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As our Halloween goodies have been arriving we gathering inspiration and trying to work out exactly what to put on display in our front window.  Last year we had a FABULOUS Halloween cake by Yogi at Sweet Dreams Cakes and lots of jars filled with lollies!!

This year we wanted something a bit different even though there are many, many wonderful images of Halloween themed dessert tables and candy bars travelling around the blogoshpere. We aren’t sure if this window will last the entire month of October but we thought it was a fun place to start!!

While the traditional Halloween colours- black and orange – still play a starring role in our decor and decorations this year we have also decided to add touches of purple and lime green where possible.

Our favourite felt “Trick or Treat” flag bunting which proved extremely popular with our customers last year is back in stock as are lots of other goodies!!  


1 October 2010 |
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30 days and counting…

Yesterday we received this fantastic Halloween calendar from a special friend of ours in the United States (thanks Jill!!).  We had our fingers crossed that it would arrive in time for the first day of October for us to start counting down the days to Halloween…and it did!! 

Just like the traditional Christmas Advent calendar there is a pocket for each day of the month. Tomorrow we are going to fill each pocket with a little treat (or trick) and the first customer who visits us and says “Trick or Treat” each day of October will receive whatever is in the pocket of that day!! There will be just one treat each day so if you are in the neighbourhood pop in and don’t forget to say “Trick or Treat”!!

30 September 2010 |
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inspirational

We are gathering inspiration for our Halloween window display.  Here are a few images that are providing us with some great “food for thought”!

Image by All You




Image by Pottery Barn Kids

Image by Pottery Barn

Image by Good Housekeeping

22 September 2010 |
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creepy & spooky


Bug Cupcakes

Image by All You

Monster Cupcakes

Image by Craftzine

Spider Cakes

Image by not martha

Are you looking for some “sweet” inspiration for Halloween?  Well look at this selection of fabulous spooky and creepy baked treats.  Some decorations are more difficult than others but we are sure there is something here for everyone!

Creepy Cupcakes

Brain Cupcakes

Hairy Monster Cupcakes

Images by Martha Stewart

Image by Bakerella

Image by All Things Cupcake

Image by Good Housekeeping



16 September 2010 |
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sneak peak

This is what we saw when we opened up the boxes of our new Halloween products which were delivered today.  We are gearing up for our busiest…yes, you heard it right…our busiest time of year…Halloween!!  We LOVE Halloween and it seems our customers do too.

These fantastic battery operated Jack-O-Lanterns are back this year.  If you missed out last year hurry in as stocks are once again limited.  There are three sizes available.

Stay tuned for more great Halloween products, costume ideas and treats over the coming weeks. And, photos of our shop decorated and stocked for Halloween!!

8 September 2010 |
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celebrating dads

Many schools and preschools celebrate Father’s Day with a breakfast as well as providing all the fathers with a portrait of themselves created by their child.  This Father’s Day we decided to have a bit of fun along the same lines in our front window.  One of  love to celebrate’s best friends who is a Preschool teacher asked her class to paint some portraits to hang in our window.  This gorgeous class is currently studying art so it was a perfect opportunity for these little artists to also showcase their masterpieces. 

We wanted to “tie” the Father’s Day theme together so we thought a great way to do this was to raid a couple of tie cupboards and use a variety of patterned ties to hang the portraits.  We are so pleased with the final result!!

It has been so delightful this week  to watch the faces of people walking by – ALL ages – some have stopped to look, some have just glanced, smiled and continued on their merry way while others have even opened the door to tell us how much they LOVE our window.  Thank you.

But the BIGGEST thank you must go out to the Kindy Red artists who have shared with us their talents…and their dads!!  We really hope your dads love their portraits as much as we do!!

And from all of us at love to celebrate to all the dads, grandads and great grandads out there we say-  Happy Father’s Day for Sunday!!

2 September 2010 |
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celebrating bar & bat mitzvahs

We recently had the pleasure of collaborating with one of our fantastic clients to create two very special Jewish celebrations – a Bar Mitzvah and a Bat Mitzvah. 

The Bar Mitzvah was a Willy Wonka themed evening which was absolutely AMAZING!!  We LOVED the fantastic lollipop cushions which lined the entrance all the way up to the large candy bar table which was filled with jars and jars of Kosher lollies flown in from the USA. 

The orange, purple, red and green colour scheme on the tables and chairs was bright but worked brilliantly to bring the theme to life.  These colours were repeated in the 900 plus helium balloons which floated on the ceiling and created a magical atmosphere.

 

Black, hot pink and a touch of bling were the colour scheme for the 13 year-old girl’s Bat Mitzvah!! 400 helium-filled balloons floated on the ceiling above the tables and dance floor.  We particularly LOVE the attention to detail in both themes.

 


30 August 2010 |
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stationery queens

The August trade fairs in Melbourne are always HECTIC!! There are three different venues across Melbourne to visit. With so many suppliers and distributors showcasing new products in the lead up to the Christmas trading period it can sometimes leave our heads spinning!! 

We were very excited to catch up with the delightful and talented Kate from Sambellina. You already know how much we LOVE Kate’s range and we were SO excited to finally meet her in person!!  New additions to the already popular Sambellina polka dot range include lime green with white polka dots, white with black polka dots and hot pink with white polka dots.  We were also thrilled to see the new striped range which comes in pink & white, blue & white and red & white.  We can’t wait to see the combination of polka dots and stripes on our shelves later this month.

Two other lovely ladies we caught up with were Katy and Jane from Katy Jane Designs.  These talented friends have added some more beautiful vintage-inspired designs to their invitation range.  Our particular favourite is the Carnival design.

Another one of our favourite “stationery queens” Jenny from Just Smitten was also in Melbourne showing off some her new designs.  We LOVE the combination of red and blue which Jenny uses strongly throughout the Just Smitten range.  Jenny’s stand was filled with beautiful Christmas cards and gift tags along with invites, cards and birthday tags too.

29 August 2010 |
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celebrating melbourne


It wouldn’t be the same if it didn’t rain in Melbourne!!  We didn’t let it stop us though on our recent trip for the Trade Shows.  We really had a great time discovering some of the jems this city has to offer. Here are some highlights we wanted to share with you.

Dinner at Gingerboy. Yummy!

Fantastic sculptures everywhere!!  This one was in our hotel lobby.

Scrumptious breakfast and coffee at St Ali in South Melbourne.  This place is GREAT!!

Fun and stylish shopping at melbournestyle.  Thanks Lex.

Colourful street art in South Melbourne.

Classic Italian espresso bar - a Melbourne institution!!

Melbourne public transport!

Thanks Melbourne.  We will definately be back soon!!

25 August 2010 |
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weekend today

Did you “spot” our balloons and party products on the Weekend TODAY program this morning??? If you missed it take a look now!!  We were so excited when  a member of the Weekend TODAY staff visited our shop and told us she wanted some party items for a segment on gluten free party food which she was putting together for the show.

As you already probably know we LOVE polka dot so these balloons are one of our all-time favourites and always bring smiles to the faces of our customers.  They come in a great selection of colours including red, rose pink, wildberry (hot pink), lime, pale blue, yellow and lilac – all with white polka dots.  They were also very popular last year at Halloween in orange with black polka dots and black with orange polka dots.

But not only did the set of Weekend TODAY look pretty the segment provided some great tips for preparing delicious gluten-free party food for kids.  We really liked the simple but effective idea of putting gluten-free food on a different coloured plate so that  children can easily identify the food they are allowed to eat.  For more information about coeliac disease contact the Coeliac Society at www.coeliacsociety.com.au.


7 August 2010 |
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