Doctor Who Blog Party | My TARDIS Door

Today is the last day of the Doctor Who blog party.  Wow.  That went by so quickly!

Before I get on to my post of the day, don't forget to check out all of the giveaways going on.

Keychain/Pendant Contest - last day to enter!!

DW Tote Bag - ends Oct. 31st

Bow Belt - ends Nov. 1st

DW Button Badges - ends Nov. 2nd

Police Box Re-Usable Shopping Bag - ends Nov. 3rd

Also, today is the Doctor Who Fashion Link-up on Ashley's blog!!  I can't wait to see everyone's DW inspired outfits!   I'll be sharing mine later today:)

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| my TARDIS door |

or, in which I reveal the shocking extent of my geeky obsession with Doctor Who

Because I am insanely obsessed with DW, I decided that I really wanted to decorate my bedroom door to look like the TARDIS door.  I mean, how cool would that be?!  It's bigger on the inside...for real!

So, I started exploring my options - a poster, painting the door - but none of the posters I found online were what I was looking for and painting my door was out of the question.  I briefly considered painting the design on butcher or wrapping paper and then attaching that to my door, but that seemed a bit...messy...and dorky...and lame.

And then one day on Pinterest, I saw this...

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I'm not exactly sure what the geniuses who created this were intending to do with it, but it gave me a brilliant idea.  Why not use painters tape the same way on my door?!

With a little encouragement from my best Whovian bloggy buddies (you know who you are;), who assured me that I was not insane (actually, I don't think they ever said that...) and that my idea was indeed brilliant (I believe that exact word was used by them...), I decided to go ahead.

Armed with painters tape, scissors and a yard stick, I began the transformation...

While listening to music from the Doctor Who soundtracks, of course.  No project is complete without music or a movie in my opinion, anyway. ;)

The color of the painters tape was absolutely perfect - in fact, I would describe it as TARDIS blue.  Because of the raised paneling on my door, I had to be a wee bit creative with the placement of the tape, especially near the top of the door.  

I had also intended to add the top of the box with the 'light thingy' on the wall above the door. However, my room is in our daylight basement, which is lovely, but there are several heat ducts and pipes which create odd bumps and bulges and shapes on the ceiling.  Long story short, there's one right over my door, so there wasn't room for the top of the TARDIS.  Oh well:)

Moving on...

Just at the right time, I found this on Pinterest...

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A free, printable TARDIS door sign.  Awesome!!

I printed it out and taped that on, as well as "Police Public Call Box", added a few more panels, and viola! my TARDIS door was complete!

I really love the way it turned out!  It was easy, quick, and definitely gives the general feel of the police box doors.  There is one spot on the door where the tape doesn't really want to stick, so it peals up a bit, but it's easy to just smooth down again.  Someday I'd like to buy a door, one without raised paneling, from Habitat for Humanity or something, and paint it to look like the TARDIS door.  But for now, this is perfect. :)

So, what do you all think?  Have you decorated your room to reflect your DW obsession?  Tell me about it in a comment!

Allons-y!

Doctor Who Blog Party | Guest Post {Nail Polish Tutorial - Emma Margaret}

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*This post was written with a Brittish accent, I would appreciate if you would read it in one…*

‘Elo! First I would like to say thanks to Natasha for letting me guest post! I absolutely LOVE the Doctor (aka Doctor Who) to get right down to it he is awesome! What more can I say? So I was thinking what I could do for this post and my first thought was DOCTOR WHO NAIL POLISH Oh yeah! So of course I tried! Here is my two attempts to put Doctor Who on my nails!

TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) NAILS

1.     Start by painting you nails TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) blue or something near…

2.     Next you just take your white nail polish and starting with you left pinkie finger P O L I C right thumb E then do something on the next finger, draw a tardis, white polkadots something like that! I did white stripes J

3.     *I would deffenitly recommend using a fine brush or a nail polish pen*

4.     Now go and enjoy your TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) nails!!!

The Doctor Nails

1.     First we will start with making the background. Paint your finger nails white, then take an old news paper and some rubbing alcohol. Dip you finger nail in the rubbing alcohol then onto the news paper for a few second. Lift your nail and there you will have it, News Paper nails!

2.     Next we get to add the fun stuff! I chose to make the Doctor Who DW from Eleven for one of my left nails. Just paint it TARDIS BLUE then in gray or silver write D W.

3.     For my thumb I decided to put Tens glasses on them so I made two small squares and connected them at the nose or in the middle. Then add to slanting line from the top.

4.     For my right pointer finger I put elevens bow tie in a TARDIS blue.

5.     For my right pinkie finger I put a Nine’s (and ten’s) sonic screw driver. It did not show too well on the picture. All you do is draw a small gray or silver line then add a dot of color on the top for the light.

6.     Now be sure to put a clear top layer or your News print will come off!

7.     Now enjoy your nails!

Now the fun thing about the Doctor Nails is you can make them however you want, you might choose to do a dolek, or a pair of convers, or a question mark, just make sure it is fun! (and Fantastic! Or Brilliant or Cool ;)

Now for some awesome Pinterestion Doctor Who pins!

"Fingers on lips!"

Thanks so much for letting me guest post! Y’all were brilliant, and you know what? So was I!

Oi! check me out at my blog! Emmaspic.blogspot.com 

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Thank you so much for sharing, Emma!  

I think I'm going to have to buy some nail polish and give both these styles a try soon! :)

Doctor Who Blog Party | Button Badge Giveaway

- this giveaway is closed -

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Kellie Falconer Design, a shop replete with vintage charm, unique designs, and a little farmgirl flair!

My bestie and fellow Whovian Kellie is offering this set of four pin-back button badges for one of you to win!

To enter: Leave me a comment and tell me the Doctor Who line you use the most!

For additional entries...

Heart Kellie's shop on Etsy.

Add Kellie to your circle on Etsy.

Follow Kellie's blog, Accordion to Kellie.

Follow my blog, Day by Day.

Share this giveaway on a social networking site (Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, Google+, etc.

Share this giveaway on your blog.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

This giveaway ends November 2nd at midnight.  The winner will be chosen and contacted on November 3rd.

Allons-y!

p.s.

Don't miss out on the other Doctor Who giveaways - keychain/pendant contest (ends Oct. 27th), DW tote bag (ends Oct. 31st), and bow belt (ends Nov. 1st).

Doctor Who Blog Party | You Know You're a Whovian When...

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Is everyone enjoying the party so far?  I'm afraid this week has been rather busy for me in real life, so I haven't been able to devote my time to this party like I wanted to.  Oh well - life goes on. ;)

It's time for You Know You're a Whovian When... =)

{suggested my Miss Melody Muffin}

All you have to do is share those moments in real life when you thought with a sheepish grin, "I am so totally a Whovian."

I'll start out with one of mine.

While watching Dennis the Menace...

Hmm, that doctor's name is Dr. Baker...the Doctor...Tom Baker was the 4th Doctor...he was also Puddleglum in the 1990's BBC The Silver Chair adaptation...the Doctor has been to Narnia!  *huge eyes*

Yeah, that's seriously how my thought process works these days.  Can you relate? ;)

Kellie and I had a creepy Whovian experience in the Post Office once, but I'm hoping she'll tell that one;)

Now it's your turn!  Just share your Whovian moments in the comments section!  Can't wait to hear from you all! :)

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Make sure you check out Ashley's 1st Doctor Who inspired outfit post!
And she's also giving away one of my crocheted bow belts!  Because bow belts are cool. ;)