Happy Anniversary!

On sunday Simon and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary - I am gobsmacked at how a year can pass by so quickly... and apparently the older you get the quicker time goes! It has been such an incredible year of being together and growing more and more in love, I still feel like the luckiest girl in the world.  x

Merry Christmas bloggers! Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday... 

Stationery

What is on my mind? Stationery!

I have 2 beautiful friends getting married within the next few months, and for both weddings am solely in charge of designing the invitations, order of service, menus and other pieces of stationery needed... Safe to say it's going to be a busy summer, however i do love designing for friends because they know you and trust you with your taste, rather than a client who might have a very specific brief that I have to stick to. It's also exciting to have that trust and freedom to experiment with different methods (letterpress, offset printing) or materials - especially when it comes to packaging. Theres is nothing that get me drooling more than a beautiful piece of packaging argh...

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All images via my pinterest.
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SILO PARK

Summer is here and this saturday the hubby and i checked out the Silo Markets with some friends. It was a mixture of good music, cute vintage stalls and oh so much yummy food!

I can't believe it's december already - 22 days till christmas and counting! This time of year always seems to creep up so suddenly and life starts to get pretty busy. I desperately need to start christmas present hunting, but this year I'm hoping to try and be a little bit clever and crafty and give more meaningful gifts than just something I snaffled up at the last minute.  

(and i hope to post my progress on this soon).

Happy Christmas preparing!

uno, dos, tres.

one, two three paper bowls with gold leaf I made several months back - it's fun making things to decorate the house... it's was also quite nostalgic to experiment with paper mache again after so many years! it totally took me back to my childhood of making crafty things, i suppose i've never really grown up in that regard. I'm down to the last six weeks of university before i finish my degree - excitement is an understatement. I'm so looking forward to this next stage in our lives! 

It's quite an exciting time at the moment - several friends recently engaged and planning beautiful summer weddings. Also, i failed to mention last post of one of my besties in the olympics last month. Lucy we love you! Dreams are coming true. Happy weekend! 

I wish my posts weren't so few and far between - the truth is i have terrible time management skills and at the moment i'm *trying* to squeeze every spare minute into university projects... eeek.

But, what a picture.
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tea time

A cup of tea in the morning. Pink grapefruit, mandarin and lime flavoured tea to be exact. It turns the most magnificent shade of pink which I find most satisfying to look at and drink.

I'm very much looking forward to the weekend and what it will behold... The Auckland Art and craft Fair is happening tomorrow which is always a feast for the eyes and showcases all kinds of handmade goodies! If you're interested in the types of exhibits check our their blog for a taster of what's to come, and maybe I'll see you there tomorrow!
It is in the city's Aoetea Square and begins at 10am.

Happy Weekend!