This week PopCap released a new game, Unpleasant Horse. In honour of it, here is an Etsy Treasury of one of PopCaps awesome games, Plants vs Zombies. Be sure to click the picture to go to the treasury and check out all the cool links!
Sherlock Holmes Cologne
Ever wonder what your favorite detective smells like? This Holmes Cologne seems pretty close. From Morning Valley Soaps on Etsy, this cologne is a blend of Tobacco, Cedarwood and Vetiver.
Check out the Morning Valley Soaps shop for more colognes and soap inspired by literary figures.
Crafting Valhalla
With the premiere of the movie Thor this week, I thought I’d highlight some viking crafts. As my paternal grandfather was a full-blood Swede, I think it only fitting, ja? :)
Chandra Willis created a stylish infant-toddler viking helmet (though her model does not appear to agree) – find her knitting pattern at Hot Potato Knits.
Yarn manufacturer Bernat offers a crochet version of a warrior baby helmet (Ravelry link, login required), with which I am completely in love, and which has me eying every baby head in near vicinity with crafting glee.
Traci Heiner worked up a pattern for a dishcloth featuring Thor’s Hammer – known as Mjolnir – and kindly provides a link to the Wikipedia entry to learn more about its symbolism.
NeedleNoodles offers an amigurumi viking pattern (left), as a free expansion pack pattern to her Creepy Cute Crochet book.
In the new-to-me craft category, a Viking Knitting tutorial from janraven on Etsy. Since the tutorial features 75 photo step-outs, it’s probably a good thing janraven also offers the finished Viking Knit Hoop earrings in her Etsy shop.
And finally, Cheryl Herrick (aka “crankycheryl”) shares her version of a Viking birthday party, complete with duct tape Viking helmets, a catapault, and a Viking long boat made of chocolate chip pound cake. Complete epic-ness.
Oh, and a side geek-note? Chris Hemsworth, the actor who is playing Thor in the forthcoming movie, also played George Kirk in the 2009 reboot of Star Trek, and is currently working on Joss Whedon‘s Avengers, also as Thor. Nice.
Viking crafts previously linked on GeekCrafts:
Star Wars Stormtrooper Cosplay
Fashion design student and Craftster user Scribblers Scab received a Stormtrooper costume as a gift, but it was way too big for her, so she created her own armor and a corset and there-you-have-it: a sexy Stormtrooper cosplay!
Reader Submission: Star Wars Tank Cake
I love cake. Oh, my God, I love cake. My favorite “crafts” are ones that can be eaten, and having worked as a baker for a short time I feel like I really appreciate what goes into an awesome cake like this Star Wars Tank Cake Naomi made for her son and husband’s joint birthday. She managed to do this on a time crunch, too, so she gets extra kudos! I love seeing really personalized birthday cakes, and this Star Wars one really…erm…takes the cake.
Deathly Hallows Pendant
With the new trailer circulating the internet, I’ve got Harry Potter on the brain. The final movie is coming, and I’ll be in the front row, wand in hand.
This lovely pendant is made by Milkool of Etsy. It’s the perfect accessory for any Harry Potter fan, and comes in several different colors.