I am not exaggerating one single bit when I tell you that masking tape saved my sanity as a parent. As we continue Cabin Fever Week here at GeekMom, take a tip from me: get tape. For some reason, my kids thought it was a great treat to have unlimited access to tape. Regular old […]
Continue ReadingBack in 2008, I discovered a new craft addiction: Perler Beads! You’ve probably seen these around, they’ve been around for years. It’s a great exercise to improve fine motor skills. I first saw Perler Bead crafts actually being made during my oldest son’s ice skating camp in Cary, NC back in June of 2008. It […]
Continue ReadingI have two most-awesome sons! They’re smart, fun, funny and adventurous boys. Now that both are at school all day (my youngest is in Kindergarten this year), it’s been almost shocking how peaceful and quiet things are around the house. My youngest especially enjoys crafts, and we spent a good part of the winter in […]
Continue ReadingCakerella I am not. Duff Goldman I am not, either. But I can dream, right? Hopefully my stuff looks better than what CakeWrecks posts, though 🙂 After spending about $30 on my youngest son’s first birthday cake in 2006 (that didn’t even taste that good), I decreed that I needed to learn some cake decorating […]
Continue ReadingA mathematically precise model of a hyperbolic pane by Dr. Diana Taimina. Hyperbolic space is at your finger tips. A ball of yarn and a crochet hook are the only tools needed to make models of hyperbolic forms–once believed impossible to build. Created and curated by twin sisters Christine and Margaret Wertheim of The Institute […]
Continue ReadingI was minding my business when what should appear? A snowflake that had been cut sort of weird. I clicked on the link and to my surprise, I was staring Darth Vader and Boba Fett right in the eyes. I spoke not a word, just stared in awe and wished that I could cut these […]
Continue ReadingFor the crafty ones in our midst, there might be sadness in this latest announcement. But for the benefit of the environment, this might be a move in the right direction. Are we ready for toilet paper rolls with no tubes in the middle? Some argue that it’s not the tube that’s making the dent […]
Continue ReadingMy husband brought home a dark red cardboard box that was no bigger than a schoolbook. When I found out the little rat warrior miniatures in the box weren’t for any Dungeons and Dragons story line we were playing, but instead were for a wargame called Warhammer, I quickly lost interest in what my husband […]
Continue ReadingRejoice! No more will lonely, single gloves hang about forlornly at the bottom of the laundry basket waiting for their perfect match to emerge from the vortex of the clothes dryer. In Happy Gloves: Charming Softy Friends Made from Colorful Gloves author Miyako Kanamori shares instructions for turning those unattached gloves into tiny stuffed animals […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve got a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fan with a birthday coming up, this Magrathea whale cake is easy to make, even if you don’t have much cake decorating experience. Don’t panic!
Continue ReadingSkeletons of all shapes and sizes are enjoying their annual Halloween popularity as the holiday approaches, but you can bet that you won’t see one like this in your neighborhood. Unless maybe you know fiber artist Ben Cuevas. This knitted skeleton – seated in a lotus position – was crafted by Cuevas for the Wassaic […]
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