well colour me happy!

ASOS chevron bangles

I stumbled across these gorgeous chevron bangles over on Julia's blog the other day.

I loved the colours, loved the chevrons, plus I think they look a touch like Kate Spade's gold and enamel idiom bangles (if Kate Spade made them in chevron shape), so I couldn’t resist snapping them up!

thirty (+ one)



Image via Pinterest

Yup – its my birthday. It feels like only yesterday I was celebrating my 30^th.

To celebrate my milestone birthday last year my gorgeous husband treated me to a degustation dinner (with about seven too many glasses of matching wines) at the stunning Magill Estate the night of my birthday, and then we celebrated with family and friends at a party in our backyard on the Saturday night.

We filled the huge tree, which sits in the centre of our backyard, with gorgeous white lanterns and fairy lights and I got my hands on as many long tables, bench seats and bits of wooden outdoor furniture as I could to create a beer garden-like atmosphere on the grassed areas of the yard. I made punch, jugs of pimms, little flags for all the straws - the whole shebang. It was lovely but definitely was hard work.

The only decent photo I managed to get of the garden set-up before most of the guests arrived.

With my amazing husband

With bub’s arrival just over three months away, this year’s planned celebrations are much more relaxed and low-key. My husband took me out for a surprise breakfast this morning, I had lunch in the city with a girlfriend and then dinner (alcohol free for me this time) with my parents and husband tonight. We’ve got a friend’s engagement on Saturday night and then we’re having our immediate family and my besties over for afternoon tea at our house on Sunday.

Image via Pinterest

I put in an early request with my husband for an icecream cake for afternoon tea. But rather than buying one, he’s convinced me that we can try and make one.  For a first attempt I’m not exactly sure how it is going to look. I’m going to aspire to making it look pretty next time, but for the first try I’m just hoping it all stays together - especially in the scorching 37 degree weather it looks like we’ll be having on Sunday. All I care about is that it tastes amazing. Considering that I’m planning on 'smooshing in' Caramello Koala chocolate bars throughout the icecream, I’m hoping we’ll be onto a winner. Stay tuned!

Once upon a time

Image via Matchbook magazine

Take uber-hunk Ryan Gosling - looking rather dashing in a classic tux, add a gorgeous little co-star in a super-sweet dress, and what do you get? ….a photo I couldn’t resist blogging about.

Ever since I saw Crazy Stupid Love, Ryan has shot from obscurity on my Hollywood hunks list straight to the top. To be fair, I don’t actually have a 'hunks list' – but if I did, Ryan would definitely be at the top. This sounds strange, but in the movie even his shoes look hot.

Plus from all accounts I’ve heard, Mr Gosling sounds to be just as dreamy as he looks – even being quoted as saying that his ultimate project would be to remake Roman Holiday with Natalie Portman playing Audrey Hepburn’s role. Swoon!

I also couldn’t go past the dress worn by Ryan’s gorgeous Blue Valentine co-star Faith Wladyka at the Cannes Film Festival. The dress with its ‘once upon a time’ wording beaded onto the latte silk really is the prettiest little thing.

If baby turns out to be a girl I might just need to try my hand at making something similar in a few years time. I’m thinking that the easiest way would be to apply navy glitter paint using the freezer paper stencil technique which Belinda from The Happy Home blogged about here last week rather than hand-sewing on the beads.

Enjoy!
Michelle xx

Today

Polaroid heart. Image via Pinterest

A homewares and gift shop I pass on my way to and from work (which I blogged about here) currently has something similar in their window display.  Only they’ve used what looks like bright pink post-it-notes shaped into a love heart on a white canvas.  It looks so fun and the neon pink really makes it 'pop'.

I hope you are having a lovely day whatever your Valentines Day plans are. xx

Kate Spade and Florence Broadhurst

I blogged about the launch of this exciting collaboration a while back here, but I just couldn’t resist sharing these newly released pictures of Kate Spade’s stunning Spring 2012 campaign featuring the designs of Australia's own Florence Broadhurst.

Enjoy! xx

Images via Kate Spade and Kate Spade Tumblr

Audrey - style to match

If you haven’t read the latest edition of Matchbook Magazine, do yourself a favour and check it out online.

Matchbook's four page feature on the style of Audrey Hepburn – “reimagined for a new age” is a standout favourite for me. Love!

Images via Matchbook mag

Check out the full edition online here.

j'adore.. Adore home magazine

The latest edition of Adore home magazine is out.

It features so so many gorgeous interiors and products for the home that I’m hard pressed to pick a favourite.…but the overall stand-outs for me are:

KikkiK’s founder Kristina Karlsson and her super-organised study.

Would we expect anything less than perfection from the queen of office organisation products?

 

One of my favourite bloggers Jen Ramos and her latest online venture Cocoa & Hearts

 

 The workspace of another of my favourites in blog land – Claudia Lambert from Peep My Style

 

Pineapple Fever – so simple but just with the right amount of quirkiness.

Oooh I’d simply love to have the white porcelain pineapple displayed proudly on a sideboard, bookshelf or desk in my home, but with our house already packed to the brim and everything in our guest bedroom being cleared out to transform it into a nursery, I just don’t have any room.

You can read the full edition of the magazine here.

Images via Adore home magazine

Marie Claire lifestyle blog

One of my favourite Australian magazines, Marie Claire, has just launched its own lifestyle blog.

The blog promises to cover the lifestyle team’s favourite finds for your home, exciting new shops, the best places to eat and fabulous hotels around the world.

Check out the blog here.

Images via Marie Claire.