Etsy user Sarah runs the shop An Optimistic Cynic where she sells an eclectic selection of items, including crocheted organs! Having some extra brains around will be handy when those pesky zombies show up.
I am absolutely smitten with the polymer clay robots that Lisastarchild hand sculpts, especially this fabulous nerd love one! I came across her SleepyRobot13 shop on Etsy and fell in love. Her robot creations are charming and have wide ranging appeal to all sorts of nerds and geeks. She makes everything from a Batman Robot to a Zombie Robot. The Super Hero Robot (with glow-in-the-dark underpants!) and the 3-D Movie Robot are also adorable!
I first spotted Angela Rossi’s “altered antique plates” in the pages of BUST magazine, when her “Dear Ol’ Chunk” plate made their 2010 must-have gift guide.
The Los Angeles-based artist takes flea market finds and thrift store treasures and transforms them into unique pieces of pop art. These plates infuse the classic charm of china with an edge of media-age irony, and range from the merely kitschy to the deeply creepy.
Plenty of geek icons have graced her plates, from Frankenstein’s Monster to E.T. Not to mention, plenty of zombies.
One of my favorites is this one of Star Trek‘s Mr. Spock, which has, alas, sold. But there are many other weird and wacky plates available on the Beat Up Creations Etsy shop, so check it out.
Hi! I’m very
excited to be joining the Geek Crafts crew! I spend my time in mostly sunny Southern California working as a health care professional, occasionally crafting and quite frequently geeking out over tv shows, movies, science, Harry Potter, zombies and more.
As for crafting, I enjoy sewing tote bags, especially with kawaii Japanese fabrics, crocheting amigurumi hamsters and making pom-pom hamsters with a variety of personalities (See “Super Hamster” to the left). I’ve self published three books of poetry and photos inspired by my love of various rodents. Also, I’ve been a vendor at local craft fairs and San Diego Comic-Con with the Tired Girl Collective.
I’m looking forward to finding lots of awesome geek crafts to share with you.
I’m sure I’ll be posting a lot more geeky pumpkins in the next week, but here’s four I found today on Craftster:
Mario and Luigi from Super Mario Brothers by Balatong
Ralph Wiggum from The Simpsons by craftADDchick
Sailor Moon by llia
Zombie Kids by Germanica’s husband
My love of anthropomorphic food is no secret and I am highly amused by these Amigurumi bananas from Craftster user cindyjane. They look like mild-mannered crocheted bananas, but really they are fierce Luchadors!
