Absence makes the heart grow fonder...

Hiya

I am sooo sorry that I have been so neglectful lately - i've had a mega busy time this past couple of weeks, have been house sitting, puppy-sitting, looking after my younger brother whilst my parents are away on holiday and spending as much time as possible with my gorgeous fiance and our baby girl whilst he has the time off of work!

So what have you all been up to?

Here are just a few of the things i've been getting into in my absence:

Baking yummy lemon sponge cake and strawberry cheesecake for a BBQ party with some friends...

Spending time playing with Lily-Rose and her lovely activity cube (bargain from Tesco!)

Visiting the London Aquarium...

Taking a trip to the park...

And watching lots of movies with the other half...

Hope you've all had a great a couple of weeks as I have!

xxx

Unique Hand-illustrated Save-the-Dates

How cute are these hand-illustrated save the dates from Etsy shop FeliceDesign?

They would be perfect for mine and Scott's wedding - he's a coffee guy and i'm a tea drinker. I'd customize the design a bit more though but the essentials are there :-) Adorable!

xxx

Book inspired weddings

I totally love this vintage book inspired tablescape by Brancoprata at Marry You Me. What a great way to incorporate a little bit of personality into the wedding decor, and as an avid book-reading couple we will definately have to find a way to use this in our wedding... albeit without the doilies (i'm sure I have a phobia!)

Im thinking maybe stacks of books to rest the flower centrepieces on? Or maybe even a copy of one of our favourite books as a favour... expensive but very personal?

OOOooohhh *lightbulb* how about buying up books in bulk from local charity shops (or asking friends to donate), and covering them in brown kraft paper - the same way I used to cover my school text books in pretty wrapping papers... that way they will all be coordinated with the colour scheme and we could 'print' our own titles on the side :-)

My brain is going into overdrive on this book theme wedding inspiration... will think of some more to share soon

xxx

Pin Up Couture

I am putting this up in the vain hope that someone out there loves me enough to treat me to one of these fab Pin-up couture dresses for christmas... although I wouldn't say no to getting one just for sake of it (and then maybe the other one at christmas!)

What could make you feel more glam than a sexy wiggly swing dress... helloooo sailor!

xxx

Bridal Shower

Found this beautiful Bridal Shower on the greenweddingshoes blog today and just had to share it...

The bride-to-be Leila was the inspiration for the whole theme which was the 'L is for...' theme represented in all of the paper goods... This included 'L is for Leila', 'L is for libations', 'L is for Lucky' and 'L is for Lewis' (her new married name) as just a few examples.

Her planners organised an absoloutely amazing day with a wonderful dessert bar, coordinated a la Amy Atlas, a perfume-making bar for the guests, and an ice-cream bar with assorted toppings - very cute and easy to use for any celebration :-)

xxx

Just a little note...

Ok so here's the thing, I truly and honestly believe that alongside shoes, hugs and friends a girl can never have too much paper goods...

Other people tend to go a bit glassy eyed and stare into space once I start going on about paper weight and thickness but this is a subject I am really passionate about... getting married? Don't worry about the flowers think of the invitations...

Having a baby? How are you going to let people know? You get the drift i'm sure...

So when I stumbled upon these cute as cupcake notecards on etsy shop Kawaii De Sune I fell for them big time. I can just see all the possibilities for them :-)

xxx

Good enough to eat...

Omg my beautiful friend Lauren sent me a link to this fab jewellery seller on etsy today. Fatallyfeminine designer and creator Aubree desribes her work as 'Handmade jewelry that is inspired by Japanese Street Fashion, an overdose of girlyness, and childhood whimsy' - although she fails to mention that it is totally awesome and sweet on the purse!

Just searching through the numerous pages of cute polymer clay jewellery made me hungry for cake and cookies and WAFFLES! Can I please please please get one for christmas... or just for being me?!

xxx