Miss Cuddlefish at craftster made this Mario Bros. Zen Garden for her boyfriend’s birthday. With the Invincibility Star on the outside and a teeny Mario and a Koopa on the inside, to keep you company while you tend your garden, this is one set sure to bring out the Buddhist in any geek. Mario Bros. … Continue reading Mario Bros. Zen Garden
I’m growing tired of summer and am totally ready for the Fall to begin. So, I’ve been hunting down more and more Halloween craft ideas. When I ran across this one, I knew I had to share it with you guys. I haven’t tried this yet, but the instructions make it sound super easy, and … Continue reading Make Your Halloween Yard Decor EPIC This Year
Did you know that in geometry, a tesseract, also called an 8-cell or regular octachoron or cubic prism, is the four-dimensional analog of the cube? According to Wolfram MathWorld, in Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time, the characters in the story travel through time and space using tesseracts. According to Google, Tesseract is also probably … Continue reading Marvel craft: DIY LED Tesseract
Thanks to Pinterest, I recently stumbled across the most incredibly detailed miniature Bag End from Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Maddie Chambers-Brindley made it for some college coursework on “the importance of play.” She drew upon her experience making Warhammer miniature scenery and models to create the Bag End model. Check out the level … Continue reading Miniature Lord of the Rings Bag End
Are you looking forward to the new Pokémon games already? I can certainly say I’m thrilled with every bit of leaked news from badly-scanned Japanese magazines! The recent addition of Mega Evolutions throws something new to the mix and I can’t wait to find out awesome the even more powerful Pokémon will be in the … Continue reading So i herd you liek mudkip
Help! My house is being Space Invaded! Alright it isn’t – it’s just clever camera trickery in the form of flash stencilling. But it’s a pretty neat effect and a lot of fun, so I thought I’d share with you how it can be done. You will need: A camera capable of taking long exposures … Continue reading Tutorial: Geeky Photography with Flash Stencils