Geek Crafts

Allow me to introduce you to Noel Cruz, re-painter of dolls. He takes dolls that are mass-produced to look like celebrities/characters and refashions them to look more realistic and lifelike.

While he has (re)created literally hundreds of dolls, from Bette Davis to Robert Pattinson, of particular interest to us geeks is his work on J.R.R. Tolkien‘s characters from Lord of the Rings. Behold Aragorn and Arwen, as recreated by his very precise brushstrokes.

The Before and After shots are very impressive – the Before’s look so flat, and the After’s look like they belong in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.

Which beloved characters would you pay big money to have recreated in doll-form like this?

Links of Interest:

• Noel Cruz’s homepage
• Aragorn doll on DeviantArt
• Arwen doll on DeviantArt
• More Lord of the Rings crafts on GeekCrafts
• More Tolkien crafts on GeekCrafts

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I love everything about this set of hand-painted Harry, Ron and Hermoine dolls by dangercatdolls on Etsy – especially the tiny hand-pained Gryffindor stripes on their ties. You can also request other characters from the books if you have another favorite… very cool!

I also liked the description:

Dolls are made of wood and stand approximately 3.5 inches tall. They are lovingly hand painted and sealed in acrylic. While they are considerably sturdy little fellows (and ladies), they are not toys and should not be given to children, regardless of how much they love 5000 page novels.

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As long as there have been geeks, there has been a debate over who is best, pirate or ninja.

With your very own pirate and ninja doll you could act out all kinds of scenarios and find out who reigns supreme once and for all!

Buy these dolls

Visit Geeky & Cheeky on Etsy

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Shayne knows how much I love Coraline, and she tipped me off to petskin‘s awesome handmade Coraline dolls on Craftster — she sewed a couple of Coralines and one Other Mother, and crocheted the Cat!

They’re made with felt and recycled fabric and (of course) buttons — so cool!

• Coraline dolls on Craftster

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