Category Archives: Celebration

Engagement photo shoot. Part 1

  Last week I was delighted to be a part of organising a romantic afternoon tea for a special young couple who were getting engaged. The groom- to- be enlisted my help in setting up a pretty tea table out in a wooded grove where  he surprised his sweet girl  and asked for her hand in… Read More

Shabby Chic high tea party

    Last year I had the honour of creating a high tea party for a group of sweet young ladies who wanted a fanciful afternoon tea together. A  shabby theme was chosen, with soft pink and green being the main colour scheme, with an added hint of lilac.   The menu included Chicken and… Read More

Vintage woodland Christmas

  I am very excited about sharing my Woodland Christmas table with you. Our family celebrated together in late November before our oldest three left  for missions.  Months ago I decided on this whimsical theme and began searching for moss table runners, tree slices, berries and gold deer topped mason jars..(which I could NOT find… Read More

Mary Had a Little Lamb Party

  Every year in October our beautiful Jacaranda trees bloom. Last spring I made a resolution to start a new family tradition by having an annual tea party under these spectacular trees. This birthday garden party was the inaugural celebration.   In September our precious  little Mary turned five and I could not resist throwing her a… Read More

Tea for two.

  As a full time mother of many, my days are so often filled with endless piles of laundry, mountains of dirty dishes and seemingly mundane jobs that keep going on and on and on….   Beauty, peace and order can seem so far away at times.   This week a  local friend I haven’t… Read More

1940’s Australian bush tea party

  One of our daughter’s friends was turning 16 and wanted a 1940’s style tea party in a wooded grove on their family farm. It was so delightful planning this party as we are very close friends with the family and I was graciously given free reign over the styling and baking! While a 1940’s… Read More

Noah’s Easter Christening

    A week before easter, I received a phone call from a lovely client who wanted a cake for her dear little grandson’s Christening which was to be celebrated on Easter Sunday. When she casually mentioned that his name was Noah, I knew right away that this would be an opportunity to create something… Read More

Pink milk & cookies

It has been quite a year this year! Not only have we said farewell to our oldest son as he ventures out of the nest to embrace his future, but our darling youngest baby has just turned two! Not a big deal to a lot of people I guess, but when you have been pregnant and… Read More

High tea Luncheon

 It was my birthday last week. I had a revelation that I didn’t want to wait until one of those large ever  looming big digit numbers to celebrate, SO I decided to throw common sense to the wind and host myself a tea party!!! I had been designing an elegant high tea party in my… Read More