My family has a flurry of birthdays around this time of year and I am dismayed at the sheer volume of rubbish birthday cards in the shops. So I have […]
Birthday Parties
21st Birthday Gift Ideas
So Miss Chicago has just turned 21 which makes me feel liked an old hag, but better to be an old hag than a dead hag! I really struggled what […]
How to Make Blurryface Birthday Cookies
This weekend one of Miss Chicago teen’s best friends celebrated her birthday. They are both huge Twenty One Pilots fans so Miss C.T. decided to bake her a special birthday […]
Make a Big Scrabble Board: Tutorial
Miss Chicago teen had a pre-graduation bonfire party this past weekend and she always likes to have something unexpected at her parties. This time it was a huge DIY Scrabble […]
Pink Panther Birthday Cake
Dear Chicago House, So, Miss Chicago teen had a birthday yesterday and in a throw away comment last week, she said she wanted a Pink Panther cake for her birthday. […]
How to Make a Pillow Gift Box
Dear Chicago House, Oh my goodness it has been a cold week here in Chicago, it was 6 deg F when I got up this morning, but at least we […]
Free Prime Number Birthday Cards
I celebrated a birthday last week and on waking up that morning, I rolled over and told Mr Chicago “I am in my prime!” This was a serious “geek alert” […]
Elegant Canapes for a Sweet Sixteen Party
Dear Chicago House, Most teenagers would be quite happy with pizza as food for a birthday party …not Miss Chicago teen. For her recent Sweet Sixteen, Casino themed party she […]
How to Make an Elegant Centerpiece
Dear Chicago House, Every party table needs an elegant centerpiece…correct? Miss Chicago teen selected a color palette of black gold and white for her Sweet Sixteen bash and made these […]
Decor for a Casino Party
Dear Chicago House, This past weekend we celebrated Miss Chicago teen’s Sweet Sixteen with a Casino Party. It was a theme of her choosing and inspired by watching rather a […]
