YOUR MIND EXPLODES!  THAT’S WHAT!

This Joker Perler Art by mikeandemma on Etsy is amazing.  I can’t even comprehend the amount of time and effort that goes into making something like this.  It is simply amazing.

Go check it out on Etsy!

Visit mikeandemma to see more awesome Perler art!

More Joker on Geekcrafts!

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Lets face it, any red glittery shoes are going to be a winner in my book. But by following Being Geek Chic’s snazzy video tutorial, you too can turn your drab old flats into glittery Wonder Woman pumps that’ll have you doing jazzhands all the way to Comic Con.

• Go to the tutorial on Being Geek Chic
• Wonder Woman on Geekcrafts
• More tutorials on Geekcrafts
  
• More shoes on Geekcrafts

As part of this week’s post, I have a confession to make: I really enjoy reading what I call “stupid vampire novels.” The good ones are more in the “urban fantasy” genre, but a lot of them, to be honest, are best characterized as “paranormal romance.” (Let’s step back a minute and reflect on the fact that that’s a whole genre unto itself. Right? I know.) I’ve read all but one of the Sookie Stackhouse books (and watched a season or two of True Blood), all of the Anita Blake books, all of the Kitty Norville books (yeah, she’s a werewolf, but it counts), and, yes, that other series that I’ll leave unnamed. That other series could be its own roundup, I’m sure. This isn’t that roundup, though.

As much as I’d love to share some Kitty Norville crafts, there aren’t any (or, if there are, they are well hidden from Google)! I was shocked! We’ll all have to band together, as a Geek Crafts community, and remedy that. ;)

Happily, though, there’s a wealth of Sookie and Anita Blake craftery out there, and I’m here to bring you some of my favorites from Etsy.

First up, these very fun Sookie Stackhouse book cover earrings, by maryfaithpeace. It sounds like she puts a lot of work into these—there’s even “page ridge detail”! You can mix-and-match or buy two alike! I love it!

Next, a charm bracelet, admittedly based more on True Blood than on the books, by Creative Accessories. (Who, by the way, has a coupon code up right now—and offers a plethora of geeky jewelry. Nice!)

Here’s one for any ladies wanting to do some easy cosplay: a Merlotte’s waitress t-shirt, by Scarlett Fabric (also sporting a coupon code!). A couple of red marker dots and this shirt makes an easy Halloween/convention/costume party getup!

If you’re really into the costume, you might want to add another element: scent. Mannaia Frangrances has you covered, with “Bon Temps,” which she describes as “A dark, distinctively southern scent for the vampire, fairy, or fangbanger with taste. Includes notes of magnolia, sweet iced tea, wisteria, bougainvillea, and a good dose of peach.” I’m … kind of intrigued. It sounds nice.

The next one, I admit, I hesitated before deciding to post. I’m a little tired of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” thing—it’s a fun historical reference, but, for the time being, it’s probably been played out. I think. Then again, I laughed when I saw this pendant by Red Hot Kitten, and I would totally wear something like it. So maybe there’s a bit of play left in that meme.

Now, on to Anita Blake. Perhaps because she doesn’t have a TV show or a movie, there are fewer Blake-themed crafts out there. But she has a comic (there goes that paycheck), so crafters do have some imagery to work with. Here’s a card holder (ooh, a library card!) with an image straight from the comic, by Japip:

A different print from the comic appears on these earrings, by WenSi Shop. The guns dangling from the photos of Anita make it much easier to identify her, I think. ;)

Alternately, she could look more like the Anita Blake in this print by Tara Fortin—which I love, by the way:

And, finally, to leave you with something just a bit macabre, here is a necklace by Bottled Up Creations, featuring a “hand sculpted human heart” in a bottle, with a note saying “My heart belongs to Jean Claude ♥ [signed] Anita Blake.” This one kind of creeps me out. It probably wouldn’t be everyday wear for me. But Halloween? Oh yes. I would totally rock this necklace on Halloween!

A few of our past vampire-themed craft posts:

• Wooden Stake Earrings
• Vampire Rag Dolls
• Twilight Resin Necklace

If you have these on your wall, what does it say to people who walk into your house?

somekindofrobot on Etsy has made these beautiful canvas paintings of your favorite Dr. Horrible characters. They’re definitely unique and will certainly liven up the place when Dr. Horrible gives you the keys to a shiny new Australia. 

Also in her shop you’ll find a Boba Fett canvas painting, Ghostbusters painting, and even a GLaDOS painting.

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His series Wookie the Chew combines Star Wars and Winnie the Pooh, and features amazing characters like Chrisolo Robin, Droidlet, and of course, Wookie the Chew.

I have a few of his prints, and one of his originals in my house, and I LOVE them.  I’m still waiting for the Dr. Horrible/ Calvin and Hobbes cross over. (wink wink, nudge nudge.)

So check him out, and get inspired.

How about an amigurumi of wookie the chew? A parody of a parody. How great is that?

• See James Hances Art
• See more Star Wars on Geekcraft

This is, of course, Husb0t and baby unit being cute. Unfortunately there’s nothing handmade about these costumes :-( I’m just not that hardcore…

But check out this adorable andorian we found:

She was so surprised when we asked to take her photo, but painting yourself blue takes effort and commitment!… not to mention how difficult it must be to make antennae!

But if Trek isn’t your thing, what about Wars?

These guys were all posing in the same area, and it wasnt quite clear if they were there as part of a Star Wars Costuming organisation, or whether they’d just been stranded next to the cool starwars-y props and backdrop by snap-happy con-goers. But whatever the case they were all COMPLETELY into their characters. and yea, that backdrop did look great, but it plays havoc with the old camera. Sorry about the glare. bad blogger, bad! I particularly like Greedo, the husb0t has that mask… he went through a phase of putting it on at random times during the day to scare the bejesus out of me… traumatic!

Prepare to have your mind BLOWN:

Anyone who can make (and wear!) those headpieces deserve some serious respect. Wonderfully accurate (and heavy looking) costumes! well done ladies!

Which brings me to some of my favourite groups of costumes.

These guys weren’t together but I feel they bridge the gap between excellent costume execution, and cardboard-based-humour:

If you’re not having yourself a little ‘lol’ right now you need to watch/read Death Note, RIGHT NOW!

Hey! you and your old college buddies still got your morph suits? Costuming idea one – Black Mages!

Costuming idea two – PIKMIN!!

Costuming dilemma solved … you’re welcome.

There were people I photographed who I haven’t featured… and many more people who I didn’t photograph in the first place. I wish I could put you all on here, but there is only so much space. You can see the whole album here.

If not, then don’t panic. Help is here in the form of  NoFiller from Instructables. She has made a quick and easy tutorial on how to make a practical and warm costume for a superhero, so no need to freeze to death in all that lycra.

She even includes a colour chart for different superheroes which is quite fun to play guess the super hero with.

Happy Halloween Geeks!

• Link to the costume tutorial.
• Link to NoFillers other tutorials.
• Link to Halloween items on Intructables.

I saw some great work at London Comic Con today, and if I took your photo you can find it in my Picasa album here.

If I took your picture and you’re not featured here, don’t despair! check back later in the week to see if I mention you on Monday ;-).

This post is dedicated to the cardboard warriors! Those brave souls who slave over an old ikea box with nothing more than an inkjet printer, a glue gun, some paint,  and a rocking sense of humour to create the costume of their dreams:

Yea, that’s what I’m talking about! Think outside the box cosplayers, embrace the cardboard… or embrace the cardboard and step inside the box… meet Rubiks girl:

I just wanted to cuddle this cube-shaped-lady… to dress like something that’s not-at-all the shape of a person takes some work… well done!… here’s another cuboid wonder:

I asked him how easy it was to store a costume like that… he said he’d actually had to chop it in half to fit it in his car and then re-assemble it at the venue that morning… that takes dedication (and perhaps some duct tape).

Want all the pointy edges of a cube, but the maneuverability of a more anthropomorphic character… I got just the thing… try this:

Yup, a God among cardboard men, right?

“but I haven’t bought any furniture recently, the only cardboard box I’ve got is this one from my new kettle… ” – I’ve got the costume for you!

(there were, like, a billion creepers, but this was my favourite minecraft costume :-) )

When you’re ready to move on from cardboard boxes, you can foray into the mysterious world of papier mache and construct something beautiful like this:

He’s an Ice Lord, from 1970′s Pertwee Dr Who … I completely didn’t know that either… but the husbot educated me :-) he got very excited about this costume!..

But these are my favourite cardboard virtuosos from today. Throwing aside all considerations of practicality and the shape of a human being, this pac man duo are awesome on so many levels:

When I asked to take this photo the ‘ghost’ looked at me and asked “red or blue?!”… I was so confused… I just shouted back (we were in a crowd of people, not conducive to great photo-taking) “err, red!” … but of course… the ghost was double sided!

excellent costuming people, well done!

Don’t forget to keep checking back for more of my favourite costumes from the Con!

Were YOU at the Con too? you can use the Submit a Geekcraft link to show us your costume!

Hey boys and girls, Just a heads up that I’ll be at London Comic Con MCM Expo TOMORROW (That’s 29th October 2011!) representing geekcrafts.com

You won’t be able to miss me, I’ll be the girl in the Supergirl Costume, with a 3 month old boy in a Star Trek (TOS) science/medical uniform. I’ll also be with my husband who will be in a ‘Next Generation’ uniform (I know, I know! Husb0t should be TOS and baby should be ‘the next generation’ really.. nevermind)

Come and say hi, especially if you’re in an awesome handcrafted costume, and you could be featured on the blog! Can’t wait to meet you!!