Logging into Twitter today, I saw that it’s the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Brothers via their Nintendo America account. Whoa! Celebrate the day by checking out my favorite video game craft blog, Sprite Stitch. I’ve made lots of projects from here, including Mario in his Goomba Shoe. Find a project and make Mario proud!
I actually came across this awesome representation of the movie “Up” in Lego several months ago, but couldn’t find the right person to credit with the work at the time (even with loads of googling). I was glad to finally find it along with its credit, Peter Aoun. The Lego bundle of balloons is just […]
Craftster user FriendlyNeighbourPsycho (Canada) made a ring from the Xbox button on a Guitar Hero guitar. I like the idea of a functional button being turned into jewelry. I’d really like to see something made out of those delightfully simple arcade game buttons (keeping the button-pressing functionality, of course). Maybe a belt buckle.
Sean @MAKE writes: Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, photo and build by user JustJon. It uses an Arduino + adafruit Wave Shield to play the Doctor Who theme and flash the siren light. There’s more info, plus video, at JustJon’s personal site. Related: Print And Fold Dr. Who Icons And Characters Dr. Who Soft […]
Simple yet elegant LED crochet birdcage necklace from Instructables user yosyam. If I had one I’d go around calling myself Tinkerbell’s keeper. In the Maker Shed: LED Sewing Kit
Be still my beating space-stitchery-geek heart! Heather of Nerdy Needle made this set of cross-stitch solar system coasters after creating charts for each of the planets based on various astronomy images she found online, mostly from the Hubble Space Telescope. Better yet, she’s posted all the planetary cross-stitch charts on her web site for personal […]
Last week, Natalie did a great roundup of Pokémon knitting and crochet patterns. We’ve got a new one to add from WolfDreamer, who just released her pattern for this Snorlax plushie. I know he’s not blue, but in my fire-red game he’s a deep olive green, and I didn’t have the right blue for him. […]
