To me, nothing reminds me more of arts and crafts time at school than making things in shrink plastic. The satisfaction of covering the sheet of plastic in your own designs and then seeing it shrink in the oven is one that I have actually yet to recreate in my adult life. It's one of the most … [Read more...]
Knit A Monster! – A Knitted Alien Face-Hugger
If you thought the Alien-series wasn't exactly the place to go look for crafty inspiration, think again. This knitted interpretation of the infamous "face-hugger" is just the kind of challenge for the more experienced knitters amongst us. … [Read more...]
Free Pattern: Dalek Felt Badge
Its all about Doctor Who at the moment so we couldn't resist sharing this cute little Dalek felt badge from craftster member microjivvy. Head over to Craftster for the full pattern and instructions in handy pdf format. What are you waiting for, go and exterminate that embroidery! We love a bit … [Read more...]
Germinate! Germinate! Dalek Plant Pot
We are rather smitten by this wonderful Dalek planter created by craftster member jackielantern. The project was conceived after hearing a joke involving Daleks yelling at plants to GERMINATE! alongside some inspiration from the impressively gigantic Ex-Germinate Dalek Flower Pot by Chris … [Read more...]
Bazinga! It’s the best of the craft blogs
Another week, another round up of the very best geeky crafts to be found in the blogosphere, and I can tell you it's all getting a bit stitchy this festive season! … [Read more...]
Fail Whale and the Cookie Monster: the best of the craft blogs
Its best craft blogs of the week time again. Here is a round-up of some of the best projects and latest news in the craft blogosphere this week. Craftzine introduced us to the Twitter Fail Whale hat from plush artist Hine Over at Super Cute Kawaii, Monsieur Le Bun gave us a round up of his … [Read more...]
Get geeky-clean with game cartridge soaps
Proper gaming fans scoff at the idea of luxurious long bubble baths. Why waste valuable ass-kicking time, right? Because you can wash with a retro games cartridge soap! I came across these Games Cartridge Geeksoaps on Craftster. The range includes an 8-bit, 16-bit and 64-bit cartridge, and … [Read more...]