HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS! This year, we were invited to a letter “G” party by our good friends Matthew and Jenna. A pretty tough one, but we ended up choosing a Battlestar Galactica uniform (XO Saul Tigh) for James, and a Gum-ball machine outfit for me. The gum-ball machine costume, whilst easy, was time […]
Now I know this is quite controversial, but I am going to say it anyway: Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie EVER!! Of course, this does not mean that I am not partial (very partial, in fact) to the more traditional fare, such as Holiday Inn, It’s A Wonderful Life or Elf, but there […]
After the success of the gingerbread AT-AT last year for our Star Wars Christmas party, I was pleased that I had the excuse to try my hand at another sci-fi classic this year, as I drew a fellow geek-chic-ette in our office Secret Santa. Sharon is an avid Whovian, and so, my mission to replicate […]
Everyone loves the Thanksgiving holidays… Everyone, that is, except for the 50 million or so turkeys that are served up by the American population during the annual Thanksgiving feast. Every year since 1989, one lucky turkey, has, however, been granted a stay of execution by none other than the President himself (the first pardon was […]
Halloween is a great Holiday. There are just so many themes and colour schemes that you can use for your celebrations. Last year we had a Breaking Bad theme, which was so much fun to plan for. You can read more about how to host your own Breaking Bad party here: https://geekchic-hq.com/2013/11/07/yeah-science-a-heisenberg-halloween/ Double, double toil and […]
Cardiff now has its very own liquid nitrogen ice-cream parlour! Using liquid nitrogen to make ice-cream results in a unique creamy texture, as the sheer speed within which the ice-cream mixture freezes means ice crystals do not have the chance to form. Even with the best ice-cream churner, you will not succeed in achieving this […]
Everyone LOVES marshmallows. FLUFFY and FABULOUS. Not half as dangerous as the 1984 classic movie would have you believe. Yet very few are aware of the fabulous fact that these pillowy soft treats can be easily conjured up at home. Yes, honestly! Follow these instructions to create your own marvellous home-made mallows! Vegetable oil for greasing […]
As I may have mentioned on a number of occasions, the American Independence Day holiday is one of my favourites. It is a party planner’s dream: highly flexible, fun and always colourful. To date, we have had a Luau, a Star spangled Captain America homage, and an outing to Amity Island. So what […]
I absolutely adore the little chenille chicks you can buy at Easter time! They are just so fabulously kitsch! Our Easter supper this year was a simple cheese board and other snacks, framed with a lovely vintage Kraft American process cheese crate (purchased from an Etsy store) and retro cheese “pixies”. The crate was filled […]
Last week, was camo-cupcake time! Using a combination of the Hummingbird Bakery’s chocolate and vanilla cupcake recipes, I created the camouflage interior by colouring the vanilla batches using dark brown and moss food colouring. The terrain was created using a batch of chocolate and cream cheese frosting, with a sprinkling of dyed toasted coconut, chocolate […]
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