Being Geek Chic is a blog about one woman navigating the male-dominated industries of production and tech. It's written by Elizabeth Giorgi, Founder, CEO and Director of Mighteor - one of the world's first internet video production companies. Learn more about Mighteor here.
I’ve seen many a variation on the spray painted toy animal or reptile or object over the years, but I’ve never really tried it. This was a mistake. Because it’s the easiest, cutest, most tangibly cute project I’ve done in a long time.
I won’t even insult you with the DIY, because hello, spray paint meet tiny rubber toys. But honestly, these teeny tiny dinos do deserve fun homes, so let’s dream up some hilarious options:
1. The dash on your car (most awesome plastic co-pilot ever)
2. Add a key ring and throw one on your gym bag. Feel like a monster while working out.
3. Place one on top of your oven. Remember that not all dinosaurs were carnivores.
Where would you put your adorable glam dinosaur?
I’m on a plant kick. Air plants are on nearly every table or flat surface. The garden is full of basil and mint. And terrariums… They’re kind of all over the house. None of this is particularly geeky, but one. It happens to be the terrarium… where wild creatures dwell.
When I got the job to shoot some unique terrariums for BrightNest, I was super pumped. Especially when they said I could incorporate dinosaurs. It turns out that this $1 method of adding a little personality to my terrariums is far more fun than basically any $10 doo dad you can buy at the greenhouse. Yes, the plants are great too. But come one - check out the rhino…
This project literally is a five minute add-on to any terrarium project. You just have to find some animals or dinos at your local dollar store that will fit into your container. You can see the 7 simple steps for this fun project over at BrightNest.
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It’s Liz’s birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday, Liz! I thought we’d celebrate with a dino excavation cake recipe. This week’s nerdy recipe combines two of my very favorite things: dinosaurs and birthday cakes.
I first made this cake for a friend a few months ago, without telling her what it was all about. I handed her the cake tin and a toothbrush (it’s an excavation, after all).
I picked up these dino cupcake molds in the Jurassic Park gift store at Universal Studios last year (see photo), after spending some time in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But you can buy yours here.
Ingredients:
Let’s Make It:
