Reader Shira e-mailed us to let us know about her amazing, crafty, friend, Laura and her blog Pretty Nerdy Things, and in that e-mail was a link to this particular blog entry, the perfect, homemade Dark Side Apron. In my humble opinion, there is nothing better than a long running, well known, very geeky joke … Continue reading READER SUBMISSION: Dark Side Apron
I have a soft spot for R2-D2 and I think this beanie is just precious! Karen, of KarenJCreations on Etsy, crochets a wide variety of character hats in sizes to fit everyone from newborns to adults. I could see myself giving this cutie to some of my geek friends as an off-registry baby gift. Crocheted … Continue reading Crocheted R2-D2 Beanie
Craftster user, Kirsa, crocheted this adorable Darth Vader Amigurumi as a Christmas gift for her nephew. The coolest thing about this Darth Vader is the detail on his chest and…his helmet is removable! (Okay, so I lied, the coolest thing about him is that I got to use “adorable” and “Darth Vader” together in a sentence). … Continue reading Darth Vader Amigurumi
It’s been really fun writing up awesome Halloween costumes this month! Here are my three favorites I’ve posted about… Ruth Suehle‘s amazing Red Queen costume for Dragon*Con, thestamppit‘s super-creepy Coraline “Other Mother” costume for Dragon*Con, and Bonnie Burton‘s fantastic Jabba the Hutt costume patrolling the halls at LucasFilm! Red Queen at Dragon*Con The Other Mother … Continue reading Susan’s Top 3 Costumes
John at Superpunch featured these amazing Geeky Easter Eggs, and I thought I would share it today so anyone who is like me, and waits until the night before Easter to decorate eggs can try some of these amazing ideas! Above is the Bender egg, the binary egg and the soon-to-be ever-so-popular Yoda egg. On … Continue reading Geektastic Easter Eggs
Ok, not really a craft, but if you’re lazy and a procrastinator, or just like to laugh, take a look at the Top 20 Halloween Costume T Shirts – for those times when you must dress up but just feel line wearing a tee. Many are quite geeky like the Chewbacca tee above. Maybe these … Continue reading Quickie Halloween Costumes: T-shirts