I’ve been missing in action for a few weeks (again) so sorry!  BUT I have a good excuse.  I’ve been madly preparing for a 40th birthday garden party – mine in fact!  Monsieur Bonbon and I decided to hold a joint birthday celebration (we’re three days apart) at a beautiful venue called, Gardens House in [...]

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 [...]

Mlle Belle recently received an invitation to a Superhero Party.  Inside the invitation was a ticket stub and a plain black mask with a little bag of embellishments.  The guests were instructed to create their own masks and come as a known Superhero or as their own superhero figure.  Such a fun idea. I 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 [...]

We recently celebrated my mother’s 60th birthday in beautiful Port Douglas. The weather was perfect – glorious warm sunshine and clear blue skies. All of our guests travelled to Port Douglas for the celebration. Guests received little welcome bags on arrival, which included, a hotel door sign, crisps, a chocolate bar, a map of Port [...]

I’ve created themed menu fans for a birthday dinner next week. The theme of the celebration is vintage beach. It’s a 60th birthday celebration in Port Douglas, Queensland. The restaurant is set outdoors (under a rainforest canopy), so it will be quite warm and humid. I decided to make these menu fans as they are [...]

I’m madly getting through my DIY party crafts for my mother’s birthday party next week.  This morning I finished the place card luminaries and I shared them on Instagram.  After a friendly nudge, I thought I would post a couple of photos of the place cards.  I am very pleased with the results. To make [...]

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 [...]

I’d like to introduce you to Jess Pace, the creative lady behind the company, In An Instant Photography. Jess’ company provides mobile photo shoots for private and corporate functions using digital capture and Polaroid cameras. I love the concept! It’s a fun service that not only provides a fun interactive activity for your party or [...]