As you can see from the example above, tie dye lends itself well to Captain America-themed shirts. Making one at home is both simple and inexpensive, and you can use the tutorial at iLoveToCreate to help you through the process.
Unfortunately, when Avengers assemble wearing tie dye shirts, it’s usually to smoke weed and play the bongos.
(via iLoveToCreate)
Moustaches have been in for too long. It’s time to focus on different facial hair, and The Hunger Games has provided perfect fodder. Seneca Crane sports an impressive beard in the film; it’s the sort of beard that makes a statement. It’s so distinctive that Jacquie Long Legs has written a tutorial on fashioning the statement hair out of leather. Yep, you too can look like Seneca Crane.
Check out an additional photo of the beard necklace after the break.
Imgur user somevelvetmorning has put together a short image gallery with photos of her awesome Dalek dress design in various stages of completion. As you can see, the final product is fantastic.
Check out the complete gallery in the link below.
(imgur via Wil Wheaton)
Harrison Krix of Volpin Props (who previously created a Half Life Gravity Gun among other awesome things), is back with a tutorial explaining his method for fashioning fantasy or video game-inspired helmets and armor, such as the Skyrim example seen above. Included are features on scaling, base forms, shape refining, sculpting, etc. Click here to check it out.
(via Neatorama)
After drooling over all the decoupage shoes on the internet (especially the Star Wars ones) for ages, I decided to figure out how to make my own. Because I love the animated series, I put the Clone Wars spin on them. It took several hours, but the process is very easy. I just decoupaged the images onto a cheap pair of black heels with Mod Podge and sealed everything with a glossy varnish. Tada!
These shoes were actually made during a nerd shoe craft party. Check out the other styles my friends and I put together here.
What if you could make your face look like an emoticon? Yes, we’ve reached that day and age. These glasses were printed from a 3D file and allow you to wear a constant look of disapproval.
After seeing these, Makerbot threw down the gauntlet. They’re encouraging people to keep making glasses that express emoticons. The challenge:
Here’s what I’m thinking for an emoticon glasses challenge:
- Be the first to upload any kind of emoticon glasses to Thingiverse with the tag “emoticonglasses“.
- Be the first to upload a particular kind of emoticon glasses to Thingiverse with the tag “emoticonglasses“.
- Be the first to tweet a picture of yourself wearing emoticon glasses at a bar with the hashtag #emoticonglasses“
Anyone who completes any of the above three challenges gets 9000 internet points and everlasting online fame!
If you would rather skip all of the effort and simply throw your money at someone, the glasses can also be purchased ready-made from the link below.
Product Page ($9.99 via BoingBoing)
You need to wear your custom Samus Wiimote arm cannon. Check out additional images after the break.
Get a jump start on Halloween this year with special effects artist Meaghan O’Keefe’s Gartered Leg Prosthetics kit. It contains everything you need to create the disgusting spectacle before you.
Get your Gartered Legs just in time for Halloween! They make the perfect accessory to bustles, stilts, little black dresses and pretty much anything else you can imagine! Zombie Can-Can Girls! Gory Go-Go Dancers! Victims of Sadistic Torturers! Bizarre Ballet acts!…..
Each package contains 1 PAIR of Gartered Legs which include TWO unpainted latex prosthetics with two 2″ wide garters and two 5/8″ garter straps. The garters are 24″ long with a 5″ velcro adjustment. Include a note with your order specifying the circumference of your thigh for sizes larger than 25″.These prosthetics are unpainted and come with instructions on how to apply, blend and paint them as pictured. Customize your gartered legs for a variety of different applications and effects!
Product Page ($40 via Laughing Squid)
A guy named Jamie P. crafted this badass custom T-Rex costume using a CNC router and hand cut parts. The roughly 25 lb costume is made from closed cell poly foam and a welded steel and aluminum subframe.
Hit the jump to check out some additional photos and a video of the costume in action.
Apparently, even beginner knitters can put together this Nyan Cat hat using some Chunky Mochi Rainbow yarn, Rowan Drift yarn for the cat, Knit Picks Palette for the toaster pastries, size 10.5 and size 2 needles and the $5 pattern featured on Geek’s Dream Girl.
(via GAS)
