This weeks Etsy Crush of the Week is House of the Fickle Queen, which is like the Etsy shop for misfit geeks. It’s owned by the duo Firth and Farquharson. Fickle Queen is filled with all sorts of wonderful quirky geekery. Their shop includes jewelry that’s so incredibly random but just what you needed at the same time. Fickle Queen is stocked with all sorts of jewelry including everything from Twin Peaks, Blackadder, Monty Python, Roald Dahl, Batman villains, [...]
Not only does Laura make comic book accessories for her Etsy shop PopCycled Baubles, but she’s a huge fangirl herself! Check the wonderful interview I had with her where she gives her thoughts on the new DC 52, the lack of geek merch for girls and more! And readers get 15% off her online store using the code: GEEKGIRL (good until the end of the month). Interview with Laura of PopCycled Baubles: Girl Gone Geek: Can you [...]
It was love at first bite when I saw the Piranha Plant earrings Elizabeth’s Kohn made. As I browsed her Etsy shop Lizzglizz I saw that the coolness didn’t stop there. Her shop is filled with impeccably crafted jewelry with everything from Kirby, Adventure Time, Nyan cat and more. Check out the interview I had with Liz below! Interview with Elizabeth Kohn of Lizzglizz: Girl Gone Geek: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? [...]
This weeks Etsy Crush of the Week is the holy trinity of Dragon Age goodies. Allegra, Sara and Josh combined their powers and handmade with love some great Dragon Age themed clothing, perfume and jewelry. Check out the interview I had with them below and find out how Sara comes up with the scents for her Dragon Age perfumes, how dice helped get Josh started in making jewelry and Allegeras love for steampunk and Mass [...]
I first discovered Sugar & Vice while I was scouring Etsy for Portal themed jewelry for a previous blog post, ‘27 Pieces of Portal Jewelry‘. Once I saw their Portal Earrings and necklaces, I became practically obsessed with Sugar & Vice ever since. Sarah the crafter and creator of Sugar & Vice was kind enough do this interview with me all the way from the U.K.! Sarah is just as awesome as the jewelry (or should I say jewellery) she [...]
I love giving away free things almost as much as I love getting them! (almost) Sue Smith is the owner of the popular accessories shop on Etsy Comic Salvage where she recycles vintage comics to create beautiful jewelry and cuff links. Thanks to the amazing and talented Sue, Girl Gone Geek is giving one lucky contestant this fantastic “WHAM!” ring hand-made by Sue from a vintage comic book. Check out my interview with Comic Salvage and hear all about Comic [...]
I’m a huge fan of Etsy if you haven’t realized. Other than the fact that I find some of my favorite things on Etsy, I love to support independent crafters and designers. Since I’m always featuring Etsy shops it seemed only right for me to start an “Etsy Crush of the Week” category. Every week, I’ll feature a shop I’m crushing on and an interview with the shop owner as well whenever possible. If you have [...]
If there are three things I’m sure about in this world is my love for Harry Potter, jewelry and supporting indie designers and Etsy is the best place for that. I’m sure you can tell where this post is going… Want more geeky jewelry? Check out: Book Lover Jewelry Pixel Jewelry Zombie Jewelry Gamer Jewelry- Controllers, Consoles and Cartridges Oh My! (Part 1) Gamer Jewelry- Nintendo, 8-bit and Old School (Part 2) Gamer Jewelry (Part 3) Portal (the video game) Jewelry Star Wars Jewelry Keith Haring Jewelry by nOir Owl in Birdcage [...]
After constantly coming across Portal jewelry on the internet, I took it as a sign from the all mighty Blog God that I should gather the best (and practically all) Portal video game jewelry out there. And by “out there” I mean on Etsy, ’cause I love Etsy. This is where I should probably go on about how utterly amazing Portal is, but you already know that. If you don’t know, and haven’t played Portal before well [...]
Still looking for last-minute gifts for your favorite geek? Check out these previous posts I did featuring geek related jewelry, clothes, accessories, electronics, etc. Jewelry Keith Haring Jewelry by nOir Zombie JewelryGamer Jewelry- Controllers, Consoles and Cartridges Oh My! (Part 1)Gamer Jewelry- Nintendo, 8bit and Old School (Part 2)Gamer Jewelry (Part 3) Book Lover Jewelry (I got one!) Apparel & Accessories Garter’s for Geeks Chic and Sexy Fangirl Corsets Novel-T Shirts for Book Lovers (I got one!) Zombie Apparel Star Wars [...]
