I’ve done my fair share of costume-making over the years, everything from Little Red Riding Hood to the Big Bad Wolf, Elton John to Harry Potter, R2-D2 to The Spy Who Loved His Mommy. And when I run through my repertoire, a decidedly geeky thread shines through. Geek costumes are more interesting, cooler, and just […]
From our fellow Lego-loving pal, John, over on MAKE: Ross Crawford’s brick ukulele can be played and its four strings are tuned to C, F, A and D. Amazing.
Carol of Fun Threads created this awesome Spock quilt for the 2011 Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. She details her process for starting with a simple pumpkin carving template and turning it in to the pattern for the quilt. Fascinating. (pun intended) [via Dude Craft] Related: Spock Seed Bead Art Spock Matza Spock Ears Knitting Pattern
There’s so much to love here. It’s a Harry Potter quilt. It’s paper-pieced. And the artist, Jennifer Ofenstein, is hosting the H P Paper Piecing Project of Doom, where she shares a different block pattern each week. Read the full story of this quilt, a two-year process, on Jennifer’s blog, Sewhooked. As she puts it, […]
By day, this honeycomb pendant by Blend Creations looks like a nature-based piece of art. But if you have a tinkering emergency, voila! It’s also a functional wrench. The hexagonal holes are sized to fit 8, 10, 12 and 14mm bolts, and the smallest one will even fit a standard cordless drill bit. Embrace your […]
Inspired by The Seventh Doctor’s sweater vest, I conjured up this easy-peasy Doctor Who doormat just for you.
If there’s one craft that’s fun to do with a geeky mindset, it’s jewelry-making. All those little components and needle-nose tools just seem to lend themselves well to good geekery. Here’s a roundup of some adornments we’ve featured that truly earn the name “geeky.” Laser Cut DNA Necklace, from Morphologica. (That’s also a Morphologica design […]
