November 23

VHS Toaster

There was a time when I posted a lot from Instructables, and now I am remembering why. While searching for some cool geeky baked type things in honor of Thanksgiving I ran across Lemonie‘s VHS Toaster. This thing is awesome! He basically cannibalized and mated an old toaster and an old VCR to turn it into a toaster that knows how to make a statement (and toasts “VHS” on to the toast).  The best part is watching the video and seeing the VHS Toaster shoot toast out of the video slot.

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November 22

Doctor Who Crochet Set

HaikugirlOz posted this completely amazing Doctor Who Crochet Set to her flickr stream and it defies words! This has got to be the best example of The Doctor’s hair I have ever seen crocheted, and one thing I really love about the Tenth Doctor is his awesome hair! The set includes not only The Doctor, but a TARDIS, a Dalek and cute, cuddly little Adipose, perfect to snuggle up to while watching the Tenth Doctor’s final episodes!

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November 20

Where the Wild Things Are – 10 Crafts

Much to my dismay, I still haven’t seen Where the Wild Things Are, but I’m enjoying all of the crafts to be found. For costumes, just search Craftster or Etsy for a ton of great ones.

1. Amigurumi by Alliecat30

2. Shadow Puppets by SaltyandSweet

3. Wall Mural by Red Fork Hippie Chick

4. Needle-felted Max by cuteCLOVER

5. Hand-drawn bowl by Robotragicomedy

6. Painted onesie by bennaka1010

7. Polymer clay monster by pinkpoodle230

8. Max illustration by NanLawson

9. Monster t-shirt by Stephanie1016

10. Amigurumi by ZaneyMcBanes

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November 19

Mario Mushroom Stencil Art How-To

Crafter extraordinaire Vickie Howell recently made this Game Boy stencil art piece for her son, who loves to play video games. She used a stencil from Ed Roth’s Stencil 101 Decor collection and freehanded the Mario image over it — she shares a complete tutorial for making your own version.

This isn’t Vickie’s first Mario-inspired craft project — check out her pattern and tutorial for knitting up a pair of Mario Mushroom Wrist Warmers as well!

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