Foam Tsum Tsum Castle

Persephanie saw a wooden toy castle at Michael’s that thought it would be a great way to store all her Tsum Tsum toys. And it would double as a playset.

But, we’re not going to spend it on an overpriced toy. We do what we always do, turn it into a weekend project...

Starts out with foam core boards from the dollarstore. And I was too lazy to cut out the castle wall details by hand. The signature “teeth” on top of Medieval castles (aka crenellations). So, I made quick work of them on my table saw with a dado stack. :D

 Measure twice, cut once.

Windows

Hotgluing all the panels together. Cut out the front door too.

Each Tsum Tsum will have their own room

Adding a carrying handle

Of course, any respectable castle has a drawbridge.

And a crest. 

Beanie Boo oven

Persephanie wanted to make an oven. For her Beanie Boos. Ok.

What’s Persephanie Making Now?

This….

Vanellope von Schweetz Cosplay (part 1: the dress)

This is year’s FanExpo/Halloween costume for Persephanie will be Vanellope von Schweetz from the movie, Wreck-it-Ralph. Making the dress here….

The trickiest part of this dress is the pleats

Elastic waist band

Ta da!

Wreck-It-Ralph’s Medal of Heroes

This entire project is 100% scratch build. Using only plastic sheets. Cut and glued with plastic cement.

Skyloft: Ladder

The original design didn't have a ladder to get up to the loft. I wanted a clean profile. Only access was a few rock climbing pegs. Figure it was a good way to "earn" your way into the fort. But, my wife (and everyone else) seemed to have an opinion otherwise. 

The rungs. Painted black to color match.

The steps on the rungs are coated with a paint that was specific to deck paint. I also added a anti-slip powder to the paint. Don't want any accidents when there's water!

The wood of the ladder itself is reclaimed lumber! Yea! Here, I added a grab hold hole. Might as well make it even safer for people. *cough*wife*cough*

Rounded off the edges. Sanded all the surfaces of the ladder. Making sure it was splinter free.

Hiring some help.

Jaden manning the drill with authority.