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, [...]
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 [...]
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? [...]
I kept coming across Chris’ Etsy shop The Modern Stylographer and knew it was a sign from the Blog Gods that he must be featured as my Etsy Crush of the Week. You will lose yourself in his Etsy shop filled with nearly 200 gorgeous minimalistic and modern designs showcasing your favorite fandoms across the galaxies. He’s got everything from Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, X-Men, Harry Potter and so much more. And the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
