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 ::

dreamy dwelling ...

i have a thing for houses. can you tell?

as far back as i can recall, houses + apartments + hotels + schools (specifically, playschools) have always captured my interest. living spaces in general, i suppose. i'd do a little imaginary exercise along the lines of "what if i were in that house/room/school/space, how would i live in it? how would i arrange things in it?". cities too. travelling, i do enjoy. and when in a foreign city, i'd start imagining again.



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when i saw this image, i had to post it here. too cute to let it just pass by. tell me you're drawn to it too. yes? no?

:: art by Ethan Hayes-Chute; image via The Red Thread ::

such a cute + clever piece of art this is. very child-like, modern, a little whimsical too. put simply, kinda perfect if you ask me. makes me want to create a whole little village of varied-height houses and office blocks and what-have-yous just for fun.

Zayaan's famous phrase!

if you've met (or heard enough stories about) my lil girl, you'd know why this print reminded me immediately of her. i swear she speaks much too much at this tender age. i foresee her teachers calling me to say she's taken over the class. and this at preschool level, mind you. ah well. keeps the house (and school for when she starts) jovial. :-)

:: by Wonderthunder Etsy, via print and pattern ::

memory game : BIRDS

when making favours for the Zs' parties, i always try to turn something ordinary a lil different, by personalizing them and/or customizing them by theme. for this particular favour item, i decided on making an updated version of a traditional family game. the memory card game. i spent hours as a child playing these. below, is my whimsical take on a BIRDS theme to the game.

beach bliss

i'd love me a home like this.

:: The Samaya, Bali ::

or, if time + Mr CFO (read: the husband) permits, a holiday there perhaps. ;-)