They're Off

Well it's official - I am the mother of TWO school children and as such Surfer Boy seems to think that the house will be immaculate, meals will be prepared, and various home crafts will be completed. He was a little miffed to find that nothing has changed in one day! Little does he know that I headed straight for 'The Corner Shop' cafe and sat around with various lovely ladies until 1.30pm!! There really wasn't much time left after that for chores of any sort. Maybe tomorrow will be different - but I doubt it!
Here's the lovelies off to their first day -

Gidget - year 2

Moondoggie - Prep

(and before you ask - no I wasn't at all sad or sentimental. He was so happy to be there that there didn't seem much point)

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A Novel Romance 2010

More to come... but I have to go to bed... I'm pooped. :)

Head pieces, belt: Twigs & Honey
Models: Sarah Clements, Kathleen, Linda, and more names to come
Dresses: The English Dept.
Location: Ace Hotel
Flowers: Ink & Peat

The better half wearing a Pinkham Millinery custom fedora.
View more in my Flick folder HERE.

A Pretty Boat House

Look at this pretty Boat House....so lovely and inviting. What a perfect spot for a Summer Holiday.


Image 1 & 2 - Mike Newling

What's Surfer Boy Been Up To??

Weekend Project

If you need a little weekend project, don't forget about our January challenge, which ends Monday. Check out this post for more details and ideas on making some pretty magnets.

Friday out to lunch outfit

Indy wanted to "model" today too...

And then she got camera shy...

Tank tops: American Apparel and Old Navy
Vest: Anthropologie
Jeans: Anlo from Gilt Groupe
Shoes: Rosegold
Bag: vendor at the UCDavis Whole Earth Festival

L.O.L.

New Sponsor :: Empire of Delight

I'm tickled to have Empire of Delight as a new Twigs & Honey blog sponsor. All their products look good enough to eat! They use luxurious ingredients in their products including shea butter, silk, and jojoba oil, which will leave your skin feeling soft and pampered. If the looks don't make you want to gobble them up, the fragrances will from grapefruit, ginger, amber, champagne and strawberry. Scents not your cup of tea? That's okay! They also carry unscented versions of their products including an unscented lavish soap and a whipped body butter. Empire of Delight products would make wonderful gifts for bridal parties, newlyweds, loved ones... or treat yourself!

Bubble Gum Bath Bomb

Energy Bath Bomb

Their luxury soaps sound like they are to die for:
"We use traditional oils such as olive oil and coconut and add exotic butters such as mango and shea butter for a truly extravagant soap. Each bar contains real silk and is beyond doubt a delight for your skin. All our luxury bars come individually labelled and packaged in crystal clear boxes."

Miss Behaviour
White Tea & Ginger scented soap

Dazzling Citrus
Yuzu scented soap

Be sure to visit their site for more lovely products HERE. They also have a blog HERE.

Flashback Friday

We had people over for dinner tonight and during the course of the evening, for some reason, the wedding photos were brought out. They are a whole other Flashback Friday, but when I was putting them all back I came across this photo.

This is the group of people I spent much of my teens, and all of my 20s with on an almost daily basis. I think it must have been taken in the mid 90's. Most of us met at dancing class in 1984 (year 9) and we were inseparable for well over a decade. This photo makes me miss those days so much - before, husbands and wives, before kids and mortgages, when every day was an adventure and we lived for each other.

I am happy to say that every one of these people is well loved, with families and big joyous lives. Doesn't stop me missing 'us' though.

(By the way, that's me at the front in the delightful cream canvas coat thingy!)

There's Always One In Every Holiday Snap!

Kathryn Ireland Book Signing at Black & Spiro

I am so thrilled to announce that U.S. Interior Designer Kathryn Ireland will be doing a book signing for the launch of her beautiful new book, Kathryn M. Ireland Creating a Home, at Black & Spiro on Monday 8th February, 2010 at 12 noon.

I am extending an invitation to all my blog readers, clients and friends to attend this very exciting event here at Black & Spiro.

Please email me for further details if required. anna@blackandspiro.com.au

We look forward to seeing you. Everyone is welcome.

Black and Spiro

768 Brunswick Street

New Farm Qld 4005

Australia

Ph - 07 3254 3000

Image 1 & 2 via cote de texas, Image 3 via Kathryn Ireland

Thursday out to lunch outfit

Headband: Twigs & Honey
Cropped jacket and tank: Anthropologie
Boyfriend jeans: DL1961 from Gilt Groupe
Heels: Kelsey Dagger from Gilt Groupe

Got my new bracelete by junghwa (my big sis)

I love them. So cute. So dainty. Yellow!

Get your own, HERE.

Hilde's Juliette Layouts

We are happy to feature two layouts created by Hilde (aka Scoobie) from Norway. We love how she used the Juliette collection. She took the floral papers and added pearls & doilies to made them look like snowflakes and flurries. For more of her SEI projects and details, check out her blog.

Here's what Hilde said about the Juliette collection last month:
"When I saw the Juliette line, my first thought was Snow! Don’t ask me why, but I think it was some of the patterns which made me think of snowflakes, and the colors, too. Where I live, in Norway, we often have snow this time of year, at least quite cold (right now: -10 degrees C and 50 cm of snow)."



Thanks for sharing, Hilde! We love to see your creations. Just send them to our e-mail at seiblog(at)shopsei(dot)com.

Oh, you know I love a good sale

I spy some lovely things at great prices at Anthropologie:

Muted Light Earrings

Shine on Earrings

Pavo Maillot

Late Afternoon Pullover

Painted Cottage Sweater
Speaking of Anthropologie, I just joined a fun new flickr group: Anthropologie: Personal Style

The First In A Series.....

Another biggie...

This one I shipped off to the east coast today for a shoot along with another piece.... but I ran out of time and couldn't photograph that one (rats!).

Featuring three large gold-ish handmade flowers, leaves and feathers.

My oh my!

You must read this beautiful article written by the super stylish and lovely Jen McCabe at OregonLive.com. She has done a very sweet write up on Twigs & Honey! Read the whole article HERE.

New Sponsor :: Rebecca Hansen Photography

The husband and wife team of Rebecca Hansen Photography is surely a pair you'll grow to love. Their work is beautiful, simply put. Their modern images are stylish and pretty, but what makes them really special is how they capture moments, emotions and memories. When you look at them, you can tell they love what they do... makes you want to be photographed by them because you know you'll have a good time!
In their own words: "We are passionate about people, love, great modern architecture, and amazing design, and of course photography. We get so excited every time we shoot, we feel like the possibilities are endless. We are just excited about life..."
Some favorites from the photographers:

Some of my favorites I've "borrowed" from their beautiful blog. There were so many!

And! oh my goodness... Rebecca is such a doll. Isn't she so pretty??

Such beautiful taste! Welcome Rebecca Hansen Photography as a blog sponsor!