Well I'll be off tomorrow to celebrate the holidays with family, but before I left I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever it is you celebrate this time of year. May you all have safe travels and lots of fun with friends and family! See you when I get back!
I did not make any of these videos, but enjoyed watching them!
Inkworks has released a new set of trading cards for Supernatural...A Christmas one!
From Inworks:
Celebrate the holidays with this unique boxed set, featuring Jared Padalecki as Sam and Jensen Ackles as Dean from the Season Three episode, "A Very Supernatural Christmas!"
Each boxed set features a striking 7-card foil set, PLUS one of two randomly-inserted exclusive Pieceworks® cards.
Each foil box is sequentially numbered and has a suggested retail price of only $24.95. 2,500 boxes are available worldwide.
In these tough times money is tight and morale is low, so why not cheer up your best fanboy or girl with these easy to make gifts based on your favorite shows?
1. Anatomy Jane: The Paper Doll Version
That’s right, remember paper dolls? Back in the day before virtual “Twinky dolls”, we had real paper cut-outs ,with real tabs, that really fell off when you tried to send your paper girl to the paper mall with her paper boy. Inspired by this season’s Grey’s Anatomy episode “Life During Wartime”, this is the perfect gift for anyone! From five-year-olds with depressed doctor mothers, to your average therapy-hating residents, this gift is easy to make and educational too.
Supplies: Paper. Colored pencils. Scissors.
Instructions:
1. Visit the Popular Human Body Printables for your choice of immune system, anatomy, or the five senses.
2. Start cutting. (Don’t forget the tabs! May need slits in doll for smaller organs.)
3. Print all systems for maximum dressup fun!
(Note: Will need to print at least two. One to gut, one to cut. Requires the ability to draw legs and face yourself.)
2. EMF Detector
Inspired by Sam Winchester’s own walkman-turned-EMF detector, here’s a way to make your own!
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Description:
This lovely circuit is a real gem! Easy to assemble and more sensitive than many commercial devices available. It's based around an LF351 low-noise operational amplifier and a 1mF choke acting as the sensor. Unlike most other simple EMF detectors, this one has a meter output for accurate reading, but alternatively, you can also roughly estimate the frequency of the field by plugging in headphones. It can detect any field from 50Hz to 100kHz, making it highly versatile and a worthwhile addition to any hobbyist's workbench.
Or for proper Supernatural instructions, please call Dean Winchester for his brother's number: 1-866-907-3235. (Update: The number has been disabled due to phone being destroyed.)
3. Pie-Hole inspired Pies
Who doesn’t like pie around the holidays? Inspired by Ned’s own famous Pushing Daisies Pie-Hole recipes, this one’s a treat sure to make even the most agoraphobic aunts venture a trip outside!
Ned's Four-berry Pie
For the Filling:
•3 cups blueberries (fresh are best)
•1 cup blackberries or boysenberries
•1 cup raspberries
•1 cup cranberries
•2 tablespoons of butter
•1 teaspoon of cinnamon
•2/3 cup flour
•1-2 cups sugar
For the Crust:
•2 cups of flour
•2/3 cup, plus 1 tablespoon shortening
•1 teaspoon salt
•1 tablespoon sugar
•1/4 cup of ice water
1. Make the Crust
2. Combine flour, salt, and sugar. Mix with a fork. Add shortening and mix with a pastry blender or a fork until well combined. Add ice water and mix lightly with a fork until dough is able to be formed into a ball. Spray pie pan lightly with a non-stick cooking spray. Use approximately half of the dough to form the bottom crust and the remainder for the top crust.
3. Make the Pie:
4. Preheat oven to 425°F.
5. Mix flour, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Mix all berries in a separate bowl. Add half of the dry ingredients with the berries.
6. Place a layer of berry mixture in pie pan and top with part of the remaining dry ingredients, continue until all berries and dry ingredients are used.
7. Dot the top with butter. Top with crust. Brush top crust lightly with water and sprinkle with sugar.
8. Bake in preheated oven for approximately 40-45 minutes -- until juices are bubbly and crust is browned.
Great for any and every show, this one’s super easy! All you need is a black t-shirt and a Clorox ™ pen.
Instructions:
1. Put a piece of newspaper between the front and back of the black t-shirt.
2. Write your favorite quote/tagline/etc. from the show of your choice with the Clorox ™ pen.
3. Let sit overnight.
4. Remove newspaper and wash shirt.
5. Wear fanshirt proudly!
5. Jasper The Pig
Inspired by the Bones episode “The Blonde in the Game”, this little guy will be sure to cheer up even the most depressed partners.
Instructions:
You need:
•2 cups baking soda
•1 cup corn starch
•1 cup of water
•2 quart saucepan
•wax paper
•Poster or acrylic paints
•Colored felt-tip markers
What to do:
1. Stir the baking soda, cornstarch and water together in the saucepan. Heat for a few minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture is the thickness of mashed potatoes.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and scrape the mixture onto a piece of wax paper. You've made a kind of clay. Allow it to cool for at least ten minutes.
3. With your hands, roll the cool clay into a ball, then flatten the ball on the wax paper. Keep rolling and flattening the clay until it is smooth.
4. Watch episode while molding clay into proper Jasper shape.
5. All pig to dry overnight or until hard.
6. Color with markers, paint, etc.
7. Give to partner.
(Note: To keep clay from drying out, seal inside plastic bag and put into refrigerator until next Jasper-making day!)
Well there you have it. 5 Do-it-yourself TV-themed gifts that are sure to bring a smile to that special someone. *runs off to make her own Jasper* Enjoy!
I’ve been thinking about this for a really long time, and have finally decided to try it out. That’s right, I’ve created my own forums dedicated to all of my favorite shows. No more running around to half a dozen sites all over the net trying to remember logins and passwords for every different forum. Whoohoo
Voting for this year’s People’s Choice Awards is now open. Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy, House, and Heroes are all nominated, so head on over there and VOTE NOW! [ Click here to read more ]
Okay guys, here it is. I don't know about you, but I find it annoying trying to go searching for all the "next week" promos for all my favorite shows, so here they are. All the promos for next week I could find in one place. Enjoy!
Sam and Dean go to Concrete, WA, where they find themselves in the middle of a fake ghost, Bigfoot, giant talking Teddy bear, wishing well case. Fun times
Supernatural/Jared Padalecki fans, here's an early Christmas present for you! It's Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage, a movie based on the life of the famous artist. The movie came out on DVD yesterday, so head on out to the store and get yourself in the Christmas spirit! Marcia Gay Harden and Peter O'Toole also star. View the trailer at the official site HERE