‘Tis the season of ghosts and ghouls and creepy jack-o-lanterns – Halloween is just over a month away! What could be creepier than a Minecraft Creeper jack-o-lantern? Brenda Ponnay has you covered with an easy tutorial for making your own creepy Creeper pumpkins (or other vegetable). I thought it was interesting that she was inspired … Continue reading Halloween: Minecraft Jack-o-lanterns
Geek-a-Bites author Nikki is a freelance illustrator from Austin, Texas. She gladly combines her love for pastry and pop culture. On her blog, you can find photographs of mouthwatering cookies, cake balls and fondant figures inspired by games, series and childhood classics. Although I’d love to show every scrumptious craft she has created, I’m just … Continue reading Nightmare Before Christmas Cake Balls
Just in time for tomorrow’s spooky big day, I found some fabulous pumpkin carving templates with a dash of geeky flair, and a side of Joss. That’s right – Firefly-inspired jack-o-lanterns. Aw yeah. From the PinkRaygun, I present for your geek-out pleasure – Halloween Pumpkin Carving Templates. There are 9 patterns for Firefly, one for … Continue reading Geeky Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Patterns
I love quilting, but I tend to stick to more traditional patterns. But maybe it’s time to change that! Funthreads made this Spock quilt for the Spring 2011 online Blogger’s Quilt Festival?. It was intentionally made so the image is difficult to see up close. But step back and there’s Mr. Spock! Funthreads said she … Continue reading Fascinating Quilt
Craftster user ShannonMB painted these Twilight nesting dolls for a swap. She used pumpkin stencils – great idea! Twilight Nesting Dolls
Craftster user kirastorm put together this mini Nightmare Before Christmas-themed tree with “two packages of plain ball ornaments and painted them in plain black, black and white spirals or Jack the pumpkin kings face.” Nightmare Before Christmas Tree