Crafts: Take this House First

"May Cthulhu take this house first" by Portland, Oregon-based Brita A

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$22.88

A plea to the gods for the coming holiday season.

""After vigintillions of years great Cthulhu was loose again, and ravening for delight."

Wherever you happen to be when Dread Cthulhu finally emerges from his deep slumber, if you're lucky, you won't be there long. This geektastic piece of embroidery, emblazoned with the plea "May Cthulhu take this house first," was recently given to me as a gift from my friend Brita, who made it to hang near my Cthulhumas tree. She made it in hopes that the tentacular Great Old One won't take our annual celebration of Cthulhumas as a sign of disrespect.

Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn"

Crafts: The Starry Night Embroidery

Starry Night Embroidery Hoop by  Lauren Spark

Inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night, Lauren Spark spent forty-four hours creating this as a gift for her mother.

Crafts: Studio Ghibli Embroidery

"Studio Ghibli Embroidery Hoops" by Chelsea Bloxsom

Prints available for purchase from BigCartel.

Crafts: ARPANET Embroidery

ARPANET Embroidery by Debbie Millman

This map of ARPANET, forerunner of the internet, was embroidered by Debbie Millman, whose most recent book of hand-crafted artwork, Self-Portrait as Your Traitor, was among the best art and design books of 2013.

Crafts: Hobbit Scarf

There and Back Again Story Scarf by Frivolite Handcrafts

This There and Back Again Story Scarf retells the story The Hobbit in something like a combination of map and pictograms.  It looks like the level map of an old Nintendo side-scroller.

Crafts: Thror’s Map Embroidery

Thror’s Map Embroidery by Sarah (The Dalek's Teahouse)

"It’s done at last! This map took me around 55 hours over the course of 2 months, and it’s just under 14” x 11”. The pictures aren’t the best, since they were taken with my iPod and the map is resting on an uneven surface. I’ll attempt to take some better ones once it’s framed, and I’m sure the folks at Desert Bus will do a much better job of photographing it when it reaches them.

Speaking of which, I made this project for Desert Bus for Hope, which raises money for Child’s Play every November. It’s an extremely entertaining event, and has many, many awesome auctions and prizes donated by both crafters and companies. If you are a geek, I can guarantee you will find something you love there.

Anyway, that’s my spiel for today. I’m proud of this piece, I’m proud of where it’s going, and I’ll be sad to let it go. I hope you all like it!"

Crafts: Geekerie Hoops

Geekerie Hoops by Courtney Price
Hoops available for purchase from Etsy. US$30 - $35

Crafts: Anatomical Embroidery

Anatomical Embroidery by Candace Couse

Crafts: Adventure Time Embroidery

Adventure Time Embroidery by Chelsea Bloxsom
Check out Bloxsom's Etsy shop, Love & Sandwich.