Ella celebrated her third birthday last weekend with a gorgeous duck themed birthday party.  The gorgeous Suzi from Alannah Rose put together this sweet theme for little Ella’s birthday party and we loved it so much we simply had to share it with you!
Here are some images of how Suzi put the party together in stylish [...]

Happy Mother’s Day!  Baking for Mum has always been a bit of a tradition in my family, and I wanted to find a cupcake this year so that I could share the baking experience with my young kids.  The fabulous Bakerella featured these cupcakes with a flower pop recently and I thought they were so [...]

I love the Easter weekend because it reminds me of the wonder of birth, the fragility of life and how much we all need a little magic in our lives.  It’s even more enjoyable with children around you, and this morning the complete and unabandoned joy of my kids when they discovered what the Easter [...]

Easter is only two weeks away, so it’s time to get planning for a fabulous Easter weekend celebration. If you haven’t already, sign up for the Easter Workshop over at Martha Stewart for daily inspirations on crafts, entertaining and fun  Easter ideas.  For an Australian flavour, here’s our Easter Eggstravaganza planning strategy for a lovely [...]

The fabulous girls at The Cupcake Company in Brisbane have just launched a range of beautiful Easter sugar cookies which can be sent anywhere in Australia.  These to-die-for designs are so sweet as presents for your friends, a treat on Easter weekend and as decorations on an Easter tree. 

Yummy!
Happy Celebrating!
Kathryn

Given my last two posts (one on Little Miss Cupcake parties and one on the most amazing little birdhouse decorations and favors), I simply had to show you this tweety bird cupcake design which brings both of them together so perfectly!
Thanks Martha for this beautiful design.  Whilst Martha doesn’t have instructions on her site, it [...]

Who doesn’t love chocolate?  It’s the obvious choice for a favor for your wedding, bridal shower, baby shower, corporate event or kids party… well, any celebration really!  But, the options for personalising a chocolate bar favor in Australia have been really boring, old-fashioned and quite awful actually.  Until now!
The personalised chocolate bar favor has had [...]

Pink is my favourite colour and a favourite for so many girls around the world.  It reminds us of fairy floss, our mother’s lipstick, perfect sunsets, and marshmallows.  It is a happy colour: full of fun, frivolity and whimsy.  And for entertaining, one of the easiest and most beautiful themes for any party is the favourite [...]

The beautiful Japanese artform of origami no longer needs to be complex, now that the Origami Club has arrived online.  This incredible site gives free instructions on creating just about anything in the whole world by folding paper. 
There are step-by-step instructions on how to create beautiful paper decorations which make wonderful party mobiles, table centrepieces, favours and invitations, [...]

I grew up eating some incredible traditional European cooking and as a consequence, there’s nothing more divine to me than European shortbread.  From the delicate German variety my babysitter taught us to cook to the heavy Greek Kourabiedes my Godparents family would serve at every important occasion such as Christenings, Christmas and anniversaries, this really [...]