Tag Archives: holiday

Making the Pinball Machine Costume

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Tina

It has become our tradition of sorts to make costumes that light up and have a coin-operated or vending machine theme. In years past, we have made a a candy machine, a jukebox and a fortune teller. This Halloween was … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Circa 2002

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Joe_Williams

It was 2002 and Sam Raimi’s take on the wall crawling web-head had just been released smashing box office records and forever raising the bar on what to expect from films about costumed crime fighters. I was fired up about … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!!!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Happy New Year from Mrs Crankipants and the rest of the Willceau Illo crew!

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants
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The Truck Mascot Christmas Special

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Private refuse collectors get in the spirit of the season with this Christmas-y truck mascot. Nice wreath, fellas! Merry Christmas!

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A Christmas Carol – 1910

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Thomas Edison presents what is probably the first filmed version of A Christmas Carol.

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Bow Tie Box

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Tina

A bow tie should have it’s own storage box!

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Echo Tote Bag

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Tina

A few weeks back, I went to the fabric store and was immediately drawn to Lotta Jansdotter’s new Echo collection. I chose Spring Buds in mustard, and the aqua Scattered Pods, I thought it would make a terrific tote bag! … Continue reading →

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Aunt Pearl’s Date Cookies

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Tina

Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas will be here before you know it! This is the time of year when I begin to stockpile various cookie doughs in my freezer to bake in the coming weeks. I’ll be posting a few … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants
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Wood Grain Bow Tie

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tina

Another idea of what to do with fabric scraps – make a bow tie! This is my first “clip-on” tie. I had a hard time finding the hardware, so imagine my surprise when I walked into Fleishman’s in Queen Village, … Continue reading →

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Goblin’ Up Cake

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Tina

It certainly wouldn’t be Halloween without a cake to celebrate the occasion! This spider topped beauty is giving me a case of Halloween-orexia! It has all of the necessary components of horror – a jack-o-lantern face, a dismembered arachnid, and … Continue reading →

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Oh, Dem Golden Slippers!

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Happy New Year from Broad Street in South Philly!

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The Geek Cred Holiday Special

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Joe_Williams

In between Christmas and New Year’s still counts as the holidays, right?

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