Boo Mario Cake
The most popular post here on Geek Crafts to date is our 13 Geeky Baked Goods and this is a great example of a geeky cake. Flickr user TraderZed submitted this Boo Mario cake. I’m not really sure who Boo Mario is compared to other Marios, but the cake is great! Very impressive fondant work.
July 28, 2008 1 Comment
Super Mario Piranha Plant Amigurumi
Flickr user michellerheaume submitted her awesome Super Mario amigurumi dolls. Click through to her Flickr photostream to see some really great ones, including this Piranha Plant.
July 25, 2008 1 Comment
Mario Cross-Stitch
Craftster user RachelKristin made this fun Super Mario cross-stitch with Raccoon Mario, who I always think is so cute. She says,
it’s mario flying above his enemies! at first i was going to do caped mario but then that would be getting into 2 different mario games on the same project & i can’t have those kinda discrepancies.
July 10, 2008 3 Comments
Super Mario Brothers 3 Map in Cross-stitch
How amazing is this? Flickr user Cross-stitch ninja cross-stitched this completely awesome map of the first world in Super Mario Brothers 3. Click through for some close-up shots.
July 5, 2008 1 Comment
Mario Tissue Box Cover
Here’s a great Mario craft from Craftster user ConfusableBlonde: she embroidered different sprites on plastic canvas. A lucky swap partner will get add this to their home decor.
July 1, 2008 1 Comment
Super Mario Softie
Flickr user michellerheaume usually crochets adorable cupcakes and other treats. Recently she made this Super Mario Softie. Gotta love that mustache!
June 10, 2008 1 Comment
13 Geeky Baked Goods
Here are 13 excellent examples of baked geekiness…tasty, too! I need a snack now.
All Your Base Cake
edalytical’s girlfriend Jess made him this funny cake. Roses are #FF0000, indeed.
- All Your Base Cake by edalytical
May 16, 2008 57 Comments
Super Mario Wedding Cakes
Craftster user mandasbrighteyes is practicing her cake decorating skills so she can make this Super Mario wedding cake for her boyfriend (source unknown):
In the same thread, RachelKristin shared her own Super Mario wedding cake:
Both cakes are super Super Mario and surely tasty, too.
May 4, 2008 1 Comment
Super Mario Quilt
Reader Jen sent us a picture of her very first quilt. She says,
“I love old school Super Mario Brothers and I am trying to learn how to quilt. This is my first attempt. I call it my starter quilt. Super easy to make but a bit time-consuming.”
Mario looks awesome on such a grand scale. Good job, Jen!
April 29, 2008 3 Comments
10 Awesome Geeky Perler Bead Crafts
Perler beads are perfect for recreating 8-bit video game characters and scenes. They can be used for all kinds of amazing geeky crafts and are so easy to use, anyone can do it. Below you will find 10 incredible examples of the things you can do with Perler beads.
1. Super Mario Brothers in Perler Beads
Danny_8bit makes some elaborate Perler bead art. This little scene from Super Mario Brothers is attached to a briefcase.
2. Float Eye Boss from Final Fantasy
The Float Eye Boss from Final Fantasy has great shading. Faith9990 really got the details in on this one. Is it just me or does this guy look like an evil version of Mike from Monsters, Inc.?
3. Pokemon
I know my eight-year-old could tell me who all these little guys are. For now, I’ll take Fashion’s word that they are Pokemon and they are an impressive collection.
4. R2D2
Here at Geek Crafts, we seem to always end up back on Star Wars. Flickr user Copy + Waste made this huge R2D2 from Perler beads.
5. Ape Lad’s Spock illustration
I’m not a big Star Trek fan, but this is the second Star Trek craft that I really like (the other was the Spock apron). blakewest did a great job capturing the look of the original illustration.
6. Donkey Kong in Perler Beads
Here’s another one from Danny_8bit: a very elaborate Donkey Kong/Burgertime combo scene - not sure why the two games are mixed, but it still looks great!
7. Sinistar
Wow - what an incrdible likeness of the evil Sinistar himself. Awesome job done by CoderKev. “Run, coward!”
8. Space Invaders Key Chains
Faith9990 does it again with these little Space Invaders keychains. They aren’t attached yet, but if you look closely, you can see that a bead is purposely missing from each one to attach the keyring to.
9. Gameboy Color 3D
I love the dimensional Perler bead crafts. Doctor Octoroc used what looks to be three layers of beads to make this Gameboy Color 3D.
10. Samus Aran vs. Omega Metroid
And one more by Doctor Octoroc: Samus Aran vs. Omega Metroid. I think this is the most detailed Perler Bead art I have seen. Details + shading + size = pure awesomeness. (I don’t think that’s a direct quote there from Samus)
April 18, 2008 4 Comments




















