A look at the ways fans incorporate their fandoms into their everyday lives, from home decor to craft projects to cakes and beyond.


Fandomestic: +12 to Crafting in Dragon Age: Origins

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Since the release of Dragon Age: Origins, fans of Ferelden and beyond have been inspired to craft their own tributes to BioWare’s epic fantasy RPG. This week, gamers everywhere resumed the battle against the Blight with the shipment of the first big expansion, Awakening. Here are 12 fans’ creations worthy of a Grey Warden.

Fandomestic: 10 Geeky Homemade Hoodies

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Better than a plain, boring hoodie is one that allows you to (literally) wear your fandom on your sleeve, and even better than that is something unique and different from the usual Hot Topic fare. That’s why these ten fans made their own hoodies, either from scratch or reconstructed from other clothes.

Fandomestic: 10 Curious Alice In Wonderland Creations

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Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is considered to be a timeless classic, and Tim Burton’s movie (out this week) has brought about new interest in the peculiar tale of logic and fantasy. Here are ten fan-made crafts which show tribute to the world down the rabbit hole and beyond the looking glass.

Fandomestic: Découpaged Batman Storage Cube

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The amazingly talented ShowLola at Craftster had an old storage cube trunk, but she used Mod Podge to découpage ’60s-era Batman comics all over it to revamp it into an entirely new and geeky creation.

Fandomestic: 10 Tributes to the Alien Franchise

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The biggest game out this week is Aliens vs. Predator, a testament to the endurance of the Alien movie franchise. With their many iconic forms — egg, facehugger, chestburster, adult, and queen — the aliens themselves are particularly inspiring for many creative fans. Here are ten tributes to the Alien quadrilogy.

Fandomestic: 15 BioShock Crafts From The Depths of Rapture

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BioShock is a fan favorite not only for its gripping story and heart-pounding shooter action, but for the ironic beauty of Rapture and all its residents. The level of visual detail in the game is astounding, and fans were inspired to make their own creations based on it. Would you kindly read on to see these 15 crafts from beyond the sea?

Fandomestic: Beam Yourself Into These 10 Star Trek Tees

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This week saw the release of the long-awaited MMO Star Trek Online, bringing the franchise back to the forefront of many geeks’ minds. These ten t-shirts may not be Federation regulation uniforms, but they’ll allow any Trekkie to showcase his or her fandom in style.

Fandomestic: Crafting Lost’s DHARMA Initiative

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After an almost nine-month hiatus, Lost returns for its sixth and final season this coming Tuesday. Last season left off with much of the cast enmeshed in the daily workings of the mysterious DHARMA Initiative, so it seems fitting to feature fans’ crafty tributes to the iconic Taoist-inspired DHARMA logo and those of the individual stations on the island.

Fandomestic: 10 (Dr.) Horrible Inventions

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Since Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was first released in July 2008, Joss Whedon’s web movie musical has been a cult hit. So, as is usually the case with geeky cult fandoms, there are some very talented folks who have been inspired by the “evil” Dr. Horrible, the cocky Captain Hammer, and sweet Penny to create awesome crafty goodness.

Fandomestic: 10 Fandom-Inspired Fingerless Gloves & Mittens

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It’s that time of year when it gets to be pretty chilly in many parts of the world, so people start to bundle up. Here are ten pairs of geeky gloves and mittens — fingerless, because while you want to keep your hands toasty, geeks still need their digits free for those touch-screen smart phones, computer keys, and video game controllers!