Zarif transforms into a 6 year old ...

we threw a very last minute small party for Big Z over the weekend.
so last minute was this party planned, i decided to go against my own tradition (as far as parties are concerned) and made do without invitation cards. guests were invited via Facebook.

this was also the first party i threw which had a character theme to it.
Big Z's at that age where his views and thoughts pretty much need to matter more now. he wanted a Transformers party. in steps the rebellious mummy ... i agreed on the theme, but with some tweaking here and there, i made it a little less commercial and conventional a Transformers party.

below, some photos of the party.

our world in our hands ...

one thing i do love to indulge in time and again, are my travels abroad. *guilty!*

on that note, i'd love to start a small, but worthy collection of globes of various makes, styles and finishes. beautiful and playful works of art and craftsmanship. in one single object that is the globe, one gets to enjoy art, science and geography. that to me, is a pretty good deal.

below, some images of globes put on display in interesting and very beautiful ways.

: family :

: vintage :

: elegant :

: chic :

: explore :

: grounded :

: all images via Desire to Inspire :

Ladybugs fluttered + partied away ...

the LADYBUG party's come and gone. birthday girl's some many more presents richer now too, i'm sure. as for myself, i'm just happy to have been part of the party's 'dressing', if you like. below, some photos of the ladybugs that kept me busy past couple months.

: the invites :

: the boys' party bags :

: the girls' party bag :

: the LADYBUG memory game cards as favours :

:: the personalized name art for birthday girl ::

:: the whole order; party packs and party invites for 80 kids plus the framed name art ::

play + live a little ...

made this piece for a lil dude who turned 3 recently. as i only just (finally!) met him and his parents over lunch today, i can now (also finally) put up the photos of the painting. i do hope the painting goes well up against some wall in his room or playroom or play corner at home.

personalized with his initials, i had them initials flanked by two 'friendly reminders' for us all. amidst all the crazy chaos our days may bring us, every so often we ought to remind ourselves to play and live a little bit more. a bit of play makes for a longer and happier life, i'd like to think. :-)

party : LADYBUGS (part 1)

my little ladybug client (well, her mum really) has picked the "something whimsical - fairy flights" palette as the party's theme colours. am currently busy working on the party favours and a little 'something special' for the birthday girl herself.

the party's end of this month. not long now to delivery date. wish me luck! :-)

invites to go

some invites i made a while back.

i sell these in sets of 10 invites.

those interested (for the next party you're hosting, or as your next gift purchase), drop me an email. :-)

palette : ladybugs

i'm in the midst of planning + preparing a party. another little girl is turning one soon. we're going with a ladybugs theme. instead of sticking to the typical black + red + white theme, i'm putting my playful hat on and suggesting a more feminine and possibly more contemporary colour palette.

below are the 3 themes i've come up with. i already have my favourite, but for blog-tertainment (my word for the day ... hah!) purposes (read: just for fun), i thought i'd throw the options to my lovely readers. leave a comment or two and state your preferred choice among these three.

on that note, happy weekend!

:: something traditional - cotton candy ::

:: something modern - coffee club culture ::

:: something whimsical - fairy flights ::