What’s keeping me busy (besides motherhood!)

I thought I’d share a post on some of the things I’m working on to share some of the exciting and new things happening via Life’s Little Celebrations.

Since launching my new services where I offer online inspiration boards & online party planning help & sourcing of items I’ve been busy with a few different projects for various mum’s after different party themes!

It all started when a mum approached me after I had started my blog (and before I offered this new service). She was impressed with the items I was finding and my style and enlisted my help in finding unique items for an upcoming celebration as she was quite busy herself at the time. The service I offered her is my “Complete Custom Styling Pack” which follows the format of the blog (but offers more ideas), completly customised to your theme, colours, requirements, budget etc. It includes hyperlinks for easy shopping too!

Once the party is held I can’t wait to share it with you! This was her feedback:

“Tanya, you did an EXEMPLARY job and I thank you, you are very very good, I
appreciate the time saved for me on this and I definitely think you should
do this on a professional basis.

Sourcing and research takes time and you did a wonderful job I can’t thank
you enough, you took my theme, my pitch, understood it and came back with
a great moodboard full of ideas which I can now quickly source.  Visual
merchandising and theming is a knack which doesn’t come to many people and
you certainly have it and shared my vision.

This is what encouraged me to offer these services to all of you!

I recently completed an inspiration board for a Robot theme. This mum had already found lots of unique finds which she shared with me on Pinterest but wanted to see what else I could source! Her feedback:

“Wow Tanya, thanks so much!
 You’ve found a lot of stuff I didn’t find, some of which I’ll definitely use. Fabulous!
 If you set up reviews on your FB page, I’d be happy to leave a positive review about your service. “

Fred Yumbots Robot Cupcake holders - Gigglepot Kids

Currently I am working on some Alice in Wonderland theme finds for an inspiration board, such a fun theme!

Mad Tea Party pocket watch necklace - Kaboodle Designs

I am also putting together an inspiration board for a Construction theme party with a unique colour palette.

Construction party - Juicy Bits Blog

Besides inspiration boards I also offer a “Complete Party To you” package. This is where I not only provide detailed sourcing of ideas and items for the party but also arrange to purchase all the items for you and send them to you! I am putting this together for a lovely Pirate theme party coming up.

Personalised pirate treasure map printable - Easy Invitations

I’ll also be putting together a Complete Custom Styling pack for a mum planning a twins Christening based on a Noah’s Ark theme – so lovely =)

Two by Two party - Lullaby Lubbock blog

On top of all this watch out for some upcoming contributions in the next issues of the My Little Jedi magazine, Tickle the Imagination magazine and the Bird’s Party magazine (links will take you to the current issues)!

So as you can see, I am busy busy busy! Each of these services as well as my blog posts take alot of time to put together. I have my own daughter’s 1st birthday in November and then there is Christmas and a Baby sprinkle for my sister!

Doing my best to stay on top of things while also making sure I spend lots of time with my own little daughter! =) This often means late nights (as I’m sure most of you know all too well about!!).

However it’s a joy to be able to help other mum’s in celebrating their little ones =)

Please contact me if you are interested in any of my services. As mentioned above I offer everything from Inspiration boards, complete custom styling packs to a complete party to you service. These are all offered online and all the information is sent directly to your inbox (unless you choose the “complete party to you” where products are purchased and also shipped to you). I am also offering blog sponsership packages with 2 businesses signed up already, so feel free to contact me regarding this as well!

You can email me at: lifeslittlec@gmail.com

Online Party Theme Styling Launch

Note: This is a bit of a wordy post so I’ve dabbled in some pretty inspiration throughout 🙂

Since I started this blog I have received so much lovely, encouraging and positive feedback about how these posts have helped you, inspired you and saved you time in your party planning for your little one’s celebrations. This was the whole point of this blog and I am truly happy that I have been able to help all of you who visit my blog and have become part of the facebook community as well!

Icecream Truck party - Kara's Party Ideas

Embarking on this blog has also helped me realise how much I enjoy providing this service and how it is a much needed service. After being approached by a mum to assist her with sourcing of products for her upcoming child’s party I decided that this was a service I wanted to offer to other mum’s as well.

So today I launch my Online Party Theme Styling service ! Perfect for those of you who want to be hands on with the planning for your little one’s celebration but would like to save time regarding sourcing items & ideas and seeing what would work together.

Tea Party 'Down the Rabbit Hole' - Blue Satin Sashes blog

If you have found my blog posts useful,  imagine something like this tailored for you specifically based on your theme, colour scheme, budget, requirements, tastes etc – all e-mailed to you in an electronic document with hyperlinks. It would save you hours of time and help you source some gorgeous as well as practical items! This is what you receive in a “Complete Theme Styling Pack“.

If you are after something smaller then I am also offering Inspiration boards, again tailored to your specific requirements offering either overall inspiration or inspiration for just a specific aspect of your party you want assistance with (Eg: decorations).

Confetti system bronze garland - Third Drawer Down

I put in hours of time into finding unique items for various party themes and you can be assured I will contribute the same amount of thought and effort into these services for you.

You can find more details of my new services here.

I will still be blogging suggested party items for various themes and endeavour to showcase some wonderful ideas to you. My future blog posts will be great starting points for your theme planning however my Complete Theme Styling pack will provide a much larger range of ideas all tailored to your needs.

Ferris Wheel Cupcake Holder - Horchow

In addition to this I will also be doing blog posts showcasing fabulous party finds and general party items which could fit into a range of themes (eg: vintage items, girly items etc)!

Rosanna Decor Bon Bon White Footed Square Bowl - My Garden Party

To celebrate the launch of this new service I will holding a giveaway where you have the chance to win a Complete Theme Styling Pack AND a gorgeous Rosanna Decor Bon Bon Footed Bowl (courtesy of My Garden Party) for first prize, and an Inspiration Board for 2nd prize.

Details will be posted up tomorrow on how to enter, so keep an eye out for this!

In the meantime you can view more details of my new services here.

Thank you for your support and encouragement!

 

Amy in Wonderland

There’s been a lot of excited chatter lately on Amy Atlas possibly planning a trip down under. Other lovely bloggers have been writing about how they found out about Amy Atlas, such as Leanne from Mrs A in the Cove and Jane from Homemade Parties!

Reading these made me think about how I discovered the world of Amy Atlas, which I thought I’d share with you today.

8 months ago I gave birth to my precious baby girl. In the midst of the neverending cycle of feeding, nappy changing, sleeping (or hardly sleeping!) I had to plan a little something for her Baptism in 2 months time. I wasn’t planning anything huge but still wanted something nice which didn’t involve the standard “Happy Christening” matching party decorations I had seen in all the party shops.

I then stumbled onto Jade from Super Organisor Mum’s blog where she presented her Christening party for her son Oliver. I was in awe and in love! I had never seen such a cute party before with so many precious details! I LOVE little details!

Oliver's Christening dessert table - Super Organiser Mum blog

Like Alice in Wonderland I felt I had stumbled into a new hidden world I didn’t know existed – a world of sweet parties organised by loving mum’s with so much thought, dedication and love being poured into them. It wasn’t about spending loads of money or outdoing other mother’s. They were about truly celebrating their little one’s!

Off I went on my merry way to explore this new land of parties, dessert tables and candy buffets. It was then that I discovered Amy Atlas.

She was the name I found constantly mentioned on so many blogs and websites I was uncovering.

When I visited Amy’s page I was blown away by the beauty of the dessert tables she had designed. The colours, the layout, the pieces she used and of course the treats!

Since then I have come across many amazing Australian businesses who style gorgeous parties/dessert tables – who also credit Amy Atlas for inspiring them.

I didn’t have the chance to put together a proper dessert table for my daughters Baptism however I am definitely planning on giving it a go for her first birthday party this year!

Through this journey I was also motivated to start this blog to help other mum’s like me who want to put together a celebration for their little one but may not be sure where to find different items for their theme.

I would never ever have thought when I was pregnant that having my daughter would take me down this path.

If it wasn’t for Amy Atlas and what she has brought to the party world, I wouldn’t have started this blog or enjoyed all the lovely inspiration I see each day when I view different parties which Amy features on her blog. Being a new stay at home mum whose life involves loads of the usual mummy things (poop, dribble & clothes stained with food!) I now have a little bit of pretty injected into my every day life through this new found wonderland!

So thank you Amy for not only inspiring me, but inspiring all the other party stylists who have inspired me as well!

Tanya

for the love of celebrations!

Thanks for stopping in to visit Life’s Little Celebrations! I hope you will find some inspiration for the party you are planning to celebrate your little one!

Ever since I had my first little one 7 months ago I have love love loved seeing all the gorgeous party ideas and products for kids celebrations! This blog is a way that I can share some of what I find to help inspire others!

Often I have seen amazing parties but have felt overwhelmed at the thought of even trying to put something so unique together myself! Can you relate?

I am what you would call “craft challenged”! =) So I love finding things on the web (I am definitely not ‘online shopping challenged’ to the dismay of my husband!) which are beautiful, different and add those extra special touches to a party.

Hopefully sharing what I find for different celebration themes will help you in putting together something special to celebrate the little one/s in your life who are SO worth celebrating! Please pop into my “About” page to read a little bit more about me and “Life’s Little Celebrations”.

Now time to start sharing my first party theme….