Imagination...

beautiful innocence and an amazing mum, these photos from Mila's Daydreams

Has it really been that long....

Not too sure where I pulled these from, but if you know, please let me know and I will credit...

Two things I love- One: New England Homes and Two: Transom Windows (this in addition to many other things I love, but these really really really make me weak at the knees, squeal with delight, back of hand to forehead, Love like no other Leo could LOVE!)

It would be my dream to build one of these homes in the area I live in- HOWEVER, I live in an area where the colour of your chipbark (no I am not a fan, but this just shows you how much they govern what you build/ use) has to be approved by the board. The houses are very "Grolloesqe", you will NOT find a flower unless it is at the florist, and it is such a shame that there are no homes with character. Lots of big beautiful homes, but no character (except for the people in them!). So for now, because I LOVE my neighbours I will live in Grollo town and dream of the New England home that awaits me.

Oui Oui Oui

Sipper Cups

Eiffel Tower Centrepiece
I seen these a while ago and think they are fantastic for a children's French Poodle theme party!
Although based in the US, they still ship here, great time, reasonable price postage, ADORABLE products!

Pick On Us...

Let's talk parties again, well why not it is my favourite thing! Today I thought I would talk about "picks" as in things to poke through your food and make it look reaaaalll pretty.

I cam across this US company- such decorative picks- you could do some amazingly creative things with these babies.

I, like many others also love the rock candy sticks, if you are interested in stocking them (just the sticks- no candy), please let me know.


Look at how Amy Atlas has used her swizzle sticks- take two marshmallows, dip them in chocolate and white (or colour of your choice) sprinkles (technical term), and voila!


Locally you can try The Party Studio- she has a collection of bamboo picks and products that are just adorable.

I love the little details, picks and all...

Peg head cake toppers...

I absolutely adore anything cake related, and when I saw these from Lollipop Workshop (Be Cheery on Flickr)a while ago I thought, "I do not have a daughter, but I definitely want one!!!", then the price hit me- US$125+, a bit rich for my fictional daughter.
So I embarked on a how to frenzy. I came across this tutorial from Ohdeedoh (love it)! Next was to purchase supplies, I found some at Spotlight, but not the right shape balls for the heads etc. I came across an Aussie company called, Country Craft Cottage. I bought ALL the supplies for $20- this would make 10 dolls in total, and it arrived the day after I purchased them on line- excellent service!
So here is my first time at making a cake topper peg doll thingi. I didnt have any spray gloss, so I used nail polish varnish...very pleased with the first try..


FYI- the girl is perched on a square plate, jazzed up with paper and ribbon on some genius hot pink candle stands- note to everyone, our cat was in the bad books that day as he managed to smash one of them!!

Suitcase Inside Info...

For those of you who adore these suitcases as much as me then you are going to love this! When I was doing bows, I would make little gifts and pack them into these suitcases. I hunted HIGH & LOW for these babies so as I could purchase them wholesale.

I found a company based in Melbourne called Knox & Floyd- they stock a large selection of products and the prices are incredible. If you are a business owner or have an ABN, then I would highly recommend them. Minimum order is $300.00 (from memory) BUT these suitcases sell themselves!

FYI- these polkadot suitcases come in sets of 4 and are $28.60 (inc GST) for the lot, the little plain sets are $25.30 (inc GST) for 3.

Black and I don't love each other...

Black and I do not love each other, but today I will make an exception. I am currently in table mode and doing my mock set up. The client chose black, silver and white as her colour theme. So today I have been in conversion mode, my fingers are black (I dont think graffiti artist will be making my resume), there have been quite a few teatowels lost to the 'art' also. There will be a white ruffle tableskirt, black vessels, white food, silver accents....just to set the scene. Cannot give away anymore...........

These cake stands are actually candlesticks, with glass plate that I have spray painted semi gloss black. (they are still waiting on their top coat to make them food safe..). Perched on top are the cupcake wrappers I made using my fandangle cutting machine- I LOVER IT!
These ruffled "whatsies" (thanks Faux Fuschia for the technical term)are two little bowls that I have painted, turned on top of each other and gussied up with a ribbon.
Another semi matt bowl that has been painted and is waiting on it's last coat- these bowls were a grand total of $7.95!
And this is my lesson learnt. I started off on the bottom and primed it, not thinking that I needed to see black through the bottom of the glass plate, not silver primer- so now the whole thing has been painted, super gloss and very pretty. It has a lovely bottom so I can use it either way...