April 11

Top 10 Nintendo (NES) Controller Crafts

This weekend we’re taking a look at crafts based on old-school Nintendo controllers. (We’ll look at mod-ed controllers another week.)

1. Nintendo Controller Perler Bead Business Card Holder

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.

Nintendo Controller Perler Bead Business Card Holder

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April 2

The Clay Collection – iPod, Dreamcast, and Donkey Kong in Miniature Clay

I love tiny things. And even better than tiny things is tiny geeky things! Lauren of The Clay Collection makes amazingly detailed itty, bitty polymer clay goodies. She even takes custom orders and it looks like she can handle just about anything. Check out her Etsy shop too see all her ready-made goods. Here are a few of my favorites:

Sega Dreamcast Figurine

Polymer Clay Sega Dreamcast

iPod Earrings

Polymer Clay iPod Earrings

Donkey Kong Earrings

Polymer Clay Donkey Kong Earrings