November
9
Felt Vampire Ornament
Craftster user bluegirl24 embroidered this fun Felt Vampire Ornament for a friend. Click through to see the back.
August
13
Star Wars Finger Puppets
Caroline e-mailed us here at Geek Crafts to let us know what Heather Mann at Dollar Store Crafts had been up to–these adorable Star Wars Finger Puppets! Very cute, very simple and very fun. She used some craft felt, googly eyes and a little cardboard to reinforce our heroes heads.
July
8
Zombie Potato
Anthropomorphic food amuses me to no end, and this zombie potato from Craftster Kitty Ballistic is no exception. Sewn of felt with embroidered details, she says,
“Nathan is a bit of an outcast amongst his spuddy pals. They’re not really worried that he’s going to eat their brains on account of the fact that A) he doesn’t have a mouth and B) they’re tubers, they don’t have brains. They don’t even mind his unusual skin tone, although there have been rumours that his ‘scar’ was drawn on with felt tipped pen. Nathan ignores their comments, he knows his moment in the spotlight will come. He’s just waiting for his big break – a starring role in “Dawn of the Vegetable Rack”.”
Yes, a zombie potato named Nathan. I love this. Kitty also makes mere mortal potatoes, in case you’re not into the current zombie craze.
April
18
Make Your Own Gandalf Hat
Seems like the people in my house aren’t the only people enjoyingthe Lord of the Rings marathon airing on TNT this weekend. I mentioned it on Twitter and got several “@replies” that they were all doing the same. So in the spirit of the twelve straight hours of Lord of the Rings, I thought it might be fun to share a little how-to Make Your Own Gandalf Hat. Sally Pointer, hostess of the Pointy Hat Gallery, has featured this great Gandalf hat, complete with a little how to linked here. A list of supplies includes heavy weight felt, a sewing machine and patience (perhaps you could do this project while watching twelve straight hours of Frodo’s adventures?).
March
3
Gingerbread Cthulu Ornament
Okay, I know we’re a bit past gingerbread season, but I saw this in the Geek Crafts Flickr Pool tonight and it cracked me up. And when something cracks me up, I feel the need to share it with all you lovely readers. Flickr user ckrolczyk made a bunch of mutant gingerbread man ornaments out of felt, including the growing-in-popularity Cthulu.
January
15
Manos: The Hands of Fate Felt Book
I got this amazing submission from Geek Crafter Beth. She made a felt and embroidered book detailing the scenes of Manos: The Hands of Fate. (A 1966 horror movie – I had to look it up, too.) Beth posted all the pages of the book on Craftster, under the user name mcbeth. You all must click through to see the rest of the book – it is amazing!!! She’s also got all sorts of crafty things posted on her website, The Blue Trinity Gallery.