N3rdWool first flew into my life on a Pop-Tart space cat meme made of yarn and I’ve been hypnotized by her designs ever since. I mean, have you seen her Nyan Cat Scarf? It actually plays the music. I know, crazy right?! Valerie is the magical hands behind N3rdWool. She crochets everything from customized WoW characters to lungs to zombies and probably zombie lungs if you asked. Find out more about N3rdWool, my favorite Etsy [...]
I discovered Mike’s Etsy shop, MiCrochets when I did the post The Most Adorable Crocheted Video Game Characters. I fell in love with his shop and his creative way of making crocheted sackboy and sackgirl characters from Little Big Planet. Mike even does custom sackboys and sackgirls so you can conquer your not-so-secret desire of owning a sackboy or sackgirl version of yourself. You already know which one is my favorite, I didn’t know David Tennant [...]
You might remember this weeks Etsy Crush of the Week from a previous post ‘The Most Adorable Crocheted Video Game Characters‘. Once I started this new category I new I had to feature a few of my favorite amigurumi makers and nerdJERK is definitely one of them! The hot pink Bob-Omb (see slideshow below) is destined to be in my life! It was practically made for me, plus my pink cthulhu has been lonely wrecking havoc on the world, she could [...]
Lesley Karpiuk, the creator of Geek Soap and crotched Cthulhu goodies at The Pink Toque, was nice enough to take the time for an interview for Girl Gone Geek Blog. Read it below and find out her inspirations, geekiest thing she’s done, geek soap making process, her favorite video games, what she’d take on a deserted island and more! Also a big congratulations to the three winners of the Geek Soap contest and thanks for everyone who entered! [...]
I’m completely obsessed with Etsy, and since Girl Gone Geek is a love letter to my obsessions I figured it was a fine time to feature some ridiculously adorable Amigurumi geekery from Etsy. Not only did I want to do this because I think these dolls are super cute, but I think it’s great to support actual people and fellow geeks (and not just big companies) who spend hours making these gamer goodies. Since there is a massive amount [...]
I’m completely obsessed with Etsy, and since Girl Gone Geek is a love letter to my obsessions I figured it was a fine time to feature some ridiculously adorable crocheted geekery from Etsy. Not only did I want to do this because I think these dolls are super cute, but I think it’s great to support actual people and fellow geeks (and not just big companies) who spend hours making these gamer goodies. Since there is a [...]
Following up on the two other Lovecraftian posts (del Toro movie and podcast) I felt it was about time I did this post about Cthulhu Chick. Ruth makes these adorable and abominable crocheted Cthulhu! I plan on getting one for me (pink of course) and my brother since we both love us some H.P. Lovecraft. Don’t know what a Cthulhu is? Cthulhu Chick explains it for you on her site, “…In essence, Cthulhu is a creature [...]
Shain Erin make these grotesque Zombie Dolls and she named them too which kind of creeps me out even more. Well she didn’t name two of them so I decided to fill that responsibility. She also makes much more unsettling dolls check them out here. If you love these dolls so much you can buy one for yourself, some are for purchase on Etsy and run from $45-$300. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend [...]
Who knew zombies could be this cute?! And the best part is you can pull apart their limbs! I need one (or a few) of these in my life. Get your Dismember-Me Plush Zombie at Think Geek for $12.99. Watch the mini-movie/Dismember-Me Plush Zombie Trailer! [via Gizmodo and Think Geek] Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it Tweet [...]
