I was asked to coordinate a corporate end-of-year celebration in December last year. The venue was already chosen, so all I needed to do was come up with a theme, decor, logistics and entertainment – easy!  So with six weeks to the big event, I quickly gathered a small event crew to help me plan [...]

These fun DIY accordion paper trees have been created by crafty bloggers around the world this festive season. I thought I’d throw a spin on my own accordion paper trees. They were quite easy to make using this Julep template.  All you need is some unused wrapping paper, coloured card or patterned scrapbooking card (like [...]

Earlier this year I picked up a couple of TMOD Party Hat Cards at the Finders Keepers Market.  We saved one to give to Mademoiselle Belle for her birthday this year.  The cards are beautifully designed and come with a section on the inside for you to write your message. Once the recipient opens the card they [...]

At a recent vintage beach themed party, I created tropical print luminaries to give to guests as party favours. They are quite easy to make and look wonderful when assembled. I bought some transparent paper (100gsm) from my local paper store and printed an A40-sized tropical pattern through my colour printer at home. Once the [...]

Earlier this week I bought some neon-coloured tissue paper with the idea of creating some fun party decorations and then I came across this beautiful post on Ruffled blog.  Well…I’m all inspired!  Neon-coloured decor is a fabulous party trend that will instantly add a bit of fun and pizzaz to your party.  This particular shoot [...]

Last week my friend, Michelle, mentioned to me that she had only two weeks to plan her daughter’s 5th birthday party and she didn’t know where to start. I shared a few of my ideas from my daughter’s vintage carnival birthday party last year. But it got me thinking about other party planners who have [...]

My mother is celebrating a milestone birthday in Port Douglas later this year.  Most of the party guests are flying in to town for the birthday, so I thought it would be a lovely gesture to create small ‘welcome bags’ for guests.  “Welcome bags” are a wonderful idea for destination weddings and may include, local [...]

My husband and I recently celebrated our birthdays with a 1930′s Shanghai Jazz party theme. We sent out themed invitations to our guests and asked them to come dressed in 1930′s cocktail. The evening started with dinner at one of our favourite restaurants in Chinatown, Hutong.  After making their way through the alleyway in Chinatown, [...]

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 [...]

In Australia we celebrate Easter with a four-day weekend. It’s a time for families to gather and celebrate together – regardless of religion. Easter Sunday is typically spent enjoying a special brunch or lunch and an Easter egg hunt. At Chez Bonbon we celebrated with an Easter Sunday brunch at home with friends. For brunch [...]