Announcement

Salam to all...he..he..my 2nd announcement for this month...Just to inform to all visitor & my dear customers that I'll not be taking any order for couples of month starting today..... I have something to do & it's related to my health :(....
For those placing the order earlier & some has deposited booking payment ,I'll will contacting all of you & will refund the payment....thousand apologised and I'm not expecting that this kind of situation will happen....hope that my dear customer will understand...TQ for the support..

Mega Cookies Project

This is my very 1st mega project for COOKIES.....Thank to Wani for placing the order ya.I must say that baking & decorating the cookies with huge amount is very tiring & daunting task compared to baking cupcakes with the same amount....Wani has placed 1600 pcs of cookies for wedding favour and unfortunately I only managed to produce 1300 pcs of cookies....thousand apologised ....(siap demam buat cookies nie) it tooks me the whole 3 days to bake the cookies & another 3 days to decorate ....fuh...soooo tiring(ada lagi 300 cookies yg masih belum dideco...dah mmg tak boleh angkat tangan...badan pun dah mengigil)150 pcs of cookies with full deco with royal icing....W is represent for Wani & F represent for Faisal,for this kind of deco it's took whole day just to dry it....

The cookies before make-up ...he..he..

After make-up...

Close up & I come out with these 2 designMy only assistant...he..he..my dear hubby...Tq dear

Side order from Wani...120pcs of chocolate cupcake with Ganached frosting....luckily she just request to embellish the cuppies with the heart confetti...and I must give all the credits to my dear hubby coz all has been done by him except the baking process ...he..he..from frosting ,decorating & packaging all is done by him...TQ dear...

I would like to thank Wani...& Sorry coz not able to come out with the amount requested...

Gift Box Cake

Gift cake box was ordered by my ex-officemate,Hikmah for her cousin & it is for hantaran(dowry gift).She didn't set any design just informed that the theme colour is chocolate & brown...and I've choose this design just to make something different ....inspired by Peggy Porschen .....and I was glad that my dear friend lurve it...he..he..TQ Kemah...

The Return

This Saturday, January 31st, 8.00pm on NBC; the second and concluding part of the Crusoe season finale.


No, that's not him on the slab.

As far as I know there are no plans for a second season. I understand there's some debate over whether Crusoe is a cancelled show or a completed miniseries.

Miniseries is what they told me when I came on board. My brief was to deliver an arc with the satisfaction of closure, and no cliffhanger ending.

Knowing how the ground can shift in the course of production, I laid in a few strands that could serve as a starting-point for a further season. But an early network note was always to treat the show as self-contained and complete in its thirteen hours, and that's how we went on.

Moi, Robot

Courtesy of Dave Young comes this promotional footage of an awesome wee chap; I'm a sucker for a wind-up tin robot but this, the Nao robot from Aldebaran Robotics, is really something else.

While the practical school of thought dictates that the form of a robot should do no more than express its function, there's still an enormous human urge to make a machine that reminds us of us.

Of course, when they eventually look like Tricia Helfer and start killing us, then we'll be sorry.



Click here for the Singularity Hub's roundup of the best robots of 2008. They include Toyota's spooky violin-playing humanoid and the Big Dog, a stable four-legged platform that... well, just watch what happens when someone tries to kick it over.

Hawaii Lifestyle Portrait

A family from Alaska visited Hawaii and had a lifestyle portrait taken. The boys enjoyed taking photos of each other with my camera!

"Client Corner" Carina!

Guys, we almost fell off our seats when we received these stunning wedding pictures from a recent client, Carina! What a vision!!!! We created a dramatic high collared bolero in collaboration with Carina and I think you will agree she looks like a Medieval Ice Queen in her stunning ensemble. Carina and the love of her life have just come back from her honeymoon and she lovingly sent us an email to share her wedding pics from their award winning photographer here at http://www.andrasschram.com/

Carina was a very special client for us, such a pleasure and a joy to create for, we would like to extend both Carina and her new hubbie the warmest wishes as they embark on their new journey together. Thank you both for inviting us in to be a part of your special day! Its been a really enjoyable experience for us to work with you! xxx

bonzie & ger

The Traveler

Well, that's how those Americans spell it...

8.00pm, Saturday, January 24th on NBC... the first hour of my two-part Crusoe season finale, in which our backstory and main story come together and I can promise you answers to all the questions raised in the Sam Neill/Jeremiah Blackthorn subplot.

No, of course you won't find them in the book. What do you think this is?

Just to note... the wedding scene, pictured above, was shot in York Minster and all of our UK material, apart from one or two pickup scenes in South Africa and some harbour stuff out in Whitby, was shot either in the city itself or in one of several amazing houses in the immediate area.

At some point in my Copious Spare Time I'll dig out the schedule and list the places that are available to be seen or visited, if anyone's interested.

On January 31st, the conclusion to the two-parter is titled The Return.

For a full episode guide, go here.

Cake & cuppies for Nureen Atikah Zahari

My very 1st edible image cake & cupcakes....and was ordered by Kak Wan...Tq ya Kak Wan...hope that the birthday will girl like it......Edible ni saya tempah dari Kak Ayu....

Cupcake Bakul

Cupcakes bakul dengan tema cream & maroon ditempah oleh my loyal customer Pn Yusmeri...he..he..TQ Yus...

Sms dari Yus:

"Nurul,ur cc mdpt pujian.Semua suka termasuk ibu pengantin.Ramai la yg berkenan.Tq so much."

he..he..TQ lagi sekali Yus...

Fancy Cookies oh Fancy Cookies

Semua tempahan cookies ni adalah untuk sepanjang minggu ni...kira kata hari-hari saya buat cookies...he..he...he..semerbak je bau vanilla cookies ni kat rumah saya...dah macam bau aromatherapy gitu....ngeh..ngeh... cookies di atas ni ditempah oleh Sharifah Afrina untuk rakan2 sekerja....TQs Shar

Cookies di atas dan di bawah ni pulak di order oleh kak Sham utk anak gadisnya yang akan menyambut ulangtahun ke 11...happy birthday to Sara ya..dan cookies di bawah pulak kak Syam order utk wedding favor anak saudara beliau dgn tema cocoa gold....dan I was glad that kak Sham liked it very much...he..he.. TQ kak Sham..

Cookies Encik Spongebob dan sahabat2 nyer di order oleh Izan....TQ Izan...

Belle Armoire Jan/Feb Issue out NOW!

Gals the newest edition of Belle Armoire has hit the stands and we are excited to introduce our second edition of the "Tattered Couture" Column. This issue we look at the rise of the humble blazer/jacket ........... hold up, did I say "humble" , sorry, my bad ... I meant the adorned, the bejewelled, the embellished! shall I go on! :) We took a tour of our favourite product and best seller since we launched our handmade label in Ireland all those years ago.

Here's what the fabulous ladies over at Belle Armoire have to say about the new issue.....

"Both fashionable and fabulous, Belle Armoire offers 96 pages of must-make creations. Rejuvenate your wardrobe and inspiration by trying on the latest issue, full of jewelry, accessories and clothing created from scratch. Designer collections showcase the best of contemporary art-to-wear designers, while columnist Bonzie advises on the latest trends. Our Salon and Altered Couture sections show off the hottest designs and re-designs from our readers. Flip through these style profiles to master and marvel at the artistry of clothing and accessories."

Belle Armoire is a must have read for all ye creative types, why not treat yourself to a subscription here!

Soiree in the City Success!

So ...

Saturday night was our first trunk show ever! It was a really fantastic experience and both Ger and Myself had so much fun. The stall with our work was of course a part of our fantabulous pal and talented bridal photographer in Philly, Laura Eatons , "Soiree in the City" , basically a bridal event show with class and panache! Very soiree daaaaaaaarling.

Although we were not able to be there in person, Laura set us up at our stall on live webcam where we got to speak with brides on the night and mingle with all the other lovely vendors. Ger and I perched ourselves in Gers cozy attic office den with a bottle of white wine and had a great night! It was really super to hear the feedback in person, and felt as if we were actually at the event.

Lauras pal Lucy took on the task of hosting our stall for the night in our absence and she did a rockin job! We were chuffed to have such a crackin gal representing our work. ( thanks so much Lucy! you were fabulous!!!!)

Laura did such a stellar job at the soiree and the event was enjoyed by all! So much so that I have heard it on the grapevine that Laura may be rocking out another , soiree in a bigger venue this April. Check our http://www.soireeinthecity.com/ for updates!

We also had our very own Fashion Reporter Extraordinaire, our pal Susan there who drove up to capture the event for us on camcorder and turned up at the event and we were able to meet her at the event through skype webcam! It was a special experience and Sus looked hawt in her "bonzie" attire!! (thanks for that Sus!, we were really flattered by a very thoughtful touch!)

A Very Special Thanks to Laura for being such a great, genuine person and a pal for life, you did a really super job with the event and we were very proud to be a part of something that is going to be absolutely awesome! x

bonzie & ger

Where's Skippy?

Here's a piece of cultural history if you're of a certain age... a visit to the standing sets of a 60's TV show finds them in a state of ghostly preservation with props, sets and decor still intact...

Ihilani Resort Wedding: Aja & Ryan

We photographed the wedding reception of Ryan and Aja at the Ihilani Resort, Ko Olina, in late December. It was an afternoon filled with laughter, surprises, great food, song and dance.

Network DVD Sale

Thanks to Ian Dickerson for the news that Network DVD have cut their stock prices for online sales by 40% until Sunday 25th January. I'm caving in and going for the Department S boxed set now it's under thirty quid. Though for the moment I'm still working my way through forty-seven hours of Danger Man after Guy Adams nudged me into adding it to my Christmas wish list.

Danger Man was a show that I never really appreciated the first time around, probably because it was too grown-up for me then... whereas now, for my adult self, it's scratching the ITC itch perfectly!

I'm also tempted to maybe a season or two of The Sandbaggers. This is the espionage show that the producers of Spooks (US title: MI5) went to such great trouble to hunt down. Haven't seen anything of it in years, but I remember it being impressive when it first came out.

My very first literary agent, Yvonne Heather, also represented creator Ian Mackintosh for published work. I've a certain fondness for the light-touch husband-and-wife detective series that he created, The Wilde Alliance (not available on DVD, as far as I know). John Stride and Julia Foster were a kind of modern-day Nick and Nora Charles, only sober; he was a thriller writer, they were stinking rich, and they lived in a gorgeous house around the back of York Minster. If that doesn't date it, I don't know what would.

And while we're at it, has anyone ever seen or heard anything of Mister Jerico? It appears to be a TV movie starring Patrick Macnee and "produced, written and directed by some of the mainstays behind the phenomenon that was The Avengers."

Forgotten gem or lost dog?

Moving away from Network, but inspired by the contribution of director Don Chaffey to Danger Man (and rather fancying Jan Francis lookalike and guest star Georgina Ward) I started to look out his B-movie crime thriller With These Hands... a bizarre underworld number, written and produced by the equally bizarre partnership of soap creator Hazel Adair and wrestling commentator Kent Walton... only to find that it had been repackaged as Sex Clinic and released as 70s soft porn for the grubby mac brigade. It's part of a DVD double-bill with a Norman J Warren movie but now I'm waaaay too embarrassed to order it!

Edgar Allan Poe

Thanks to Stephen Volk for a reminder that tomorrow marks the bicentenary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe. Doesn't matter which way you come at it, whether you see him as a giant of American literature or one of the key figures in a beloved genre, Edgar Allan Poe was The Business.

As with many a true artist, you may envy the man's achievement but you wouldn't want his life. His aim was to be a man of letters, not a master of the macabre. But his was a dark talent, that fed upon the negativity, conflict and disappointments of human existence and made from them something that is simultaneously grim and glorious. Loved ones suffered and died, his ventures mostly failed, and even after death his reputation suffered when an embittered rival managed to gain control of his literary estate; succeeding only, in the end, in contributing to the writer's growing legend.

Poe moved around throughout his life, and museums and memorials have sprung up in his wake like the Children of the Hydra's Teeth. One such stands on Seventh Street in the Spring Garden district of North Philadelphia.

We paid a family visit there during a follow-up trip to research my Philadelphia-set novel Red, Red Robin. I'd done the bulk of the work during a solo visit the previous year, and this time around there was less pressure and a chance for some sightseeing.

Unfurnished and stripped back to the bare materials, the Spring Garden house works in a way that recreated or restored properties often don't; the imaginative path from now to then is shortened, not cluttered, and the bare-bones presentation has an air of truth. Though there's no way of determining exactly which of his works were written during Poe's time as a tenant - one year out of the six or seven he spent in Philadelphia - the layout of the cellar strongly suggests a link to The Black Cat, and the story's publication date supports this.

As our tour party of a dozen or so stood in the cellar, our Ranger guide launched into a from-memory recitation of The Tell-Tale Heart and did it pretty well, too, with captivating gusto.

After the tour, as we wandered freely through the empty rooms on the upper floors, my daughter stepped on a loose board. The board lifted - and there beneath it, in the space between the joists, lay a large, realistic, red rubber heart.