On a different note...

I have many a passions in life- interior design and styling is a huge front runner.

My stand out people in this field are Sarah Richardson,Kelly Wearstler, Jonathan Adler, and a little homegrown Anna Spiro from Black + Spiro.

In this post I will be talking Sarah Richardson- and her design side kick Tommy Smyth (he is absolutely hysterical and equally as amazing). Sarah Richardson designs interiors which make you feel like you are entering a room and it is giving you a big warm hug. I am embarking on having some custom designed furniture made in some delicious Mokum Textiles and Sarah Richardson will be heavily influencing my design aesthetic.

Pictures attached judge for yourself...I am in love!

You don't need to be Masterchef for these ideas...but they may take practice...

Image courtesy of Bakerella


Image courtesy of Bakerella

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Image courtesy of Amy Atlas








Sometimes you have an aahhh haaaa moment where you think- why did I not think of that- so simple! Cakeballs and Cake Pops are just that and the queen of cakeballs and cakepops is Bakerella!

Cakeballs are very easy to make- I ALWAYS make them for parties- you don't have to put them on a pop- you can put them into pretty wrappers, cupcake cups- whatever takes your fancy and suits your theme. Soon I will show you all how to make cupcake wrappers- it is so very easy and you can then theme your party yourself without paying a fortune for it. But for now, back to the balls- I have found that trial and error is the only way you learn- to make the ball, you really only need a binding agent- so creme cheese (like Philadelphia) or even the Betty Crocker frosting is great- if any of it makes it into the mix. Roll the balls- I insert the sticks here and put them in a tray into the freezer. After about 15 minutes I pull them out and melt the chocolate- the best way to melt chocolate is to use the double boiler method- get the water boiling, turn off the stove and then put the chocolate in- if you are using white chocolate and are going to colour it, you need to use a powder colour- again available through Spotlight. If you find your chocolate a little too thick, add some copha to it, you may need to dip twice and then decorate and voila- a delicious cake on a pop.


Image courtesy of Amy Atlas








Another super way of personalising your party is to create your own lollybags- you simply purchase clear cellophane bags from Spotlight, then get some pretty paper and you can use double sided tape or stapler- the control freak in me is screaming at you all to use the tape...

There are many other cost effective ways of upping the ante in party stakes- purchase a pack of furry friends (this is a chocolate bar available in Australia to all of my non-Aussie friends), wrap them in foil and some beautiful paper and you have personalised chocolates- another favourite party favour of mine, or marshmallows dipped in chocolate with sprinkles- like the bottom picture- these marshmallows are on rockcandy sticks (I will tell you where to get those at a later stage), two up, dipped in white chocolate with white sprinkles and look how expensive it looks.



Image courtesy of Amy Atlas



Image courtesy of Amy Atlas













Anyway, enough for now as I could go on forever about all of this..my posts are very long!

Have a great day and thank you to the people who are supporting this blog, and for all of your positive feedback- I LOVE RECEIVING IT (Big cheesy grin)...

Birthday Planning....

I am in party planning mode and August is a HUGE month for our household. I am helping a dear friend co-ordinate her birthday, plus there is my birthday, and it will be my sons 4th birthday also (the details of his party will follow on another post).

Whilst I will not reveal my friends birthday details- until after the fact, I am more than happy to divulge the details of what will be waiting for my very dear friends for my birthday.

We will be having a wonderful "Beauty Bar"- head on over to Nonpareil Magazine to see the details and FREE downloadable templates and recipes for the products. Now if you dont have time to mix the lotions and potions- my go to place is New Directions. It is where you will find the bases for lotions, lipglosses, mineral powders, sunscreen, shampoos- pretty much any beauty necessity you can think of is here and they also have the recipe mixes too. They also have the packaging which you can dazzle up either with your own design or Nonpareil Magazines downloadable templates.

The second part of my soiree will be a little tea party- if only the fabulous Jessica Claire could put something together for me- like she does for her students.
Don't you absolutely love the "hot air balloons"- images via Jessica Claire for Style Me Pretty.

So these images will go towards creating my mood board- are you getting a feel for what the party will be like- VERY GIRLY! Head on over to nonpareil magazine- it is a wonderful read- so inspiring and the downloadable templates are heaven!

Am I inspiring you to have a party? Has the obsession caught on yet?

Now where are my chandeliers....

The Devine Miss A...

Second post and I thought it should be about one of my all time favourite people, Amy Atlas. Amy Atlas has revolutionised the dessert world- her displays are a work of art which has started a worldwide phenomenon.
Everyone is doing dessert/ candy/ lolly buffets- be it weddings, birthdays or just because (I fall into the just because category- because I just love to throw or host anything of any occasion)!
Over the next few days I will be showing you how ANYTHING can be turned into a vessel or cake plate (another obsession my poor husband) and where to get apothecary jars and many of the other items required for a lolly buffet...stay tuned

Note- in the aqua picture the vessels used are by Rosanna Inc- they are available in Australia through Villa Mondo.

Here goes nothing...

Where to start....

I have thought about doing a blog for quite some time, it is a whole new world!!
The Ivory Social will be a place for my loves (pretty much anything beautiful), my inspirations (again pretty much anything beautiful) and my obsessions (PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING)...

I am still learning how to use this blog, so as time goes on it will become more "prettier"-however in the mean time- BEAR WITH ME PLEASE...

A little bit about me- I had my first son Tyler 3 years and 8 months ago and went from the very full on corporate world to nappies, feeding, and changing- oh and the delightful reflux he suffered from. It was around this time that I created Pink Theodore- a very girly place, never in my wildest dreams did I think the need for bows was so great. I thought it would be a nice little hobby- SO WRONG- fast forward 3 years and 2 months and I was due to give birth to my second child- Samuel, and was up until 2 most mornings doing bow orders. Now here we are six months later and I have temporarily closed the on line store so as I could concentrate on being a mum and seing if anything else sparked my interest. Well true to my style- EVERYTHING has sparked my interest and so here we are today, commencing a blog- a place where I will share with you all of my Pink Theodore know how, where to get the products from at the best price and anything else that comes along...

I hope you enjoy The Ivory Social journey....