Wreck-It Ralph is a delightfully geeky movie about a video game bad guy who just wants to be a hero. It’s one of my most favorite movies, and I’m always looking for craft projects that are Wreck-It Ralph themed. I stumbled across this awesome pattern last week, and plan on getting started on a bad-guy affirmation of my own soon.
COSPLAY: Build Your Own Borg
Featured recently on StarTrek.com was a guest poster, Eric Hall, who detailed the process he went through to create his elaborate Borg costume. He’s apparently won numerous costume contests with his, and thousands in prizes. You can easily see why – this costume is crazy detail-oriented.
I love that he “thought like a Borg” and used found items from thrift shops, surplus stores, and yard sales, and just keeps adding to it. For instance, the left arm includes a large tube from a leaf blower, and a toy robot claw — the claw even opens and closes. He also added a small push-button motor from a toy so he makes a motorized sound when he walks.
I can imagine the stares he draws at cons – I know I’d give him a clear berth!
What’s the most elaborate costume you’ve seen at a con?
- DIY Borg costume guest post on StarTrek.com
- More Star Trek crafts on GeekCrafts
- More cosplay crafts on GeekCrafts
Tentacle Chandeliers
There really isn’t a whole lot that I can say about Adam Wallacavage’s tentacle chandeliers, other than they are stunning and beautiful and I want one of them! According to Adam’s website, it looks like he started making these beauties way back in 2006 until at least 2010, and they all have such sexy sounding French names. Gizmodo lists the prices on some of the chandeliers from $8,500 to $10,000.
Handmade Sally From “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Hannah081986, a poster over at Craftster, recently uploaded some pictures of the Sally doll from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” that she recently made.
“Sally is complete. Jack finally has a partner. She was fun to make. She stands about 18 inches tall. Her dress is made from felt pieces, and she is hand painted. What do you think?
The movie is very dull colored, so she make look a bit bright but it gives her personality haha <3 She and Jack were made for my niece, she is IN LOVE with Nightmare before Christmas, so, naturally, I had to make them for her.”
For anyone interested in their own Sally doll, there is a free pattern on Ravelry for a crocheted version of a patchwork doll, courtesy of Irene Strange. While the Ravelry version isn’t named for Sally, take a look at her and decide for yourself.
Big Daddy Nerdigurumi!
A few days ago, I stumbled upon this mind-blowing Amigurumi Big Daddy from Bioshock. Isn’t he amazing?! Emjay made Big Daddy, and many other amazing amigurumis, with lots of patterns (including Big Daddy) available FREE on her website, Nerdigurumi. I might just have to attempt to make a Big Daddy for my boyfriend’s birthday, although it would probably take me about 10 years to finish, looking at how fiddly the pattern is.
- Amigurumi Big Daddy (with free pattern)
- Nerdigurumi
- More Bioshock Crafts on Geek Crafts
My other favorite patterns on Nerdigurumi are:
- Claptrap from Borderlands
- Link from the Legend of Zelda
- Companion Cube from Portal
- Kirby
- Crochet Hook (the idea of a crocheted crochet hook makes me giggle!)
The Hobbit Friday Treasury
In celebration of ‘The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey’ coming out on Blu-Ray and DVD, I decided to make an Etsy treasury filled with hobbit inspired crafts! Click on the picture to visit the treasury!
(Okay, I know the last item is *technically* a quote from the Lord of the Rings, not the Hobbit, but it is Bilbo, and is one of my favourite Tolkien quotes ever…)