im back.

i have returned home a day early to find that i have no back fence, my garden has now been extended to include the park behind our house. thank you melbourne weather.

also.... cherry blossom trees line the streets of the my suburb at the moment, last week my best friend came over for dinner with a lovely bunch for me.

one of each please....

amazing pieces all handcrafted & beautifully detailed, by Elizabeth Dye. i would love to have all 3 or at the very least the top cropped jacket, its available at the englishdept.etsy.com ... im keeping a close eye on it.

im off to the snow for a week tomorrow.... i am taking all of my supplies with me to finish all of my fascinator orders, they are due the first week of september and as usual i have once again left everything to the last minute! i hope i dont forget anything :)

as a result of my busy week at the snow i will not be posting anything for a while, but when i return ill have lots of fascinator photos & a list of stores that they will be available at.

off to the studio to pack....

thank you runway

after all of my appointments, Tilkah, a lovely melbourne store, has requested a range of fasciantors that will be exclusively available in their stores.

... something different, something that will stand out and be noticed. im very inspired by the last episode of project runway, i cant wait to get started!

lovely on the inside....

i love the different patterns, colours, layers & wallpapers used in these interiors. i have a couple of feature walls at home, but i would love to paint over them & maybe hang some wallpaper....

all the above images can be found at http://www.wallpaperdirect.co.uk/

soon.

very soon it will be my birthday.

every year i try and create a beautiful hand made invitation that i can post out to my friends, a nice surprise in their letter box. i would never ever, email, text or send a invitation through facebook! though these seem to be the mediums of choice these days.... too impersonal for me.

normally my invitations are created using various fabrics, pictures, coloured papers etc... all sewn together onto a card & this year will be no different, its fast becoming a signature. for this years birthday, i did find a lovely picture of a birthday cake in a magazine a few months ago, i tore it out and put it in a safe place & now i cant find it... so i have decided on this image....

i found "my party" in a magazine and the colour has worked perfectly with 'Exotic Birds' image from Florence Broadhurst. i still need to add some fabric & contrasting paper but im happy with it so far..

day dreaming of...... paris

this time I was working on filling my fascinator orders, staying up late every night & up early every morning.... but there was a light at the end of the tunnel... my first trip to Europe!

here are some of my favourite photos from by far the most enchanting city i visited :)

lulki loves...

my current mimco wish list.... i love the small rose earring, i would need to change them to clips, i don't have my ears pierced, but i think they are very sweet!

love this...

all images from sarah carther-jenkins

inspirations....