Origami X-Wing Fighter

This is a pretty cool bit of origami magic, creating a pretty impressive X-Wing Fighter.

DIY Steampunk Hardware Chess Set

This is a relatively straight-forward tutorial for creating your own steampunk inspired chess set. You will need a few odds and ends, but the result can be pretty amazing. Personally, I would have painted the board black or white to offset the 'metalic' squares a little more.

Papercraft Comes to Life

From Flat to Flight is not your everyday paper-elephant-coming-to-life-stop-motion-animation film.It’s also a sample of the stunning and playful papercrafts created by the passionate people at the Portland, Oregon, agency, Curiosity Group (now known as Scout Creative) used in advertising promotions.

 You can download the free template here!

How to make the Daedric Sword from Skyrim

Supplies Needed:

• 1 sheet of foam board (the size that is 30 inches in one length)
• some kind of knife to cut the foamboard with (xacto knife is a good choice)
• White glue like elmers
• Paints, red, black, silver and blue (silver is optional, you can use white instead)
• Template (download here)

*when cutting foam board (or Foamcore), one suggestion is to use an xacto knife. Make several incisions so you don't hurt your hand by trying to cut through it in one go.

You can also find the non-video tutorial for this great sword here.