A LITTLE BIT HAMPTONS

I have always loved a beach party - we live in such a beautiful part of the world why not make the most of this gorgeous backdrop, I say. I did a surprise party for my sister on the beach last year which was a lot of fun, and then last month I had the opportunity to collaborate for a second party down on the Gold Coast with a group of wonderful ladies. It was featured on Amy Atlas this week, which always brings a smile to my face!

While planning another event with Tash from Whimsy Petite Styling, I explained an idea to use my Whimsical Bird stationery Collection for a promotional 'Hamptons' inspired shoot on the beach. She pretty much took that up and ran with it, ending up using it for a real party of hers. I just love everything she did and how it all turned out - the colours, the furniture & the details. The food, the photos & the dresses.

I'll stop with the words for now and let the photos by Sheila Higgins Photography tell the rest of the story...(it has been hard to cull it down with so many gorgeous photos to choose from so hope you don't mind all the pics!)


It takes a team to make something like this work, so all credit to these wonderful women:

Styling & Event Coordinating - Tash, Whimsy Petite Styling
Photography - Sheila, Sheila Higgins Photography
Stationery & Paper Goods - Jordan, Polkadot Prints
Dresses - Marina, Wild Blossoms
Cookies & Macarons - Linda, Bubble & Sweet
Cake & Cupcakes - Sam, Cake Chick Sam

This collection of printables are available for purchase in my shop. 

A Surprise on the Beach

On Friday I mentioned I had a suprise event on the weekend. Well, it was my sister's 25th. (With a large family events are fairly frequent around the place)!
A little family background - when we were younger we celebrated our birthdays every year with family, but we had birthday parties when we turned 5 and 10. And when we got older we could choose between an 18th or 21st as a big bash. Well, one of my sisters Eden opted out of an 18th to prepare for a whopping 21st, but she was engaged when she turned 21, so with a wedding ahead, she never really had a big party. So for her 25th we decided to give her a little surprise!




We planned a casual dinner on the beach with some of her friends. It was a perfect evening. We had pizza and her favourite dessert, citrus tart and ate on white tablecloths and cushions. I created some cup labels, and turkish delight favours (her fave) to create a bit of a theme. I used Jordan Ferney's fringey streamer idea to create a bit of a boundary. Looking at the photos now I should have done more, but it felt cosey when we were there.


It tested my confidence setting something like this up on the beach, with everyone looking on, but I'd really like to do it again sometime!

Oh, and that's my half nude child at the front!