Last weekend I decided to clean out my jewelry stash, since its once again grown beyond any semblance of decency or control. (Ive been a cheap jewelry junkie since I was old enough to grab at sparkly...
On Saturday I went to my very first Maker Faire - albeit just a Mini one - where I realized there is SO MUCH cool stuff out there I still want to learn. Then we went to a cat show next door, where I ...
Behold! Steampunk snowglobes! By Camryn Forest Designs - hit the link to see lots more. Talk about a brilliant idea; the water inside helps magnify all the details! And I love how the bases are just ...
Let me get this straight: its Towel Day, Geek Pride Day, the Glorious 25th of May, *AND* Star Wars birthday? How can I NOT post something on this most auspicious of geeky occasions? So heres what mad...
Check out what some of your fellow Epbot readers are making! Riha P. sent in her newly completed Portal cross stitch: Ha! Companion Cube Love? :D (If that were me, Id be all, "Dude, does th...
The best part of opening day at Star Wars Weekends last week was definitely all the great Kodak moments - if you were quick enough to catch them. You never knew when a character would come waltzing a...
I kept seeing references to a new "Ghostbusters NY tour" last week, but it wasnt until Karilee S. posted the vid on the Epbot FB page that I learned what all the buzz was about. If youre a di...
Heres a fun Star Wars "card" I made for my friend Chris birthday yesterday: This is a papercraft set of electrobinoculars - those nifty binoculars you see everyone from Luke to the Storm Troo...
First, let me apologize: Im very, very sorry. Now let me to explain the thing Im apologizing for: Its...well, its what we found in an old arcade on my birthday last weekend. More specifically, its th...
If you were on Twitter yesterday afternoon then you already know most of this story. If not, buckle up. Its gonna be a SQUEAKY ride. So...remember those scratching noises I mentioned way back during ...
(As you can see, the quest for the perfect "cool stuff roundup" post name continues. Its down to this - Johns idea - and "Jens Gems" - a readers idea. Feel free to cast your vote in t...
So after boasting about what an awesome birthday I was going to have in the wee hours of Saturday morning, I woke up in the not-so-wee hours with a miserable case of food poisoning. (Helpful Tip: Im ...
Today Im going to show you how to take something like this: Seahorsies! And turn it into something like this: BioShock Seahorsies!! This is a great technique for transforming everything ...
I know I just mentioned this not too long ago, but if youre not already watching Felicia Days Flog then you should at least give this weeks show a try. In it Felicia visits the famous Clockwork Coutu...
Many of you often mention in your e-mails that while youd like to go to a convention some time, you just dont have any geek friends to go with. I can totally sympathize; John and I can count our loca...
Though people often mistake me for a bigger Star Wars fan, the truth is my first sci-fi love has always been Star Trek. There just arent as many awesome Trek goodies out there for me to post about, s...
John and I always keep an iChat window open with each other while were working. This is so John can send me various funny and/or cute pictures he finds on Reddit to distract me from my serious work o...
Before you ask, "Jens Truffles" is the result of an impromptu brain-storming session with John. After compiling a list of boring generic terms like "cool stuff" and "favorite find...
One of the cool things about being a geek is that theres always something new to try, read, or watch - and whatever you choose, theres sure to be tons of other geeks out there ready to cheer you on a...
This week one of my favorite artists, Doktor A, released photos of a gorgeous new toy prototype: Her name is Bella, and the toys are due to be painted in gold and teal (see the mock up here). However...
Some parents use the Fourth for good. Others, for evil. Um, todays were just going to focus on the good ones. Yep, in honor of all of the Star Wars celebrating today, Ive got some fantastic kid...
For any of you who saw this tweet the other night: Not to worry; John escaped the world of back-alley used video game dealing relatively unscathed. Id like to point out that he wouldnt be force...
Some of you no doubt remember that I am a HUGE YA Fiction fan. As in, it comprises 90% of my recreational reading. I get a lot of e-mails asking for more recommendations, but of course it always help...
Hi. Im Jen, and Im addicted to Pinterest. If youve also pinned the Kool-Aid, then you know Pinterest is a fun and easy way to visually catalog the things you love online. However, as the controversy ...
Some of my favorite art finds this week: Just look at this adorable Wall-E art. LOOK AT IT. By Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz I actually fell in love with this next one a few years ago, but I recently...
A roundup of my best steampunk finds this week: First, Marilyn sent over this photo of her favorite costume from WonderCon: Marilyn tells me this lovely lady made the entire outfit herself, wit...
I love Felicia Day. Not only is she funny and smart and freaking adorable, she also has major geek cred. In short, she gives us geek girls a good name. Anyway, Felicias latest project is a weekly You...
Sarafina writes, "Im a 17 year old girl who reads both your blogs. Im sort of home-schooled (i.e. taking community college classes rather than high school), and this year the high school/home sch...
In my last craft roundup I mentioned that I wanted to find something small to display inside an empty lightbulb - and that was all the inspiration reader and artist Caroline B. needed! Check it out: ...
After my Word Art tutorial a few weeks ago a few of you sent in your own Wordle and Tagxedo creations. And for some reason Im rather partial to these two:Made by Trisha F.Made by Ginni B.Helloooo, ne...
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