Have a desire to wear your love for space invaders on your sleeve (or that moldy merit badge sash), or cram your eye shadow and lip gloss into a a zippered little purse? Fear no more, 'Stiqeteers, for you can have both. Handmade to boot! I Don't Like Mondays has some Emma Ferguson hand-stitched and embroidered retro designs, including these two gaming throwbacks and a Mac Bomb.

Can a man carry a purse and maintain some dignity? It hardly seems fair, because women can wear merit badges without catcalls and cries of "NIce manbag!" Maybe we can cram it down into our tough-looking computer bags and carry pencils in it.

[Thanks Colin!]

Sometime this year, there is going to be a party. There, a young man will meet a girl. For all her charms, her cat-eye glasses, her appreciation for David Bowie, one thing is going to stick with him. The one image he won't be able to shake as the haze of the night gives way to the cruel, golden rays of the sun cutting through his apartment blinds will be her Wiimote earrings. ... And it's just not fair.

Ladies, don't nerds have enough difficulty in the dating scene without girls walking around sporting Wiimotes on their ears? How is a guy supposed to not fall for a girl like that? You know what it is? It's dirty pool. Also, we're worried they might attract the wrong element. Sure, the earrings are kitschy, but they're also going to inspire the kind of manic devotion reserved for young John Cusack and stalkers. Listen girls, feel free to purchase to your hearts' content. Just don't come crying to us when the portly guy with the "Wow, I hope that's a Magic deck" bulge in his jeans leers your way.

[Via Wonderland]

Will D'Angelo of the Wiicast.com recently got obsessed with his world of timecraft again and made this Super Mario Bros. clock representing World 1-1 from the classic. A few weeks ago, after drinking a glass of impulse and ambition, he made a Donkey Kong clock and decided to continue bridging the gap between crafts and gaming. Sure, it's not "art," but for under $20 it's still a neat project for a lazy afternoon, or when trying to keep the kids busy on the weekend.

This time around D'Angelo makes the instructions for creating the clock expressly clear. He also seems to be getting the hang of the game-clock-craft as he's also included tips on how to make construction easier on yourself during construction. If people start obsessing about game clocks as much as they do game cakes we may have to make a gallery.

If you haven't already hit the crafts shop and busted out the iron to make your own Perler beaded creations, then perhaps you'll allow a wave of inspiration to wash over you, courtesy of Flickr user foglera's delightful collection. We've got Pikachu, Birdo, Bomberman, Crono, and Animal Crossing's K.K. Slider in here, and plenty more.

[Via Digg]

It was the speedy blue hedgehog's fifteenth birthday on Saturday so, to commemorate the occasion, Sega of Japan has created this gorgeous little papercraft (.pdf) of Sonic the Hedgehog's equivalent to World 1-1: Green Hill Zone.

Just cut it out, assemble it, and place it in the center of your retro-gaming shrine and, just for a little while, Mario and his army of nostalgia-laced tchotchkes will play second fiddle to Sonic and his paper playground. Live it up.

Build - Sonic Green Hill Zone papercraft (.pdf)
Read - Build Sonic a paper model to celebrate his big birthday!

If the Wii controller and Katamari Prince papercraft projects didn't suit your gaming preferences, then try making your own Quake-themed papercraft models of the Shambler and/or Marine. Captain Nod's site has links to models and instructions to build your own DIY nerd sculptures.

[Via Cathode Tan]

Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing always has the goods on gaming inspired crafts. This week he put up links to a Super Mario Bros. 3 scarf by one Ms. Helen Li featuring the cast of characters on one side and their "smushed/dead" counterparts on the other. Brilliant! Also for your enjoyment is a Space Invaders tote bag knitted by Brenda. The formula of adding nostalgic videogame icons to your crafts project works every time. Words can't describe how badly I want this stuff!

[Via BoingBoing 1,2]