Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist
In the playlist this week, the GeekMoms share an array of projects and cuteness found on YouTube.
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Tag: crafts
Indiegogo Campaign: TinySuperheroes
Since making their first cape in January of 2013, the folks behind Tiny Superheroes have made 500 capes for sick and disabled children. This Indiegogo campaign will help raise money to make and distribute 1,500 more capes in the next year.
Continue ReadingMy Daughter the Mermaid
Last summer, my then ten-year-old daughter made a mermaid tail. She’s got a bit of an obsession with mermaids.
Continue ReadingHow to Make Your Own Steampunk Goggles
Want to turn a cheap pair of welding goggles into a pair of steampunk goggles? It’s the must-have steampunk accessory. Like a little black dress, only awesomer.
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The Convention T-shirt Makeover
Tips and tricks for refashioning that over sized con T-shirt you can’t bear to part with.
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May the Force Be With Your Thumb Doodles
Klutz kits are consistently a hit in our house. We love the paper crafts and drawing and superheros and fashion crafts. And now we have added Star Wars to our collection.
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Review: The Woolyhoodwinks vs. the Dark Patch
Take a trip into The Great North Woods with The Woolyhoodwinks, a group of hand crafted friends who would be just as much home in the fictional worlds of Silverstein or Lear, as they are in their own story.
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In Defense of Jayne’s Hat Makers
Jayne’s yellow and orange hat is one of the big symbols of the Firefly fandom. I, like many other Browncoats, was disappointed to hear of cease and desist orders sent out to crafters of this unique hat by 20th Century Fox, who own the rights to the show.
Continue ReadingCelebrate The Undead With Knit Your Own Zombie
It’s hard to deny that zombies are everywhere and now Fiona Goble has written Knit Your Own Zombies so you can have a less deadly version in your own home.
Continue ReadingIn Love with Lego Friendship Bracelets
A fun craft using flat Lego bricks and string, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Continue ReadingAdobe Photoshop Elements 11: Simplicity With Style + Giveaway
With time as a very limited commodity, Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 makes gift-giving a snap.
Continue ReadingReinvention: Sewing with Rescued Materials
Turn old t-shirts, jeans, burlap bags, even Tyvek mailers into useful items.
Continue ReadingFive Things I’d Make on the Form 1 3-D Printer
The Form 1 is a 3D printer currently being Kickstarted that’s actually affordable, relatively speaking.
Continue Reading10 Things We’re So Over on Pinterest
From hairdos and hairdon’ts to unexpected abs, here’s our top 10 list of things we’re so over on Pinterest.
Continue ReadingSummer Projects: 30 More Ideas For Your Geeklets
30 summer project ideas for kids.
Continue ReadingThe Ubiquitous School Volcano Project
Our oldest son, who’s in 3rd grade, brought home the classic “build a volcano and make it explode” class project. We started with several items that were essentially recycled: an empty soda bottle, a leftover piece of plywood for the base, a cardboard box and our old phone book. In class, the volcano was subjected to the classic baking soda and vinegar experiment to simulate an explosion. Our son told us that his volcano had the most powerful explosion in the class.
Continue ReadingDesktop Gremlins Makes a GeekMom Papercraft!
Our friends at Desktop Gremlins, home of awesome papercrafts that require no knives or glue or tape, have created a brand new papercraft, just for GeekMom!
Continue ReadingHow to Make Steampunk Goggles (Part 2)
Ready to finish your steampunk goggles? Let’s go! In part one of the steampunk goggles tutorial, we started with a pair of cheap welding goggles and applied Rub ‘n Buff to make the plastic look like aged metal. The plastic parts were then buffed and allowed to cure for about a week. The end result […]
Continue ReadingK1, P1, Slst, and Other Such Coding.
I like to do a variety of crafts in my free time. I am an avid scrapbooker, I occasionally make clothing, I dabble in knitting, and I love to crochet. I prefer crocheting over knitting because if I make a mistake then I know how to fix it. When I knit and make a mistake, […]
Continue ReadingOn How I Went to a Convention, met Sarah Sidle and Spent my Next Paycheck
A few weeks ago I had the chance to sit in a hall for 12 hours with like minded people, obsessing over detail and form, preoccupied with graphics and images. I tested new equipment that I now need to spend far too much money on, oh and I met Sarah Sidle. Here is my secret […]
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