January
18
January
17
Tutorial Tuesday: Wonder Woman Shoes!
Lets face it, any red glittery shoes are going to be a winner in my book. But by following the snazzy video tutorial, you too can turn your drab old flats into glittery Wonder Woman pumps that’ll have you doing jazzhands all the way to Comic Con.
January
17
Geeky Gaming Coasters
Do you have a problem with brazen adventurers stealing your tasty beverages? Well, worry no more with this wicked awesome Gaming Coaster by RobinRed on Etsy. With a beholder guarding your drink, no adventurer in their right mind will steal what is rightfully yours. As an added bonus, this bad boy will protect your coffee table from liquid container related damage.
RobinRed makes all kinds of awesome geeky treasure, but this coaster really caught my eye. Each one is handcrafted and hand painted, and has a cork base to protect your furniture.
Check out this awesome coaster!
January
17
Terrible Puns, Artfully Knitted
It is January 17th and I have made zero progress on my new year’s resolutions, I just haven’t got around to it.
I have not re-made the towels that I embroidered badly and wanted to unpick. I have not finished the second cushion from my set, even though it’s almost done and will only take an afternoon. I have not taken my sewing machine to the repair shop despite it’s having been kerput for nearly 2 months. I have not even started the hat I promised my boy, even though the supplies are stashed under my bed (and have been for a year)…
I just haven’t got a round to it.
Fo
rtunately for me, Ayliza, a knitter I follow on Facebook, has exactly the same problem, and she created this Round Tuit so she can get on with stuff. She’s planning to stock them in her Etsy store so that we can all get a round tuit, stop waiting or procrastinating and get on; To Do Lists at the ready, let’s (finally) tick some stuff off.
January
16
Unicorn Poop Cookies
I tried to think of a clever title for this post, but really – why bother? They’re UNICORN. POOP. COOKIES. As soon as I saw them in a recent GeekChicDaily newsletter, I had to run right over here and share them. Then of course, I discovered teh Internets have already shared them just about everywhere, including i09, geekologie, GeeksAreSexy, The Mary Sue, and Laughing Squid. OK, so a scoop of geek-crafty news, this is not. A scoop of poop, however, it is. Sparkly, tasty poop.
Instructable-r KristyLynn put together a tutorial for creating your own steaming pile of unicorn poop…cookies, right in your own home. According to her, the “poop” is made of sugar cookies, rainbow dragees, rainbow star sprinkles, white sparkle gel, and rainbow disco dust, but I think we GeekCrafters know it’s really made of rainbows, Lucky Charms, and fairy dust. Or perhaps you have a more imaginative ingredients list?
Also, while you eat your “mythically delicious” baked goods, you might want to wear this Unicorn Poop t-shirt from NeatoShop:
Links of Interest:
- Unicorn Poop tutorial on Instructables
- Unicorn Poop tshirt at NeatoShop
January
16
A geweldig Hedwig cake!
The blog Cake Wrecks took a break from their usual posting of grief-and-trauma-in-fondant-form to post some pretty amazing cakes with birds. You’ll find several geek-themed cakes in this collection, but I had to post this adorable homage to Hedwig.
I can’t imagine cutting into this masterpiece: the detail in the chocolate wand, the academic disciplines written along the book spines, Hedwig’s sweet, loving little face… all sorts of squee.
Sadly, I can’t say very much about the contents of the cake since the original submission appears to come from a Dutch website, and my Dutch is limited to the understanding that mayonnaise is superior to ketchup when it comes to the ultimate french fry condiment. I may have seen something about marzipan in here, but that was never really a mystery. If any Dutch friends are reading this blog and can help with translation in the comments, that would be super mooi.
Language difficulties aside, I thought this taart was entirely too geweldig not to share!