Unfortunately, this one-of-a-kind piece is no longer for sale, but it shouldn't be too hard to replicate. An old printer's tray on some sort of supportive structure, filled with your favorite tiny collectibles, and topped with glass.
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Make a Star Wars pinata
From the official Star Wars website: How to make a Death Star pinata.
Light saber (not the one shown in above pic): at My Amazon store -- Blue: $17., Red: $16.
Friday, February 10, 2012
A simple, meaningful, DIY gift
Although this site normally focuses on gifts for geeks, this gift would be really great for anyone. It's simply a box of cards, on which you write things you like/love/value about the recipient. As you'll see in a later picture, I made this for my husband for our 16th anniversary; that was 13 years ago, and he still has it! He said at the time it was probably the best gift anyone had ever given him. (And honestly, I'm not sure I've topped it since.)
The assembling of it won't take much time and costs very little. What will take the most time is coming up with the things to write, but don't rush that, because that is what gives the gift its meaning.
It starts with a simple cardboard box. I bought this one at Hobby Lobby, and you could probably get them at any craft store, or the craft section in WalMart; you could even use a jewelry gift-box you might have on hand, as long as the logo is just on the top panel of the lid.
The black stripes on the edge and around the top were simply made with a fat black marker. I didn't worry about getting them perfectly straight. I was going for a handmade look, after all.
For the lid, I cut out a few pieces of paper of diminishing sizes and glued them on top of each other. I wrote "That's What I Like About You," but you could write whatever makes sense for your relationship. (About the weird spelling... I was referring to a song from the 80's, where those words were sung with a sort of British-sounding clip of the ending T's. Or at least, that's how I remembered it at the time.)
As you can see, I wasn't terriby concerned about making it perfect calligraphy. I think that makes it all the more personal. I used papers that were subtly different for an architectural quality, but you could use brighter or more contrasting papers if that suits your style.
I also wrote inside the top of the lid. Quite optional.
By the way, for both the layered paper on the lid and the note cards themselves, I just used paper I had on hand. If you or someone in your house is crafty, you can probably do the same. Or you could upcycle some junk mail, if that's your thing!
I built a simple little easel in the box of folded cardstock, so that the cards stand at a slant when stowed in the box, but you could certainly just place the cards inside flat. Much easier!
For the cards, I used a couple subtly different colors of card stock, and varied the style of lettering I used. But again: do what works for you! You could even create the cards on your computer and print them out on ready-perforated business card stock.
Tie it up with a raffia bow if you're going for a natural look; use something bright or shiny if that's the style you're after.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Pixel-y Valentine's card how-to
Make your geeky love a pixel-y card for Valentines Day! Here's a thorough tutorial, including helpful graphics and a downloadable template.
FYI: The only thing the instructions lack is what it means to "score" paper. Here's a video that shows how, though I usually use a letter opener or large paper clip to score. Anything that is hard, has a fairly fine point, but won't cut clear through the paper will work. If your paper is very thick, lightly cutting through just the surface of the paper will work, but for medium weight papers, all you need to do is bruise the paper fibers where you want them to bend.
You might also like:
"Video games ruined my life" t-shirt
Portal cookie cutters
8-bit tie
"The cake is a lie" decal.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Build a Death Star from LEGO parts
Bake your love some Star Wars cookies!
You might also like:
"Come to the dark side. We have cookies." apron
Han Solo in dark chocolate
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