Too Far? DIY Wonder Woman Plush Uterus

Hang on. 

I CAN EXPLAIN.

You know those times when you're sitting around, brainstorming craft ideas for Mother's day, and nothing's happening so you're exasperated and a little punchy and you start complaining to your hubby, who is NO help at all, and then you both try to outdo each other with increasingly ridiculous ideas?

That's how this happened.

So without further ado...

I give you...

WONDER WOMB.

Now, I realize Mother's Day is still a ways off (at least here in the U.S.), but I figure you need time to make a cool dozen each of these, because CLEARLY every mom  - heck, every woman - you know will appreciate a plush uterine superhero. In fact, motherhood and/or lady bits aren't even required: superhero uteri for everybody! 

Now, I'll be honest: I vetoed this idea for a solid 15 minutes because I couldn't think up a decent pun for the name. The best I could come up with was Super Ova - which I love - but technically ovum are eggs, so it doesn't quite work?

Then I realized the whole thing was too funny to NOT do, and here we are.

And THEN a reader named Ellie suggested "Wonder Womb" in the very first comment and I was like "YES HOW DID I MISS THAT??" and was equal parts delighted and ashamed. So thank you, Ellie. You've done the world and uteri everywhere a great service. :D

Also, at the risk of erring on the schmaltzy side, I have to say that after the initial giggles I started to see this as a kind of kickass statement piece. I mean, my uterus is definitely a jerk sometimes, but it's also part of who I am and does incredibly powerful things. So, yeah. Whether you see this as pure silliness or a tribute to someone great or a general feminist statement -  or a little of all three - LET'S MAKE ONE.

First I'mma show you my initial sketch, 'cuz I think it's adorable:

The end result is pretty close, right?

So.

You Will Need: 

- Felt, 1 sheet of pink and 1 sheet of blue

- pink thread

- Star Sequins (I found these at JoAnn's for $1 per pack)

- Gold Liquid Lame Fabric (that's 1/8 of a yard, which they WILL cut for you, yay!)

- Black Fabric Paint (not shown)

- Tacky Glue (not shown) 

- Fiber Fill (not shown)

Everything in that photo up there cost me a total of $6, so this is another cheap craft!

First, download & print this template:

Star Wars DIY: We Built BB-8! For Cheap!

Ready to see part of what John and I've been working on the past few weeks?
Not the whole thing, of course, but at least a little of it?

SWEET.

First pretend you didn't read that post title for a sec. You know, so you'll be surprised.

 Ahem hem hem.

BB-8!!

As you can see, this BB's been through a scrap or two. Never fear though, he's a tough little droid and will have a lively conversation with you if prompted.

 

There's much more to our Project, but I thought BB-8 would be a fun partial reveal for now. Especially since he can be made separately!

I'll warn you, our BB-8 doesn't roll; he's a static model. He's also not 3D printed - a rarity in the BB-8 building community - nor is his body made from a large acrylic lampshade globe, since those cost around $130 each.  o.0

In fact, our droid is made entirely from common materials, and only cost around $50 to make, since we already had some things on hand. That's right, fifty bucks!

 Here, let me walk you through it.
 

First you'll need one large exercise ball, inflated to about 20 inches, and one smaller ball at around 10 inches. (You can find both sizes at Walmart.) Stick them in large bowls so they won't roll away: