Written by I’m very happy that my friends and mentors, John & Bjo Trimble, are going to join us at the Craftacularstravaganza on Friday! I sent over a few questions so you can get to know them a little better. The Trimbles have been active in fandom for over 50 years – running fashion shows and art [...]
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LxL Craftacularstravaganza Vendors!
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It’s only 3 weeks till our very first League of Extraordinary Ladies Craftacularstravaganza at Meltdown Comics! Stop by on Friday, December 2 from 6-9pm to support local artists, meet some geeky ladies and gentlemen and get some of your holiday shopping done early. http://www.facebook.com/groups/155050367877126/253893401326155/?notif_t=group_activity#!/event.php?eid=183751078374525 We are very pleased to announce the vendors (with Twitter handles) that [...]
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The LXL is happy to announce we’re hosting an indie craft fair at Meltdown Comics on Friday, Dec 2! Come support local indie crafters and buy gifts for yourself or your friends & family! Vendor space is full, but if you’re a geeky crafter please contact us on Twitter or comment here and we’ll add [...]
READ MORE »Make Your Own Geeky Shirts for SDCC
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I never seem to be able to find the perfect geeky shirt in the perfect cut for my curvy geek girl body. High necked boy cut shirts are not for me. Neither are the baby doll and cap sleeve girly cuts that are typically sold. Seriously, those are the worst for my body type. And [...]
READ MORE »Becoming Blossom
The year was 1990. I was a tall, geeky brunette 8th grader who seldom saw girls like me on TV or in movies. Then along came Blossom. Oh, my dear Blossom, how you enriched my life. She was so geeky and cool and how I loved her hats and that tie skirt! I was able [...]
READ MORE »Creating Craft-Ready Charts from Video Game Art
When I started knitting in college, I spent a LOT of time online looking at knitting communities and forums to see what other people had made. Livejournal had a very healthy knitting community, and that’s where I got the idea for this hat – someone else made a Space Invaders scarf and I thought, “What [...]
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