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A Little Boy’s Dream

Danielle Signor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:30:53 +0000

A Little Boy's Dream © Andy Lendway 2012

I love it when people send me things they think I’d like! This print by Andy Lendway is adorable — though I know quite a few women, myself included, for whom this image was a little girl’s dream as well. (I still have my space LEGOs!)

LEGO Blastoff

Danielle Signor — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:27:17 +0000

As if 1,204 pieces of pure LEGO space goodness weren’t enough reason to immediately run out and buy the LEGO Shuttle Adventure set, AVAILABLE NOW… they’re also giving away an exclusive, space-LEGO-y magnet to go with:

Also, there’s free shipping. [more excited about the magnet] Space LEGOs, you are the same age as me. Yes, this greatly increases my desire for the magnet. I admit it.

Crafty Star Wars

Danielle Signor — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:23:31 +0000

I will always be a Star Wars geek. Yes, I like Star Trek, but it’s not like you can crochet a USS Enterprise amigurumi… well, ok, maybe you can, but, point being, there’s lots of things to craft when it comes to the Star Wars universe, and I am not seeing a bunch of Star Trek crafts online. You see? Star Wars WINS. Ahem. ANYWAY. I flipped when I saw these amigurumi at Geek Dad, especially Chewie here. Chewie, you are adorable and totally worth buying a $3.50 pattern so I can create you myself. (You can buy all ten patterns on Etsy.)

Another item in the amazing crafts department is this metro-ticket X-Wing fighter:

Credit: Hubert de Lartigue

It’s a thing of beauty, truly. (I love the X-Wing.) Them being Paris metro tickets makes them that much cooler, I admit.

Last but certainly not least: not really a craft, but LEGO art of the most charming sort. A cross between Star Wars and the utmost in British sensibilities, the cup of TEA. The creator has made the two Keep Calm and Carry On posters available for sale as cards and posters: Imperial version | Rebel version

Credit: Balakov @ Flickr

LEGO Model of 2001′s Discovery

Danielle Signor — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:43:26 +0000

Command module front, LEGO model of Discovery, from 2001: A Space Odyssey

This is one of the most fantastic LEGO models I’ve seen. The Discovery is featured in the films 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact, and this model is rendered in meticulous LEGO detail. A real visual treat!

LEGO model of Discovery, from 2001: A Space Odyssey