What It Means to Be Geeky
Being geeky isn’t a question of subject matter, it’s a question of how involved you are with your passions. The Geekmoms reveal their many and varied passions today!
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Category: Clothing and Cosplay
Kelly Sue DeConnick Helps Girls Leadership Institute With Beautiful T-Shirts
Kelly Sue DeConnick is helping Girls Leadership Institute by donating her curation commission on a select line of tees at WeLoveFine.
Continue ReadingMarch Steampunk Block of the Month
The March steampunk block of the month is here! This month’s block is a corset, a staple of female steampunk costumes.
Continue ReadingMega Con 2013 or Bust!
Megacon is my favorite convention in Central Florida. This year, the convention welcomes the bridge crew of Star Trek The Next Generation including Captain Picard himself, Sir. Patrick Stewart. Also in attendance to represent the comic book world will be Neil Adams, Gail Simone, George Perez along with many others!
Continue ReadingWhich Witch are You? Urban Decay’s Oz-Inspired Palettes Dazzle
Urban Decay’s new palettes inspired by Disney’s Oz: The Great and Powerful are dazzling.
Continue ReadingDear Kate Wicking Underwear–For Those Not-So-Planned Panty Problems
Dear Kate underwear is designed to be thin and comfortable but absorbent for all sorts of leakage problems. Does it hold up to its promise?
Continue ReadingFebruary Block of the Month Quilt: Steampunk Goggles
It’s time for February’s block of the month in our GeekMom steampunk-themed quilt. t’s never too late to get started, and it’s never too late to get caught up. This month, the pattern is a steampunk staple – the hat with goggles. Whether you’re using them to go racing in experimental vehicles or weld together mad science inventions, you really can never have enough goggles.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Discount On Beautiful Clothes By Artful Sister
I want flattering clothes cut to compliment curves yet skim over bulges. Non-restrictive clothes made of comfortably soft material. Clothes unique enough to say something about the wearer. I found them. And I got you a discount.
Continue ReadingBeauCoo Lets You See Clothes On Someone Your Own Size
BeauCoo launched last fall with an iOS-only app that was intended to encourage body-positive shopping by helping women of similar sizes connect and share fashion information while shopping. Today the style lovers’ social network is opening more broadly with a web-based platform.
Continue ReadingMujjo Leather Touchscreen Gloves Are My New Favorite Thing
The problem with a lot of touchscreen gloves is that they look ridiculous, but Mujjo has solved this problem.
Continue ReadingKeep Your Legs Warm With Geeked-Up Tights
Despite my protests, summer always leaves eventually. I live in the southern US, so I can pretend for a long time, but come January, I have to face it. It’s just plain cold. There are only two ways to make that better: gingerbread lattes, which leave after Christmas, and funky tights, which are always your friend. Here are a few of my favorites.
Continue ReadingGeeky Jerseys: Where Sports Fan Meets Geek Fan
Geeky Jerseys creates hockey jersey designs based on geek fandom, from Doctor Who to zombies to Skeletor. Their “tuxedos for geeks” are available for limited runs and fully customizable with the name and number of your choice.
Continue ReadingThe Pretty Peacock Jewelry Winner!
We have our winner of the beautiful Exponential Mom Pendant from The Pretty Peacock! Congratulations to Andrea and enjoy your new necklace!
Continue ReadingGeektastic Jewelry From The Pretty Peacock With Discount Code And Giveaway!
Designer Ana Talukder Simpson creates custom pieces that commemorate special moments in our lives like weddings, birthdays and the births of our children, all with a bit of geeky flair. Enter to win your own Exponential Mom Pendant!
Continue ReadingReinvention: Sewing with Rescued Materials
Turn old t-shirts, jeans, burlap bags, even Tyvek mailers into useful items.
Continue ReadingT-Shirt Halloween Costume Ideas
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and its not because of the candy. I LOVE to dress up in costumes. And even though I have two professional grade costumes in my arsenal of attire, I don’t wear either one of them on Hallows Eve. Instead, I like to find cheap and creative ways to dress up as whatever floats my boat at the time.
Continue ReadingAdd Electronics to Your Halloween and Enter the First SparkFun Costume Contest
Learn a few easy ways to add electronics to your Halloween costume.
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #31: Is Cosplay Normal?
Clinical Psychologist Andrea Letamendi joins GeekMom Nicole Wakelin to talk about cosplay. Is it healthy? Is it okay for adults to become so immersed in pretending to be someone else?
Continue ReadingDragon*Con Diary: A Family Who Cosplays Together Stays Together (at Dragon*Con)
We marched in the Dragon*Con parade, which is one of the highlights of the con and is one of the most family-friendly events the entire weekend. It takes place on the Saturday morning of Dragon*Con and is open to the public for viewing. This parade is so outstanding — very grassroots, with volunteers working diligently to make this a smooth experience for those of us marching as well as for the spectators.
Continue ReadingThe Renaissance Faire Turned My Kids Into Cosplayers
At eight and ten they were convinced that wearing a costume would make them stand out rather than fit in with the crowd. Once we arrived, that idea lasted about thirty seconds. As the first performers began speaking to a very costumed audience outside the gates, my girls had a change of heart add wanted costumes more than life itself.
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