Geek Crafts

We received this as a submission, and what a cute project! I had no idea you could decorate ceramic coffee mugs with regular Sharpies! I love how bright the colors turned out and the adorable little Harry Potter face (complete with mini Gryffindor scarf collar!).

What would you draw on your coffee mug? A Star Trek insignia? The Star Wars Rebel Alliance logo? A couple of Portals?

Links of Interest:

• DIY Sharpie Mug tutorial at Nerd Craft Librarian
• More Harry Potter crafts at GeekCrafts
• More Tutorials at GeekCrafts

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Today is the 14th of March and that can only mean one thing. No, I don’t mean the birthday of Albert Einstein and Johann Strauss, I mean International Pi day! According to the Pi Day website:

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (a Greek letter) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.

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Hello Geek Crafters! Today I’m going to be telling you about the adorable Crobots by Nelly Pailloux.

What is a Crobot you may be wondering. It’s a crocheted robot, naturally, which is an adorable idea. Of all of the cute robots, I chose Zombiebot. Because of course I did.

He only took about an evening to make and a total of maybe 20 cents. One ball of yarn would probably make you 3 zombiebots, so you could start a small army.

I thought the pen spring for the popped out eye effect was wonderful. I added barley to the bottom of his body so that he would sit up on his own.

The instructions were simple, well-written and easy to follow. To be honest, that is a huge relief. Too many times I’ve tried to follow a pattern only to find it overly-complicated. Not with this though. I never had to second guess myself.

So if you’re looking to add some cuddly robots to your life, which, why wouldn’t you, pick up Crobots by Nelly Pailloux. It’s a unique and fun book that will definitely keep you busy.

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Check out this unbelievable Kindle cover! Flickr-er Almost Summer needlefelted this and the attention to detail is fantastic!

I can only imagine how long this must have taken her and she didn’t even keep it! That is a fabulous friend. My favourite part is the sky. It looks great!

Check out Almost Summer’s Flicker Stream

More Harry Potter on Geek Crafts

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Back in the day, the Warner Brothers site had an interactive game where you could answer a series of questions, and it would sort you into the appropriate Hogwarts’ house. It only took me about four tries to finally get into Gryffindor. :)

Perhaps you will get sorted there more quickly with this crochet Harry Potter-inspired Sorting Hat from Allison Hoffman at CraftyIsCool. I love how she was able to “sort out” the face on the hat – she really is a genius when it comes to crochet!

Be sure to also check out her recently released pattern set for all the Dr. Who’s!

Links of Interest:

• Harry Potter Crochet Sorting Hat
• More Harry Potter crafts at GeekCrafts
• More Crochet crafts at GeekCrafts

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Oh, yikes…I just couldn’t resist that pun in the title, could I? I know, I’m sorry guys.  But hey, how cute is this bracelet from Atlantis804?  You can choose the UK or USA versions of book covers.  If Hunger Games is more your speed, she has those in addition to a few other books series that I >ahem< won’t mention because, frankly, they don’t have enough geek cred to warrant attention on this blog. But hey, if vampires or sexy Seattle billionaires are your thing, you might find something you like there as well.

• Etsy Store

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