All of these cute little Star Wars characters were handmade by Etsy artist Liberty Kraftz, and the collection includes everyone from Luke, Leia and Han, to R2 and Yoda. Each one measures between about 2 inches and 4 inches tall, and are made from fuzzy wool. Those are all sweet, but the gooey (and now hairy) Jabba the Hutt has to be my personal fave…

Han is tiny Bantha fodder for sure. Or at least he’ll be frozen in carbonWoolite. You can find all of these guys over at Liberty Kraftz Etsy shop now, where you can grab them up for $18 each.

The Wool Ball Charger will allow you to have massive amounts of charging cable length, to ensure that you’ll always be able to charge your phone from the right plug. Wait, I thought that the future was going to be wireless? Seriously though, charging cables are rarely long enough, and it happens quite a lot that you just need those extra few inches, but instead you stuck with short cables. That’s what the Wool Ball Charger will try to resolve.

The Wool Ball Charger was designed by Yuchen Liu and the cord is wrapped up in a ball instead of a loop, like most cords are. I get the feeling that it would be hard to keep this shape once it’s uncoiled for the first time.

[via Yanko Design]

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 cotton interior lining. The grey and orange fabric is set off nicely by a simple leather strap, which not only serves to secure your iPhone, but also provides a convenient cord wrap for your headphones. No more wire tangles – hoorah!

Best of all, the Byrd & Belle iPhone case is reasonably priced. Each handmade case sells for just $19 (USD) and can be found over at their Etsy shop. Be sure to check out their nifty felt and leather laptop sleeves while you’re over there.

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 available in a variety of classy colors (as pictured above), are sold in sets of five for $22. Numbers are, unfortunately, not included. It’s Etsy, though… if you search long enough, you’ll probably find something to complement your coaster set.

It took quite a bit of fabric, too, to craft this softie Shockwave–more than half an ounce, apparently. But that excellent shine? That can only be measured in units of wow. Choice of materials really makes this project stand out.

Shockwave isn’t the only Transformer to be found in GlassCamel’s gallery. This soft Ultra Magnus looks incredible:

Amazing! Almost enough to make me want to take up crafty pursuits… until I remember that the old needle-in-the-fingertip is really uncomfortable. I’ll stick to ogling things on the Internet.

[GlassCamel's gallery via Super Punch]

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 made from 100% wool, and despite their delicate look, they’re designed to last for years (so long as you don’t let the dog use them as a chew toy).

You can find Mario, Yoshi, and these Luma Stars along with some other fun handmade creations at LittleElfsToyshop on Etsy.

Handcrafted by Edinburgh textile artist Catriona McLaughlin (aka Wildcat Designs), this new Space Invaders scarf (version 2.0) improves upon her original design with bigger, bolder invaders which can be seen from much further away.

No actual Space Invaders were harmed in the making of these scarves, instead each one is made from soft and fuzzy 100% Merino lambswool from Scotland. Measuring about 70-inches long, the 2.0 version is also about 10 inches longer than the original, keeping your neck just that much warmer.

You can grab this one from Wildcat’s shop over on DaWanda for €35 (appx. $54 USD) or for those of us in the States, you also might need to check out her Etsy shop.

Designed by artist Nifer Fahrion of NifNaks, these invertebrate USB drives are handmade using wool felting techniques. Her creations include such charming characters as Maggie the Maggot and Gizzy the Data Worm.

According to Fahrion, “Maggie is smart as a whip, and can recite pages and pages of poetry… Maggie is very calm and patient and loves to solve problems. She strives to fill her life with the new and fresh in her life, and this reflects in her eating habits too. Maggie can be found dining at all the new trendy restaurants every night, and has even been occasionally accused of being a food snob. She makes a loyal and loving friend to anyone who will have her.”

On the other hand, “Gizzy will astound you with his ability to remember things – 4 gigabytes worth, in fact! He loves super tart gumballs, and won’t eat anything orange. He enjoys bungee jumping, but most days he’s content just to sit around and read a book. Gizzy is of course an amazing speller and will knock your socks of in Scrabble.” Being one to frequently assign personalities to the inanimate objects around me, I can certainly relate.

Each data worm stores 4GB, and prices range from $66 to $68 each. Since each NifNaks creature is handmade, expect to wait about 10 days to get your hands on one.

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

I suppose you could take the Creative Commons licensed pattern she provided and fill yours with rocks or concrete in place of the recommended foam filling if you want the appropriate heft required for solving puzzles in the test chamber.

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An army of pixelated invaders dot the knit scarf in shades of blue, purple and magenta. The absence of any laser cannons tells makes me assume that the aliens have already destroyed all your bases.

Created by wildcatdesigns, the Space Invaders scarf is handcrafted from 100% Merino Lambswool, spun in the artist’s home country of Scotland. You can find the scarf in the artist’s Etsy shop for $48.

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 2-year contract with AT&T, and the screen doesn’t smudge.

[via CraftZine]