This is definitely a spoiler. . . For you! Thanks to Sara Montagnani, you can purchase this beautiful handmade charm of River Song’s Journal from her shop, Silly Love Crafts on Etsy. This lovely reproduction of the journal is handcrafted from recycled materials. Sara even used coffee to tint the pages of the journal. The … Continue reading Spoilers, Sweetie
Years ago, a fifth grader walks into her local library and finds a new series about dragonriders on a planet named Pern. Some years later, another young girl half a world away discovers a series about a planet named Discworld. Neither knew at the time that these two worlds were on a collision course with … Continue reading When Worlds Collide
My daughter is very into “Gir” these days – the sidekick from the Invader Zim cartoon. She’s hoping to pull together a Gir costume for Halloween. So in researching various DIY options, I pulled together this roundup of Gir crafts. BehindtheSofa created her own Gir cross-stitch pattern, and stitched it onto a black hoodie. When I … Continue reading GeekCraft roundup: GIR!
In 2006, Make magazine sponsored the first MakerFaire events in San Mateo, California, and since then has sponsored them all over the U.S. MakerFaire is a weekend exhibition of all sorts of things that people make. Basically, if you can make it, it deserves a place at this event. Maker Faire is the premier event … Continue reading MakerFaire Kansas City
The Goblin Hut on Etsy sells a variety of geeky things worth checking out, but what I like best is this Spiderman hip flask made from old comic books. It’s one of his featured items, so if you want it, you’ll probably need to scoop it up fast! The Goblin Hut on Etsy Spiderman 5oz … Continue reading Spiderman hip flask
Batman villain Poison Ivy is best known for her ability to control plant life, using it to wreak havoc on Gotham City. Now, Michele Legendre adds “criminally cute” to the super-villain’s list of powers, and not even the Dark Knight will be able to resist Ivy’s sheer adorableness. Spotted on DeviantART, this plush Poison Ivy … Continue reading Poison Ivy plush is sweet venom