Being married to a hardcore computer nerd, this really rings true in our house. Flickr user vonkrankipantzen cross-stitched this sampler for her brother’s birthday. The detail of the border is amazing.
Category: Geek
Optimus Prime Made of Cans
More than meets the eye? Robyn Lee of Required Eating posted this picture of Optimus Prime made out of cans, taken by Matt Boulton. Apparently, there’s an annual contest in Vancouver where artists make all sorts of amazing sculptures from canned food. After the event, it’s all donated to food banks. They’ve got pictures of entries from the past four years – definitely worth a look.
Goomba T-Shirt
multibeavo posted this Goomba t-shirt on Craftster today. She made it for her son using contact paper to make a stencil. The ringer tee looks perfect with this!
Hedwig Felt Pin
Craftster user pinkleo sewed this cute little pin of Harry Potter’s owl, Hedwig. At about 2 1/2 inches tall, it’s almost like having Hedwig riding on your shoulder.
Raccoon Mario Cross-stitch
As usual, cross-stitch lends itself perfectly to video game crafts. Craftster user Diana dOr whipped up Raccoon Mario for her sweetheart. She only had to play the game for two days for inspiration.
The Clay Collection – iPod, Dreamcast, and Donkey Kong in Miniature Clay
I love tiny things. And even better than tiny things is tiny geeky things! Lauren of The Clay Collection makes amazingly detailed itty, bitty polymer clay goodies. She even takes custom orders and it looks like she can handle just about anything. Check out her Etsy shop too see all her ready-made goods. Here are a few of my favorites:
