Christmas In July and A Diablo Cake for Joe's Birthday

It's been quite a while since me and my group of friends have themed birthday party! Guess what! It was Joe's turn to be a year older 3 weeks ago!
I've spent weeks to plan his party and it's all worth it!



I got my cousin to help me move stuff and put up the beautiful 30 meter long of Christmas lights! We were dancing around and getting all excited after turning on the Christmas lights! Soooo Beautiful!

Borrowed my cousin's little firewood heater for decoration hehehe



and a Christmas Tree for friends to write their birthday wishes to Joe!

I have some elves with me on that day to help me prepare all these food~ Thank you so much for helping me Eileen, Alice and Vicky! I wouldn't have manage pumping out all the food by myself!!

We have Asparagus and Tomato Salad, Broccoli Salad, ham, cheese board, Duck Crostini, tuna avo cucumber to start with hehe..

We are all in the cozy little room~

Then we have a little wine game for everyone to make the birthday party a little fun and since most of them are wine lovers!

I bought 4 different wine and they are all in different price range. So I picked a below $10 bottle, a below $20, a below $30 and a below $40 bottle.

Basically, they will have to taste all and write down which price range it is. After that, we showed them the wine and they will have to guess which wine belongs to which cup that they have tasted.

I was surprised that they liked the $9 wine! It was Evans & Tates Shiraz that voted by Ray Jordan one of the best cheap wine. They liked the Pennys Hill Shiraz too which is the below $40 bottle. The one that they hated the most is Whiz Bang which cost below $20. Their face just cringe up so badly after a sip! hahahaha

After the game, it's time for the 4.5kg Turkey!

I was a bit disappointed at the Turkey because it was a bit overcooked..



and a very simple Chilli Oil Prawn pasta.



After our mains.. it's time for dessert!



My cousin brought in some Canolli from Casa Del Dolce and it was yum!



and these cute little Macaron Christmas Tree / Tower are Salted Caramel Macarons made by Lillian from A Brewing Mind. So yum too!

Then here comes the awesomest cake that I have ever done!!



Diablo's Head!!
Who is Diablo? Well, you can click here to read all about him.. but basically it's a very famous role playing game for the hardcore gamers in the world and this is the Lord of Terror.

Thanks to one of my friend who has the mini figurine from the latest collection of Diablo III. I asked him to take photos of Diablo in all angles for me to replicate his scary look!



Although the cake is not 100 perfect but I was really surprised myself for doing such cake! *pat my own back* :P



The funny part was.. for those who have never seen Diablo before.. thought this 2 black dots and round whole is the face!! The reason was because everybody was sitting down while I take out this cake.. so from sitting view.. this is how it looks! fml.. my whole night effort.. making the skull.. hahahaha.. oh well, luckily Joe knows! That's all that matters :D

Diablo killed and eaten by Monster Joe~! Rawrr!

Joe is reading his birthday star card

Time for Secret Santa! This is just a $5 gift bought by everyone! I told them to get anything $5.. ANYTHING! Just for the fun of it.

When my friends put their gifts in the pile.. they ask me is this one $5. I said yea! exactly $5! They said they don't believe! haha.. I told them is the best present ever and is on special price!

Guess what I bought for the $5 gift.. a pack of toilet roll. hehehehe

I love theme parties~!

Banana In Pyjamas Cake

Banana~ in pyjamas~
My brain is singing that song non stop while I was making the figurines for the little boy Hayden. Oh my god, I still remember I watched B1B2 when I was young! I watch Barney too hahahaha Actually I'm even more surprised that it is still watched by the kids now!

This cake was requested by Hayden's lovely mum for his 2 year old birthday! When she told me that she wanted B1B2 on the cake, I was quite excited about it! haha Look up B1B2 on google to look at them again in detail.

Honestly, making them is not as easy as it looks.. haha.. well, they look easy because they have smooth looking head.. but the hardest part is their pyjamas!! Can you imagine I had to cut and stick the strip one by one? I nearly gone insane! hahahah I wonder if it's easier for me if they wear polka dot pyjamas :P joking.. B1B2 won't be happy to wear those I think.. :P

I enjoyed making them! Such a cheerful and fun Bananas~ Added Balloon for to celebrate Hayden's big day! Yay!

Happy 4th Year Anniversary to my Blog!

Can you believe I have been blogging for 4 years now?? Wow, I couldn't! haha
I am really proud of my blog because it changes my life! I have made friends, meet new people, see my progressions, learning new things and more through my blog!

 I browse through some of the blog posts briefly yesterday and found out that I have been learning new things everyday! Mostly artsy stuff though haha. I am glad that I have interest in all these artsy hobbies because it makes my life (and people around me) prettier and happier! ^_^

Anyway, I am doing a Giveaway (well actually 2) to my readers for my 4th year anniversary!

What will my lucky readers get?

A yummilicious 4" Chocolate Cake layered with Chocolate Ganache & decorated with a handmade cute fatty hippo figurine! 

Perth Readers only and pick up from Belmont, weekends only. Winner can pick a date from August to October 2012.




And the next Giveaway is the popular Kracie's Popin' Cookin Happy Kitchen Hamburger DIY Making Kit! (Edible)

Make your own delicious and fun mini cheeseburger meal sets, that taste just like the real thing. This set contains everything to make two hamburgers with cheese and ketchup, one order of fries and one cup of cola -- all mini sized of course. By using the included mixes, water and a microwave, you can make your own fast food right at home. Great for rainy day fun, or for budding young cooks. The whole set contains only 96 calories, making it a neat treat for guests that you won't have to feel guilty about. Much healthier than actually eating fast food. Comes with easy to follow picture instructions on the back. 

Kracie made a lot different kind of mini DIY edible fun sweets for kids (or adult!) They have DIY Ramen, Candies, Sushi, ice cream and much more! Just Youtube it, you will find tons of video about this Popin Cookin Craze. I have tried quite a few, and it was really fun especially you play with friends!

Because I have tried them, I think this Hamburger Popin Cookin is the best one in terms of texture and flavours. 
The burger tasted like burger, the tomato sauce tasted like tomato sauce and Cola fizzes!!!! It's amazing how Japanese come out with all these crazy fun toy/food!

That is why I'm giving this away to one of my lucky reader!!
If you still unsure how it works, watch the youtube below. :)

First one is just a silent movie of how you do it.


and the second one is from Emmy, she reviewed all the Happy Kitchen products and let you know her thoughts about it! You can click on her other videos on this Popin Cookin thingy.



 p/s: Hippo Cake is for Perth Readers only.
        Hamburger Popin Cookin is open to everyone in Australia and Malaysia! I will post it to you! :D

Now how to win the Hippo Cake or Hamburger Popin Cookin?

Step 1: Like my Facebook Page
Step 2: Share & Like this post, to your friends and family on Facebook
Step 3: Email me at jo.myweyoflife@gmail.com Your Name and pick the one that you wanna win. (Cake or Hamburger) You can enter for both if you live in Perth.

I will be using Random.org or Classtool.net to pick the winners on 12th August 2012 Sunday.
I will announce the winners through my Facebook page and blog on 12th August 2012! :D

GOOD LUCK and hope you win one of these! :D