GeekSugar, where I found this amazing chandelier, poses the question “Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?” My vote is definitely GEEK CHIC!! This is so cool, I’m not sure how anyone would think it’s too geeky. It’s supposedly the barcode for Twinkies, but aside from buying a box and comparing the numbers, I can’t validate that … Continue reading Barcode Chandelier
ValkyrieII recently posted a statue he/she updated (sorry, based on the information and comments available, I don’t know if ValkyrieII is male or female). Anyway, on the left is the original version of the statue, either made for a college class or Halloween (doesn’t it look like an awesome headstone piece for a cemetery?). The … Continue reading Progress on a Homemade Statue
I just spent the weekend selling my handmade goodies at TopCon, a small pop-culture convention in Topeka, KS. One of the guests, Mike Mundy, was a zombie on The Walking Dead, so there was a lot of zombies hanging around this weekend. All those undead inspired me to share this great tutorial on making your … Continue reading Join the Zompocalypse by Making Your Own Zombie Plushie!
I want to just say, that as a slightly gaudy chick, I want this armor to cosplay as Iron Man. Not “Iron Woman.” I want this design. I’d wear it every. Day. Samuel Lee of Prince Armory is behind such mind-blowing costume and armor creations as the medieval versions of The Joker, Loki and Darth … Continue reading This Asgardian Iron Man Armor is Better Than Anything Tony Stark Has
SheepBlue, a craftster from Ann Arbor, MI, decided to craft up a tiny version of the Doctor’s very own closet. She repurposed a simple wood box from Michael’s, and gave it an uneven Tardis blue staining. In the closet, SheepBlue included a spare spare key, emergency party bananas, a copy of Summer Falls and An … Continue reading Did you ever wonder what the Doctor’s closet might look like?
As an early Father’s Day gift this year, I took my dad to an author Q&A session with Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files series of books about Chicago’s first (and only) wizard private investigator. I prepared for the session by listening to a couple of the books (they’re narrated by James Marsters, who … Continue reading Dresden Craft: Shield Bracelet