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GeekMom: The Skeleton Diaries: Our ‘Army of Darkness’ Deadite
This Halloween, we finally decided to purchase some full-sized plastic skeletons. However, we wanted to make sure ours were just a little different than others. Last week I shared how we turned one...
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GeekMom: Skeleton Diaries: Three Easy Halloween Crafts with One Plastic Skeleton
Even as Halloween is closing in fast, there is still time to make a quick display for the work space, table or bar top, entry way or any other small area you want to “spooky up” a bit. With one small...
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GeekMom: Make a Simple Little Grogu Doodle Inspired by ‘Zen’
This month, Studio Ghibli collaborated with Lucasfilm for a short and sweet hand-drawn surprise, Zen – Grogu and the Dust Bunnies. The small piece was directed by Katsuya Kondo, who directed Studio...
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GeekMom: Upcycled Giftgiving: Little ‘Stained Glass’ Potted Plants
It seems like everything from cookies to Christmas decorations comes in a clear plastic box, and although they are convenient, they leave a lot of bulky waste behind. Fortunately, these are great...
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GeekMom: Homemade Shrink Art Ornaments and More With Upcycled Plastic
Last week, I looked at upcycling clear plastic into cool miniature plants as an easy craft that works well with plastic both thick and thin. This week, I’ll show you how to use certain plastics from...
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GeekMom: Printed and Painted: Wizard’s Magic Tome Spell Card Holder From...
It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these, and while I’ve done some work on a few projects, nothing called to me to post about until now. I’m still very much learning in the painting process,...
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GeekMom: Give a Valentine Candy Box a DIY ‘Wednesday’-Inspired Makeover
With Tim Burton’s Wednesday streaming in late 2022—and M3GAN hitting theaters in 2023—this could be the Valentine’s Day for the creepy, cool girls. Let’s celebrate them, in all their eeriness, over...
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GeekMom: Four Mini and Prop Creators Our Family Recommends
Setting up a 3D printer for the first time is pretty exciting, and if you’re anything like us, your first prints as you started to learn the ropes were likely some test items or free files that you...
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GeekMom: Five More Mini and Tabletop Accessory Creators Our Family Recommends
Last week, I present four mini and prop creators my family loves when it comes down to 3D printing for cosplay props, and tabletop gaming minis/terrain. Our list does not end with those four, however,...
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GeekMom: DIY Easy Blossoming Spring Tree Scene Shadowbox
The remnants of winter are slowly fading away, spring is here, and the blossoms are in full bloom. In many places, even in my own desert city, cherry, apple, plum, and other blossoming trees are one...
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GeekMom: Be the Artist: the Swanky Black Velvet Painting
Welcome, fine art lovers, makers, crafters and budding designers of all ages for the first DIY of this summer’s new Be the Artist series. We have covered commercial artists, groundbreakers, fine...
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GeekMom: Be the Artist: Painting Artist Hilights (or Remarques)
This summer’s Be the Artist series asks the question “But, is it art?” What is a Remarque An artist remarque isn’t something people normally scoff at, but rather something many collectors love. So,...
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GeekMom: Be the Artist: Mid-Century ‘Polynesian Pop’ Custom
This summer’s Be the Artist series asks the question, “But is it art?” Ok, where do I even begin to talk about the Tiki culture and its popular style movement in the mid-twentieth century? There’s the...
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GeekMom: Try the Woobles Advent Calendar for Crochet Goodness This Holiday...
I’ve seen Woobles ads on Facebook for a while now, but, since I already knew how to crochet, I hadn’t ever tried out one of their kits. Their kits look pretty awesome for people just learning to...
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GeekMom: A Simple Halloween DIY Haunted Dollhouse
I know we have all seen it in magazines or on social media: the haunting of the dollhouse. The easy concept of turning an old foofy pink and white plastic doll house into a gothic spooky Halloween...
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GeekMom: Easy Little DIY Cel Shaded Cartoon Tree
First in my December series on little fun DIY Tree crafts. I have been seeing a Christmas tree meme circulating for at least ten years now, and I am finally going to give it a try on a smaller scale....
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GeekMom: Make a Little Simple DIY Krampus-Themed Tree
Did you all remember to celebrate Krampusnacht on December 5th? “Krampus Night,” that time in Eastern European cultures (and now many other places around the world) held the night before the Feast of...
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GeekMom: A Spooky Heart DIY for Your Eternal Valentine
Last year, the Barbie movie may have been on the radar of many young people and teens, but my daughters are excited about the gothy ghoulish retro-tinged romance of Lisa Frankenstein. This love story...
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GeekMom: 10 Easy Decorating Tips for Monochromatic Eggs
The spring season with flowers, cherry tree blossoms, butterflies, and Easter eggs everywhere is quite beautiful, but also very “pastel.” The colors of spring are quite fetching and lovely, but they...
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GeekMom: Can You Learn to Crochet with the Woobles? Part 5
So this is an exciting post for my crocheting journey, as it’s my final update for this series. To quickly summarize things up, I tried out my first Woobles kit back in November and then when the...
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