A steampunk gal needs some sort of bustled skirt, right? But the super-easy burlesque skirt tutorial I used for myself just didn’t seem appropriate for a four-year-old, and the pattern books were woefully lacking. So I winged it. You can see pictures of her whole steampunk alchemist outfit in my first GeekMom post. I think the […]
Continue ReadingCrafts and costumes are a great part of steampunk world (and fun!). You may know some American steampunk designers, such as Tom Banwell or Dr Grymm. Here are a few French ones, in three very different styles and very different medias. Volute Corsets What’s more Victorian than corsets? Beautiful, sexy, elegant, intricate, austere… one may […]
Continue ReadingBrooklynite and recovering Blackberry addict Cat Greenleaf created a line of t-shirts and accessories that may help you recovery from always walking around with a gadget glued to your hand. LUST stands for Look Up Stop Texting, and if you put that message on your adorable baby, it just might work. Lustbklyn.com puts this lusty […]
Continue ReadingCalling all Star Wars, Sci Fi, and Geeks in general: Show your pride Friday! Friday December 10th is the day to show your Star Wars pride in support of our fellow Geekette, Katie. Back in October, Katie was suffering at the hands of Star Wars bullies. Thanks to the web, Katie has lots of love […]
Continue ReadingBecause of the way much of history has been written, we know about plenty of historical geeky men. From Copernicus to Kepler to Sagan, from Newton to Einstein to Feynman, and from Babbage to Wozniak, men are very well represented. Well, it is finally time for us women to promote the many geeky gals throughout […]
Continue ReadingI love to plan parties for my kids. Conveniently, the baby was born just six days after his sister’s birthday so we are planning a joint birthday this year. I have been scouring the web for Princess Leia and Wookie items since their birthdays are right around the corner. In April. Yes April. That gives […]
Continue Reading“Thinking is cosmic knitting.” Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf Education, knew what he was talking about. Consider Leo, my youngest son, a little boy who couldn’t sit still. The kindergarten teacher said he needed tutoring and remedial work. (He couldn’t read!) The next year Leo went to a Waldorf first grade. He loved handwork–we still […]
Continue ReadingI tend to avoid trends on principle. First it is typically a waste of money to own everything they put in this month’s Cosmo. Mainly because next month there will be a whole new list. Take for example those over-sized shirts and tight leggings circa 1986. There is nothing wrong with the look but I […]
Continue ReadingI’m a geek. You’ve probably noticed that by now. But my geekery extends into my many hobbies, and perhaps none so obviously as my sewing hobby. You see, when I wanted to learn how to sew it wasn’t because I wanted to make shirts or quilts or skirts. No, I wanted to make a Renaissance-style […]
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