good things

how special is this packaging? would be nice if everything in life were this simple

I love, you love, watermelon

Ok, so these pics have absolutely nothing what-so-ever to do with watermelon, but this is the song running through my head when i gaze upon the beautiful work of megan from maemae paperie.  when we were little we would grab a whole watermelon, chop it through the middle and attack it with spoons. so juicy, fun and carefree. this is what i get from this stationery set.

juicy

fun

carefree

my friends and i are currently going through a baby shower phase. which generally sends us screaming to the hills. how can we possibly cling to the pretense of still being in our twenties* when our friends are popping out babies all over the place?? perhaps including some pretty stationery would help to soften the blow. love that these cards don't shout BABY and could in fact be useful for any occasion. like acquiring a new puppy, or starting a new job perhaps? would be nice if we could have parties** for these life changing moments too.....

this is just the smallest, tiniest example of megan's work. promise me you will check out the rest of her stuff sometime. 

* when it was hard enough managing my own life, let alone another humans
** read: presents

a little ray of sunshine

days like these make me feel like we may never have days like these

ever again. it has been so freezingly bitterly cold here in sydney lately that i'm finding it hard to even imagine the bikini wearing, ice block eating, sunshine filled days of summer. it's kind of hard to conjure up these images whilst pouring hot water on my windshield to melt the ice (ice!), or eating dinner in our lounge room so we can sit near the heater (nanna blankets included) then going to bed at 9pm just because it's too cold to stay up.

daniel kiyoi has kindly given me permission to share these super cool/hot images. perhaps they'll help jog the memory of summer days and sunshine. he has a whole lot of beautiful images on his blog.... if you need more!

enjoy

p.s in case you were wondering, this super creative couple diy'd almost everything. mr made the photobooth and mrs made the pinhole cameras from scratch! amazing. their wedding is also featured in the 2010 issue of real simple weddings if you want to see more. keep a look out for the yellow ping pong table. it looked like such fun!

holiday fun time

next week i'll be on holidays. lucky me! this time of year most people would be taking off to go skiing in their holidays. lucky them. me, i can't ski. never even saw snow until i was 23*. so, on my holiday, if i was to go 'skiing' i think i would prefer to stay inside. by the fire perhaps. drinking hot chocolate and getting crafty. these projects seem pretty appropriate. don't you think?

sweet diy here

i might buy these tags to tie around our mugs of chocolate

and these to hang in our chalet

*and even then it was only in london. more slush than snow really

put your hand up....

if you've styled for the entity that is martha stewart. anyone? hmmm, well, maybe one day.

for now let's have a sticky beak at the work of a woman who has. many times.

she is super talented and very inspiring. she has also worked for kate spade, instyle and nylon. her name is randi brookman harris. and she has even managed to style her dogs ears to match the antlers on the wall in her profile pic. don't believe me? look.

if you need more beautiful images you can drop in to her website here.

she makes it look so easy!

The ball is rolling

after meeting with the lovely couple who have chosen the equally lovely Nielsen Park for their december wedding, i could barley control my excitement. they have some great ideas for the direction they want to head with their wedding design and are incorporating some lovely personal touches in to their day. lovely!!

the highlight of our meeting was when the word 'marquee' was mentioned. yipee! oh, the opportunities for styling the humble marquee offers. and to have one standing next to the kiosk at nielsen park makes my job so much easier. Unfortunately decent photos of decent marquees are hard to find. have to keep you posted on that one. in the mean time, here's some pretty inspiration for e & a's big day....



the kiosk. check out those beautiful coloured windows. inspiration city.




it's great that, although their venue is right on the beach, the couple have chosen not to take direction from this. i'm super happy we are going with a rustic, wildflower kind of vibe. no frangipanis* at this beach wedding.

december + sydney + outdoor ceremony equals sunburn and sweat. ew.

bring on the pretty parasols and fans. details and style bonanza.

and just in case the guests forget what they came for! ye old chalkboard sign. too cute.

*nothing particularly wrong with them but they've been done. haven't they??

Tuesday's list.....

Once upon a time the boy asked me to have a browse through his phone address book and rate his friends. Rate his friends??? Rest assured I declined, a) because first of all, how do you rate your friends exactly?? and b) I'm sure he was just bored and possibly looking for a fight*.

Making lists is a fun thing to do, as long as no-one gets hurt in the process. It's helps set priorities and let's other people inside your head just a little. Today here is a list of things I will never understand

* How exactly television works ( And not in a Willy Wonka way)

* Why my dog flat out refuses to eat out of a bowl or walk over metal grates

* How to spell restaurant ( three cheers for spell check)

* Scrunchies. Enough said.

* Why people rely on staring in reality shows ( I'm looking at YOU masterchef) to follow their dreams/start a new career. They're clearly amazing enough to do it solo.

*Algebra ( sorry Mrs Silsby**)

*Why my mum sees it as a personal attack when I can't talk on the phone to her right now.

* The relevance of the above picture to this post. Or this post to this blog even.

Disclaimer: No friends feelings were trampled on during the making of this list. No promises for next weeks though.

* not that this is a common occurrence, think he was just trying to be controversial

** my year eight math teacher. She had a beard, which was VERY distracting. So,you see, not exactly my fault I don't understand algebra.