March 21

Book Time!

You know what I don’t ever take time for? Paper books. When I do sit down to read, lately, it’s either webby stuff or library articles on my ereader. While doing things around the house, I enjoy listening to audiobooks (by the way: thanks, Liz, for suggesting The Parasol Protectorate! fun characters, fun story, great voice actress!). And, I mean, audiobooks are definitely “real books.” As are ebooks(!). But you can’t do anything crafty with them.

Also, yeah, very funny, right? The librarian who doesn’t touch books. But I don’t: I’m really not that kind of librarian. (You’d be surprised how little books have to do with most librarians’ jobs.)

I do think I could find the time to hold a book for this project, though! It’s very pretty!

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November 3

Dicey Decor Feature

Today I would like to put Claudia into the spotlight for her amazing crafting skill combine with geekyness.

I stumbled upon Claudia’s store when looking for Christmas presents for my geeky boyfriend. Claudia runs an Etsy store Dicey Decor. She makes and sells glass works based around Dice used for geeky games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
She makes model dice lamps, clocks, candle dishes, paperweights, keyrings, planters, picture frames, dice bowls + boxes. As you can see her work is amazing and perfect gifts for the geek in your life (or just for yourself). I truly recommend a visit to her store!

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February 23

DIY free clock upgrade

DIY free clock upgradeIt was a week full of projects in my home, and I thought I should share one with you all!   When I moved into my apartment over the summer, I purchased two cheap-o $4 wall clocks with the intention of upgrading once I had decorated my new space.  Well, I’ve lived here for more than half a year, and can NO LONGER stand the ugly clocks… what’s a girl on a budget to do?  Get creative!  Here’s what you need:  A Sharpie (I had a package of @ ! { &  stickers on hand that I purchased on clearance and was waiting to use, but you could easily draw the same characters), opaque paper, screwdriver, and a clock.

This project actually took me under 5 minutes from start to finish.  Simply unscrew the clock frame, pop off all 3 hands, cut the paper to fit, draw your characters, and reassemble! Happy crafting :)

• DIY free clock upgrade

• BlackPixel on SmugMug (shameless plug)

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