Knitted Dinosaurs!

Jennifer Thurston, hostess of X-treme Knitting is my new hero. Not only are these three dinos the cutest little guys I’ve seen in a long while, but she put her camera to use and got this adorable picture of her Knitted Dinosaurs. The best thing about these adorable little guys is that Jennifer Thurston is … Continue reading Knitted Dinosaurs!

Want To See Iron Man Dancing With a T-Rex?

I had the pleasure of setting up shop at TopCon this past weekend, a small convention in Topeka, Kansas. It being their hometown, of course the IBOTKS were there (Iron Brothers of Topeka, KS).  They’re a family cosplay group that’s built some amazing Ironman themed cosplays, along with many other costumes too.  I just happened … Continue reading Want To See Iron Man Dancing With a T-Rex?

Cosplay at O Comic Con

Those may not be the droids you’re looking for, but O Comic Con’s inaugural show was definitely something to see, especially the cosplay. (All photos courtesy of Brent Schumacher from BPI Multimedia). A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasuring of taking The Costume Wrangler’s Closet to O Comic Con, the first pop culture … Continue reading Cosplay at O Comic Con

Ray Harryhausen Embroidery

Wow. Just…wow. This embroidered tribute to Ray Harryhausen (who passed away earlier this year at the age of 92) was posted to our Geek Crafts Flickr Pool awhile ago, and it blew me away! It was stitched completely in redwork by the awesome Ellen Schinderman. Ray Harryhausen was a special effects artist specializing in stop motion animation … Continue reading Ray Harryhausen Embroidery

Crafting in SPACE!

Karen Nyberg works for NASA as a flight engineer, and is currently floating around the International Space Station, orbiting the Earth every 91-and-a-bit minutes at an altitude of around 380 km. She became the 50th woman to ever go into space in 2008 when she was mission specialist on board Space Shuttle Discovery. But you … Continue reading Crafting in SPACE!

Badass Stegosaurus Cross Stitch

Flickr user Caroline (AKA Carexcore) stitched up this awesome – and totally badass – Stegosaurus on an iPhone case. Her Flickr photostream is filled with all sorts of clever geekiness like this, but I’m a total sucker for dinosaurs. Caroline’s Flickr Photostream More dinosaurs on Geek Crafts More geeky Cross Stitch