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Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut

Pauly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:38 +0000

Misleading title I know. Here’s the story. In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of Star Wars fans to help remake Episode IV: A New Hope, but there was a catch. The iconic movie was broken down into 15 second pieces and users were asked to remake one of those pieces. Now, we can finally watch the entire film, stitched together from thousands of submissions.

This is seriously the entire movie, and clocks in at over 2 hours. Enjoy.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

To learn more about what this is all about, go to StarWarsUncut.com.

If you haven’t had enough Star Wars after that, check out more Star Wars on Geekcrafts!

Tutorial Tuesday: Aperture Science Office Bonanza!

geekysweetheart — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:13 +0000

Via Sprite Stitch

This picture does not do this epic project any justice!

The Internet better be all over this soon! her that Pinterest?! I want to see Aperture Labs living rooms, kitchens and nurseries before easter! Kthxbai!

Telnets.org give you a whole bucket of tutorials to get you started on your portal office project:

Red Shirt Syndrome!

TroubleT — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:20:20 +0000

Being active myself in historical reenactment for many years, the colder months were often spent at the sewing machine prepping for the upcoming events throughout the year. The same can be said for people who love attending Cons. Their creativity and ingenuity forever astounds me!

Working roughly off of a pattern and adapting on the fly, graverobbergirl on Craftster has made a great version of the original Star Trek costume! Even the hair and accessories show her dedication and attention to detail that are sure to make her stand out in the Con Crowd.

What makes graverobbergirl’s costume extra special is that she has planned for the inevitable. She has a patch to sew onto her costume when she finally (and inescapably) gets hit by the phaser aimed for a commanding officer!

The Expendable Yeoman (2-in-1 Trekkie Costume) – CLOTHING.

Called by Cthulhu

Lady Dragonsinger — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:40 +0000

Usually, the words used to describe H. P. Lovecraft’s creature Cthulhu end to be in the range of ‘hideous’, ‘terrifying’, ‘gargantuan’. Somehow one never things of cute or cuddly. But it appears that Rebekah Clarke-Noonan, known as passiontiger on LiveJournal, has found a way to turn him into a cute and cuddly crocheted figure. Yes, you can find the free pattern for Cthulhu here designed by Rebekah and not that difficult to make. This three dimensional amigurumi is crocheted in the round using a 3.00 mm hook and knitting worsted. You might just find yourself crocheting up a family of Great Old Ones with this pattern.

When It Just Needs to be a Little More Sonic

Lady Dragonsinger — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:00:23 +0000

Or perhaps for those hard tor each places, these miniature sonic screwdrivers are perfect. They’re easy to keep track of as you can wear them as earrings, charms on a necklace or bracelet, or even make a few to use as stitch markers. Julie, known as oboe_wan on LiveJournal, has made the Ninth and Tenth Doctors but does suggest that the Eleventh’s can be made using a bead with the appearance of a claw for the end. She has kindly provided a tutorial for those interested in making a few of their own.

Spock Potholder – Flickr Thursday

Redd — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:08:04 +0000

OMG! Look what I found this week! This brilliant Spock potholder was made by kailand. Perhaps the greatest part of it is the caption “Because I could.” What better reason for this geekery?

Tutorial Tuesday: TARDIS Quilt

geekysweetheart — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:00:39 +0000

Wanna make your bed bigger on the inside?

Then why not try this crazy cool TARDIS quilt tutorial from Instructables member tmounteer.

A purse that is “Bigger on the Inside”

Anna — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:00:59 +0000

Forever ago, I ran across a picture of a Tardis Purse. I kind of fell in love with it, but couldn’t find a place that sold them.

A few weeks after finding the purse, I figured it couldn’t be THAT hard to make so I decided to make it myself. Of course I underestimated the difficulty, but it turned out fairly well, I had missed a couple of things that I really wanted to incorporate in it.

On New Year’s Weekend, I tried again. This time I tried a few different things, including a new pattern (that I had to alter so that it was a bit smaller than the original). When I came across a black cotton fabric with swirls, I knew it would work perfectly with my TARDIS blue fabric. I was very happy that this time I was able to have a thicker shoulder strap and many more pockets.

All in all I’m pretty proud of it. It measures 10″x10″x3″ and has 7 pockets, two on the inside with the black swirling fabric, three on the main outside one of which is the “Pull Here” sign on the actual TARDIS, and two pockets that are the windows on the flap. The only thing I’m missing is the “Police Public Call Box” at the top. On the inside of the flap I hand-stitched the phrase “It’s bigger on the inside”, which is exactly what every girl needs.

A purse that is bigger on the inside.

Youtube Video – Spraypaint Artists

Pauly — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:00:14 +0000

This is something that I have been into for a while. There are tons of these videos out there, and it is very difficult to pin down specific artists, but I thought I would share one of my favorite spray paint artist videos with you. It was uploaded by spacepainter on youtube over 4 years ago, but I watch it every couple of months and I am still amazed.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

Let me know what you think in the comments section. This is not a new phenomenon by any means, but it is something that is pretty much always fun to watch.

Dammit, Jim!

kaitlenjay — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:06:51 +0000

Let’s face it: One of the best things about TOS was every time Bones said, “Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor, not a _____.” It happened a lot. The more it happened, the funnier it got. It’d make for one helluva drinking game (I’m sure it already has, in fact). So, naturally, this Trek magnet/button set tickled me. There are bunch of geeky button and/or magnet sets in the hownice Etsy shop, so peruse at will.

hownice Etsy shop