Please give Jakob five

My very good friend Kathryn has a remarkable son.

Jakob

Jakob is raising money for his friend Kelcey who is fighting for her life.

Kelcey

If you can spare NZD$5, head on over here.

Thank you in advance for your kind donation.

Beautiful bedroom

I just can't take my eyes off this bedroom. It's just too gorgeous for words.

Love the fabric used on the window treatment. It's the same as used on this sidetable.

The same designer (Joe NYE Inc) is responsible for these perfect spaces too.

How sexy is that bar?

Images JoeNYEinc

Grace's Sweetshop Party

Do yourself a favour and head on over to Glorious Treats to see all the eye candy from Grace's 6th Birthday this past weekend.

Image Glory Albin

In the news

I was contacted a few weeks back by the Sunday Mail (South Australia) Home Mag to share some party planning tips. Here is the article. Hmmm, not exactly what I said, but hey what can you do. Oh and the web address is wrong. It's going to be www.sharneldollardesigns.com.au. But it's not live yet, all in good time.

Pant wetting material

I think I would literally wet my pants if I were to come across masses of flowers like this. We are so sheltered here in Australia. Don't get me wrong, I love this great country of ours, but we seriously lack:

Cool furniture from Craigslist. MFAMB finds the best stuff.

Antique markets like the one's Brooke and Steve visit

Stuff from Anthro

Single coloured M&M's

What else do we need here people? Let's discuss .....

Image via Mary Ruffle

Midnight ramblings

I've joked with my husband and friends over the past fews days and suggested that if I ever over commit myself again, like I have this week, please flick my eyes with a plastic spoon.

So here I am, sitting on the lounge at precisely 12.15am waiting for the last cake to bake, drooling over Phoebe Howards portfolio and listening to the Skirted Round Table.

Anyhoo ......... I'd like to share with you some of Phoebe's interiors that I love.

I love how this room is bright and fresh whilst relaxing at the same time. Gorgeous use of colour.

I adore little havens like this one. Perfect place to hide or take a mini break during the day. I'm currently working on creating a space like this in our bedroom at present. Can't wait to show you the finished product. I'm working with one of my favourite designers!

This pinky/peachy colour is one of my favourites.

Phoebe is the queen of twin beds in my opinion. No one does it like her.

Really digging this balustrade. The natural "tree stump" table is great too. I'm sure there is a proper word for the table, let me know if you know it.

She just gets it hey?

Guest bedroom perfection.

Nothing like a bit of Hollywood Regency to sexy up your reading material.

Mummy and Me Tea Party

My friend Stacey from Sunny Mummy hosted a Mummy and Me Tea Party for her daughter's birthday this past weekend. What a lovely way to celebrate her Starshine's special day. Be sure to pop over to the Sunny Mummy blog, you are sure to be inspired.

Wonderfilled weekend

What have you all got planned for the weekend? Me? Well, I'm teaching a little cupcake class tomorrow, school social dinner in the evening and not much planned for Sunday. But I'm sure I'll be kept busy. Olivia is very excited that her Daddy is taking her to the rugby Sunday afternoon.=

I'll leave you this weekend with this link to one of beautiful friends, (inside and out) Tracey Lau. She is a mama to five and has the most generous soul. Here are some of my most favourite photos from her blog. Amazing talent!

Hope you all enjoy your weekend. Soak it up I say!

Olivia's 6th Birthday - Inspiration Board

So I've started planning Olivia's 6th birthday party to be held at the end of July. It will be Winter here in Brisbane, a perfect time temperature wise, to be able to play in the garden (although the garden won't look beautiful).

I thought I'd share with you how I go about planning my children's birthday parties.

For me it all starts with colour. I decide on the colours I want to use and try and work a theme around that. It's hard though to make the decision. Even as I was putting this inspiration board together I had at least two other themes (planned to an inch of it's life) floating around in my head.

So here is my first inspiration board. There may be more to come. We'll see. I'm going to keep you in the loop, how I pull it together, how much work goes into it. It's a labour of love I tell you.

Let me know what you think. I've got more images to come soon. So many images, so little time!

Image credits: Bramble via Hummingbird, toadstool table and chairs from Magic Cabin, whimsical toadstool table scapes via Amorology, mashmallow milkshake via Sweet Paul, Rose Petal Skirts image Land of Nod, Fawn graphic via Two Peas, Gnome snowglobe graphic, ric rac and dots from Parasol

Vegemite scroll anyone?

What was she thinking? Maybe she bought the cheesy mite scrolls along for an after party snack?