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Wii Decal Extravanganza

Kim Phu — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:40:00 MDT

If you're sick of looking at that tired white box sitting on your shelf and have been wondering how to get a little DIY with it, look no further because the people at Decal Girl have a flurry of designs to change your Nintendo Wii into your own personal Barbie doll. Although the selection of ready-to-buy decals are mostly uninspired, you can design your own decal using one their templates. Of course, if the stupid thing didn't need a ventilation system, then I would rather opt out for a fuzzy Wii cozy. But I'll take what I can get if it means I get to redecorate.

Nintendo Wii Skins [Decal Girl]

Tetris Ice Cubes

Kim Phu — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:40:00 MDT

Granted, you have to plan a barbecue at least a month in advance to make enough ice cubes to truly make enough ice blocks to give it a Tetris feeling (and who knows how much time to make the mold), it doesn't mean this Instructable is impossible to make for anyone who has a little time and patience. The step-by-step goes through the process of building a unique silicone Tetris mold that you can then put water in and freeze. Regular store-bought food dye gives the block its color, but I can't imagine what happens when it melts in your drink and gets all over your lips. You'd probably look like you've been sucking on Otter Pops all day. Kim Phu

How to make Tetris ice cubes! [Instructables]

Nintendo Cake Pans

Kim Phu — Fri, 11 May 2007 13:40:00 MDT

Oh how it rains in Amsterdam. So much so that there is really not much to do but to sit in my kitchen and think about baked goods. Strawberry Pikachu Cake sounds like a lovely dessert to serve to guests, but how to get it into the Pikachu shape? Why, with Nintendo shaped cake tins, of course! These two bad boys are available at various online locations, and you can't say that they don't inspire you to pull out a Martha Stewart annual or two and make something Nintendolly delicious. I'm toying with the idea of baking both cakes and switching the heads. Kim Phu

Food for Though Nintendo Cake Pans [The Tanooki]

Hand-Dyed Wii Straps

Kim Phu — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:40:00 MDT

The colors chosen for the project are a little underwhelming, but it does put a big lightbulb in your head. Not just because the dye used to color these Wii straps are just the regular old Rit dyes you can get at any fabric store and some grocery stores, but because the dye actually dyes the plastic too! I would have definitely struggled with that before even trying to dump the whole thing into the pot. Kind of makes me want to wrap my DS in rubber bands and see if I can't turn it into that Grateful Dead hippie swirl. Kim Phu

Color Wiimote Straps [Instructables]

Joysticks Maximized to be More Joyful

Kim Phu — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:40:00 MDT

Here's a project for the upcoming Easter holiday for those of you who are going to dive into some much needed spring cleaning and are wondering what to do with all of those extra joysticks from your childhood. It's a tutorial on how to take any autofiring joystick and make it into a noisemaker of sorts. Although the instructions look intimidating, they are written very well with lots of diagrams.

It's Kraftaku-riffic! Kim Phu

From Joystick to noisestick [AEE Projectblog]