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cross-stitch pac-man could be hanging on your wall

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Pac-Man Cross Stitch by Lostmitten

Looking for a great piece of art for the retro video game enthusiast in your life? Look no further than this lovely little Pac-Man cross stitch that recently found its way onto Etsy.

Technabob fave artist lostmitten has recently broken into the art of needlepoint, hand-stitching pixel-perfect scenes from classic video games like this one from everyone’s favorite dot-gobbler, Pac-Man…

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August 11th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pitfall on your laptop (kinda).

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Pitfall Laptop Bag

Sure, you could go install a copy of Stella if you want to play Pitfall on your computer (or any other Atari 2600 game for that matter), but this handy carrying case lets you get up and running without installing any of that pesky software.

Philly textile artist NovellaMarie’s Pitfall laptop case is covered with an intricate needlepoint scene of Activision’s classic platformer…

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May 27th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

blinky keeps his eyes on your glasses [pac-man]

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Blinky Ghost Eyeglass Case Pac-Man

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve set my eyeglasses down somewhere really obvious. But, like Mr. Magoo, I completely misplace them anyhow. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure if I kept my glasses in this awesome Blinky ghost eyeglass case, I’d never lose track of them again…

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May 15th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mario gets crafty in needlepoint

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Mario Needlepoint by Lostmitten

Check out this amazingly precise needlepoint inspired by Super Mario Brothers. Artist Lauren Yakiwchuk must have had the patience of a saint to pull off the detail in this scene from the Nintendo classic platformer.

It took Lauren about 30 hours to complete this 9″ x 11″ scene from SMB, handstitching the entire piece from scratch…

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September 16th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob