Bitzy the Bard loves to use her crafting power to create easy and inexpensive items to complement the gaming lifestyle. Listen to these stories about the different items you can make to express your love of science fiction, fantasy, and game playing.
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Recent Stories
Making the most of what you got
September 29, 2021
Convert an underutilized pool table into a neat VTT game table
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Celebrating Van Life
January 5, 2021
Crafting a holiday tree ornament of a camper van with a tree on the roof
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Building a Bird Nest
April 11, 2020
Crochet a bowl that looks like a bird nest using jute twine for your Wingspan game
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I’m stumped!
April 14, 2018
To add interest to your game, you can add small items like tree stumps to your forest crafted out of bottle caps.
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
April 14, 2018
There are times when your band of adventurers is travelling through old established forests. In these cases, I use large tree trunks in the terrain.
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Out on a Limb
April 14, 2018
One simple and quick way to make miniature deciduous plants for your RPG game is to use aquarium plants.
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Branching Out
April 14, 2018
One cheap way to make miniature trees for RPGs is to craft them out of Christmas garland.
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See the Forest for the Trees
April 14, 2018
To bring wilderness encounters to life, I like to use miniature trees and plants. Here I show you how to make trees out of pine cones.
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Show Some Initiative!
January 3, 2018
To keep track of PC initiative order and conditions during RPG combat, I like to use a magnetic board.
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Looks Like a Boot – Feels Like a Sneaker
August 9, 2017
How to make spats for cosplay from second-hand boots and sneakers
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Building a Bird Nest - Crochet a bowl that looks like a bird nest using jute twine for your Wingspan game
I’m stumped! - To add interest to your game, you can add small items like tree stumps to your forest crafted out of bottle caps.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree - There are times when your band of adventurers is travelling through old established forests. In these cases, I use large tree trunks in the terrain.
Out on a Limb - One simple and quick way to make miniature deciduous plants for your RPG game is to use aquarium plants.
Branching Out - One cheap way to make miniature trees for RPGs is to craft them out of Christmas garland.
See the Forest for the Trees - To bring wilderness encounters to life, I like to use miniature trees and plants. Here I show you how to make trees out of pine cones.
Show Some Initiative! - To keep track of PC initiative order and conditions during RPG combat, I like to use a magnetic board.
Looks Like a Boot – Feels Like a Sneaker - How to make spats for cosplay from second-hand boots and sneakers
I See a White Wall and I Want to Paint it Gray - Castle Tiles 5: Painting foam board castle tiles in RPGs
Building a Great Big Beautiful Wall - Castle Tiles 4: How to add walls to foam board castle tiles in RPGs
Making Room in Your Life - Castle Tiles 1: Discussion on different ways to make castle room tiles in tabletop RPGs
Crafts for Board Games
Building a Bird Nest - Crochet a bowl that looks like a bird nest using jute twine for your Wingspan game
Crafts for RPGs
Making Room in Your Life - Castle Tiles 1: Discussion on different ways to make castle room tiles in tabletop RPGs
Building a Great Big Beautiful Wall - Castle Tiles 4: How to add walls to foam board castle tiles in RPGs
I See a White Wall and I Want to Paint it Gray - Castle Tiles 5: Painting foam board castle tiles in RPGs
Show Some Initiative! - To keep track of PC initiative order and conditions during RPG combat, I like to use a magnetic board.
See the Forest for the Trees - To bring wilderness encounters to life, I like to use miniature trees and plants. Here I show you how to make trees out of pine cones.
Branching Out - One cheap way to make miniature trees for RPGs is to craft them out of Christmas garland.
Out on a Limb - One simple and quick way to make miniature deciduous plants for your RPG game is to use aquarium plants.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree - There are times when your band of adventurers is travelling through old established forests. In these cases, I use large tree trunks in the terrain.
I’m stumped! - To add interest to your game, you can add small items like tree stumps to your forest crafted out of bottle caps.
Crafts for Cosplay
Looks Like a Boot – Feels Like a Sneaker - How to make spats for cosplay from second-hand boots and sneakers