Caleb from Hackaday wanted to make his own Thor’s Hammer. But not just any Thor’s Hammer, oh no, Caleb’s version of Mjölnir contains a mini Tesla Coil that packs an 80,000 volt, lightning strike punch. Click the image above to see Caleb’s video that demonstrates what I’m talking about. The hammer is pretty big, but in … Continue reading DIY High-Voltage Thor’s Hammer – 80,000 Volt Mjölnir!
Many moons ago, on the ides of March, I posted about the Snailvengers and that there were more team members in the works and patterns in production. Crocheters gather your hooks! There are now patterns available in the etsy shop. And if that wasn’t good enough, look at Snail Coulson. Look at his CARDS. He … Continue reading Welcome To Level 7 – Snailvenger Patterns
Again and again, I saw adorable, little drawings of fandom characters as cats. There were Supernatural cats, Sherlock cats, and Avengers cats. It didn’t take long for all those cats to go to my head. I couldn’t help but try to recreate some of their cute cattiness myself. Castiel Cat and Dr. Horrible Cat are the results. I … Continue reading Fandom Cats
So in the US Iron Man 3 Comes out today. The perks of having a sibling in the hallowed halls of Marvel Comics means I saw it Monday (review here) and have red and gold armored Avenger crafts on the brain. Red is already one of may favorite colors, this may get dangerous. I’ve started … Continue reading Knit Your Own Iron Man or War Machine
BenaeQuee, a Craftster member and Etsy store owner, recently posted a cocktail dress she made. It’s a cocktail dress designed not only to match Captain America’s suit, but also some killer art on Deviant Art. BenaeQueen was inspired by Kelsey Michele’s art. “My main goal for this dress was to be able to wear it as … Continue reading Getting Girly With Geek Crafts
We all want to be part of The Avengers. Let’s face it. Maybe you’ve created your own superhero or maybe you really want to be Thor. Or Captain America. Or, well, Iron Man. (Or, if you’re me, you want to be Joss Whedon!) Louie over at Louie’s Loops found a fun way to show off … Continue reading Iron Man-Inspired Crocheted Gloves