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January 24

Surlyramics; Scents n’ Science

I stayed up last night going through the Geekcraft archives. 224 pages, lots of coffee and a hugely increased level of nerd on my Pinterest later, and I am in shock (okay, there is a small chance it’s actually a caffeine overdose). There is no Surly Amy on Geekcraft.

This is a tragedy, and one I intend to rectify right now.

Surly-ramics started off with our gal Amy making necklaces for herself that proved to be so popular with her friends and colleagues that they would buy them right off her neck. She set up an Etsy store selling her jewellery, enlisted hubby Surly-Johnny for help crafting, and expanded her range to also include bangles, earrings and cuff-links.

Amy is a blogger over at the Mad Art Lab ran by Skepchic, so it’s to be expected that she finds inspiration in science and nature; you’ll find her shop packed with maths humour, scientific symbols and even the occasional Tardis for you Whovians. Her latest range is ‘Surly Scents’ – to which you can add drops of the essential oils that come with your purchase (or your own perfume if you prefer). When you wear them, your body heat warms the ceramic so that the smell dissipates around you.

Surly-Ramics donates to a number of animal charities, so if you purchase from them you get to feel beautiful on the inside as well as looking beautifully accessorised on the outside. Double whammy!

Now what are you hanging around here for? Go check out the amazingness:

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January 21

Domesticated Geek!

As much as we all LOVE to feed our geeky side, we all have to face the inevitable. The house has to be cleaned. The meals have to be cooked and laundry has to be folded.

HauteMess has the perfect pairing to help us all maintain our Geek while we do the domestic duties. Check out her R2D2 apron! While we would all love to have our own little bot to do all of these chores for us, we can wear this apron while we become our own domestic Force.

 Also take a look at her other apron creations, Wonderwoman, Darth Vader and Harry Potter!

Star Wars R2D2 apron costume by HauteMessThreads on Etsy.

January 19

Dammit, Jim!

Let’s face it: One of the best things about TOS was every time Bones said, “Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor, not a _____.” It happened a lot. The more it happened, the funnier it got. It’d make for one helluva drinking game (I’m sure it already has, in fact). So, naturally, this Trek magnet/button set tickled me. There are bunch of geeky button and/or magnet sets in the hownice Etsy shop, so peruse at will.

January 19

Metroid Cross-Stitch iPhone Case

Hi, everyone! Today I’m in the mood to show off, a little. My husband’s a major Metroid fan, having played pretty much every Metroid game out there and even found a Metroid-themed drink, in the past. So when he joined the dark side got an iPhone, and I offered to cross-stitch him a case, I should probably have expected that he’d want an 8-bit Samus.

I basically copied the Samus Aran cross stitch from Azay’s Video Game CraftHaven. I admit: it’s a lot harder copying a finished piece than working from a pattern, for some reason. Which is to say, yes, anyone looking super closely will notice that I got a pixel flipped, but, uh, just don’t tell my husband, eh? ;)

Here are a couple of other Metroid-themed crafts from the past:

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January 17

Geeky Gaming Coasters

Geeky Gaming CoasterDo 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!

Visit RobinRed for some more awesome stuff!

More gaming on Geekcrafts!

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