Author: Tara

Gift Ideas, Libations

Creative Wine Wrappers

Here’s another great thing from Fab.com today (I seriously need to buy stock in this company, or get a job there or something): Wine Wrappers. These are created by Studio Oh! and are a great way to present a bottle of wine as a gift, or cover up an ugly […]

A Geeky Home, Geek Etiquette

Geek Etiquette: Protect Your Table

The Geeky Hostess is gonna help you get your manners on! Have an etiquette question or topic suggestion? Email tara@geekyhostess.com! Coasters are great for soaking up condensation, preventing rings from forming on your tables, and keeping the surface clean, but how often do you use them? How about placemats? I […]

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State Cutting Boards

Following the servingware theme, The Daily Grommet featured a new item today: The AHeirloom State Cutting boards. These boards are made of bamboo, and make a great centerpiece for serving cheese or other party treats. All 50 states are available, but poor Hawaii may not be too useful. And if […]

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Celestial Serving Bowls

These serving bowls from ThinkGeek are the perfect way to bring some geekiness to your dinner table on a daily basis. The bowls are a durable Melamine, meaning you don’t need to worry about your moon getting chipped. The bowls are available in moon, earth, and sun designs for $19.99 each. […]

Fun Food

R2D2 Cake

This R2D2 cake, complete with sounds, is AMAZING. Check out the video below to find out how Stacked Cakes made it: Star Wars has never looked more delicious. Visit Stacked Cakes to see more cake-spiration, including an amazing edible Dalek. I’d exterminate that. (Source: Neatorama)

Entertaining

The Geeks in the Seattle Met!

Mr. Geek and I were thrilled to find ourselves front and center in the Met pages for attending Shindig’s Cinefresco launch party. What is Cinefresco, you say? It’s a brand new outdoor-movie party that comes to you! You can’t go wrong with popcorn, drinks, a photo booth, lawn chairs, vintage […]

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Geeky Candles

While searching Etsy for Tardis-themed goodies (what, like you haven’t done that?) I came across Bubble and Geek, an amazing geeky-themed candle shop. Their TARDIS candle is vanilla custard-flavored, and their Portal candle smells like chocolate cake (no lie). Take a look at their full collection here! Candles range in […]

News

Behind the Scenes of Job Hunters

Want to see what goes on behind the scenes of a web series? Check out our first installment, where we learn a bit more about the main actors: Job Hunters updates every Wednesday, alternating between a new episode and new behind-the-scenes content. Take a look at what I’ve been working […]

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Geeky Bookends

Knob Creek Metal Arts have created SO many amazing bookends that you’ll have a tough time picking your favorite. They have words and designs that will accentuate the types of books you most like to read. I’m loving this dragon and knight set–it would be perfect to hold all of […]

Geeky Fashion

Geek Fashion: Light Up Clothing

I love getting dressed up, but am often missing that something special that will make me stand out. LEDs and Fiber Optics to the rescue! Light up clothing can be subtle or shocking, but it will definitely catch people’s eye. Here are some sites and designers that specialize in the […]