Leigh Henderson 12/25/22 Leigh Henderson 12/25/22

Sword of Khaine

For Christmas this year, my niece requested the Sword of Khaine from Total Warhammer.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

My nephew is eagerly awaiting the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, so he wanted to be this character that he saw in the trailer, even though we don’t know their name or anything about them.

Leigh Henderson 12/25/20 Leigh Henderson 12/25/20

Paracesis

This is the Paracesis from Warframe, requested by my niece in the specific colors that she uses on it in the game.

Leigh Henderson 12/25/20 Leigh Henderson 12/25/20

Pure Nail

This Christmas, my nephew wanted the Pure Nail from Hollow Knight, to go with the Sharpened Nail that he already had as part of his Halloween costume.

Leigh Henderson 10/31/20 Leigh Henderson 10/31/20

Hollow Knight Halloween

For Halloween, my nephew wanted to be the Knight from the video game Hollow Knight. Then it turned into a family affair, with my niece as the Pure Vessel, my sister as the White Lady, and my brother-in-law as the Pale King.

Leigh Henderson 12/25/19 Leigh Henderson 12/25/19

Fabstaff

Yet another video game inspired wooden weapon! This is my interpretation IRL interpretation of the Fabstaff from the Calamity Mod of Terreria. The staff is poplar and the crystal at the top is lexan colored with Sharpie.

Leigh Henderson 10/31/19 Leigh Henderson 10/31/19

Yiga Blademaster Halloween costume

This Halloween, I made my nephew a Yiga Blademaster costume from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s made from two body suits sewn together, with accents of faux leather, craft foam, and feathers. The windcleaver sword is made of poplar.

Leigh Henderson 12/25/18 Leigh Henderson 12/25/18

Castleton Door Hanger

This is a joke that will be very difficult to explain to anyone who is not a member of our family. Suffice it to say that, inspired by an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, we decided to name our house Castleton.

Leigh Henderson 12/24/18 Leigh Henderson 12/24/18

Dawnbreaker

For Christmas, my niece requested Dawnbreaker, which is a sword from Skyrim. The orcs in our neighborhood don’t stand a chance.

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Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Thunderspears

My niece and nephew are obsessed with Legends of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, so for Christmas I made the real-life versions of one of their favorite weapons from the game – the Thunderspear.

Leigh Henderson 12/24/16 Leigh Henderson 12/24/16

Monster Book of Monsters

My nephew loves Harry Potter and he loves animals, so I thought he would like a Monster Book of Monsters for Christmas. I made it in the form of a box so he could use it to keep his special treasures.

Leigh Henderson 12/24/16 Leigh Henderson 12/24/16

Snitch

My niece loves imagining that she’s a master Quidditch player and inventor of superior racing brooms, so I decided to make her a snitch for Christmas, which is also a secret treasure box. Of course, it had to be oversized, because otherwise she couldn’t keep anything in it larger than the Resurrection Stone.

Leigh Henderson 10/8/16 Leigh Henderson 10/8/16

Cars Pit Crew Cake

My little friend Isaac really likes the pit crews from Cars. Fortunately, if there is one thing I’m good at, it’s making anthropomorphic vehicles out of gum paste.

Leigh Henderson 12/25/07 Leigh Henderson 12/25/07

Sandbox

My niece Alex loves trucks. Obviously, she needed a sandbox to use her trucks in. So I decided to build her one for Christmas.

Leigh Henderson 3/8/07 Leigh Henderson 3/8/07

Hobby Eagle

As soon as my niece Alex learned how to walk I decided that she was ready to fly. So for her first birthday I made her a hobby eagle. (It's like a hobby horse, but much more cumbersome.) Being the giant Tolkien nerd that I am, I called it Gwaihir the Windlord.