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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“O Christmas nerds! O Christmas nerds!” Day 12: Origami Nintendo mushroom ornaments The directions for this origami ornament can be found here. I just took the template and made it Nintendo specific by adding little eyes and then used a fine fishing line to string them into ornaments. This is super easy and a real…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“God rest ye, nerdy gentlemen!” Day 10: Star Wars Snowflakes There are many great tutorials out there on how to make these snowflakes. There are even templates you can print out and just cut like these at BuzzFeed. Here are the ones that I did. I chose to make a Stormtrooper flake and a Boba…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“Geekin’ around the Christmas tree!” Day 6: Book Christmas Tree Who says you have to have a conventional Christmas tree? This year try something off the beaten path and I’m not talking a bright pink plastic abomination. Think outside of the box. Got a lot of books (perhaps a slightly unnaturally large collection?) stack them…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“Joy to the nerds!” Day 5: Decoupage Picture Frame What you’ll need: -a picture frame -a couple comic books -scissors -Mod Podge -a paint brush Start by taking your comic books (make sure they aren’t super collectible ones if you are going vintage.) Cut out a bunch of phrases, characters, and panels that you may…