Domestic Geeks

Periodic Table Table

When Theodore Gray read Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks he misread a passage and thought there was actually a Periodic Table table in the Kensington Science Museum, he soon discovered there was none and felt a void needed to be filled....oh and he needed a new conference table. So he set to work with a pantograph engraving machine that he got at a hospital auction and created a table depicting the entire Periodic Table of Elements. But of course making a table with the Periodic Table of Elements on it isnt enough, he actually filled each slot with samples of its respective element (Uranium in the coffee table?!). To see the whole process visit his website. [link via Current] <3 seanalyn

Birdo Cross-Stitch WTF

My good friend Jenn posted up an amazing find on her blog today. Birdo Cross-Stitch WTF First of all someone cross-stitched Birdo...thats weird enough as it is. Secondly, they put WTF on there which ads to the overall oddly awesomeness of this piece. Its also frighteningly well done, my grandma would be impressed. Oh and Jenn wrote a haiku to go along with it...

Rosy dinosaur Cannon-faced genderbender Put a ring on it

Could today get any better? I think not! [link via Infinite Lives]

Watchmen Cosplay Crunch: The Photos!

Im still waiting on the construction photos from our 3 day costume challenge, but I do have the final result pictures in! Just pretend like this blog is all Memento style and youre watching it backwards...I swear, production photos coming soon! For those that havent been following our journey heres a quick recap, Katie and I had planned to dress as the two Silk Spectres (Katie as Silk Spectre I from the movie and I as Silk Spectre II from the comic) for the midnight release of Watchmen, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we were not able to start on our costumes until the week of the release. So we were left with less then 3 days to make 2 complete costumes from scratch in our free time after work. How we ever finished it, I will never know. Me with my man Night Owl...is he staring at my boobs? Katie with The Comedian...who is trying to light her on fire! The two Silk Spectres posing with Rorschach. Our friend Shannon who made an adorable Silk Spectre inspired outfit that said WATCHMEN on the front and back. I really wish you could see it better in this picture because it was super adorable. After the movie we posed with some other people dressed up as Dr Manhattan, Rorschach and Comedian. As I mentioned this was after the show and Katie had taken down her hair while my wig was messed up..but its still a cool shot! All in all, I think we did a pretty good job given the time constraints. We had to cut corners in construction just to get the outfits together, but they still reflected our initial designs. Katie's outfit was done completely from scratch and we ended up not using the pattern. I just threw fabric on her and cut and pinned until it looked right. My outfit was based on a pattern that I altered, but due to the material I had to alter it quite a bit. We're planning on revisiting these costumes for San Diego ComicCon and we'll blog along as we make them stronger (my sleeve was starting to come apart and so was Katie's mock corset) and more awesome! To follow our costume journey click the links below! Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 <3 seanalyn

New theory, anything is cute in Sackboy form

Today I learned that crafty geekette Maggie Wang just produced another amazing custom crochet Sackboy in the form of Prince of Persia. Sack Prince of Persia This adorable little creation is amazing because of the sheer detail put into it. Maggie sells custom Sackboys for $50 which made me ponder what I would want in Sackboy form. My first desire would probably be a Watchmen set followed by a Girls Next Door trio. Although Im convinced anything would be cute in Sackboy form...hell a Dick Cheney Sackboy would probably still be cute! What would you want in Sackboy form? <3 seanalyn

BSG Cylon Knit Hat

Previous I wrote about how my friend Steph made the most amazing Battlestar Galactica beanie based off of Starbucks mandala aka the Eye of Jupiter. Well I just came across yet another crafty BSG fan who has made the most amazing and adorable cylon hat youve ever seen. The Happiest Cylon Beanie A knitted by a crafty little geekster by the name of Wonderfallz, this pattern is so frakin awesome (although I'll have to make sure I done wear it riding my bike. To make your own Cylon beanie download the pattern for free here. Happy knitting all you fraking toasters! <3 seanalyn