:: Pretty Pink French Baby Shower ::

How cute are little girls? I'm about to become an Aunty to another adorable little niece! My sister-in-law is due in less than two weeks and I am crazy excited to meet my niece. A little while ago my sister-in-law had her baby shower and it was divine. Can baby showers be classy? Well, this one was!

My sister-in-law loves all this French-shabby chic, and her baby shower was no different - pink hessian bunting, macarons, coconut macaroons, baguettes - yum!

My sister-in-law's Mum is a plant whisperer and together they put together super cute potted plants as thank you's for all the guests. Mine is thriving quite nicely on my front deck!

Seriously, so pretty, right? We played a bunch of fun games and everyone had a great time!

:: Wedding Inspiration - Kitchen Tea ::

Thank you for all your lovely comments about my Kitchen Tea invitations. That chandelier stamp was the best $16 I've spent in a while! I think a lot of things will be stamped with it in the next few months - pen pals, you have been warned.

I have finally uploaded my Kitchen Tea photos, so you can see a few snippets of the day. I had so much fun and I'm so glad I decided to do something different and went with a Parisian theme.

I am in love with the pink and white 'poufs' my sister created out of tissue paper. Thank you Martha Stewart for providing such adorable (and simple) decoration ideas!

The pink coconut macaroons were to die for. I gave myself a sugar headache because I ate so many! They were such a vibrant pink colour inside, I wish I'd taken a picture to show you!

Note the Earl Grey Lavender tea my Mum put in the box as a little joke.

Our toilet paper brides and flowergirl!

The gorgeous toilet paper flower girl. This is my next-door-neighbour's second daughter. She is adorable.

One of the very few photos taken of me on the day. I don't like having my photo taken.

I'm still working on my thank you notes. I'm not working any more than I usually do, and yet somehow I don't have enough hours in the day to do what I need to do! Christmas, New Years, my birthday and the wedding are only a few weeks away!

Speaking of Christmas, check back soon for a Christmas giveaway!

:: Pink and Green ::

A little while ago I participated in a Colours of the Rainbow swap hosted by the lovely Jess. It was such a fantastic swap - your partner was given your favourite colour and they sent you a package full of your favourite coloured goodies!

My partner was the gorgeous Allana of High Maintenance Hippy. Her favourite colour was pink. I had such a fun time putting together her package of all things pink!

 

 

 

 

 

I sent Allana a package full of stationery, a tea towel, decorations, a travel mug, a necklace, some musks and some ribbon. I also sent Allana's daughter a small package (the last photo). According to Allana, she was 'tickled pink' (ha ha!).

Speaking of corny jokes, you're going to be 'green with envy' when you see what Allana sent me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you ever seen so much green deliciousness in one package? Allana put together an amazing package full of stationery, a tea towel (I love that we both gave each other a tea towel!), two gorgeous hand-made crocheted bow brooches (so adorable!), recipe cards, a cute little magnet, and the broken little guy in the last photo. Unfortunately he didn't survive the trip to my mail box which is such a shame because he would've fit into my kitchen perfectly.

Thank you again Allana! And thank you Jess for organising this swap!

Today was a fantastic day. Mr LG and I had our engagement photo shoot! I can't wait to show you the photos once we get them. We had a lot of fun on our old bikes.

How was your weekend? Did you do anything exciting?