More flowers

Yep I have gone flower happy lately!!!! I love flowers and have been putting them everywhere in the house, be it fresh or silk, it really makes a house a home, especially coming into Spring, now off to get some white Tulips!!

Its the simple things that make a house a home!

What a great way to spend a Sunday, pottering around the house and garden.  We decided to brighten up our front porch area where I have my morning coffee.  So off to Bunnings (where we lost Huddy! but found him thanks to Bunnings staff and their walkie talkies, how embarrasing).  For only $30 I brightened up our front verandah, we cleaned it all down and planted some potted colour in our plant pots that hold our ugly, I mean potentially wonderful lilly pillys!  I then bought an old table from inside out to use for our morning cuppas and our books and put 2 potted colour plants in some Ikea pots I had been holding onto!  here is the result my little slice of tranquility in the mad house

Party Supplies

Following on from my last post, about our Emes Birthday party I have details of stockists for party supplies.
The little glass bottles (1.95 each) and the vintage blue straws (9.99?) are all from www.tlbc.com.au
The  glass drink dispenser is from www.wheelandbarrow.com.au for 49.00 on sale
The blue and white ice cream cups were $2.00 for 6 at the reject shop.
Blue plates and  blue cutlery from reject shop $2.00
Blue candy serving bowls from Red Dot $2 for 3 bowls
Blue bunting across desert table is from pinterest
Printable is from pinterest and is in an ikea white frame 19.9
Blue plastic ice cream cup holding the spoons was 50 c from the salvos
Glass base that cake was on is from Kmart and is part of a cake dome cost $19.00
Glass jars from wharehouse sale years ago (sorry)
All Pom poms, hanging disc decorations, big E and cake made by me :)
All candy boxes and treats were from reject shop.

Hope this help anyone that's interested

Emersons Ice Cream social birthday party

This weekend we had Emersons 10th Birthday Party.  She decided on an ice cream theme with  blue and white as her colours.  I made all the decorations leading up to the big day.  The tissue pom poms were easy (after watching Youtube), the hanging discs was an idea I got from a lovely blog called Organising the Three of Us. 

And the Big E I made using cardboard and lots of smaller pompoms stuck to it.    18 kids were here for 2 hours of candy, eating, games and ice cream.    I did a desert buffet style table, here it is before the kids arrived

I only put the desert on the buffet table as I had 2 big trestle tables set up for the kids to eat at.

The kids devoured sandwiches, party pies, sausage rolls, hot dogs, dip and vegetables and fairy bread and chips !! Boy the kids could eat

The kids played a whole bunch of games, my childhood favourite of Musical Chairs, musical statues, musical bops and a basketball game.

I spent all week making a pinata ice cream cone, once again thanks to Pinterest for the great idea!! the kids were so excited, I had to hurry the hubby along in hanging it up as the kids wanted to get into it!!

Hudson wanted to be blindfolded and decided to use his hood!
Once the Pinata broke the kids went for it.................

The we just had time for ice cream where the kids could put their own toppings on and they made some wonderful concoctions.

The Birthday Girl

We ended the day with a hot air balloon cake I made, so easy and so yummy it was vanilla and raspberry cake although only a few kids could squeeze some in!!!

A great day was had by all x