Star Wars, hmm? How about Star Wars origami, hmm? Better still, Yoda origami, hmm? Over at hongkiat. check out other nerdy origamis, and care of a mr, the Yoda is. Phillip West. His Flickr page check out. Hmmmmmm.
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Who loves origami? Who loves Star Wars? How about Star Wars origami? Better still, Yoda origami? Check out other nerdy origami at HongKiat, and the Yoda is from Mr. Phillip West. Check out his Flickr page.
I did try, and I failed. When I see things like this, I just feel so craftily (that’s a word now) inept. Though I have attempted to try and crochet (with minimal success), my skills are far below things like this. I envy those that are talented like this.
LucyRavenScar on Etsy, has her patterns for all 12 of her Star Wars Mini Amigurumi up for sale. For those who the universe has blessed with this sort of jedi power, these are for you.
They’re adorable.
They’re squishy.
And there is one of nearly every character.
What’s not to like?
If you’re looking for just one of the patterns check out her shop and narrow down the search.
The folks over at NicNacNoodle have cooked you up a scrummy Princess Leia headband tutorial.
The best bit is ,you don’t have to knit or crochet or anything like that! Infact this’d be a great rainy day project to keep the kids busy (and keep them geeky!)
Now you can dress up as Princess Leia without using 3 tins of hairspray, WINNING!
Allow me to introduce you to Noel Cruz, re-painter of dolls. He takes dolls that are mass-produced to look like celebrities/characters and refashions them to look more realistic and lifelike.
While he has (re)created literally hundreds of dolls, from Bette Davis to Robert Pattinson, of particular interest to us geeks is his work on J.R.R. Tolkien‘s characters from Lord of the Rings. Behold Aragorn and Arwen, as recreated by his very precise brushstrokes.
The Before and After shots are very impressive – the Before’s look so flat, and the After’s look like they belong in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.
Which beloved characters would you pay big money to have recreated in doll-form like this?
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… But one can crochet Smaug, the Golden, the Dragon of Erebor, or as Bilbo refers to him, Smaug the Tremendous. I have to say “tremendous” is appropriate for this crocheted version by ChrysN found on Instructables for it is truly a tremendous crocheted version of the famous character from The Hobbit.
Crocheted using yarn of the 3 and 4 weight categories, you could adjust the size using different weight yarn and needles. Crocheted Smaug is indeed a faithful rendition of the depiction found in Tolkein’s watercolor entitled Conversations with Smaug.
…cuz it’s like R2D2 but on your eye? Eh? Eh? No? Bah.
Yeah, anyway, here’s a fabulous photo of R2D2-inspired eye makeup in honor of May the Fourth. No tutorial, but come on, figure it out. Can’t be that hard! Now I just need an occasion to wear it…preferably before next May the Fourth.
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