Hasta La Gadget!

If there’s one thing geeks love as much as video games, it’s setting things on fire. And while these nerdy candles won’t give off the kind of a lightshow you might get from fireworks, they’re a nice way to bring a little mood lighting to your nerdy pad.

Rox and Tom over at Frostbeard Studio came up with this handmade line of candles inspired by games, movies and comics from geek culture. Each candle is made from clean-burning soy, and scented with pleasant aromas like apple clover, cedar mint, rosemary, pineapple sage, or other welcoming, non-granny scents. The line of candles includes simple jars in color and scent themes like Zelda Potions, Adventure Time, Doctor Who and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

They’ve also got a “Level Two” line of candles with little nerdy ceramic sculptures hiding inside the jars, including Han Solo, a Baby Metroid, dinosaur bones or Cthulhu among other things. Oh, and Han Solo is “carbonite” scented – which is designed to smell cool, clean and metallic. Sounds about right to me.

Or you can level up to one of their nifty handmade ceramic candles in the shape of a Poké Ball, Bob-omb or a Piranha Plant. Bob-omb has a slightly smoky scent, and the Piranha Plant smells like clover and aloe. You can choose from Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle or Pikachu scents for the Poké Ball. Gotta smell ‘em all!

Head on over to Kickstarter now to order your Nerdy Candles now. Prices for the candles range from $15(USD) for the “Level One” designs, $30 for the “Level Two,” and $50 for the “Level Three” versions. There are also other special rewards for higher pledges.

It’s probably the most oft repeated seven-word phrase in the history of gaming – but the admonition by the old man in The Legend of Zelda are wise words for life in general. After all, you should always bring a trusty companion on your life’s adventures.

With the help of this handmade throw from Penelope and Clyde, you’ll be able to cuddle up under this pixelated prose whenever you nod off or need to keep warm in your cold dungeon. The 4’3″ wide by 3’4″ long throw is made from acrylic yarn, love and a big bag of pixels.

So grab your sword and shield and battle your way through some Octoroks on the way to Etsy, where you can grab this for $160(USD). Now when are they going to make this version?

The thing I love about the intersection of geekdom and art is that we end up with some really ingenious and non-traditional mediums for creativity. For example, what was once an innocent champagne cork has been transformed into the ultimate evil – Darth Vader.

DIYer SJ Roth took an ordinary cork and embellished it with markers, clay, fabric, foam rubber, and even a little LED lightsaber to create the cutest little Vader you’ll see today.

You can learn how to make your own Cork Vader over on Instructables. And while you’re over there, be sure to check out SJ’s Mario Corky, Ezio Auditore Corky, and Iron Man Corky.

Etsy is home to all sorts of fun, cute and geeky handmade stuff, and these creations by Little Bun satisfy all three of those criteria in spades. She makes little people and characters based on pop culture figures using clothespins as their bodies.

There are tons of great designs up in her shop, but my personal favorites have to be the Bob Ross doll (and his happy little trees), as well as the Sheldon Cooper Big Bang Theory doll, complete with Flash t-shirt. That said, the one with Walter (John Goodman) from The Big Lebowski is pretty sweet too. And check out the tiny unibrow on Frida Kahlo. Check out a bunch of Little Bun’s clothespin dolls in the gallery below:

Wait, I have a new favorite. That little Knight who says “Ni” and his tiny shrubbery is priceless. Head on over to her Etsy shop if you’d like to buy some clothespin characters for yourself.

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After a hard day’s work in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario likes nothing better than to come home to his love, Princess Peach. Though I didn’t realize that he wanted to stomp all over her like some unwanted Goombah.

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