Big Bang Theory – Geek Crafts

A Custom Repaint of a “Big Bang Theory” Sheldon Cooper Doll

Noel Cruz is an artist of several mediums, but his work with repainting regular dolls into mini masterpieces might be his most stunning work ever! Noel describes repainting a new form of pop art, wherein the doll’s face is treated like a three dimensional canvas, with the added challenge of painting within a very small area and an even greater challenge of recreating a real person’s likeness. Since dolls are basically miniature pieces, brush strokes and shading have to be very controlled and precise.

With his work on the Sheldon Cooper doll, he started with the formerly Tonner’s 17-inch San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive Sheldon Cooper doll, trimmed his hair, removed all the paint from the face, and started repainting it, spending a good amount of time to create the illusion of contouring. Once Sheldon’s mini me was finished, Noel put him on eBay, where he sold in October 2014, for $535.

The Big Bang Theory Crocheted Afghan

Anderlance of British Columbia, Canada posted this crocheted blanket on Crafster, that she made on the guys from “The Big Bang Theory.”

She made it from Red Heart Super Saver Yarn and single crochets, and its big enough for a king sized bed! Anderlance hasn’t said if she’d be willing to post her pattern yet for the rest of the crafty world.

Ami Sheldon Cooper Doll Giveaway

A(mi)dorable Crochet is having a Sheldon Cooper (from the series, The Big Bang Theory) doll giveaway.

‘This contest is open to everyone worldwide! To enter the draw all you have to do is comment on this post and tell me your favorite Sheldon Cooper moment from the show! Only one comment per person….duplicate entries and spam will be deleted. You can enter until April 7th, 2013 at 7pm. I will use random.org and provide a screen shot of the winning number. The winner will then have 24 hours to contact me to provide their shipping address or a new winner will be chosen.” Please note, you have to comment on A(mi)dorable Crochet’s site in order to enter her contest. We’d love to have your comments here as well, but you must use the link above for your comment to be valid.

A(mi)dorable Crochet, who is a regular poster at Craftster, said she’s holding this contest because of how many requests she’s gotten for her ami Sheldon doll. And yes, Jim Parsons has seen his own ami double.

So start thinking about your favorite Sheldon moment and enter soon! You’ve only get a week left! Good luck, everyone!

Sheldon Cooper Amigurumi Pattern

Bazinga!

It’s your favourite physics geek, Sheldon Cooper, made into this adorable crochet doll by Jackie on A[mi]dorable Crochet! And there’s a free pattern for him! Squee!

AND… he’s even approved by none other than Jim Parsons, the actor who plays Sheldon in the Big Bang Theory!

There is also a Howard Wallowitz doll made by the same person! There’s no pattern, though, but I’m pretty sure the doll is the same as the Sheldon doll with different clothes/accessories! Hopefully she’ll soon make the whole BBT gang!

Sheldon Cooper Quilt

For those of you experiencing another blast of winter weather, this Sheldon Cooper quilt by semel at Craftster might be just the thing you need to keep warm. Semel, of Candy Coated Quilts in Nova Scotia, said it is made of 7,500 individual squares and took 6 months to make. “I started cutting pieces for this quilt in July and finished the whole thing in January.”

And in case your very own Sheldon blanket just isn’t enough, semel posted some advice on how you could make your own Leonard, Raj or Howard quilts.

“First, I made the pattern using the above photo and myphotostitch.com. This is a cross stitch pattern maker but it works pretty well for a quilt pattern as well. You will have to play with the settings a little bit to get the image you want. Once I had my pattern, I purchased my Kona colors that roughly match the suggested thread colors.

“So then, I basically followed Sew Mama Sew’s instructions for how to ‘quick-piece tiny squares.’ Here’s the link to that. …I drew the grid directly on the interfacing which came in 8.5×11 sheets. Next time, I would definitely buy a pre-gridded interfacing that came in metres as this became quite expensive. This is supposed to be wash-away interfacing but I haven’t tested that theory yet.” (Don’t you like how semel worked the word theory into a post about a Sheldon Cooper blanket?)

For those of you new to Dr. Sheldon Cooper, he’s been portrayed by actor Jim Parsons since 2007 on CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory.” A couple of Sheldon Cooper fun facts for you: The asteroid 246247 Sheldoncooper was named after Sheldon. In 2012, a newly discovered species of bee was named Euglossa bazinga, after the character’s noted catch phrase, “Bazinga!”

Rubik’s Cube Tissue Box Cover

The Rubik’s Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ern? Rubik. It has delighted millions of people for probably like a billion years. OK, it has fascinated thousands of people for maybe around 100 years. OK. Fine! Geeks have had one on their bookshelf or desk, and for the most part been unable to solve them, and they have only been around since 1974.

Now you can show your geek pride, and stop correcting me so much, with this awesome Rubik’s Cube Tissue Box Cover by HeSewMadeThat on Etsy.