Real Hip Decor: Cupcake Liner Pom Poms

So while we know Tissue Poms have been hot property in the land of party blogs for some time and while we have been taking orders for them left, right and centre since we began stocking them, we couldn't resist sharing this very clever adaption of these essential party pretty.

Heidi, from Made by Heidi: Sew. Craft. Create. has a guest post tutorial on How Does She? showing how to turn cupcake liners (papers, patty pans, baking cups - whatever baking language you speak) into these gorgeous frilly poms!

(Image from Made by Heidi: Sew. Craft. Create. via How Does She?)

Now I must say that I tried this and I have some tips to share:

1. Try the glue gun - I think it gives you a more precise glue spot than the craft glue I used.

2. Pay close attention to Step 4 - I missed this in my quick perusal of the instructions and it is difficult to do when the craft glue is wet (again maybe better with glue gun) but ensures that really full ruffled look.

3. I am going to try another one and use pins instead of glue - I think this would work as well and perhaps be a little quicker.

You can try your own by following the instructions here.

Adorable!

Delicate Drinks

You know how we've got a little thing for doilies going on ?

Well after seeing these . . . .

(images via A Field Journal)

it's officially a head-over-heels, heart-pounding, butterflies-in-the-tummy, can't-get-enough-of crush!

Pop over to this gorgeous blog for more details and links to the DIY tutorial.

We have been busy creating some doily garlands in white for a very special project, but wouldn't they be pretty in pastels too? Off I go in search . . .

A reason

I have been married for (nearly) 8 years. Bridal Shower not an option. I have had three beautiful daughters and am not pregnant, nor planning on being pregnant. Baby Shower not an option. My birthday is not until September. Too long to wait. I want to have this party NOW - please help me find a reason.

(images from Nonpareil Magazine)

The team at Nonpareil have created this heavenly dessert buffet for body and bath . . . . Cupcake bath bombs, Pink Lemonade and Cherry Pop handmade soaps, sweet little tins of coconut lip balm. Oh and that colour palette of watermelon and teal. The best bit - it's all downloadable and comes with recipes for creating all the lotions and potions! Be still my beating heart.

This is just one of the gorgeous features in this inspiring online mag sprinkled with DIY delights and serious style for celebrating - our definite new favourite and one you won't want to miss.

Drooling . . .

. . . . over everything to do with this photo shoot on Style Me Pretty. Not even quite sure where to start there are just so many details that are well . . . . drool -worthy! Oh, the colour palette. Oh, the candy store backdrop. Oh, the fabric bunting and sign. Oh, that ribbon candy ring.

(images via Style Me Pretty)

Off to clean myself up while you pop over here and agree with me. Be warned, it could get messy.

Pillow fight!

Images via Cluck. Cluck. Sew

Isn't this just the most perfect space to throw a little super-stylish pyjama party? Two lucky little boys are moving in here and their clever Mum is no doubt hoping the space will be used for something much calmer - mmmm, like sleeping perhaps. Anyone for popcorn?

Desperately Seeking Surfaces

Last time I looked I was the proud owner of a kitchen benchtop, a dining table, a coffee table, a hall buffet and several other horizontal surfaces. Today they have all disappeared under a mountain of pretty paper, colourful ribbons, spools of twine and printed labels!

It's Mathilda's Market week and our households are buzzing with excitement, punctuated randomly with moments of complete chaos. We know we are not alone and love hearing from other market friends that they, too, are madly crafting their way towards this weekend. Will be nice to catch up with clever ladies Jo, Helen and Anna, Melinda, Carla, Trudi and Sharon.

Here's a little sneak peek of our pretty new ribbon garlands in lots of yummy flavours available for the first time at Mathilda's:

We are also honoured to be doing a little venue decorating again. Haven't seen the new digs yet so fingers crossed our little plan comes together.

If you are close to Brisbane on Saturday, please do come visit. It would make us happy.

P.S. My husband would quite like to see those missing surfaces soon - just quietly, I'm a little bit partial to the piles of pretty things lying around. Sshhhh!

Real Hip Hooray: Pinwheel Preppy

This one's for the boys. Pinwheels are one of our favourite party details and the inspiration for this perfectly preppy celebration designed by the talented Sharnel for her young man's 4th Birthday. These gorgeous pictures whizzed around the blog world last week (1st blog lesson: no sleeping allowed or you miss stuff!) - but we figure you never really can have too much of a good thing, so for any of those who didn't catch it elsewhere, these are just for you . . .

Sharnel and her business partner Keren are creators of the yummiest ever cupcakes and other goodies over at The Cupcake Company and we had the pleasure of working with Sharnel on some polka-dot pretties for our first Mathilda's Market stall last year. This talented Mum has since grabbed the attention of the party glitterati, including THE Amy Atlas, for her simple, beautiful party styling. Sharnel shares many things of beauty on her blog, My Life, My Loves and has kindly provided all the resources for William's party there.

Love this colour scheme as much as we do? Here are a few of our favourite Navy and Green details to help you get the look:

Top row L to R: Navy spot wrap, Specklefarm stripe placecards via Details, details!; Pinwheel via Twirlie Whirlies

Middle row: Paper flags and baking cups by Paper Eskimo, Paper lantern (Grass) all via Details, details!

Bottom row: Navy tin pail via Details, details!; Invitation from Smallprints; Paper lantern (Navy) via Details, details!

Three cheers!

Hip hip hooray! Welcome and thank you for stopping by our place. We love a great celebration filled with delicious details and are excited to be sharing with you our addiction to all that is beautiful, stylish and yummy in the world of entertaining. We hope you find inspiration here to create your own style for celebrating.

Top: Punchpapers on Etsy Middle: Nice on Etsy (image via Me & Wee) Bottom: aescrapbooking