It’s time for Hanukkah! And what says Hanukkah more than a metallic painted toy dinosaur? Lisa Pierce of The Vanilla Studio makes hand crafted menorahs from plastic prehistoric animal toys. In silver or gold tone, these menorahs are fancy, shiny, and downright fun. Lisa also offers candle holders for your year-round lighting needs. And, according … Continue reading The Vanilla Studio – Dinosaur Menorahs
February is nearly over but I’m still cold. So I have been looking at all warm weather things, and pondering making thrummed everything. And looking at stranded items. These mittens came up and until the end of today they are on sale for 40% off the pattern. I will be trying my hand at colorwork … Continue reading Here Be Dragon…Mitts
Now that HBO has announced the premiere date for the start of Season 4 of Game of Thrones, I thought it would be apt to share some Game of Thrones crafts. Ravelry designer Kati Galusz has created a series of medieval amigurumi patterns inspired by the GoT characters, including the Starks (Eddard/Ned, Catelyn, Sansa, Arya, … Continue reading Game of Thrones Crafts: Amigurumi Starks & Lannisters
I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I was young, I always wanted a big scary monster to be my friend and carry me around (I wanted a Luck Dragon so bad!). Although I never found any wandering dragons, I have found new ways to create big, lovable monster friends! While studying … Continue reading Lovable Monsters
Hello fellow geeky crafters! I’m new to the GeekCrafts family, and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Grace and I’ll be posting on Fridays. I currently reside in Colorado with my husband, Jim, and our cat, Pepper Potts. My first true geek love is Lord of the Rings and the works of Tolkien in … Continue reading Hello From Grace and Crocheted Hobbit Feet
I was aimlessly wandering around Facebook, as one does, and in my journeys I came across a small page called simply Chain Mail, and on it was the gorgeous dragon above! It was made by the admin Rain who has her own blog with lots of other crafty and day to day goodness. Chain Mail by … Continue reading Chainmaille Dragon