Portal Video Game Birthday Party!

 Portal Video Game Birthday Party! Have you played Portal or Portal 2? They are big hits in my family...so we did a combined birthday party for my brother and son. Portal themed.  I must confess, I haven't played the game. I like video games...but I like crafting geekery more. I used block posters (it's free) to make a big GladOS picture of a drawing I just took off the internet...so don't copy me!  Hung it on the wall with painters tape. My printer is out of ink, so the ink was light green. I outlined the entire thing with black sharpie markers.  We made some Aperture Science motivational posters, because we can. Complete with Cave Johnson.  For the backdrop, I cut 2 inch strips of plastic table cloths...  And we pulled them gently...down both edges...  to look puffy, like propulsion, repulsion and compulsion gel!  And hung them with command hooks. Just used silhouettes of the portals and mounted them on cardst...

DIY Portal Gun!

 DIY Portal Gun! About 4 months ago, my son asked me to make him a portal gun. I looked it up and saw this:  So, it felt a little overwhelming at first. Then I walked through the dollar store and found the perfect pieces to make this!  I used a waste basket and a chubby wiffle bat! Cut the basket with a hobby knife cut little bits at a time until it fits around the bat.  Then use E6000 glue and glue the bat inside the basket.  Let it dry completely.  Then add a curl of the waste basket to the other end. I tacked it in place with a couple of very small screws. Next, black pipecleaners and a small drill bit.  Drill holes and thread the pipe cleaners through. Twist them around to look like wires and pincers.  I had my silhouette Cameo cut out the Aperture Science logo and weeded the vinyl. I lightly sanded the waste basket to make the vinyl adhere a little better. Then peeled off the transfer tape. Perfect! T...