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byrd & belle’s gorgeous iphone cases are simple, yet ingenious

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These smartly designed iPhone (3G/3GS/iPod Touch) cases embrace not only a simple and elegant design philosophy, they’re actually quite practical too.

Designed by Minneapolis textile artist Angie Davis of Byrd & Belle, these unique iPhone cases protect your precious digital cargo inside a thick and cushy blanket of Merino wool felt and a soft Egyptian…

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November 3rd, 2009 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft mobile tech

solve the problem of glass rings with math coasters

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No one likes the ugly sight of a condensation ring on the coffee table. This is a problem. Thankfully, there’s a solution, and it’s full of math.

These coasters will match perfectly with your number lamp and your equation bookshelf, so long as all you care about is, uh, math.

The math coasters, which are…

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June 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: design geek art + craft

shockwave the woolly decepticon [transformers]

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deviantARTist GlassCamel has found a way to defeat the Decepticons once and for all: render them as completely helpless (and cute) plushies. Felt has really got to be the least threatening fabric in the world. You just can’t hurt anything if you’re made of felt.

It took quite a bit of fabric, too, to craft this…

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April 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft technology

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

space invaders scarf 2.0: the aliens return

Space Invaders Scarf 2.0 by Wildcat Designs

Even though we’re a couple of days into Spring, for so many of us in Northern climates, it still feels like the dead of Winter. It’s not too late to keep yourself toasty with one of these warm and wooly Space Invaders scarves.

Handcrafted by Edinburgh textile artist Catriona McLaughlin (aka Wildcat Designs), this new…

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March 23rd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft retro video games

usb flash memory offers fuzzy, buggy storage

Maggie the USB Data Worm by NifNaks

USB memory sticks are a dime a dozen these days, so you’ve really got to stand out from the crowd if you want to get noticed. These soft, fuzzy critters will definitely latch on to your digital memories in a way you won’t soon forget.

Designed by artist Nifer Fahrion of NifNaks, these invertebrate USB…

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March 8th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets geek art + craft

knitted companion cube sure ain’t weighted

Knit Weighted Companion Cube

Here’s another fun Portal-inspired craft goody — it’s a plush, knit version of the game’s Weighted Companion Cube. Now you may ask, how can something so soft and fuzzy qualify as “weighted”?

I guess we just have to allow some artistic license to the creator of this handstitched wool cube.

I suppose you could take…

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January 3rd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft video games

space invaders scarf: aliens to keep you warm

Space invaders Scarf by wildcatdesigns

Check out this toasty Space Invaders scarf I stumbled on earlier today. The arcade-inspired wool scarf would make a great gift this holiday season for the video game fanatic on your list (assuming they’ve already got a Space Invaders sweater in the closet).

An army of pixelated invaders dot the knit scarf in shades of…

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November 3rd, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft retro video games

the hand knit iphone

Hand Knit Wool iPhone

Seems like the latest trend in technology is to make fabric versions of your favorite electronic gadgets. A couple of weeks back it was the felt Nintendo.
This week, some kid’s Mom was way too cool, and knit him a wool iPhone. Please to enjoy…

As far as I know, this version doesn’t require a…

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July 5th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft media players