Holidays
December 25, 2012
December 21, 2012
Advent calender 2012
Come Christmas time and anything I make tends to receive a little dousing of glitter. This years advent calender is no exception! I love the super cute vintage feel to this one and I've already thought of about a hundred different ways to re-use my diy glittered pegs. Score!
If you want to get your hands on some of those sweet little envelopes, mine came from Follow Studio.
Advent calender 2012
Come Christmas time and anything I make tends to receive a little dousing of glitter. This years advent calender is no exception! I love the super cute vintage feel to this one and I've already thought of about a hundred different ways to re-use my diy glittered pegs. Score!
If you want to get your hands on some of those sweet little envelopes, mine came from Follow Studio.
December 14, 2012
Is this not the most adorable little deer you've ever seen?...Hmm, I thought so.
And I mean 'oh deer' quite literally. Within hours of taking this photo I dropped and smashed him (well, gave him two broken legs to be precise). I was so annoyed with myself..I cried. I then spent the next half hour crawling around on the floor trying to find all his bits, determined to put him back together. Yep, thank you hormones for making me behave like a crazy person.
Anyway, armed with a little super glue and a whole lot of patience his tiny kickers are now as good as new :) See him debut next Christmas inside my DIY Waterless Snow Globe tutorial. Can't wait xx.
Is this not the most adorable little deer you've ever seen?...Hmm, I thought so.
And I mean 'oh deer' quite literally. Within hours of taking this photo I dropped and smashed him (well, gave him two broken legs to be precise). I was so annoyed with myself..I cried. I then spent the next half hour crawling around on the floor trying to find all his bits, determined to put him back together. Yep, thank you hormones for making me behave like a crazy person.
Anyway, armed with a little super glue and a whole lot of patience his tiny kickers are now as good as new :) See him debut next Christmas inside my DIY Waterless Snow Globe tutorial. Can't wait xx.
November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving 2012
{image via here}
Happy Thanksgiving bloggies!! And especially to A...I wish we were cooking up a fine turkey feast together just like last year. Mmm mm.
Thanksgiving 2012
{image via here}
Happy Thanksgiving bloggies!! And especially to A...I wish we were cooking up a fine turkey feast together just like last year. Mmm mm.
April 06, 2012
Holiday - Part Two
Day 4 to 8 - New York City!
We stayed at the Warwick Hotel, another great location close to everything. Despite already having some concern about our baggage limit after the damage done in LA, yes we continued to shop! I bought a few more weekend clothes, new work pants & skirt that I have been in desperate need for, some pretty gemstones to make a couple of necklaces, mustard and pumpkin coloured yarn from Lion Brand, and the new Victorias Secret fragrance - Incredible. It smells so good I could almost drink it!
Amanda also met one of her culinary idols, Giada De Laurentiis at a book signing in Barnes & Noble. She is just as bubbly and gorgeous in person as on tv.
New York is not at all like what I imagined…it’s better. So big, so clean, so friendly. Central Park was gorgeous, with all of the cherry blossom trees in bloom and who doesn’t love squirrels – they’re so cute! And I’ve never seen anything quite like the view from the Empire State Building…it was simply breathtaking.
Again, we ate so many good things…Rue 57, a French restaurant only two blocks from the hotel, The Plaza Food Hall, Payard and the best spinach and ricotta ravioli from Eataly! I can’t wait to try to re-create it.
And last but certainly not least, our Martha Stewart tour in Manhattan. A big thank you to Heather Kirkland for being our guide and for sending those two wonderful gift bags to our hotel! The generousity was overwhelming and extremely appreciated by both Amanda and I. I still can’t believe we actually spoke to Darcy Miller and Hannah Milman, waved to Kevin Sharkey in his office, walked through shelve after shelve of amazing props, experienced inspiration overload via the craft department and ate delicious cherry pie from the test kitchen!
It truly was an amazing experience that I will treasure always.
Cupcake anyone...?
Choice fatigue at M & J Trim.
The Flat Iron building.
Central Park.
Holiday - Part One
Our holiday was awesome!!
For the past week I’ve still been feeling a little jet lagged (perhaps the grueling 24 hour journey home had something to do with it) or is it that I just don't want to be back at work already? but after some early nights and an afternoon nap today, I think I’ve finally caught up.
So, where to begin…
Day 1 we arrived in LA starting our Wednesday again (no, it wasn’t ground hog day, just a time zone!) and drove to our hotel, the Holiday Inn Santa Monica. We had a lovely lunch sitting in the courtyard of Il Fornaio discussing our plan of attack. Within minutes from the hotel was Third Street Promenade, now known to us as shopping paradise, and where we would spend the next two days burning through our holiday cash! Cha-ching! Each night felt like Christmas as we fossicked through our loot!
I bought a mixture of clothes to put away for spring/summer, black & nude ballets, MAC pro pans to complete my two eye palettes, a couple of OPI polishes to add to the collection, new fabulous makeup brushes (a big thank you to Kim & Maria at Sephora for spending so much time with us) and a pair of yellow Hunter wellies that have been on my wish list for some time. I also bought two sheets of decorative aluminium sheeting from Home Depot so I can make a pretty jewellery organiser like this one.
During our stay we ate so many yummy things - PF Chang’s, Johnny Rockets, Chipotle (craving another burrito as we speak) and ate a cupcake or three at Vanilla Bake Shop. We also had the best dinner at True Food Kitchen on our first night. We were both feeling jet lagged and not particularly hungry, but our lovely waiter suggested we try the Hangover RX, a combination of coconut water, orange and pineapple juice. SO GOOD. And then of course we saw the grilled salmon and quinoa and local beet salad. Suddenly we were hungry! And then came the dessert – I had the banana chocolate tart and Amanda had the strawberry rhubarb crisp with maple ice cream. Both were delicious!!
Day 3 we drove down the gorgeous coast to the outlets at Camarillo and I bought a lovely black handbag from Coach to replace my disgusting old one that was falling apart and a pair of nude pumps from Nine West.
Like I said, we girls know how to shop!
Watching the sunrise as we flew into LA.
Night shopping along Third Street Promenade.
Banana Chocolate tart - delish!
Vanilla Bake Shop's Easter window display - love it!
Santa Monica coastline.
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