from Nintendo and Cricut Affiliate links included #ad #sponsored  Legend of Zelda's It's dangerous to go alone 8-bit Link Shirt DIY Legend of Zelda is one of my favorite games of my childhood.  Maybe because the Nintendo cartridge was GOLD and looked so special...or maybe because of the amazing 8-bit graphics.  I loved it, in fact, my son and I played the original game together this year when he was sick.  We beat the both quest phases...with some map help from Google.  How did we do it when we were young?  I received products from Cricut and Nintendo that I feature in this post.  Cricut Affiliate links included. I was lucky enough to attend a Nintendo event for local bloggers last week and had to make everyone a shirt to wear for the event.  Check out my shirt here .  Nintendo showed us the newest handheld device, the 2DSXL and gave me one at the end of the night...it's mine, but I share with my kids. ...