Dicey Decor Feature

Today I would like to put Claudia into the spotlight for her amazing crafting skill combine with geekyness. I stumbled upon Claudia’s store when looking for Christmas presents for my geeky boyfriend. Claudia runs an Etsy store Dicey Decor. She makes and sells glass works based around Dice used for geeky games such as Dungeons & … Continue reading Dicey Decor Feature

Home Decor Lessons Learned from Burning Man

Blogger (and Offbeat Empire publisher) extraordinaire Ariel Meadow Stallings wrote this post on the home decor lessons she’s learned from Burning Man – from using colored lights to creating down-tempo zones. From her post: See, part of the Burning Man experience is creating a little home for yourself out in the desert. You are given … Continue reading Home Decor Lessons Learned from Burning Man

Star Wars Holiday Decor

I’m loving this new Mistle-TIE Fighter holiday craft project from Bonnie Burton — awesome! And this embroidered Darth Vader ornament from blackrose1151 on Etsy is one of my favorite things ever. I ordered two of them last year — one for me, and one for my nephew who loves Star Wars as much as I … Continue reading Star Wars Holiday Decor

Logan For Your Halloween Haunt

Jim Jokisch had a project that became an Imgur sensation pretty much immediately: a Wolverine Adamantium skeleton prop replica. I think this is fantastic! And I would imagine this would be fairly easy to replicate: start with a quality skeleton, prime and paint it with some good metallic paint, add a dogtag and figure out … Continue reading Logan For Your Halloween Haunt

Simple Crafts For Halloween

Sometimes, the best Halloween decorations are the simplest. Case in point, check out the windows in this house. The creatures you see in the windows are spray painted, flattened cardboard boxes. The boards are on the lower windows are painted polyurethane foam board that was cut into “planks” and painted. SneakersRobinson posted his Halloween decorations … Continue reading Simple Crafts For Halloween

Go Old School With This Halloween DIY

If you’re into the classic, Victorian, and vintage style Halloween decorations, then you’re going to love this tutorial from DIY Home Sweet Home where you can make your own Halloween themed cloche using the simplest of materials. The tutorial only covers making the cloche itself, so filling it will be up to you and your imagination. … Continue reading Go Old School With This Halloween DIY