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woolygeeks’ fuzzy, felted video game characters

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I think we can all agree that biggest problem with retro video game characters is all of those jagged edges. I mean really, you could cut your hands on those sharp pixel corners. So what’s the solution? How about smoothing them out and making them fuzzy?

At least that’s what crafter Jennifer Hayes of WoolyGeeks…

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September 19th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games

needle-felted jabba the hutt: awwwwwww

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How do you make a disgusting alien cute? Easy: just replace his slimy skin with wool. Oh and give him a “squezzly bunnybear.”

Flickr pro/proud mom/Jedi Grand Needle Felter Kit Lane imagined that as a child, Zorba’s offspring wasn’t really an evil Hutt. Unfortunately “the unmerciless(?) taunting by his slime mates over his compulsion for…

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July 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun retro

plush mario, yoshi and lumas are squeezably soft

Needle Felted Mario by LittleElfsToyshop

Awwww. What could be more adorable than these plush little versions of classic Nintendo characters?

The only thing even more sickeningly sweet than the little squishy Mario is this plush and huggable mini-Yoshi.

All of these plush little guys are handcrafted by Kelley of LittleElfsToyshop using a technique called needle felting. Her Nintendo creations are…

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July 2nd, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft video games