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May
25
Battlestar Galactica Craft: Starbuck’s Mandala
It’s been a while since I shared one of my own geekcrafts, so in honor of Geek Pride Day, I thought I’d share this little beauty – a crochet representation of Starbuck’s mandala.
In the rebooted “Battlestar Galactica” TV series, the character Kara Thrace, aka Starbuck, paints various versions of the same mandala image throughout her life, her unconscious attempts to recreate the “Eye of Jupiter” (depicted in the above left image, from the second season episode, “Valley of Darkness”). I was immediately drawn to these abstract paintings with their bold colors and strokes, and thought it might be fun to recreate in crochet form (as I’m not much of a painter). When I found Marinke Slump’s Crochet Mandala pattern, I knew immediately how to put it to good use. The pattern was quick to work up and I completed it in a weekend. I stitched it onto a light blue canvas for hanging on the wall.
Interesting geek trivia: the mandala on the wall in Starbuck’s apartment was actually painted by Starbuck herself, actress Katee Sackhoff, according to the Battlestar wiki.
We previously featured a Starbuck’s mandala knitted hat project here on GeekCrafts, and I’ve also seen a quilt that incorporates the image. Have you seen any other mandala geekcrafts floating around the Internets? I’d love to try out some more!
Links of Interest:
- Crochet mandala pattern by Marinke Slump (aka Wink)
- More Battlestar Galactica crafts on GeekCrafts
- More crochet crafts on GeekCrafts
May
24
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.
May
18
Magic the Gathering Craft: Crochet Blocks and Dice Bag
My daughter is big into playing Magic: The Gathering, so I was pleased to find a series of posts by Ann at WonderStrange where she translated the mana symbols into crochet charts. On her blog, she posted charts for Mountain/Red, Swamp/Black, Island/Blue, Plains/White, and Forest/Green.
What’s cool is that since she provided the charts, you can adapt the project to whatever suits you – you could make individual potholders, placemats, or coasters, or link blocks together to make a scarf. Ann also provided a tutorial for stitching two together to make a cool Magic: the Gathering dice bag.
What’s another way you could adapt the charts?
Links of Interest:
- Mountain/Red mana crochet block on WonderStrange
- More Magic: The Gathering crafts on GeekCrafts
- More crochet crafts on GeekCrafts
May
17
Modifying a Monster High Doll
I’ve always thought those Monster High dolls were pretty unique, but then I saw what FreakieGeekie, a crafster from Louisiana, did with a Deuce Gorgon doll on Craftster!
She removed Deuce’s “snake-hawk” and molded hair, his face-up, and the tattooing on his left arm. Daryl’s new face was painted using watercolors then sealed.
Daryl’s hair is made from a long pile faux fur, his shirt is a poly-cotton remnant, and his jeans are a denim remnant. His vest started its life as a doll’s leather jacket and the wings on the back are made of iron on fabric and were hand-drawn then outlined in Sharpie. His clothes are all hand-sewn and the worn look on his jeans was achieved by rubbing them down with coarse sandpaper. His crossbow is made of a wooden dowel, plastic canvas covered with yarn, hemp cord, a piece of bamboo skewer, and a bit of cardboard; the wooden and cardboard bits are painted with black acrylic paint. His bolts are made from slivers of plastic canvas and little bits of felt.
His motorcycle was a gift from Freakie’s sister. It’s from the Bratz Boyz “Motorcycle Style” Cade doll. Freakie repainted it so that it would look like Daryl’s motorcycle. The crossbow is just propped on the motorcycle.
May
17
Release the KRAKEN!!!!
I’ve always wanted to say that!
Foxy Blue is an artist up in Ontario. Recently, she posted a bathroom make over she did for her kids, on Craftster, which included some hardware changes and an original partial mural.
It’s a complete transformation from the Mickey Mouse-themed bathroom it used to be. If you scroll through her posting, you’ll see some images from before the re-do.