Tag: craft
Drawing With Thread & Pins: A Unique Artistry
I've heard of drawing with all kinds of different materials before, but never with thread. It's hard to believe that as thin as thread is, it could be converted into the elaborate pictures you see below. When I saw these, I thought the artist, Debbie Smyth, drew the illustrations with a pencil or so ...
Chewbacco: The Chewbacca Molded From Chewing Tobacco
If you are a fan of checking out artistic fun stuff online, you are probably familiar with Terry Border and his blog Bent Objects. He is famous for taking household objects (i.e. foods, keys, pill boxes, coffee beans, lotion bottles, etc..) and making them come alive with little wire arms and legs, ...
6 Star Wars Pumpkin Carvings With Detail Insanity!
Recently we announced the winners of the our awesome Halloween giveaway and among the prizes was one heck of a Star Wars pumpkin carving. That particular one was sent to the winner, and we hope it will get a good spot in her home on Halloween. Pumpkins are one of the main attractions on Halloween, i ...
How To: Transform Old Books Into Holiday Pumpkins
Whenever I write an article about cutting up old books to recycle them into a new use, part of me cringes. I know that books are becoming more obsolete, and especially if they are damaged, many people throw them away or toss them in the recycle bin anyway, so I usually try to remind myself that givi ...
Pocket People: Carry A Handmade Friend In Your Pocket
Are you frustrated with your lack of real friends on Twitter and Facebook? Do you find it difficult to deal with high maintenance friends who require so much attention? I have the perfect solution for you. Now you can instantly get a bunch more friends, and they won't be a bother at all! As a matter ...
Your Daily Cute: Get Schooled By Some Needle Felted Owls
Needle felting is becoming more and more popular, and looking at these little owls, I can see why. These are definitely the cutest little things I've seen all week. This collection is called "In the schoolyard," and as you see, there are needle felted teachers, students, a headmaster and even a bull ...
Geeky Star Trek Quilts For Snuggly Trekkies
My friend @chloroformdays sent me a tweet yesterday to mention that he noticed we write a lot more about Star Wars than Star Trek on Bit Rebels. I want you to know, Cory, that we do not do that on purpose. We are huuuuuge Star Trek fans too! It's all in the same geektastic family, right?
It just ...
Craft Inspiration: Celebrity Felt Finger Puppets
Are these the cutest finger puppets you've ever seen or what? We written before about how popular felt art is right now, and this is another felt artist who is obviously a master at what she does.
Melanie Howard makes these felt finger puppets to look like celebrities and sells them in her Etsy s ...
Geek Style: Belt Buckles Made From Computer Mice
Yeah, I've officially seen it all now. Well, maybe not, but that's the first thought that came to my head when I saw these Mac and PC mouse belt buckles. Looking at these makes me think they are more for nerds than geeks, but I would wear one. Yup, that's right. You might see me sporting one of thes ...
How To: Cross-Stitch Your Own iPhone Case
iPhones aren't just for geeks and techy people, they are for everyone. As a matter of fact, if you look at this chart, you'll see that from 2007 when the first iPhone was introduced all the way through the end of last quarter (March 31, 2011), there have been about 108,624,000 iPhones sold. That's a ...
The Yoda Baby Hat: Wear or Wear Not
Aww Star Wars baby cosplay! Ok, maybe not. All I know is I want one of these for myself. I wonder if I could stretch this tiny hat onto my big head, hmmm that might be a challenge. Etsy member knitterkrys made this baby beanie from green acrylic yarn. This is her original design, obviously inspired ...
Action Figures: Customized To Look Like Close Friends
Dr. Jesse Weiss is the Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at the University of the Ozarks. If you look at his picture on the school website, he looks like an ordinary guy. However, behind that scruffy beard and those black glasses lies a mad scientist who can do something mag ...
The Hoverbike Is A Reality
Slowly the technologies of tomorrow are being rolled out into the ever changing society that we live in. No longer are we talking about the small achievements or small gadgets that we can carry along in our pockets. Nope, we're talking about the real technology that will change the very look of our ...
Creativity Defined: Traditional Books With Hyperlinks
When I first came up with a title for this article, I typed, "Old Fashioned Books With Hyperlinks." I changed "Old Fashioned" to "Traditional;" however, it made me ask myself the question about whether or not I really view regular books as old fashioned. I'm sure I may get some snarky comments from ...
Craft Inspiration: Brain Specimen in a Jar
If you are on the Internet all day like I am, you are probably noticing the same trend as me. Needlefelt is everywhere. I know what you're probably thinking... Needlefelt? It sounds like an old lady craft, like knitting. Well, apparently it isn't. Needlefelt is becoming more and more popular. Needle ...