Carved Crayons as Art

Artist Hoang Tran of Sunnyvale, CA carves intricate sculptures of characters from popular fiction like Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, and others, from large size Crayola crayons, which are slightly larger than the standard size. No paints are used on the crayons. Extra colors are melted from other crayons, applied and then carved. … Continue reading Carved Crayons as Art

Geek Out With Free Hand Embroidery Patterns and Tutorials

This year, don’t just let your geek flag fly. Hand embroider that geek flag with your favorite quote or character. If you enjoy the Dresden Files, you’ll love this free hand embroidery pattern designed by Jennifer from Sew Hooked. Check out her blog and Craftsy store for more original pattern designs.   I’m totally Sher-locked myself, … Continue reading Geek Out With Free Hand Embroidery Patterns and Tutorials

Wrapping Up with Geeky DIY Gift Wrap Ideas

  Let’s pretend you’ve got all your shopping done for Christmas.  Now what? If you’re like me (well, if you’re like me you don’t have any shopping done, but like I said, let’s pretend) if you’re like me, you suck at wrapping gifts.  Even if your wrapped gifts end up looking like a two-year-old went … Continue reading Wrapping Up with Geeky DIY Gift Wrap Ideas

Geekery for while you are crafting

This week I’ve got something a little meta: geeky tools for being crafty. QueInteresante makes crayons but instead of dumb ol’ names like “green” or “electric bannana” these crayons are named after chemicals that will make that color. My B.S. was in chemistry and my undergrad thesis used color spectroscopy so this got me right in … Continue reading Geekery for while you are crafting

Tutorial Tuesday: Make Custom Hot Glue Sticks

Via Hack A Day If you’re the proud owner of a hot glue gun you’ve probably been gluing all the small items in your house to the ceiling struck by how many uses hot glue can have. This tutorial by Ken from Observations broadens your hot glue horizons even more, so put down the neighbour’s … Continue reading Tutorial Tuesday: Make Custom Hot Glue Sticks

Chemistry crayon wrappers

Need a gift for your favorite aspiring chemist? Or perhaps you’re just looking for a way to bring some color into your own chem lab? What you need is this set of chemistry labels for your crayons. Queinteresante sells these for sets of eight, sixteen, twenty-four, forty-eight, ninety-six, or one hundred twenty crayons! She explains: This … Continue reading Chemistry crayon wrappers