O. vulgaris is the most studied of all octopus species and possesses excellent eyesight, capable of distinguishing shapes, textures, and colour. It is the only animal which has been conclusively shown to use tools, and is proficient at learning simple processes such as unscrewing a jar — via Shapeways
A quirky and stylish centrepiece to add some aquatic flair to your Hanukkah celebrations — via Etsy
DIY has a posted a pattern that shows you how to make your own Giant Squid Pillow. Completed, it’s eight feet long which is sofa-sized — via Laughing Squid
I made these spiders because refrigerators like Halloween too. They add a finishing touch to colouring pages of jack-o-lanterns and spooky ghosts. Each spider has a 1/2” neodymium disc magnet in its abdomen. I made them from 22 gauge sheet metal and 16 gauge wire — via Instructables
If you fancy making something out of an iconic cloth, you should check out the Underground range byKirkby Design, which offers fabrics used on London Underground carriages in the middle of the 20th century — via Retro To Go
This is a full headed helm along with an inner flap where a pelt can be attached — via deviantART
This brooch I made of beaded embroidery technique. Embroidery is on the base (Lacy’s Stiff Stuff), were used Japanese TOHO beads nad Miyuki Delica in grey, gold, beige and black colours. Death’s-head is the skull of glass. Lined in Alcantara — via Etsy
Handknit in a silky purple, this shiny octopus seems to have slithered up from the deep to perch upon your head — via Etsy
Four original crochet amigurumi patterns: Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus — the complete Baby Cephalopods collection by June Gilbank. These mini amigurumi take only 25-30m of yarn apiece, and work up quickly with minimal finishing, as they only have 2-3 pieces each — via Etsy
These fabulous aubergine (eggplant) colour dragon, dinosaur or monster fingerless mittens will fit a medium female adult hand and are made from 75% wool, 15% mohair, 5% alpaca, 5% silk. They were designed and handmade in the tropical north of Australia and are ready to ship — via Etsy
AERO-1946 is a studio in Cologne, Germany. For six years, its two craftsmen have made household and workshop furniture pieces inspired by 1940s-era aviation. It often incorporates vintage remains of planes into the work.
The craftsmen made this lovely upright cabinet using the door of a Siebel Si 204, a German military and civilian transport in production from during World War II. The door sat in the basement of a home in eastern Germany for 70 years. AERO-1946 rebuilt it and fixed it into a shiny new cabinet body. The entire project took about 600 hours of work — via Neatorama
What do you get when you put Applejack and Pinkie Pie in one automaton? I’m not really sure myself, but it certainly looks like a lot of fun! WOOOOO!!! Both ponies, stand, apples, balloons and trophy body are carved from Philippine mahogany. The gears and trophy figurehead are made of Narra hardwood. The figures are hand painted with enamel and protected with clear flat lacquer. Both ponies stand at 5″ and the whole piece measures 8 1/2″ long, 5″ wide, and 7 3/4″ high. It took 124 hours to make — via Youtube
Sandworm from Dune in plush form — via deviantART
Expertly handcrafted borosilicate glass cuttlefish pendant. It measures 1.25 inches wide, 2 inches long and come with a fancy adjustable cord/lace necklace — via Etsy
This gigantic Cthulhu is made from old clothes in tones of green. He is quite heavy (4.5 kg) and is more an element of interior design than a toy — via Etsy
What manner of creatures lurk in the deep and uncharted depths? I’m not sure, so grab your crochet hook and cuddle up to the unknown! — via Etsy
When my older son discovered his first wiggly tooth, I realised that I had the chance to define the Tooth Fairy experience for another generation. As I pondered how the Tooth Fairy would collect our family’s teeth, it occurred to me that she has an awful lot of teeth to gather, especially considering the ever-rising world population. It seemed prudent to figure out a way to send the teeth to her for processing, rather than make her visit the homes of all 7,103,000,000 people on Earth. As such, I installed a pneumatic transport system (as at the bank drive-through) in my house, for the purpose of sending teeth to the Tooth Fairy, and receiving renumeration back from her.
The Raspberry Pi serves up an interface that I built using Hype, which allowed me to quickly animate the movement of the capsule on the map and the spinning tooth on the Under Review
page. I expect to eventually use the pneumatic transport system to exchange messages and objects with the other creatures that come at night
, as my son calls them, so I included buttons for Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny. The HTML5 interface can play sounds, too, if it is Added to Home Screen
as a web app — via Youtube
A home is incomplete without at least a hint of eldritch horrors. The small tentacle is approximately 14.5” inches tall. The large sized tentacle is standing at about 32”. And the medium sized tentacle is about 23”. It’s reinforced with steel wire, and weighted with sand. The imagery is a screenprint made from an original woodcut illustration, copyright Camilla Taylor — via Etsy
If you hadn’t guessed it from the title, this video brings you through the creative process of my crafting automata, specifically the three Cutie Mark Crusaders sold at the Cutie Mark Convention charity auction in Cincinnati. I was actually invited to do a live panel at first but I’m terribly shy to a fault so I cooked this up instead — via Youtube
Lookit him, looking all moody with his right hand of doom and his crazy samurai hair. Maybe he’s being moody because he’s missing a friend… — via The Geeky Hooker
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