Since Sherlock Holmes arrived on the scene in 1887 with his keen intuition, his innovative deductive methods, his powers of observation, his creative disguises, and his fascinating personality, the mystery genre has never quite been the same. Indeed Doyle’s famous fictional detective — along with his more relatable, socially-adept companion, Dr. Watson — increased the genre’s popularity […]
Etsy {my fangirl favorites} | Doctor Who: Don’t Skip Nine
There was a reader who commented in our last Doctor Who Etsy post, “How come nobody gives Christopher Eccleston any love? He did a superb job as Nine!” And we agreed. So we’re giving Nine some Etsy love. Eccleston’s Doctor may not have been as immediately charismatic, or funny, or adorkable as David & […]
One Etsy Post To Rule Them All…
Sorry. Was that a little pretentious? It was, but it doesn’t make it untrue. ‘Cause this list of Tolkien-inspired, handmade awesome totally rules… and then some. So come along, Dear Reader… And I promise, you won’t even have to traverse the Dead Marshes, fight off ginormous spiders, travel by barrel, solve a riddle, or kill a […]
Harry Potter and the Etsy Fangirl…
If you’re anything like me, Harry Potter has probably been a part of your bookish existence for quite awhile. For me, it’s been a decade since I first picked up Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and fell in love with Rowling’s imaginative tale of whimsy, magic, darkness, heroism and pumpkin juice. So in honor […]
Etsy {my fangirl favorites} | Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Edition
I am a huge sci-fi fan, but until recently, I refused to answer the call of the time vortex. Doctor Who is ridiculous, thought I. It’s just campy and ridiculous. But I caved (probably just following Heather’s 7,598th reassurance that I actually would like it) and I gave it a try… and have covered almost 3 and a half […]
Etsy {bookishness} | All about Jane…
Fangirling. We all do it. There’s no shame in it. Squee ’til your little heart can squee no more. We won’t judge… in fact, we’ll probably join you. We are all about the squee. For us here at Refracted Light, one of our obsessions for which our literary love knows no bounds is Jane Austen. […]
