Image & Star Wars © Lucasfilm

While I’m no fan of the Dark Side of the Force, this Death Star cookie jar does seem to be conclusive proof of the statement, “Come to the Dark Side, we have cookies.”

Image & Star Wars © Lucasfilm

Star Wars by Olly Moss

Tempting though it might be to go to YouTube and dig up the fantastically awful Star Wars Christmas special for epic embedding, I instead present some very awesome posters by Olly Moss, designed for Mondo. (Via Fanboy.com.)

The Empire Strikes Back by Olly Moss

This is one creative set of illustrations: the twin suns as C3PO’s eyes, and the Bespin/Fett mashup is terrific. Even Darth Vader has to admit, he looks good in ‘trees’.

Return of the Jedi by Olly Moss

Labyrinth, copyright Tsuneo Sanda

As I frequently apologize for mention, I try not to overwhelm this blog with my fandom of choice, but some things are too beautiful to let them pass me by. (Via DBSW.)

I really have been trying to post less Star Wars things, but this charm bracelet knocked me out from a creative/beader standpoint. (I’d love to know where the silver/gold spotty beads come from. Pretty stuff!)

Darth Vader, by Steve Bialik

I found this post weeks ago. I wasn’t intentionally waiting for Star Wars Day, but here we are, so here you go: “Artist Steve Bialik represents legendary Star Wars characters as samurai from traditional Japanese art.”

Jabba the Hutt, by Steve Bialik

This post inspired by Woot’s Bag of (Random) Crap, because……. just because. Random space images.

Progress spaceship undocking in the twilight, by @Astro_Soichi

This is just… extremely cool. ↑

This lovely lady was sent to me by a friend. ↓

Buenaventura, Gioconda 2001 by David Teixidor

This makes the VAB look terribly mysterious. Puts a little more -fi in the sci? ↓

And finally, here’s a striking Jawa. ↓

Jawa, by smokebelch @ Flickr

Credit: Lucy Collins (LucyRavenscar/Angry Angel) / All Rights Reserved

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.)

Credit: Lucy Collins (LucyRavenscar/Angry Angel) / All Rights Reserved

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

All art on this post © justinvg.

I owe my finding of these fantastic Star Wars planet “poster” graphics to my friend Lexa (who makes me look like I have merely a casual interest in the Star Wars universe. Which, uh… is really not the case!!) I dearly hope justinvg gets these made as actual posters; they’d go so well with the IYA 2009 posters which I long to own.

UPDATE: Posters available here!!

A Brief History of Space Films since Star Wars, image by dailyfill.com.

Go to DailyFill.com for the full-size version of their brief history of space films since Star Wars, mapped by location (and color-coded for box-office hits… and misses.)

Images by Mike Horn (hornage)

I love Star Wars, so naturally this Flickr set of poster and wallpaper-quality pictures thrilled me to bits. (Not that I want the Imperial forces to invade San Francisco, of course… but the imagery is pretty darn awesome, I have to admit.) Get the whole set here!