Fans of Pee Wee’s Playhouse have a friend in Allison Hoffman of Crafty is Cool. She’s delighted us with an amigurumi menagerie of Pee Wee’s Playhouse characters like Chairry and Jambi and, of course, Pee Wee. Her latest addition to the Pee Wee’s Playhouse cast of crocheted characters is Magic Screen (you know, ” Connect […]
Like pretty much all of my fellow geek crafters, I have now officially joined the cult of Downton Abbey. While rummaging through the internet looking for projects to work on while my butt’s glued to my couch, I came across this Dowager Countess cross-stitch pattern from Etsy seller Sunday Avery in her BookPilgrim shop. Her […]
Aren’t these great? They are Natalie McKean’s completely one-of-a-kind, and perfectly hand painted switch plates. Each robots is rich with detail and filled with character. This set was picked up at the recent Shop Party event, but you can get yours from Natalie’s etsy store.
Astronaut Dr. Don Pettit is currently orbiting the earth onboard the International Space Station, and is known for regularly sharing his cool on-orbit experiments. His latest experiment made me particularly excited, because it showed that there are craft tools in space! Pettit reveals that in his “crew preference” he has a few knitting needles. He […]
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve adored the crunchy/creamy sweet treat of astronaut ice cream. Now that I live just five minutes from Johnson Space Center, the freeze-dried confection is the top request when we take visiting friends to the gift shop at Space Center Houston. There is just something idyllic and iconic about […]
Back in September, I posted about the Star Wars stitcheries of Love and Sandwich, and mentioned that the Chewbacca “Laugh it up, fuzzball” was my favorite. I was really excited, then, to see this time lapse of her creating that very piece over on Feeling Stitchy. It’s two and a half hours of work shown […]
If you’ve ever wanted to munch on the solar system, here’s your chance. Chocolatier L’éclat of the Righa Royal Hotel in Japan makes these stunning planetary and meteoritic chocolates that come in beautiful galaxy backdrop boxes. Each planet has a different flavor, from coconut mango to rum raisin. The meteorites have flavors like earl grey/grapefruit […]
