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Geek Tip: Learn to Fold Origami With a Little Online Help

GeekSugar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:25:41 -0700

I'm a big fan of origami (I can't tell you how many of those little birds and shirts I made from my old Netflix flaps), but learning how to fold everything just right was kind of a nightmare. But with some animated step-by-step instructions from this site, you can banish your cramped hands and get it right the first time.

No more folding and unfolding, or wondering which way to flip the paper over, 'cause you have the animated instructions right in front of you! Now you can make thousands of birds to hang around your apartment. Well, you could if you wanted to.

Don't Have Four Grand For an Hermès Bag? Download One!

GeekSugar — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:05:35 -0700

Look, I don't have time to be on any sort of waiting list (unless Nintendo or Apple release something else, then we're talking) or, you know, the $4,000+ it takes to have a real Kelly or Birkin bag by Hermès.

Turns out that it's a good time to be a geek, because high-end designers are recognizing their wired admirers - the other day, Chanel released their own app, and now Hermès wants you to have your own low-budget Kelly - by downloading it!

If you're down with papercrafts but wish your crafts ended up more Upper East Side than the monsters from Gobeesta, then download this from Hermès' website by clicking "I want it" (of course you do). Proceed as you would any papercraft - that is, cut, glue/tape, and then color to your heart's desire. Look at you - a free, custom Hermès!

Cool PaperCraft Fun: Goobeesta

GeekSugar — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:45:49 -0700

I know how you all love papercrafts, so when I found these super-cute, ice cream-loving guys while surfing the Internets, I had to pass them along to you. Free to download, these "Fold and Fun" characters are pretty easy to put together, as I did all three over the weekend.

Goobeesta has even provided a blank cutout for you to design your own paper monster! Check it out here - get creative then upload pics of your custom design in the comments for the rest of us to see! I bet you guys can come up with some awesome little monsters, and I'll even round up all your hard work in a gallery next week!

How-To: Get Crafty!

GeekSugar — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:03:06 -0700

Not only am I a techie fiend, but I'm a crafty gal to boot! That means that I love making things with my hands, not just filling them with shiny gadgets. Gimmie some credit here; I've shown you lots of ways that you can be crafty, too, from repurposing old favorites to making new cases for your tiny new iPods. Check out my slideshow of my favorite ways to get crafty - so easy anyone can do it!

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What Is Your Favorite Geeky DIY Project of 2008?

GeekSugar — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:00:33 -0800

On we go with the Best of 2008 series! Being a geek and being crafty seem to go hand in hand; both take ingenuity. Even if you're a big-time techie but can't sew, glue, or cook to save your life, everyone still appreciates a rad geeky DIY project.

I've narrowed it down to my fave projects: the Mario Star Nano Case, my Halloween Rick-Roll costume, the papercraft phenomena of Cubeecrafts, frosted Tetris brownies, the embroidered motherboard dish towel, and lastly, the embroidered text message.

Which one was your fave?

Holy TV Character Cubeecrafts, Batman!

GeekSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:40:32 -0700

I thought I geeked out when I saw (and devoted much time to making) Mario Cubeecrafts, but now they're really trying to kill me with the cute - check out these new papercrafts of classic TV characters! Pictured here from left to right, we have Pamela Anderson in Baywatch, Earl Hickey from My Name is Earl, and Dr. Jack Shepard from one of my all-time fave TV shows, Lost.

If you've never done a cubeecraft before, just download the template, and get ready to cut out teeny details in the name of geek craft. It's totally worth it when you have your adorable desk accessory to show off to your non-crafty coworkers!