{"id":11773,"date":"2011-06-28T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=11773"},"modified":"2011-06-25T08:58:12","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T14:58:12","slug":"geeky-craftsters-will-take-over-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/geeky-craftsters-will-take-over-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Geeky Craftsters Will Take Over the World."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/worldofgeekcraftbook.wordpress.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1050\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12205\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/world-of-geekcraft.jpg?fit=1050%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/world-of-geekcraft.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/world-of-geekcraft.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/world-of-geekcraft.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2336436\"><em>The World of Geekcraft: Step-by-Step Instructions for 25 Super-Cool Craft Projects<\/em> by Susan Beal and Jay B. Sauceda<\/a><\/strong> is one of my favorite new craftbooks. What really sets this book apart from the other zillion hip craft books on the shelf is the wide variety of crafts (it&#8217;s about time a craft book included fuse beads!) and the cool extras such as the craft designer&#8217;s own websites and inserted text explaining the stories behind the geekiness.<\/p>\n<p>Have I made anything from this craftbook? Nope.<br \/>\nHave I still checked it out from the library multiple times? Yes.<br \/>\nAnd do I really really hope that someday I will make something from it? YES!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/buffyfusebead.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/buffyfusebead.jpg?w=240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/buffyfusebead.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/buffyfusebead.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Here are a few of the things I wish to make:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Coraline Mystery Sewing Box by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/westcoastcrafty.wordpress.com\/\">Susan Beal<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022Oregon Trail Cross-stitch by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spritestitch.com\">John Lohman<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022Buffy Fuse Bead Portrait by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekcrafts.com\">Shayne Rioux<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Super cool.<\/p>\n<p>Some of my other favorite geeky craft books are the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2328523\"> <em>The Star Wars Craft Book<\/em> by Bonnie Burton<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|727714\"><em>The Muppets Big Book of Crafts<\/em> by the Muppet Workshop <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World of Geekcraft: Step-by-Step Instructions for 25 Super-Cool Craft Projects by Susan Beal and Jay B. 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