Have you seen the latest creation from Loni Parker – the lovely lady behind Adore Magazine? Loni has been hard at work for the past year producing her first hard cover book. Here are a few photos I shared this week via instagram – I even have a little feature on page 184 where I give my Dessert Table hints and tips.
You can pick up your copy by visiting the Adore Magazine website.
I am really really excited about a fabulous collaboration I have been working on recently and pleased to finally announce that I am one of Royal Albert Australia’s Creative Contributors.
Make sure you head over to the Royal Albert Facebook page and hit LIKE to see more – I will also be posting more on my Facebook and instagram pages in the coming month.
Pop back to the blog later this week for a fabulous recipe that will be perfect for you to enjoy with your tea over the easter weekend – it will also include a lovely Royal Albert giveaway!
I look forward to sharing more of my tea moments with you over the coming weeks.
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Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending Kara’s Party Idea’s Workshop and Confetti Fair while they were on the Sydney leg of their Australian Tour. I was there representing Sweet Magazine as the new Style Editor and my main gig for the day was to do an interview with Kara, Sarah and Claire which will be revealed in edition two of the magazine.
I also had a great day photographing all that was happening including Kara & Sarah presenting and the wonderful stalls that were on display for Confetti Fair. Here are a selection from the day which include my favourite vendors. I look forward to sharing more about some great new products I discovered over the coming weeks.
The Feather installation at the entry to the Byron Kennedy Hall was amazing! Many hours of colouring and hanging feathers but it was well worth the amazing look that Claire and her Confetti Fairies achieved.
Kara & Sarah (Sugar Coated Mama)
One of Kara’s gorgeous display
Dalia and her team at Tiny Tots Toy Hire always have so many wonderful props and their display showed how to create the perfect Alison in Wonderland party. I have used Dalia in the past for my party hire needs and she always give amazing service.
A pretty set up by Colour My Party
Stunning Cakes by Caking It Up
Some beautiful Cake Toppers by Grain & Co
I really loved the simple clean set up by Sweets For Me – they even used mini glass pots from the Sweet Style Online store
Pretty Tassels at the Vignette Design stand
Bright and fun display by Rainy Sunday
Another gorgeous set up by Michelle from Little Wish Parties – I always love Michelle’s stunning mini tables, cloths and chairs which I used at a few of my parties last year.
There are so many more wonderful vendors that I have not shared here but I will do so over the coming weeks.
Hello and Welcome Back – I know this party started a few weeks ago but I have one word to explain my absence … summer!
So 2014 is off and running and I have been making the most of the past few weeks summer break to kick back with the kids, relax, read loads of books, dream a little. take photos, enjoy the sunshine and warm days. I am feeling very relaxed. For years I have wanted to just switch off for the month of January so I have done just that – I had that pang of guilt a few weeks ago when everyone started to reappear online and back to work but those other lovely online friends convinced me to ignore it and take the time out!
So these lovely few weeks of non blogging have also given me more time to think, plan, dream and start to come up with a formula for 2014 – the direction for Sweet Style, the online store, the blog and importantly me.
Honestly I am not sure if I am 100% there yet – it seems to be a constant work in progress and I am getting closer to sorting it in my mind but there seems to be lots I still want to do, things I dream to do, plenty of things I desire to do but I also need to be realistic about what I can do!
One thing is for sure a lot of what I do this year will involve me and a camera! I am excited by the photography work I am involved in over the next few months and I am also planning a few shoots just for the blog. I am now taking bookings for parties, styled shoots, food shoots and working on collaborations with some fabulous Aussie bakers and stylists. I also have committed myself to doing two personal projects – a 52 weeks challenge involving the girls – one shot a week of the girls together, plus a 1 second everyday project which you can find out about here. The first 3 weeks of shots from my 52 Project are below!
You will notice some definite changes in the online store – I have decided to streamline a lot more so while the store will be there for a little while longer I am focusing on cake stands and bowls for the time being. This means the product lines will be greatly reduced but I will still stock the beautiful milk glass cake stands plus a few other gorgeous lines that I particularly love myself – there are some great bargains to be had at the moment with the remaining paper products so do drop in for a look as you may pick up the perfect item for your next party. (Click here to visit the shop)
I am also working on a blog makeover and look forward to showing more of the direction for the blog in the coming weeks!
I hope the start to 2014 has been exciting for everyone and as always I love to hear from anyone who drops by – I really enjoy hearing what you do like to see on my blog so I can make sure I keep it coming!
Here are those shots of the girls from my first 3 weeks of the project – it will be interesting to see how I keep them motivated for the entire year!
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Images: Leanne Ambrogio for Sweet Style
As we make that slide into Christmas I always love looking back at all that I have done over the past year! Thankfully I have my blog to help keep me on top of all that has happened and it is exciting to see how it all looked in pictures.
Over the past year there have been plenty of dessert tables, lots of photography, hundred of cakes, numerous giveaways, fabulous gluten free recipes shared, some holidays, tutorials, exciting magazine features, loads of pinning and plenty of sharing, a few fun courses, pictures of my girls and even a holiday! So to recap I guess the best way is a selection of some of my favourite shots!
I am excited to see where it all heads in 2014 and as is always the case over the Christmas/January holidays I take time to reassess and see where I will head. I hope you enjoy my look back at 2013!
Photography: Leanne Ambrogio for Sweet Style
