Star Date: 2013 New Admin’s Log, February 27th. Caitie Davis presiding :) Hello, all! My name is Caitie, and I’ll be comin’ atcha every Monday afternoon here on Geek Crafts! Huzzah! I can’t wait to toss a bunch of nerdy embroidery, needle felt, perler bead, cross stitch, and baked good crafts your way. Tutorials, etsy … Continue reading Caitie’s Introductory Post!
While clicking around on StumbleUpon, my son recently stumbled upon this little beauty – a wonderfully entertaining 4-1/2 minute video of Brad Knight, the self-proclaimed D&D Monster Man. He does impressions of what he imagines Dungeons & Dragons monsters sound like. I certainly can’t refute him. While imaginative, his impression talent is not very crafty, … Continue reading D&D Monster Man, and D12 Dice Bag pattern
I’m not sure if The Neverending Story is truly geeky or just beloved by children of the ’80s, but dragons are inherently a bit geeky, no? At least that’s my reasoning behind sharing this Falcor [sic] the Luck Dragon necklace. Also: It’s flat-out adorable. As are some of the other goodies in Rude & Reckless’ … Continue reading Lucky and Lovable
It is the year of the dragon, and as a recently birthday’ed fire dragon myself, I wanted to delve into all things dragon for this week’s round-up. First up from Olga Farberovao, I bring you this touching father-son moment. Check out this firey poppa welcoming his new addition: This made-to-order toy was crocheted out of … Continue reading Friday Roundup: The year of the dragon
One of my favorite fantasy creatures, the dragon, gets such a bad rap. So they burn villages, eat fair maidens and have magical powers, does that them bad? For centuries, knights have attacked them with lances, magicians have cast a myriad of spells, and random people with pitchforks have attacked the dragon’s lair. I think … Continue reading Don’t Mess with the Dragon!
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