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Kraken Media Kit via Dieline

Dieline features a Kraken Media Kit that looks like it was taken from a Victorian cabinet of curiosities.

Comics Alliance advertises T-Shirts by comic artist Kate Beaton, and reveals a crafty take on superhero attire with Knit Tastic Superhero Costumes by Mark Newport.

Super Punch has a great deal of interesting geek creations, with the Knitted Facehugger, Brutal Legend Cosplay, and a paper Medusa Mask.

Offbeat Bride shares instructions on how to make 8-bit wedding accessories.

PSFK features Cornelia Hesse-Honegger’s photographs of insects that have been morphologically disturbed by nuclear radiation , as well as a giant Urban Cursor art by Sebastian Campion.

Learn how to make the Chewbacca noise with this helpful Youtube video.

Engadget features a cute sewable kitty to disguise an iPod remote.  Very aww worthy.

Jointed Pieces and Knitted Vase

Bits ‘n Pieces is a traveling exhibition with work from a variety of artists, scientists and researchers who are trying to “..anticipate the next phase of the digital revolution, focusing on how society is imbued with, shaped by and shapes technology.”  It’s a great way for art and science to interact and lead to thought-provoking and inspiring pieces of craft and design:

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Inspired by "V" and "V for Vendetta"

The letter of the day is “V”, with lots of sci-fi and political drama coinciding.  The ABC show V aired recently, a show about aliens who promise to fix all of humanity’s problems…but what’s their real motive?  Today is also Guy Fawkes Day, which conjures memories of V from the Alan Moore graphic novel, V for Vendetta.  With so many “V”s floating around, I was inspired to put together a collage of products that embody the danger and drama of the infamous letter!

See product details after the break:

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Some gorgeous crocheted cobwebs on 13th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue:

Crocheted Cobwebs