Geek Crafts

Okay, I know best-est isn’t a word, but it should be, because James Hance’s art is better than the best.  If you haven’t checked him out yet, go see James Hance,  Relentlessly Cheerful Art.  He has turned his geeky craft into fine art, showcasing our favorite Muppets and cartoons.

His series Wookie the Chew combines Star Wars and Winnie the Pooh, and features amazing characters like Chrisolo Robin, Droidlet, and of course, Wookie the Chew.

I have a few of his prints, and one of his originals in my house, and I LOVE them.  I’m still waiting for the Dr. Horrible/ Calvin and Hobbes cross over. (wink wink, nudge nudge.)

So check him out, and get inspired.

How about an amigurumi of wookie the chew? A parody of a parody. How great is that?

• See James Hances Art
• See more Star Wars on Geekcraft

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My daughter is very into “Gir” these days – the sidekick from the Invader Zim cartoon. She’s hoping to pull together a Gir costume for Halloween. So in researching various DIY options, I pulled together this roundup of Gir crafts.

BehindtheSofa created her own Gir cross-stitch pattern, and stitched it onto a black hoodie.

When I was a kid, I used to love Shrinky Dinks, so these Dog Gir/Robot Gir earrings by Lynn Aquaheart caught my eye.

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THE CLAW!!!!!

I just love these little dudes, they were/are completely my favourite toy story characters, who was yours?

Sharon from Homemade Obsessions has put together a free to use pattern for these adorable little green men, you can find it here.

• Go to the tutorial
• Tutorials on Geekcrafts
• Crochet on Geekcrafts
• Amigurumi on Geekcrafts

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“Just focus! The Alliance said they were gonna waltz through Serenity Valley. And we choked ‘em with those words. We’ve done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. Just a little while longer. Our angels are gonna be soaring overhead, raining fire on those arrogant Khags. So you hold. You hold! Go!”

quote source: IMDb

I do love me some Joss, especially in the form of Firefly and Serenity. So when I saw these fabulous Firefly amigurumi by Lucinda879 on Craftster, I just had to share. Aren’t they shiny?

Be sure to click through to check out more pics. I love how she combined crochet bodies with fabric clothing, and the finely detailed hair. And check out the realistic version of Vera, sitting quite cunningly on Jayne’s utility belt.

• Firefly amis on Craftster
• More Firefly crafts on Geekcrafts
• More Joss Whedon-related posts on Geekcrafts

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Today’s tutorial comes from Allison Hoffman of CraftyisCool.com.

Allison is a crocheting superhero who has designed Amigurumi likenesses of Pee Wee Herman, Wonder Woman, Conan O’Brien and Coraline, which are all available on her Ravelry Store.

Isn’t this just the cutest ball of hungry little yellow you’ve ever seen? Find the pattern here.

• Go to the pattern
• Allison’s Blog CraftyisCool.com
• Allison’s Ravelry Store
• Pac Man on Geekcrafts
• Amigurumi on Geekcrafts

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Who knew something so evil and creepy could be made into something so adorable?

Etsian twimoon did, that’s who!

It’s simple, it’s beautiful, it’s creepy as hell. Everything you could ever want in your own personal Weeping Angel.

Buy this Weeping Angel

Visit twimoon on Etsy

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