LEGO Brick Spice Rack

Crafting can clutter your house in the wink of an eye. You can decorate a whole wall with all the perler beading I’ve done in my life! Our house is pretty tiny, and I’m sure my boyfriend will get grumpy if I start filling the kitchen cabinets with yarn and felt, so I’m always on the lookout for crafts that are both geeky and useful.

SHIFT! has posted an amazing tutorial over at Instructables that certainly fits the criteria! He fabricated a spice rack that looks like a gigantic red LEGO brick. His inspiration came from an image by Dave Delisle, who has a whole website full of geeky concept art and ideas called Dave’s Geeky Ideas.

On a side note, it’s theoretically possible to make a 3.5 kilometers (or 2.2 miles) high LEGO tower before the piece at the bottom collapses. Those bricks are strong!

SHIFT!’s tutorial
Dave’s original idea
More lego on Geek Crafts
More tutorials on Geek Crafts

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April 1

TARDIS Cake

I’ve been working in the realm of fandom for a long time. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many talented and crafty fans. And yes, I’ve seen quite a few geeky cakes. But, this TARDIS cake is, by far, one of the most impressive cakes I’ve ever seen.

Leigh Henderson, a cake artist and theatrical designer, took to her website, Do It Myself, to showcase just what happens when sci-fi geek meets designer meets baker. She created a quarter scale (or two-f00t-tall) TARDIS cake that looks like it’s bigger on the inside, with the help of two convex mirrors!

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March 31

GeekCrafts Submission: Harry Potter Sharpie Mug

We received this as a submission, and what a cute project! I had no idea you could decorate ceramic coffee mugs with regular Sharpies! I love how bright the colors turned out and the adorable little Harry Potter face (complete with mini Gryffindor scarf collar!).

What would you draw on your coffee mug? A Star Trek insignia? The Star Wars Rebel Alliance logo? A couple of Portals?

DIY Sharpie Mug tutorial at Nerd Craft Librarian
More Harry Potter crafts at GeekCrafts
More Tutorials at GeekCrafts

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March 31

Ami Sheldon Cooper Doll Giveaway

A(mi)dorable Crochet is having a Sheldon Cooper (from the series, The Big Bang Theory) doll giveaway.

‘This contest is open to everyone worldwide! To enter the draw all you have to do is comment on this post and tell me your favorite Sheldon Cooper moment from the show! Only one comment per person….duplicate entries and spam will be deleted. You can enter until April 7th, 2013 at 7pm. I will use random.org and provide a screen shot of the winning number. The winner will then have 24 hours to contact me to provide their shipping address or a new winner will be chosen.” Please note, you have to comment on A(mi)dorable Crochet’s site in order to enter her contest. We’d love to have your comments here as well, but you must use the link above for your comment to be valid.

A(mi)dorable Crochet, who is a regular poster at Craftster, said she’s holding this contest because of how many requests she’s gotten for her ami Sheldon doll. And yes, Jim Parsons has seen his own ami double.

So start thinking about your favorite Sheldon moment and enter soon! You’ve only get a week left! Good luck, everyone!

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March 30

DIY Star Wars R2-D2 Bra With Lights And Sounds

How many times have you ever said to yourself, “I need an R2-D2 bra, but where would I find one?”

Look no further! Seamster over at Instructables has provided the pictures and a video on how to make one! And because Seamster is a guy, he calls this creation his “R2-Double-D2s.”

Category: Craft, Gadgets, Geek, Girly, Movies, Tutorial | 4 Comments

March 30

Fun And Flirty Femme Joker

I haven’t seem too much for cosplay here, but when I saw Callesto Fox’s femme fatale Joker, I thought she deserved a place among the geeks.

“This Femme Joker cosplay isn’t serious at all. It features cosplayer Callesto all dolled up in a mini-skirted version of Joker’s outfit based on his look in Arkham Asylum. The spats are a nod to one of Callesto’s other favorite Batman villains, Max Shreck.”
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I mean, come on…look how pretty and flirty she is as The Joker! She might as well be an Easter egg, for as springy as she looks. Personally, I’d like to see a male version of Harley Quinn with her.

Callesto has a mostly private Facebook page, but you can check her out on Deviant Art. She’s also an awesome Merida from “Brave.”

Category: Geek, Girly, Movies, Video Games | 1 Comment