January 10

Tutorial Tuesday: Mario and Sonic Quilt

It hurts me a little inside (or should I say, I get a little smaller, and lose my rings!) to see these two guys side by side. I love them both so much but it just reminds me that there won’t be any new SEGA consoles anytime soon… and that reminds me of the Dreamcast (swoon) … and that reminds me of Shenmue… I digress…

Instructables member SheWhoMustNotBeNamed has the perfect solution to my discontinued-game-console woes, with a fantastic Mario and Sonic quilt tutorial.

I could wrap myself up in it while I play my old Master System games…. doesn’t look the same on a 32″ TV *sniff*……………

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August 12

Sonic the Hedgehog Bib

Sonic the Hedgehog BibDo you have the fastest baby alive?  Is your baby always hording rings and then throwing them into the air when he or she crashes into spikes?  Then this is the bib for you.  Throw this thing on your baby and everyone will stop asking if they have super powers from some horrible radioactive truck accident.

AiTenshi on Etsy makes all kinds of wicked baby apparel, from this awesome Sonic bib, to equally awesome bibs of WHATEVER KIND YOU WANT!  She doesn’t just make bibs though, so check her out!

Check out the Sonic Bib!

Visit AiTenshi on Etsy!

More video game stuff on Geekcrafts!

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December 28

Plushie Mega Drive Console

oh man! THAT is a geek craft right there!

Donna Evans shared this supremely geeky creation on the Sprite Stitch boards, a 100% plushie mega drive console (oh and a genesis controller for all you Americans out there!) with removable Sonic the Hedgehog 2 cartridge.

My favourite bits? the cord… the way it’s all cordy,  the ingenious use of velcro to secure the game cartridge, and strangely the use of iron on transfers… I don’t usually like iron on transfers, they feel like a cop out, but for this they completely work! they give a complete finished look to the piece.

I just want to squish it SO BAD!!

Also Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was my favourite game on the Mega Drive… because my older brother could play as Sonic on 1 player mode and I could just pick up the second controller and play as Tails, but in 1 player mode Tails couldn’t die. I loved this. And for a child with an urge to play computer games, but an intense fear of ‘dying’ in them it was the best of both worlds.

EDIT: this plushie console is for SALE! see Tavington’s DeviantArt for details

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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

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