I had a wonderful trip to the Autumn/Winter Finders Keepers market last weekend. As I turned up to the market on Saturday I saw a queue outside the Royal Exhibition Building and smiled with relief as I saw it was the queue for the awesome Taco Truck, not the market, ha! Inside there were 120 [...]

This year Monsieur Bonbon and I are celebrating our birthdays with a 1930′s Shanghai Jazz Party (our birthdays are three days apart).  We’re going back a few decades and reminiscing about the time when Shanghai was the “Paris of the East“.  This amazing city was drawing people from all over the world with it’s high [...]

Finding unique and stylish party decorations can sometimes be difficult.  Where possible, I love to make my own and with a World Wide Web of talented designers out there it’s not difficult to style your party with handmade decor.  Here are five stylish DIY party decorations to inspire your next event. 1.Ribbon back chairs Image [...]

Last weekend I attended the wedding of friends, Natalie & Benjamin. They were married at Sandbar Beach Cafe, a lovely seaside cafe situated in Middle Park. Natalie asked me to help style the cafe for her wedding.  She wasn’t sure of a theme for the wedding, so I put together a mood board on Pinterest [...]

Well, Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and if you’re like me and you like any reason to celebrate with your loved one, then here are a few fun and inspiring ideas that I’ve posted on my Pinterest boards.  You’ll find gorgeous cards, posters, DIY themes, dinner party decor and dinner menu suggestions and more.  [...]

Over the festive season, I saw a new magazine in the shelves at Woolworths titled, ‘Entertain‘. I’m always looking for inspiration, so I grabbed a copy.  It’s full of creative table settings and menus for all occasions; from outdoor picnics, to Italian and Asian-themed dinners. Here are a few sneaky peaks from the magazine. Image [...]

Last weekend I bought a few ornate paper ornaments from Klopper at South Melbourne Market.  They look really good on the Christmas tree and so I thought I would try my hand at making a few more ornaments to add to the tree.  Where better to gain inspiration and instruction but from my fellow bloggers.  [...]

We recently celebrated our daughter’s 4th birthday at the Wonderland Fun Park.  It’s a cute little fun park down by the river in the Docklands.  The park features old favourites such as the Dodgem Cars, The Grand Carousel, Bungee Trampoline, and the Wacky Worm Rollercoaster – perfect for for 4 year olds.  We booked a [...]

Wedding blogs are a wonderful source of inspiration for me, especially where floral design is concerned.  Flowers are an essential to my dinner parties and I like to place them around the whole apartment for the pleasure of my guests.  I came across this wonderful article on The Wedding Chicks blog and fell in love [...]

It’s my daughter’s birthday today. We’re taking her for a horse and carriage ride through the park, before a leisurely lunch by the river.  She’ll actually be celebrating her birthday all over again tomorrow at her Vintage Carnival Birthday Party.  We’ve booked a marquee at our local fun park and invited all of her little [...]