This weekend we’re taking a look at crafts based on old-school Nintendo controllers. (We’ll look at mod-ed controllers another week.)
Etsy seller Lost Mitten has this one-of-a-kind business card holder available in her shop. Made of fused Perler beads, this will look great on any geek’s desk.
Flickr user thekalaka.com altered a plain pair of sneakers with what looks like vintage Pac-Man fabric and acrylic paint. There are a lot more photos of altered sneakers in his photoset – gafas y accesorios. After you look at those, click on over to his website, kalaka.com, to see his awesome Darth Vader picture. Geeky all around.
We love receiving geeky goodness from our readers (you!) Every so often we encounter questions about how we handle submissions, so we thought we would put up a little FAQ section regarding submissions. Here it is:
1. How do I submit a great geeky craft?
Fill out the form below completely.
2. What if the craft I want to submit isn’t on a website?
It is a little complicated for us to post a craft that has no web presence. If you do not have a blog or other site where your craft is featured, it can be on a Flickr stream, Tumblr (or other blog) account, or even a message board! Basically, we need a picture to display it on our site! Just make sure we have somewhere to link it back to you so you can get the awesome credit you deserve.
3. What if the craft I want to submit isn’t mine?
That’s great, too! Just make sure we know who it belongs to and where to find it.
4. How do you pick which submissions to use?
We do not run submissions like a “request line,” so submitting more than once, or having friends submit the same craft for you won’t help (and yes, we do notice!) Actually, it clogs up our system and makes it more difficult to get to all the submissions, so please don’t do this! When deciding which submission to use, it is usually a case of what the particular writer is “in the mood for” or what feels exciting that day. If you don’t see your submission up there, don’t despair, and don’t let it keep you from submitting other awesome crafts.
Submit a geek craft to us by filling out the form below. If it’s geeky enough and cool enough we’ll feature it on the site (and credit you for submitting it)!
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.
