mario question mark block gets real

October 27th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob

Looking for a unique gift for that Nintendo fan in your life? Check out this awesome bit of Mario-inspired decor I found over on Etsy.

Canada’s Lost Mitten crafts makes these 3-dimensional question mark boxes, perfect for your desktop, or hung from your ceiling. They’re made from a grid of fused Perler beads which happen to look a lot like pixels from a distance. One version of the block has a removable lid to hold your pens and pencils, while yet another comes with a set of colorful Mario coasters.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard you punch these blocks, no coins or mushrooms seem to come out of them. You can find these and a variety of other video game inspired art in Lost Mitten’s Etsy shop.

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October 27th, 2007 comments (1): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob