I saw my friend LeBrie Rich of PenFelt at Crafty Wonderland this weekend and marveled at her intricate needle-felted Magritte tribute! Awesome. She also has a PenFelted Andy Warhol (a Campbell’s Soup can), a Picasso, a Matisse, and many other masterpieces of wool felt amazingness in her collection (behind a velvet rope, which was an especially awesome touch).

Meanwhile, John Lohman‘s Mario Magritte (a stellar contribution to World of Geekcraft) is one of my favorite cross-stitches ever. Just love it! See a whole lot more of his work at Sprite Stitch.

Today the World of Geekcraft tour heads to IndieFixx! Huge thanks to everyone who’s been supporting the book – I really appreciate it!

• PenFelt
• Sprite Stitch
• World of Geekcraft making its way to IndieFixx

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These really make me want to try needle-felting but alas I am allergic to wool. Check out these very well done Super Mario characters – Yoshi and a Goomba from Craftster user jojo-modjo.

• Needle-felted Yoshi and Goomba

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Here’s some geeky crafty things that have been posted on CRAFT Magazine’s blog lately. Enjoy.

[via CRAFT Magazine]

• Sketchy McLaptop
• Make a soft toy EVE from the film WALL-E
• Tissue Dispensing Robot
• Knights of Templar Dolls
• Needle-felted Yeti
• Evil Router
• HOW TO – Make an Adipose Monster
• Robot Plush
• Star Trek Art Show
• Space Invaders Cutting Board
• Tutorial: Classic Nintendo Stencil

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Oh, my word. I think these are the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. Craftster user giddygirly needle-felted presidents for a  contest. She says,

“I entered a contest to celebrate the release of a new book (titled “Beards of our Forefathers”) and so I made a set of US presidents who wore beards. Except Garfield, because Garfield isn’t funny.

Each president is approx. 3 inches tall, and their heads are about the size of a penny or nickel.”

• Needle-felted Presidents

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Dr. Who is a new and an old classic, kinda like Battlestar Galactica. It has a loyal following of thousands and thousands of fans. So is it surprising that some of these fans have made crafts to honor their favorite TV show? I think not. Here you will find some of the various Dr. who crafts we were able to find on the interwebz. Enjoy the geeky craftiness…

Tardis Cake

CraftZine posted this Tardis cake from Craftster user Umbrolly earlier this week. This inspired me to look for all these great Dr. Who crafts.

• Tardis Cake

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Can you hear the “bloop bloop bloop”? FuzzyFelties on Etsy is selling this awesome set of needle-felted Pac-Man characters (largest is 1”W x 2”H). You get Pac-Man and four ghosts (love those eyes!) for $32 plus shipping.

Needle-felting has become really popular lately. Crafters are felting everything from animals to food to accessories. With only two tools needed – special barbed needles and a big chunk of foam – this is an easy craft to get started with. Wool roving comes in every color imaginable and kits are readily available. Craftlog has a simple tutorial. A Wii Mii would probably look great in felt.

• Needle-felted Pac-Man characters

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