As much as we wish it did, the Portal Companion Cube Clock does not get its energy from a GLaDOS potato. Created by Amanda Stuart, a.k.a Minniethemink, this geeky clock is great for any Portal lover’s home. The Companion Cube clock is wall mountable, and comes with a stand if you decide to opt out of the “nailing pixel clocks to your wall” mantra. Additionally, if you decide to opt out of the TSA scanning at an airport, you get a free package of loud “opt out!” screaming and a bonus awkward pat-down from a 55 year old man.

Amanda handmade each of these Companion Cube clocks with Perler beads, and might have even sprinkled a little love on top just for you. (But probably not, since the price of love has really skyrocketed these past few years. *Silent weeping* ) Keep in mind that by “each of these,” I mean one, since there’s only one clock left on her Etsy page. You can buy it for $23 (USD), or you can try to make your own and end up with a mess of melted plastic and a clock with a bunch of hot glue on it. *Discretely shoves a heap of failed attempts into the trash*

Portal has been a huge hit among geeks like me, and fans have created thousands of tributes to the series. If you thought the Companion Cube clock was appealing, you might want to head on over to the Portal Bookends or the Portal Earrings for more Portal fun. Alternately, you could lock yourself in your basement and play the games until your eyes fall out, but I don’t think your eyes would appreciate that set of actions very much. But, if your eyes ever did fall out after an extreme Portal 2 session, don’t worry! The eye massager would make them feel like a pair of newborn ocular balls of jelly.

Based on the various flora from the Mushroom Kingdom (not including the mushrooms themselves), these potted plants require absolutely no care.

The plants themselves are made from melted Perler beads, doing away with that pesky soil and water and replacing them with, well, styrofoam and nothing. I suppose you could sprinkle some water and plant food on them if you really wanted to, but they’ll do just fine without. Although the Piranha Plant does like to be fed the occasional plumber.

The set of plants was made by Etsy seller Melloduck, and includes a Piranha Plant (10″ tall), a Fire Flower (7″ tall), and the lesser-known Nipper Plant (5″ tall). A set of 3 plants, including matching green terracotta pots – will set you back $35 (USD) – a small price to pay for a completely care-free garden.

But Artemis251 is no mere fan or craftster. He realizes that the court mage-turned-God of Magic deserves an homage that is nothing less than jaw-dropping:

It’s Kefka’s freakin’ Tower folks, the bosses you have to defeat on your way to vanquishing Kefka himself. With him at the top, the whole creation is 7 and a half feet tall; the tower itself is “only” 6 ft:

It took Artemis25 several months to put this together, and he says that he’ll probably take a little break. You deserve a big break, a dozen Internets, and all the gifts mentioned in the 12 Days of Christmas, Artemis251. Check out the link below for the high-res pics.

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Created by Faith over at The Girl Gamer, Maxwell is constructed out of fused Perler beads, a popular medium in the geek-pixel-craft world. He sports a spiky red coiffure, and a pair of headphones to tune out the rest of the world while he solves his puzzles.

She created Maxwell for a fan art contest over at SuperPunch, and I think she deserves to win a prize. Want to hang Maxwell on your wall? You’ll have to wait for now, but Faith does plan on listing him up in her Etsy shop, Pixelated Creations. In the mean time, head on over there and check out some of her other cool pixel art creations. The Donkey Kong frame is my personal fave.

And if you’ve never heard of Scribblenauts…

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Why don’t you own it yet?

Another Perler bead pixel art creation from Technabob fave artist lostmitten, you can grab one over on her Etsy shop for $20 (USD).

That is pretty huge right there… and you can get it bigger if you want, though this necklace, from the MagnetGames Etsy storefront, already weighs in at a hefty $32. If you want to look your best, though, you got to lay out that cash.

Giant, ridiculous, gaudy necklaces aren’t your deal? You might want to check out the perler bead nerd glasses. Is it just me, or would these things make excellent silly gifts?

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With these fun Super Mario Bros. refrigerator magnets, you can turn your ice box into yet another video game system. Just arrange the blocks to match your favorite level, and start moving Mario from platform to platform while you grab a can of beer.

Etsy crafter MagnetGames makes these kits out of perler beads – one of geek craftdoms’ main weapons of choice thanks to their pixel-like structure when melded together. The large kit ($25 USD) comes with 22 magnets in total, including a couple of different Marios, power-up and 1up ‘shrooms, an assortment of bricks and blocks, a piranha plant, some coins, and of course, green pipes. There’s also a smaller set available with just 11 pieces for $15 bucks.

You can grab a complete set over at MagnetGames’ Etsy shop. Add on sets of extra coins and parts to build out bigger levels are also available.