Posts under ‘Geekery’

For my birthday I decided to be crazy-go-nuts on my own birthday cake and really push my boundaries as a novice baker. I figured since the only one to disappoint is myself, no harm in trying something that can fail horribly, right? And ya know what, I didn’t do too bad:

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Wanna know what’s awesome? Dinosaurs. And it looks like they’re taking over Etsy! They’re marching on however they can! They’re coming by land!

Dinosaur on a Bicycle by Dark Cycle Clothing.
And by SEA!!

Raptor Rides the Whale by Winged Beast Outfitters
And it looks like they’ve recruited the robots! Oh god, this is [...]

So there’s this kid, right? And he is awesome. Like super awesome. This dude loves robots, so his parents asked for a robot cake. I was more than happy to oblige!

Ignore that stick coming out of the top of his head. It was just for extra stabilization for the [...]

I finally get to show everyone the groom’s cake I made!!!! It’s been a super secret project so the groom wouldn’t find out, but now that he’s been officially de-bachelored, I can unveil it.

The groom is one of my best friends on the planet and I’ve known him since high school. The Bride [...]

Ahoy thar! Sorry I’ve been out of pocket recently, we were having internet troubles that FINALLY got fixed today. I promise to get caught up on everyone’s blogs here soon.
So first things first, I have to show you this quilt Becky from Hamblog made:

Check out this detail pic:

Now this quilt is for REAL [...]

In school we were taught that cotton is king, however, in part of my world, contact paper is king. I grew up with a very crafty mother that sewed, painted, bejeweled, and used everyday things to make things for me. I wanted a GI Joe headquarters, what I got instead was a bunch of shoe [...]

Hi all! Guest poster #2 here. I’m A Gamer’s Wife, or more specifically, married to a game developer in the industry. My husband K is currently a designer, but he spent the last decade as a video game artist beforehand because, well, he was that kid at school who filled his math [...]

I just got the most WONDERFULLY awesome comment on the Guitar Hero Scarf entry. I can’t even really prepare you for the awesomeness that is to come, so I’ll just let Elizabeth tell you what she told me:
I actually got inspired by your project and did one of my own. I give you the [...]

As you all know, I’ve been really busy and not posting as much as I would like. I thank you for all your patience!! One week left to pack everything else up. I think I may actually be able to do it, too. I’ve been quite productive. I like looking [...]

Hey guys! The May issue of Nintendo Power is finally out! You should totally go buy it. You know why? Because Yours Truly is this on page 95! Well, not me, exactly, but that scarf I did that everyone went gaga over. I was interviewed a while back, but [...]