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Awesomely Simple DIY Katamari

diy styrofoam katamari

From the why-didn’t-I-think-of-that files comes this homemade katamari. But oh! You’re only seeing part of the picture, because after this bad boy is finished, it’s gonna roll. And by roll, I mean, “some people are gonna stick things to it.” Which is exactly what a katamari is for….

It’s

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November 23rd, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Softer, Gentler Resident Evil Grenades

resident evil biohazard plush grenade

These plush, handmade Resident Evil… grenades will sadly not explode on impact… but that does mean they can be thrown over and over, to the great detriment and humiliation of your victim. Or you can just throw ‘em at the television, which is what creator Id decided to do.

Ah,

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November 22nd, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Zelda iPhone Case for Storing Iphones, Not Rupees

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Oh man, this little gem couldn’t have come at a better time. You see, last week I was overcome by a powerful urge to replay The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past…. And so I did. In fact, as I write this post, poor little Link is

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September 2nd, 2009 by: chris h.

Japanese Rubber Gunman Shows Us How to Make Rubber Band Machine Guns

diy-rubber-band-machine-gun

I can’t believe this isn’t the first time that a rubber band machine gun has been featured on this blog. Dammit. I wasn’t even aware that rubber band machine guns existed until I read this article at JapanProbe. One day I’ll be better than you boss *sniff*. Meanwhile let’s take…

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August 10th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Chinese Farmer Makes DIY Helicopter, Killjoy Government Bans Him From Flying for ‘Safety Reasons’

chinese-homemade-helicopter

As a child, 20-year old Wu Zhongyuan dreamed of owning a flying machine. It seems that in his hometown Luoyang, in central China’s Henan province, some people, including him, had to “climb mountains” to get to their school. Unlike most of us, Wu acted on his childhood wish and made…

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August 9th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

DIY Group Tetris Costume Will Earn You Lots of Candy

I was looking around for an interesting Halloween costume when I came across this awesome 5-person Tetris costume!

The great thing about this costume is that unlike some other group costumes, you would be very recognizable apart or together. The bad thing is that it looks insanely uncomfortable and awkward…

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October 19th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Pac-Man Quilt With Moving Pieces

While this isn’t the first Pac-Man quilt we’ve ever seen, I would argue it’s the best. Why? Because the Pac-Man and ghost pieces are movable, so you can play with them on the quilty game board!

The blue parts are appliqued on with yellow buttons sewn on for the dots.…

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October 18th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Dalek Shoes Do the Exterminating for You

Love Dr. Who? …Then have I got a shoe for you! A Dalek shoe, to be true. Yup, that’s a pair of handpainted Daleks gracing those black sneakers.

These shoes are no one-note craft, though. In addition to the Dalek painting on the front, you’ve also got “EXTERMINATE” written on

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September 29th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Twist and Shake: the Etch-a-Sketch Laptop Carrier

You could… carry your laptop around in a boring old bag, or you could be really cool and tote it in awesomely retro style with this Etch-A-Sketch laptop carrier.

Crafter Betz White made this one for her brother Roger’s birthday, so she called it a Rog-A-Sketch. The cool carrier is

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August 18th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Fabulous Lunchbox Made From a Busted Nintendo Case

Nintendo Lunch Box

Do you love Nintendo AND tasty noontime sandwiches? If you do, then this Nintendo case lunchbox project is probably right up your alley.

Here’s the skinny: you open up the Nintendo case, take out the guts, file down the interior plastic rods with a rotary tool, attach hinges, reglue the…

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August 14th, 2008 by: Karen M.

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