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    Cosplay Costumes - My Life - Paint Techniques - Tutorials

    Slave Leia Costume Pattern Part 1: The Gold Skirt Plates

    February 5, 2024 - By Candy Keane

    I've made over a hundred Slave Leia costumes over the years that have ended up on TV, in a movie, lots of magazines and two documentaries. And now that I no longer make them for sale, I'm sharing my patterns and tutorials on how to make the iconic costume for yourself.

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    Help Kids Create Wall Worthy Art with Stencils

    February 16, 2020 - By Candy Keane

    Kids love to display their artwork, but usually it’s just temporarily stuck to the fridge for a while. Here’s how to use stencils and a piece of wood to help your child create wall worthy art you can hang anywhere. As long as they can hold a painting utensil or sponge, then they should be able to transfer paint onto the prepared stencil surface and have it result in something nice enough to actually hang on your wall! *Post sponsored by Stencil Revolution Making Easy Art with Stencils We recently took advantage of a cold rainy afternoon to do an…

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    Cosplay Tutorial: Changing the Color of Leather, Pleather and PVC

    June 30, 2018 - By Candy Keane

    This is an easy way to change the color of any vinyl, leather, pleather or PVC shoe or material with a type of spray paint you find in an auto store. The spray is made for changing the color of car seats, so it's made to soak in and stay flexible. This is different than dying leather, which is good if you have a light color leather. But if you have something black and you want it red, this is the technique you need.

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