Firstly thank you to the 66 readers that entered our Amy Atlas book giveaway.
I'm quietly chuffed that the person who won (via random number generator) did. She is a fellow Brisbane party blogger, customer of mine, super talented and even more lovely than she is talented. So without further adieu ........ drum roll please ........ the winner is
A big congratulations to you Tina. I already know your address so as soon as Amy's book is released and she signs your copy I will send it on to you!
Yes you read correctly, we are giving away a personalised signed copy of Amy's new book (due for release in April 2012) Sweet Designs.
Amy has kindly offered to personally sign a copy of her book for you, my very very special blog readers.
As you know Amy was the inspiration behind my business. She took time out of her busy schedule back in July 2009 to write to me and give me much needed business advice. Thank you for being my mentor Amy and helping me on my own creative journey.
All you have to do to win is leave a comment here on this blog post telling me how Amy has inspired you in your life. I'm sure Amy will love reading all your stories (as will I).
Please note that the winner will most likely receive their signed copy in April/June 2012.
One entry per person. Entries will close Sunday, 5th February 2012 and the winner will be announced here on the blog.
Goodluck each and everyone of you! And if you would like to pro-order a copy you can do here at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
I have been blown away by the response to William's recent Wild West Showdown. Thank you to everyone for your comments and posts. I would like to thank Amy Atlas for sharing some of the images with her readers here.
I hope you enjoy looking through more images from William's 5th birthday. Leanne Stamatellos captured the day perfectly. I have to say the relationship our family has built with Leanne over the past two years shows in these images. Both William and Olivia were so at ease with Leanne. Thank you Leanne. I know you know how special it is for me to have these memories to look back on.
I asked Anna from Invite with Style to create William's invitations. How cool are they? I feel it's very important to set the tone of a party with fabulous invitations. William's classmates certainly thought they were cool!
I lashed out with the props, I couldn't help myself. It's what I do.
The guests were greeted with mini choc milks. They came back for seconds and thirds. Paper straws available here. Mini glass milk bottles available here.
We offered a range of cookies, muffins and whoopie pies for the boys to snack on for afternoon tea. I love the cookie bar idea. There was also fresh fruit available too.
Plenty to keep the boys entertained. A hay bale treasure hunt. We hid sheriff badges and choc coins in the hay for the boys to find.
The animal farm was a huge hit.
The boys practised their shooting skills.
Sacks races. Cowboy hats and bandanas will be available for purchase soon.
We are blessed to have wonderful neighbours who we are lucky to be able to call friends. The two eldest boys demonstrated whip cracking for the younger boys. Thanks Johnny and Fraser, you did a wonderful job.
Leanne pulled my two aside and got some special photos for us. Thank you Leanne.
I made William's cake and was really happy with the result. I got the design from here. I changed it a little, but the initial concept was from Sam's Cakes.
The Favours. The cute Sambellina boxes are available in the shop now!
Credits
Photography Leanne Stamatellos Photography
Cookies and Whoopie Pies Bubble and Sweet
Invitations, thank you tags, sweets table signage Invite with Style
Party design and styling Sharnel Dollar Designs
If you would like help creating a fabulous party of your own contact me about our event styling services. You can also purchase many items I use in my parties here.
Life has been hectic over the past few weeks however I wouldn't have it any other way. It's not like it's been so crazy that I'm out of control, but crazy enough that something's got to give and so the blog usually draws the short straw.
This week is no exception. However I thought I would start posting a few photos from my trip to San Fran and the big apple. To say I had a good time is an understatement. Without getting all Eat, Pray, Love on you my trip was quite cleansing for my soul. I had time to just be me. To reflect and to assess where I've been and where I'm headed.
There were not so good times too, like when I lost my bag in NY with my laptop and medication. That was not fun. And no, I still haven't had it returned. So with the laptop went all my photos from San Fran. And there were some good photos in there. Not great technically but great memories. Luckily I have a good memory hey?
So here's where I bore you with holiday snaps. I think I'll just post random ones. Cause that's just how I roll.
I'm going to start with the most impressive. I was fortunate to meet up with Amy Atlas while in NY. She is genuine and welcoming. I didn't feel at all intimidated by her. She was very complimentary to us party gals in Australia. She thinks there must be something in the water cause we all produce such well designed tables! Her book is due in the spring of 2012 and I for one cannot wait to get my hands on a copy.
So after we took this photo and I looked at the camera screen I realised how HUGE I looked in relation to Amy. She is tiny, tiny, tiny! So I sang her a little song and it went a little something like this.
"Fatty and skinny went for a race, up and down the pencil case. Fatty fell over and skinny won the race." You had to be there, it was pretty damn funny.
Thank you Amy for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. I truly appreciate it.
I'll be back with more happy snaps soon.
It's been a little while between posts however I've been living it up in the good ole US of A! I had a fabulous time and will do a few posts over the next couple of weeks.
While I was away my latest work was featured on Amy Atlas. Thank you Amy for the feature and for saying my designs always ROCK!! You ROCK too!
I had the pleasure in meeting up with Amy while I was visiting the upper east side. I love saying upper east side hehe. More on that soon.
So here are the beautiful images Naomi from Naomi V Photography captured of my Coastal Chic dessert table before it was attacked by Gary's guests. My client is an avid yachtsman and loved what I created for his 50th Birthday. My favourite part is the backdrop. It's a Ralph Lauren wallpaper and I just happened to have a roll left over from wallpapering my son's room a few years ago. It certainly set the scene for a tranquil dessert table.
If you would like help creating a fabulous party of your own contact me about our event styling services. You can also purchase many items I use in my parties here.
