DIY Star Wars Gifts
by Kat Richter

We've put together three great DIY Star Wars gift ideas that are both practical and easy to make. So grab your iron and give them a try. Actually, don't try. As Yoda says "Do or do not. There is no try."

His and Hers Star Wars Underwear

• Six pairs of underwear
• Star Wear PDF
• Iron-on transfer paper
• Inkjet printer
• Scissors
• Iron

Step 2) Confirm that you have an INKJET printer before proceeding. If you try to print on transfer paper with your laser printer, you're looking at some serious (and permanent) damage. If you don't have access to an inkjet, you can order pre-printed iron-on transfers from eBay and use those instead.

Step 3) Print out Star Wear PDF #1 or Star Wear PDF #2 on your iron-on your transfer paper. If you'd prefer to create your own quotes using the traditional Star Wars font, go crazy with it! You can chose different colors, fonts, outlines and sizes, then simply type your text, click "generate" and copy the image into Microsoft Publisher or your favorite editing program. Be sure to flip the text so it reads backwards when you print it.

Step 4) Print your quotes and trim the excess transfer paper.

Step 7) Repeat Steps 3-5 for each remaining pair of underwear. When you're all done, you can wrap your Star Wear in tissue paper and place it inside your Star Wars Reusable Shopping Bag for the perfect holiday gift.

Reusable Shopping Bag

• Large canvas tote bag (These are sold at most arts and craft stores, usually near the t-shirts and fabric paint.)
• Iron-on transfer paper (Check your local office supply store if the craft store doesn't have any.)
• Shopping Bag PDF
• Inkjet printer
• Scissors
• Iron

Step 2) Select an image to print or use our Shopping Bag PDF. A quick Google search yields thousands of Star Wars images, from the classic logo to all of your favorite characters. Just be sure that you reverse any images containing words. The iron-on transfer will result in a mirror image of whatever you print so if the words look reversed on your computer screen, you're good to go. (Microsoft Publisher is a great program for reversing, cropping and resizing images.)

Step 3) Print your image and cut the excess transfer paper, leaving a small margin.

Step 6) Step back to admire your handy work. Is there anything better than classic Star Wars meets eco-friendly?

X-Wing Pillows

• Two matching pillowcases
• Star Wars Pillow PDF
• Iron on transfer paper
• Inkjet printer
• Scissors

Step 2) Print out Star Wars Pillow PDF or search the web for black and white images of your favorite Star Wars fighters (we like X-wings but Tie fighters are great too). To find clean, crisp images, try searching for "Star War coloring pages." Copy the images into Microsoft Publisher then arrange them into a boarder by copying and pasting multiple images.

Step 3) Follow Steps 3-6 as listed under the direction for the reusable shopping bag. Rather than ironing the image directly to the center of your pillowcase, leave the center blank and iron your fighter planes onto the pillowcase's border.

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