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DIY: Trolls Favor Jars

Supplies: 4 ounce mini-jars Purchased at Publix or buy them on Amazon Assorted Faux Fur Swatches Shannon Gorilla Fur (3″ pile) buy at Fabric.com Assorted 3/8″ ribbon Optional embellishments:

When people hear the term “edible image sheet” they think of their kid’s baseball team on a sheet cake surrounded by buttercream roses from a grocery store. While this is a great use of edible images, you can get really creative with them and up your home-baked goods game! Watch how to apply edible images…

Beelzebub Cosplay

I have started work on my Beelzebub costume for Dragon Con 2019. I thought I’d post my progress for fun & to collaborate with anyone else making this fabulous costume!

Geekly Countdown: Best Perfume Bottles

If you’ve ever tried on perfume in a store, then you know your nose has a limit to how many scents you can sniff at a time. Unless you’re some kind of nerd who researches notes and reviews beforehand (who, me?) then your brain is going to start with the most appealing bottles.

Harry Potter Party

I really wanted to set the scene for when guests arrived. We made “Keep Out: Forbidden Forest” signs for the trees across from Maria’s house. My husband has these great crows for Halloween we put around her yard. The front door had a “no brooms allowed” sign, with brooms parked outside & a stack of newly delivered Daily Prophets!

Gifts for Food Geeks

We all have that epicurean in our lives who appreciates an amazing food-related gift. But what if you don’t know anything about food? What if you’re not sure what they like? What if their drawers are full of gadgets they’ve never touched?

Geekly Countdown: Fabric Crafts

Last week I counted down my picks for top geeky fabrics. So what now? Do not despair: I’ve got you covered for fabric craft ideas to make for that special geek in your life. I chose projects which are unisex and suitable for all ages. You can find more projects on my Pinterest board. 10….

Cosplay Vounteers of Atlanta

We create magic for the kids we volunteer for. And that’s an incredible feeling, to be the source of that magic. Of that joy. Especially for those kids who really need a little extra magic in their lives

Geekly Countdown: TV & Movie cars

If I ever win the lottery, the first thing I’m going to do is buy a red Plymouth Fury. Ok,maybe the third after leaving social media & buying a house outside of Paris. But definitely the third thing. World hunger can wait.

Revenge of the Nerds & Sexual Degradation

Revenge of the Nerds is a light-hearted nerds-turned-heroes movie beloved by many underdogs of the 1980s. While it has many iconic and hilarious scenes, it has its issues: the cringe-worthy racial stereotypes present in so many movies of the decade, an unfair depiction of fraternity life, the fact that Anthony Edwards is supposed to be unattractive,…

Kiki’s Radio Tutorial

I was pretty excited when my niece told me she wanted to go to Momocon as Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service! I was most intrigued by the radio. We included a velcro flap to add her iPod into so it would really play music too!

Cosplay Toolbox: Must-have Make-up!

Dragon Con is almost upon us! But what can you do to give your make-up that extra-special touch when you’re a novice? I got you covered from basic brands to special tips for con! Note: these are in no special order as it’s like picking a favourite child. Subversion lash primer & Perversion mascara by…

Ghostbusters Holtzmann Cosplay: The Essentials

98% of females (and some men) who saw Ghostbusters this weekend have already dreamed of making themselves a costume, and 98% of those 98% want to be Dr. Jillian Holtzmann. Seasoned cosplayers are already scheming strategies; but for the novice costumer, I’ve got ya with my suggestions for key pieces for any Holtzmann costume. Wardrobe: you…

Geekly Countdown: Female-led Geek Movies

Female lead aside, Alien will land into the top spot on most everyone’s best scifi film list, if not all-time best films list. Ripley is an amazing character made completely believable by the incomparable Weaver.

Cosplay Toolbox: Adhesives

Adhesives are often hit-or-miss when trying to affix cosplay materials together. I personally went through 5 different products before successfully adhering rubber teeth to my xenomorph head!

Geekly Countdown: Under The Radar Films

We all have those movies we accidentally stumbled upon which changed our lives but no one else has seen. You may have been in a video store, a film class, flipping channels, when a hidden cinematic gem stopped you in your tracks.

Geekly Countdown: Nerdy Beastie Boys Lyrics

From 1986 to 2011, the band went from rapping about girls doing their laundry to rapping about Star Trek. Here are the best nerdy Beastie Boys lyrics from over 2 decades of amazing music

Geekly Countdown: Best Marvel Villains

This week’s Geekly Countdown was inspired by the release of Captain America Civil War in theaters and the movie I’ve been waiting for: X-Men Apocalypse. 10. Apocalypse: This is not so much for the actual villain Apocalypse but for the AMAZING story line developed around his character. It’s everything every X-Men fan has wanted to see…

Geekly Countdown: 10 Best Scenes From Alien

Today, April 26th is Alien Day. It’s a thing. Therefore this week’s geekly countdown highlights the best moments from the Alien movie franchise. This post contains spoilers from the Alien movie franchise. If you have not seen all these films, you may want to back away slowly. 10. Jones screaming at Alien. Who knew an…

Top Geeky Cakes

sometimes get orders for very geeky subjects

Honey Lemon’s Purse

I made Honey Lemon’s purse for my niece a couple of months ago. Unfortunately, my phone had a hardware failure resulting in losing all of my progress photos. I will try my best to comment on how I made it in hopes it will help anyone else ready to tackle making a chemistry bag! I studied…

Mario Bros Party

I set out to make an amazing-as-I could Mario Bros. themed party for my daughters.

Dark Phoenix: Comic Fan Review

In light of the bad reviews the new Dark Phoenix movie is receiving, I thought I’d write my quick first impressions as a fan of both X-Men comics and movies. The main thing to know going in is that Dark Phoenix is a much darker, grittier film than its predecessors First Class, Days of Future…

Holiday Decorating Hack

If you keep up with my articles, then you know my house is where plants go to die. I have been looking at the beautiful mums my dad bought for me slowly die for weeks now. As it turns out, plants like to be watered. Who knew? I saw a lovely photo on Pinterest with…

Geekly Countdown: Geeky fabrics

Halloween is over, and though most Americans are complaining “Christmas ALREADY?”, those of us who like to make gifts are panicking “Christmas ALREADY?” You may be perusing this article for a yourself or a geeky friend. With geek culture at the peak of popularity right now, we are inundated with fabrics such as Star Trek and…

Thinkgeek Store Review

Atlanta-area geeks were treated to Georgia’s first Thinkgeek brick-and-mortar store opening on September 23rd, 2016 in the Mall of Georgia in Buford. I summoned some geek girls for a road trip to the new location yesterday. Here are the pictures and impressions I had! Photo credits: Angela Summers and Gina Gareau-Clark The store begins & ends with their…