Fresh on the heels of the announcement that J.J. Abrams has officially signed on to direct ‘Star Trek 2’, I bring you another gift – Star Trek ornaments, a la Katie at Punk Projects. Delightful in their simplicity, these Star Trek ornaments go together easy-peasy-quick. Which means you can put a significant dent in that stash … Continue reading An Early Christmas Gift: Star Trek Ornaments
You know it’s only 103 days ’til Christmas? Yup… tell me to shut up, I would! ;-) Or even better, use your force powers to pin me up against the wall by my neck. Natalie from Rose Colored Glass Half Full has a glorious tradition of making Star Wars themed Christmas ornaments every year. Check … Continue reading Reader Submission: Star Wars Christmas Ornaments
One of the best movies of my generation is Nightmare Before Christmas. Artist SakuraCherrie manages to capture all the beauty and essence of the film with this ink drawing. Buy this print Visit SakuraCherrie on Etsy See more of her work on deviantart More Nightmare Before Christmas on GeekCrafts!
This past weekend we had a get together with my geeky friends, where I saw the most adorable Christmas Tree made from a circuit board. The lights on it blinked in time to music in colors of red and green and white. My geeky friend said he made it years ago, and despite my pleading … Continue reading Motherboard Christmas Tree
My friend Rachel Hobson is a huge space geek — she went to Space Camp as a kid, she listens in to Mission Control chatter and follows NASA on Twitter, and she’s covering the upcoming shuttle launch for MAKE: magazine. Her husband Chris made her a secret, incredible Christmas present this year in their garage: … Continue reading The Handmade Christmas Telescope
I stumbled upon this hilarious version of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas–Star Trek, while trying to find some geeky Christmas cookies, but believe me, if you surf over to fiftiesweb and read this poem in it’s entirety you won’t be sad I didn’t didn’t find any cookies featuring Spock in a Santa Hat. It’s Riker, … Continue reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas–Star Trek