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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 idling at the Tower of Ganon…
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September 2nd, 2009
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author: chris h.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun
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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 a look at this homemade,…
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August 10th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: cool toys design gadgets hacks + mods just plain fun strange + wonderful
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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 his dream come true: he…
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August 9th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: cool toys geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun strange + wonderful technology
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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 to haul around all those…
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October 19th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun
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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. The characters are hand-sewn for…
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October 18th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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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 the back. Ergo, no matter…
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September 29th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft retro
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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 made from wool felt with Velcro…
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August 18th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro
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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 power buttons on, and voila!…
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August 14th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods video games
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Welcome Robot 1.5 is a funky little homemade robot that greets people in your absence. It was made by Armanda Lewis as part of 5 Projects in 5 Days. That means she had to make the robot, from start to finish, in only one day.
Welcome Robot 1.5 is red and yellow as an homage…
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August 4th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft robots
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Instructables contributors never cease to amaze me with the wonders they conceptualize and create. We may have reached the craftastic zenith with these DIY stuffed animal headphones. I myself have never felt the urge for my ears to cuddle up with my headphones, but maybe I’m missing out.
The project was posted by the aptly…
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July 11th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful
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Do you remember the classic video game Arkanoid? Some people do, and rather fondly, as evidenced by this elaborate cross stitched homage to it.
I’m not sure what’s up with the Philip K. Dick quote on there but I’m sure there’s a good reason for it. Artist Eunice Szpillman was asked to do the artwork…
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July 7th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft retro strange + wonderful
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Get Grandma to work on this hand-knitted Transformers washcloth and you can wipe your face with that lovable logo each night before bed.
You can get the pattern here, although since I don’t understand knitting terminology it might as well be in Japanese, which as we know I also don’t understand too well. The photo is from…
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July 1st, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro
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