Dinner Party

A few weeks ago, Jen & Pete hosted an amazing dinner party at their home. The market fresh seasonal produce and old world wines dovetailed beautifully with the exceptional cooking.  We designed a menu to accompany the artichoke theme and tied it together with hand-made tags.  Artichokes are a perennial thistle originating from Southern Europe.  They are often overlooked but are very versatile in dishes and decorative elements, we recommend integrating them into your next dinner party!  Thank you so much for having us! x

Espresso Martini

1 oz cold espresso

1 1/2 oz vodka

1 1/2 oz Kahlua coffee liqueur

1 oz white creme de cacao

Pour ingredients into shaker filled with ice, shake vigorously, and strain into chilled martini glass. It should be somewhat frothy.  Top with three coffee beans for good luck!

DIY - clay gift tags

Take yourself back to childhood art classes and have a go at making some of these adorable clay gift tags.  We purchased 500g of air-drying clay for around $6 from our local craft store.  We love the matte finish and they make a beautiful and unique embellishment for any gift.  They could also double as a wedding favour and name tag, not to mention a fun little project to do with your BM's.

Colour Palette - Magnolia Tree

Technology has a way of capturing small moments we may sometimes miss.  This beautiful photograph was taken in Melbourne and we are drawn to the way the Magnolia feeds into the compositional architecture.  We have made a little colour palette from the image.  This would be a great way to style or decorate your interior through the natural formations, colours and patterns found in your garden.

Bring the outside in.

DIY - gold painted heels

It's gold fever around here!  Inspired by Tony Bianco's beatuiful new Adele heel and an idea shamelessly stolen from the amazing blog, Green Wedding Shoes, we decided to have a go at making our own gold tipped heels.  We snapped up these leather pointy heels with a cute scalloped edge from the ASOS sale for a bargain $30, and are loving the result.

Gold

Congratulations to the New Zealand rowing boys, Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan, on an amazing effort winning our first Gold medal for the London 2012 Olympic Games!

Add a bit of gold and sparkle to your next girls night out like we did over the weekend!

planter box filled with jonquils and dusty pink roses