So my journey with Kanan has been long. But as the characters face their trials so must I. And sometimes moving forward means learning to see things differently and starting over. So here we go. It all starts with references. So once again I pulled from everything available for Kanan’s new look. Luckily it wasn’t… Continue reading Rogue Rebels Costume Journey: Kanan Jarrus, Part 3
So… This made my dad curse when he took a bite. To be honest I thought he was overreacting… but then I remembered that he doesn’t eat much pulled pork without having it be disgustingly oily. Okay so Freddie’s story in this recipe was how his wife lets him do what he wants to, video… Continue reading Mastering the Art of Kanan Cooking: Holy $#!% Pulled Pork
Hey! What’s up! It’s me Lizzy! This recipe was scary to do okay. Just tiny pieces of sizzling oil coming at you is frightening! Also I almost burned down the kitchen while frying these brussel…. sprouts. People were telling me “Just put more sprouts you’re being so slow doing three at a time!” Oh yeah… Continue reading Mastering the Art of Kanan Cooking: Fried Brussel Sprouts
So after Lizzy had been our fearless leader for a bit, she decided she’d rather be the artist. And Liz was ready to take her place as our Phoenix Leader! The Switch So while it was pretty easy for a growing Lizzy to inherit a Sabine Wren costume it didn’t quite work the other way… Continue reading Rogue Rebels Costume Journey: Hera Syndulla, Part 2
The pilot and leader of the Ghost crew Hera Syndulla. As the story goes this costume first fell to Lizzy. When we were building this costume we basically only had this. Gathering References So with basically one reference point, we put together our plans. Our list came together fairly simply. Lekku Yellow/Orange overalls brown boots… Continue reading Rogue Rebels Costume Journey: Hera Syndulla, Part 1
Hello again! It’s Lizzy, blah blah, blah… So, I did this recipe a long… long time ago (in galaxy far, far away) when we had a Star Wars Rebels night with some guests. It was the first episode of season 2. The nachos were so delicious that we FINISHED the nachos before I could even… Continue reading Mastering the Art of Kanan Cooking: Fight Night Nachos
It’s April 15th 2017. We stand backstage watching the Star Wars Rebels panel on a monitor although it’s taking place 20 feet from us. We are all excited to hear Filoni and the cast talk about what we’ve seen… but we’re even more excited to hear about what’s coming. We watch, and wait. We hear… Continue reading Star Wars Rebels, The Rogue Rebels, Celebrations, and Memories…
One of my favorite things to do at Star Wars Celebration Orlando (or any other convention) is to watch Star Wars fans sporting their costumes. In Orlando I couldn’t help but to be captivated by several female fans’ costumes. Yeah, there were amazing looking boy costumes like this one: …but when I look at female… Continue reading #StrongWithTheForceIsTheNewPretty
It’s over. We’re exhausted, excited, tired, and so sad it’s over. We saw old friends, met new ones, and shared our 4 days with thousands of other Star Wars fans. We saw so much and missed even more. I shared the experience with my wife and kids. Axel got to meet fans of his Ezra… Continue reading The Rogue Rebels Favorite Memories From Star Wars Celebration Orlando
So we’ve been working on this costume for years. And while we keep working to perfect it, it keeps evolving. But there’s one iconic piece of this costume that I’ve wanted to get just right for a long time. A perfect Sabine Wren helmet. Our original was a Mandalorian Arsenal which was made before the… Continue reading Rogue Rebels Costume Journey: Sabine Wren, Part 3
The Rogue Rebels 