Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
@geekygirlgaines.bsky.social
Environmental engineer who crafts and makes art in my free time, account is for my business
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Painting homemade sea glass and pottery gives really nice results. Read more on my blog. geekygirlgaines.com/2025/11/pain...
Painting Sea Glass - Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
I have previously posted about how I make homemade sea glass, and I have been pleased with the results. However, I have been disappointed by the limited number of colors of wine bottle, the main thing...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Painting homemade sea glass and pottery gives really nice results. Read more on my blog. geekygirlgaines.com/2025/11/pain...
I originally made this to sell, but I like it so much that I am keeping it for myself. #arttherapy #mood
October 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I originally made this to sell, but I like it so much that I am keeping it for myself. #arttherapy #mood
Experimenting with printed pottery pieces in a rock tumbler geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/usin...
Using Printed Pottery for Sea Pottery - Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
I continue to experiment with hitting breakable things with a hammer and putting the pieces in a rock tumbler. I had a piece of broken pottery with some pretty roses printed on it. I wanted to see if ...
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October 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Experimenting with printed pottery pieces in a rock tumbler geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/usin...
I've made a bunch of sea glass at home, so now I have started experimenting with using painted wine bottles to see the effect. geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/usin...
Using Painted Glass for Sea Glass - Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
I have made several batches of sea glass now using wine bottles as I documented previously. Recently while buying wine I found some really pretty bottles of prosecco that appeared to be clear glass pa...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I've made a bunch of sea glass at home, so now I have started experimenting with using painted wine bottles to see the effect. geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/usin...
I made my first sale at the Made in Arlington pop up! Come by and see me in front of Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington.
October 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I made my first sale at the Made in Arlington pop up! Come by and see me in front of Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington.
CLEAN ON OPSEC. I have been wanting to do a stitching piece using techno-salvage for a while, and I find inspiration in weird places. Finished just in time for the Made in Arlington pop up October 4. #fiberart
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
CLEAN ON OPSEC. I have been wanting to do a stitching piece using techno-salvage for a while, and I find inspiration in weird places. Finished just in time for the Made in Arlington pop up October 4. #fiberart
How to make a slim, bifold cardholder for credit cards or business cards: geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/slim...
Slim Card Holder - Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
One of the simplest things I sew are what I refer to as slim card holders. This is how I make it. For materials, I need four pieces of fabric: If this will be used for credit cards, I highly recommend...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
How to make a slim, bifold cardholder for credit cards or business cards: geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/slim...
I’m excited to announce two of pieces will be featured in Del Ray Artisans’s “Bump in the Night” exhibit! Details at geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/bump...
Bump In The Night - Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
I’m excited to announce two of pieces (photos below) will be featured in Del Ray Artisans’s “Bump in the Night” exhibit! The “Bump in the Night” art exhibit (October 3 – November 1) explores those uns...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I’m excited to announce two of pieces will be featured in Del Ray Artisans’s “Bump in the Night” exhibit! Details at geekygirlgaines.com/2025/10/bump...
Excited to announce I will be selling my products at my first market. On Saturday, October 4th, join me at @mocaarlington from 5pm-8pm for Falling For Art: A Fall Market Event. Check out the "@madeinarlington" market, the Arlington Art Walk, and enjoy our the Fall exhibitions!
September 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Excited to announce I will be selling my products at my first market. On Saturday, October 4th, join me at @mocaarlington from 5pm-8pm for Falling For Art: A Fall Market Event. Check out the "@madeinarlington" market, the Arlington Art Walk, and enjoy our the Fall exhibitions!
I’m sitting at a bar eating dinner, and all I can think about is I wonder what they do with their empty liquor bottles because I could make excellent sea glass with them.
September 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m sitting at a bar eating dinner, and all I can think about is I wonder what they do with their empty liquor bottles because I could make excellent sea glass with them.
A friend posted a sign at a buffet that said "Corn on the Cod." I've already decided I need to now stitch a cod covered in corn.
September 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A friend posted a sign at a buffet that said "Corn on the Cod." I've already decided I need to now stitch a cod covered in corn.
I've been having so much success making sea glass, I decided to try to make sea pottery using some Fiestaware plates I broke years ago. I am very pleased with the results. geekygirlgaines.com/2025/09/maki...
Making Sea Pottery - Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
I have made a lot of sea glass and am happy with the results. I decided to experiment and see if I could create a similar effect on other materials. I have heard of sea pottery, which, as the name imp...
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September 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I've been having so much success making sea glass, I decided to try to make sea pottery using some Fiestaware plates I broke years ago. I am very pleased with the results. geekygirlgaines.com/2025/09/maki...
Making sea glass from wine bottles using a rock tumbler geekygirlgaines.com/2025/08/maki...
Making Sea Glass - Geeky Girl Gaines Crafts
I have started making sea glass to use in some of my art projects. Of course, it is not real sea glass, but I have been able to make glass get that sea glass look of smooth edges and a sort of frosted...
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August 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Making sea glass from wine bottles using a rock tumbler geekygirlgaines.com/2025/08/maki...
I stitched a dumpster fire because I craft as a form of therapy, and *gestures at everything*.
March 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I stitched a dumpster fire because I craft as a form of therapy, and *gestures at everything*.
Some more Mardi Gras table runners I made.
March 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Some more Mardi Gras table runners I made.
It's almost Mardi Gras, so I'm sharing photos of some of the table runners I've made. I bought the pattern, so I can't claim credit, but it is a fun design.
March 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It's almost Mardi Gras, so I'm sharing photos of some of the table runners I've made. I bought the pattern, so I can't claim credit, but it is a fun design.
