These are the nerdiest embroidery samplers you will ever see and they are amazing! Deviant Artist Chelsea Bloxsom has taken some pop culture favorites and turned them into little embroidery and felt craft projects that would look great hanging on the wall. Sadly, her etsy store doesn’t have the samplers at this time, but she’s open to custom orders.
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Making paper snowflakes was one of my favorite winter activities as a kid, but none of my creations were ever this cool. In fact, they were usually lopsided. Anthony Herrera seems to have paper snowflake patterns down to a science though, and he’s used his mad skills to create an entirely new set of Star Wars designs!
You have so many choices: Ackbar, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Bossk, X-wings, Luke, Yoda, TIE Fighter pilots, and on and on. All the patterns are downloadable and completely free. May the Force protect you from paper cuts!
See examples of available snowflake patterns after the break.
I am lucky if I can manage to sew on a button, but this makes me want to learn it all. It’s the work of graverobbergirl who made this queen-sized quilt for friends as a wedding present. This hand appliquéd, hand embroidered quilt measures 92′ x 92′ and took all of her free time for about two months to create. Makes the engraved picture frames some of my friends gave me for my wedding look a little meh.
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So many products. So little money. Here’s your solution. All you need is a little time and some paint and you can make your very own Avengers bookmarks. Yes, they’re supposed to be for kids but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with making one for yourself. Or two. Or all of them. You can get the full supply list and a step by step over at Crafts by Amanda, but this one looks easy enough to just figure out on your own. Besides, there’s no Black Widow or Thor, and you can’t have partially assembled Avengers.
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If you want your kids to know how to do the Vulcan Salute correctly and be prepared to detach the saucer section of The Enterprise in an emergency, then you need to start them young. Crafter Julie Gillrie has created The Star Trek Quiet Book to help you with your mission. You can only purchase the PDF for this adorable book, not the book itself, so you still have to break out a needle and thread. Hey, no one said parenting was easy.
And if you’ve chosen the other side in the eternal Star Wars vs Star Trek debate, don’t worry. There’s a book out there for burgeoning Jedi Knights, too.
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Firebrand Creations fashioned this Gears of War Snub Pistol entirely out of paper and foam. The project, which was called as a labor of love and patience, features integrated LEDs and was painted with a wiped black finish over a silver base coat.
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A crafter has figured out how the Death Star weakness could have been avoided – it just needed to be made of yarn. This Death Star is soft and huggable and won’t destroy planets. You can make one of your very own with this pattern on Ravelry. Laser not included.
(via Craftzine)
Using plastic canvas, magnets and copious amounts of talent, Lord Libidan created this badass cross-stitched Optimus Prime model that actually transforms. Check out an additional photo after the break.
