And by “arsenal” we mean only a dozen :-). If you’re wondering what sort of little gifts you can buy for the people at work or to stuff into a bunch of stockings, candy will fit the bill. And nerdy / gaming geek candy is even better. If you buy 12 or more each of our Nintendo Mints, Game Boy Advance, Mushroom Candy or Nerds, we’ll hook you up with a 10% discount on the lot. You can mix up the colors of each, too. Yay for discounts!
No, not “mushroom candy”–candy that tasted like mushrooms would be pretty gag-inducing (but we found some chocolate candies in the shape of mushrooms if the subject intrigues you). We’re talking about candy that come in a mushroom, Super Mario Brothers style. Once you’re done with the candy you can use the mushroom part to store a collection of small things. Check them out: Super Mario Brothers Mushroom Candy.
Yes, those fearsome aliens from Doctor Who can now be your cuddly buddies with a skein of yarn and a bit of time.
Download one of these “EXTERMIKNIT!” knitting patterns in either .doc or ..txt format and start knitting away!
The teeny little arms on these guys cracked me up. Hope you enjoy it too!
What’s a Nerdster? Well “super-nerds, artists, and the edgy, in-the-know” people with a dash of hipster thrown in, says Lauren Bell of DMNews.
Curious if you fit in? Well, we made a test! Take it now:
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An opal or a sapphire may be pretty, but either would be useless when you find yourself without a map at a technology trade show or disoriented in the hills of San Francisco with a dead cell phone. This lovely silver compass ring features a compass instead of a gem, combining utility with beauty (beautility?). And, it’s far cheaper than a GPS unit.
If you’re the type of person who needs constant reassurance of the circumference of your wrist, or if you want to flaunt your geometric prowess or love of quantifiable length, then this is the perfect bracelet for you. This 1/2-inch wide stainless steel bracelet is available in either Imperial (shown) or metric (which would also be 13mm wide) versions. Since conversions between Imperial units are so difficult to do without computation aids, the Imperial version has the added benefit of being a conversion tool. Cool!
Here’s more silver earrings by Individual Icons that feature different sorts of screw head versions, including two type of flathead ones: rounded and flat, and the ubiquitous Phillips head. Anyone who’s proud they’ve got the crafty / DIY bug will surely understand why these little feats of engineering make lovely jewelry.
Peter Kirn from Create Digital Music pointed to an article reviewing their Make> / CDM / Etsy night in Brooklyn and remarked that the author’s coinage of the term “nerdster” was one he could get behind.
Last night, on the not-so-anonymous urging of a PR company that represents Make magazine, I went to “Handmade Music” at Etsy Labs in downtown
Brooklyn…
On handmade music night, super-nerds, artists, and the edgy, in-the-know, 20-something crowd converge on the Etsy labs, drawn by promises of newly-invented instruments, techno music, and free pizza…
If you have spent time assembling, disassembling, hacking, building, constructing or programming you’re likely familiar with the mechanics of the hex nut and realize their engineering importance as well as the fact that their small hexagonal shape is kind of artsy looking on its own. Both aspects get highlighted in a very cool way with these sterling silver earrings in the form of hex nuts by Individual Icons.
