My hometown weekly, the Portland Mercury, is sponsoring a new handmade geekcraft project contest (with a nice shoutout to geekcrafts.com, thank you very much!) over at their site this week – email in a photo of your favorite handmade project extraordinaire, and you could win a copy of World of Geekcraft, a POW! ZAP! Magnets … Continue reading Handmade Geekcrafts Contest this week!
Clive Barker’s cult film series Hellraiser gave the horror genre two iconic images: ol’ Pinhead himself (the patron monster of all sewers, perhaps?), and the Lament Configuration puzzle box. Michigan-based paper crafter Marcey Mercado beautifully captured the intricate designs of the infamous box by cutting gold vellum. It seriously looks like you could reach out and … Continue reading Paper-Cut Hellraiser Puzzle Box
I admit it. I’m on my second play-through of Dragon Age 2, and I still have no friggin’ idea exactly what this ubiquitous symbol means. It still makes a cool necklace, though! This eye-catching, silver cutout pendant was made by jewelry-maker Joshua Taylor. It’s a unique and subtle way to show your love of the game. His … Continue reading Dragon Age 2 Cutout Pendant
Happy Valentine’s Day! SpookyPooky at Craftster has given us all a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift: printable Cryptid Valentines! She’s letting everyone use the designs for free too: “It is hard to find unique Valentine cards that nobody else is giving out already!” These are the greatest Valentine’s card ever! You have four choices: the Yeti, … Continue reading Cryptid Valentines!
Ok, this isn’t completely geeky or crafty, but seriously – who doesn’t want a free t-shirt? From now until April 16, 2009, Teenormous T-shirts is giving away 100 t-shirts and other prizes. You get to choose your shirt and it’s easy to win. Just leave a comment on their blog or Twitter it to enter. … Continue reading 100 Free T-shirts at Teenormous