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May 24, 2012

Help Craft a New Cosplay Wardrobe for ThinkGeek's Timmy

One of my all-time favorite sources for geeky goods is ThinkGeek, and their trusty monkey mascot, Timmy, is in need of some crafty assistance.

Timmy has been re-arranging the costumes in his cosplay trunk. We know what this means. San Diego Comic-Con is coming and we need stitchers, knitters, crochet hookers, hot gluers, haberdashers, and crafty-makers for Timmy's Volunteer Costume Corps!
We started this project two years ago and we still cannot adequately thank the volunteers that have made Timmy's current extensive collection possible. Each and every costume we've received has elicited squees of delight (video proof of the squees) and they've served us extremely well over the years. With your costumes, Timmy has traveled the world as an ambassador of geekery. He's met the shiniest people and probably flung poo in places that we will never see with our own eyes.

Do you have the time and skillz to take Timmy's cosplay collection from the trunk to the wardrobe? Scroll down for our costume wish list, take a look at his existing collection on Flickr, and sign up below to volunteer!

Be sure to check out some of the amazing costumes that have been made in the past, including the Tauntan/Luke Snowuit one pictured above (made by Mara Saxer).I can't wait to see what Timmy will be wearing next!

May 22, 2012

How-To: Millennium Falcon And X-Wing from Floppy Disk

I'm going to skip the "this makes me feel old" jokes and head straight to the awesomeness that is this collection of mini models of Star Wars ships made from floppy disks by Instructables user Jetpack5. Now you don't have to trash all those floppies that are gathering dust in your office or garage! [via @ThinkGeek]

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Nintendo Characters as Traditional Japanese Woodblock Prints

Ilustrator Jed Henry is creating a series of Nintendo characters based on the style of traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodcut prints. The images above depict Link from The Legend of Zelda and a sketch for an upcoming Mario Kart print.

[via technabob]

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May 21, 2012

How-To: Toast Art

Geekify your breakfast with this clever way of creating designs on toast from Brian on Kotaku. The technique for creating fun images on the toast is super simple, and delivers very cool results. [via Sprite Stitch]

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May 16, 2012

Felicia Day Learns to Crochet

When actress Felicia Day launched her new YouTube channel, Geek & Sundry, I was thrilled. I was particularly intrigued by a very brief glimpse of her crocheting in the opening of her show, The Flog, where she shares her cool adventures each week. I've been waiting for the crochet episode to air, and when it came up this week, I was not disappointed. Day and Colin Ferguson visit KnitCulture in Los Angeles, where they learn basic crochet stitches and create their first amigurumi ... or something thereabouts. As with all her Flog episodes, hilarity ensues. Ferguson is delightfully surprising with his seeming natural stitching skills, and their finished characters are awesome. Enjoy! Thanks, Bonnie!

May 14, 2012

How-To: 8-Bit Popup Cards

Kate at Mini-eco created these rad 8-bit popup cards that feature a Space Invader and skull motif. You can get the step-by-step instructions and templates over on her blog!

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May 9, 2012

How-To: Popsicle Stick Avengers Bookmarks

Do you have a mini super hero in your house? Turn them loose with some popsicle sticks, paints, and this popsicle stick Avengers bookmark tutorial from Amanda at Crafts by Amanda. You definitely can't go wrong with a craft project that promotes both creativity and reading!

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May 4, 2012

Massive Star Wars Craft Roundup For Star Wars Day

Custom Hand Painted Star Wars Shoes

Today is a special day for Star Wars fans, who are no doubt running around telling all their friends, "May the Fourth Be With You!" We're big Star Wars fans here at CRAFT, and love sharing Star Wars projects. Our last Star Wars Day craft roundup was such a huge hit, we thought we'd give it another go with some of the great stuff we've featured since then. Enjoy!

Pattern: Knit Your Own Death Star

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Star Wars R2D2 Skirt

Chewing Tobacco Chewbacca from Terry Border

Downloadable Pattern For Chewbacca Stuffed Doll

Amazing Crochet Salacious Crumb

How-To: Cuddly Felt Bantha

Granny Square Tie Fighters

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May 3, 2012

Knit Dalek Dog Sweater Pattern

It's times like these that I really wish I could knit. We have a Pekingese, not a Pug, but I think she'd still look totally rad in this Dalek dog sweater from Ravelry user, Peach Kraft. That's the cuddliest Dalek I've ever seen! Thanks, Kristin!

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April 30, 2012

Free Needlepoint TARDIS Tissue Box Pattern

Doctor Who fans can now cover their tissue boxes with a rad TARDIS cover, thanks to Jen of Knitolution. Don't worry, the tissue box is sure to fit, because it's ... bigger on the inside.

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April 27, 2012

Pac-Man Quilt Blocks

This has made my Friday! Monica Soloriow-Snow, of The Happy Zombie, created these Pac-Man blocks for a traveling quilting bee she's a member of. The design is inspired by patterns created by Sew Hooked.

April 25, 2012

The Making of the Epic CAT-AT - An AT-AT Walker Cat Condo

Reddit user BillyAppletini posted about this amazing CAT-AT (and AT-AT Walker cat house) that he made for a friend. His comment thread has a lot of fun information about the building process, and his image gallery contains pictures of the project in-progress. I - I mean my cat - desperately needs one of these ...

I wouldn't consider myself a great woodworker or an artist - but I will take credit for being committed to a joke. I wrecked my house for a month building this, which was about 27 days longer than I wish it would have taken. The trickiest part was keeping any of my friends from coming inside my place for that whole time - I knew they wouldn't be able to keep it a secret!
The inside of the CAT-AT has a fully furnished luxury cat condo.

I was originally going to forge an Amazon receipt and make it look like my buddy's cat ordered it on his Amazon account and have it delivered while he was at work, but enough was enough - when it was complete, I had to get it out of my loft and clean up.

I love the interior details like "trophy" bird heads mounted on the wall, a lighted bar with tiny liquor bottles, and a wee disco ball. This is amazing.

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