September 2

Gettin’ stitchy with Muad Dib

Dune Sandworm and Muad Dib

I’ve seen amigurumi sets of dolls for Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Firefly, but this was a new one to me: Dune Sandworm and Muad Dib by smapte on DeviantArt.

Be sure to check out her Gallery of other creations, such as Final Fantasy, Firefly, Mad Men, Li’l Trekkies, and Li’l Losties. Girl’s got mad stitchin’ skilz, yo!

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August 26

Lego Star Wars Clock

Lego Star Wars clock

This Lego Star Wars clock Instructables project opens with the sentence, “My son made this clock in clay class when he was 4 years old.” This is parenting done right, folks.

I love the idea for using Lego base pieces so you can move the minifigs around as you choose.

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August 22

Mini Papercraft, Maxi Cool

Have you ever wanted to make an adorable mini papercraft version of…anything cool? Ever? Well, Gus Santome probably has you covered. She-Ra? Check! Batman? Yep! R2-D2? Indubitably!

Seriously, these are crazy cute. I haven’t tried to make any yet (partially because I already have too many knickknacks and gewgaws), but I could use a bit more flair on my desk at work…. Project!

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August 15

Steampunk Lightsaber Awesomeness

Eventually I will stop posting about Jen Yates and her Lady Vadore costume, but I’m so intrigued! The pieces all look so cool—I can’t wait to see the final result. Anyway, in addition to the steampunk Darth Vader mask/helmet tutorial, she’s now posted a tutorial for a similarly steampunk lightsaber. Which, incidentally, doubles as a nifty nightlight. And, really, who doesn’t want a steampunk lightsaber nightlight?

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August 14

Tutorial Tuesday: TARDIS Bookcase!

Check out this awesome bookcase tutorial from Alantronics!

It’s actually mind blowingly simple to do, make one for you little boy/girl’s room to promote literacy (or for me, make a full sized one for the Husb0t to store all his Dr Who DVD’s in… )

You could even be really clever and add a door for the full ‘TARDIS effect…

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