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a new swipe at pixel art

toilet paper roll pixel art

Pixel art can be made out of all sorts of units, from painted squares to beads… but one item I haven’t previously seen used to product pixel art? Toilet paper rolls. Well, folks, we’ll never be able to say that again. Mark the date.

That doesn’t look so hard, right? If you run across a good…

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November 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful

led menorahs: is it too early for a hanukkah post?

led_menorah

I know, we’re more than a month away from Hanukkah, but when I saw these awesomely geeky LED Menorah kits today, I just had to give them a mention. Heck, if it were the middle of April, I’d probably still write about them.

Our pals over at Evil Mad Science Labs have created these battery-operated…

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November 8th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun technology

the real ghostbusters… halloween costume

ghostbusters arduino diy

I can’t say whether or not this Proton Pack will actually trap ghosts, but from this brief glimpse, there is one thing I can say for certain: this badass project is sure to score the top prize at Halloween costume contests, and isn’t that worth more than a ghost in a box?

The entire costume–you…

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October 28th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys hacks + mods just plain fun technology

keeping things simple with an 8-bit wedding

8 bit wedding bouquet

How can you liven up the traditional wedding? True quirkiness goes beyond interesting dresses and video game cakes, as one California couple proved with their 8-bit DIY wedding theme. Forget a regular ol’ bouquet. Let’s get pixelated.

When a graphic designer and a video game programmer get married, this is what happens: a profusion of…

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October 23rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

taking steampunk hilariously far: the steampunk urinal

steampunk_urinal

There are fancy toilets and then something beyond that, something reserved for the truly epic, the gold-plated, the toilets that come equipped with a cupholder… toilets like this one. Or urinals, rather. Or, uh, devices in the water closet. Whatever, it’s a steampunk urinal. Gaze upon it in awe (or abject confusion).

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October 14th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft retro strange + wonderful

baby yoda costume is a tricky treat [star wars]

baby yoda costume

Treat, or do not treat. There is no trick. At least, that’s what I’m imaging this child is being taught to say for Halloween. The regular ol’ “trick or treat” just doesn’t seem like it would quite measure up to this incredible Yoda costume.

Actually, for seasoned crafters, this little Yoda costume doesn’t seem too…

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October 9th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft retro

silent hill’s pyramid head on a nightmare blanket

silent hill crochet blanket

I don’t know about you, but when I’m waking up from a nightmare, I want to be able to clutch my blanket in comfort, not in added terror. Apparently, though, not everyone is like this, or this Silent Hill-themed blanket would not exist.

Seriously, Pyramid Head is just about the scariest character in all of…

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October 8th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft video games

cutie cthulhu for cool cult kiddies

cthulhu baby blanket crochet

Some babies are just hipper than others. You can tell by their expensive t-shirts and awesome accessories. It’s not any baby who can rock a cushy Cthulhu play blanket, you know?

Craftster FicklePegasus has turned an office joke into a handmade gift fit for only the coolest of babies: a soft and cuddly Cthulhu, complete…

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October 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft strange + wonderful

steampunk-inspired monster arcade cabinet

steampunk arcade cabinet

Arcade cabinets are just cool–there’s no way around that. However, when they’re built completely from the ground up, in a whole nifty steampunk motif, complete with a little touch of Frankenstein? Then they even make that ol’ Pac-Gentleman look… okay, that’s still pretty incredible, too.

It plays games! It plays music! It’s equipped with Edison…

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September 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods strange + wonderful technology video games

you can’t take the yarn from me [firefly]

serenity ship knit

Maybe I haven’t been looking in the right places, but I haven’t noticed an overwhelming amount of crafts inspired by the tragically short-lived Firefly and the accompanying movie, Serenity. Even if I had, however, this little knit rendition of the ship would probably trump most of them.

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September 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft

halo casemod for elites only [xbox 360]

halo case emblem xbox 360

What’s as bright as a plasma grenade stuck to your face? This Halo casemod, that’s what.

This spiffy custom model puts the official Halo Xbox 360 to shame. Not only does it glow (always a plus), but that’s one of the armor emblems from the game. I can’t tell from his signature on the Ben Heck forums,…

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September 22nd, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: hacks + mods video games

a link to the quilt

zelda link blanket quilt

The Wind Waker was a somewhat controversial entry in The Legend of Zelda series due to the childlike cel-shaded graphics, which many fans felt didn’t suit the franchise. No one could possibly object to Wind Waker Link on this quilt, though. And the best part? No sailing.

Okay, so this isn’t actually a quilt. Instead, it’s a quilted…

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September 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft video games

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