I'm today's stop on the blog tour for Susan Beal's newest book, World of Geekcraft, Step-by-step Instructions for 25 Super-Cool Craft Projects. I'm going to begin by saying that Susan Beal is a crafting superstar. Truly! I am in awe of all this woman does. She's the author of Modern Log Cabin Quilting, Bead Simple, Button It Up and writes for many publications including Craft and Stitch. All of her books take a fresh approach to crafting and World of Geekcraft is no different.
This book is a ton of fun. I don't really consider myself all that geeky – I never played D&D and I wasn't a big Star Trek buff. But when I got my hands on World of Geekcraft, I realized that there must be a little bit of geek in me because these projects spoke to me. The book takes all your favorite geeky loves and gives you a craft to make for them. The projects are done in different media – cross stitch, sewing, cake decorating, painting, beading and more. They also cover the widest range of geeky games, books and shows – everything from old school favorites like Star Wars, Mario and Dungeons and Dragons to more recent geek loves like Harry Potter and Lost. There is really a project for you, or someone you know, in this book.
My favorites include:
The Coraline sewing kit – I know one 11 year old that would LOVE to have this.
The Choose-Your-Own Geekery Coffee Sleeves – you could make one of these for any geek affiliation you have.
The Harry Potter Baby and Toddler Costume – So cute and really adorable for Halloween or any toddler's dress up box.
And how about the Pow! Zap! Magnets for your refrigerator?
Susan and Chronicle Books have graciously offered a copy of the World of Geekcraft to one of my readers. If you are interested in winning, leave a comment on this post by Sunday night at 5:00 p.m. EST. I'll use the random number generator to pick a winner.
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I'm still plugging away at the Kids Clothing Week Challenge and my other to-do list. I'll be back with a report on that over the weekend. See you then.
This book looks great. I’d love to win a copy. 🙂
What a fun looking book!
This looks like it has super fun and straight-forward ideas. I’d love to get my hands on a copy!
Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
it looks awesome!
This house was full of geeks (though only my husband and I are left…) but a new crop has arrived in the form of grandchildren. This book looks like one we’d like to have to “do” things with them! Please enter us in the giveaway!
The book looks really cool. I would love to win 🙂
love it, looks like lots of fun and quick projects
I heart geeky projects!
This book looks awesome!! My fiance is a big geek and I’m kind of geeky myself, we’d both of this book!!
That book looks so cool!
What an awesome book to giveaway! Especially those fridge mags! Eeek!
Hope I win! Awesome book! 🙂
What a cool looking book. Thanks for the giveaway!
Cool book! I love the coffee sleeves!
I think I’m a bit of a geek, and I’ve also birth to (at least) 2 more (too early to tell with 3rd one)…would love this book, thanks for the giveaway.
I am such a Susan Beal fan! This book is awesome, and I would love to win it.
See, I already know I’m a geek – so I’m sure this is right up my alley!
I have definite Geek tendencies, just ask my husband. Would LOVE to have this book for my crafty collection.
I’m a huge Lost fan. Would love to see what she created for that show.
Oh my goodness… I need this book. I am married to a Geek (like his Christmas Presents come from ThinkGeek.com and everything), and our kids are following in his footsteps. This is perfect! Thanks for the chance to win.
Ooh, looks like an awesome book with great projects! I hope the RNG picks me!
I just checked this out from the library and blogged about it myself. I love the morse code quilt, the toolbox, and I am determined to place that robot on something soon. I’d love to win the book.
That book looks like it was made for our family! Thanks for the chance. I must make those magnets.
Looks like a really fun book. Count me in!
I had no idea I was a geek for a long time either. But when I really get into a topic, I can totally geek out. I would love this book!
We had Harry Potter scarves just like those…and a couple of pretty awesome cloaks….but for slightly larger geeks.
okay, um, awesome?? i have quite a few geeky friends that would love me to make them some of this goodness!!
this looks amazing!
I always, always, struggle with what to make my hubby. I believe this book is the perfect solution!
Oh, i would love this book! Married to a geek, mom to 3 little geeks, and maybe a tiny smidge of a geek myself…yea, I need it.
This book is amazing. How cute and creative!
I love the Harry Potter outfit!
This looks so fantastic!
I would love to win a copy of this book!
That looks like a fun book!
Looks cool. I’d love to win a copy
Oh, shoot. I knew, but you confirmed it. I’m a geek.
What a cool book! My little geeky kids and my own geeky self would love to have a copy.
Oh my gosh! I’m totally a crafty geek! This is perfect!
This would be a great gift for a friend Of mine who has three boys. Thanks for the chance to win!
Have spent 20+ years working at universities in two different countries, brother & his wife are professors in another, close friends are chasing cures to HIV & Hep C (among other nasties) in No America & Europe, hubs & I are involved in academic enrichment stuff at a secondary school (also in China for a bit) and we’re both sooooo neeeearrlllly done with our PhDs (thankgoodnessme, 7 degrees between the two of us is more than enough, though hubs is eyeing a very part-time course focusing on better use of IT in science teaching, bless him, always wanting to improve, and reach more students). So yup, my world is one wonderful geek-dom & craft-dom collision! 🙂 Looks like a fab book. I’ll have to take a look at it! Thanks for sharing what you know.
I need those magnets for my fridge and to make my super-geeky sister something awesome!
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I would LOVE to geek out!!!
Thanks for the chance 🙂
Wow, I haven’t yet heard of this book. It sounds cool!!
Add me to the “oh, I didn’t think I was a geek” roster! What fun – thanks!
This looks so fun! I have always known I’m geeky, and have just been waiting for a craft book made for folks like me! Thanks!!
Thanks for the giveaway! I’d really love to get a copy of this book.
So neat! I love the morse code quilt they showed on Amazon. Hope my number gets picked!
I have to buy this book, if I don’t win. 🙂 My 3 year old son is in LOVE with Harry Potter and would love a Harry Potter costume. I hope I win!
This book looks like so much fun! (and the Coraline sewing kit is super cool!)
This book is on my to buy list. I’d love to win it though. 🙂 I love Susan Beal’s work. She’s one very talented lady. 🙂
What a fun book! I’m excited to see so much boy stuff!! amy @ [email protected]
Cool book!
I am a lot more of a geek than I care to admit, and I would love to have a copy of this book 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity!
geekcraft+me = love.
What fun this book would be!
WOW, that books looks awesome.
I like to think that I am not a geek, but it is hard to dispute that the rest of my crew here isn’t!
Thanks for the giveaway.