Grain & Co $100 Voucher Giveaway

I’m thrilled to be able to offer my readers the chance to win a $100 voucher to use towards one of these amazing wooden cake toppers!!

Grain & Co make these gorgeous creations and you can order toppers which light up or plain timber toppers – all personalised:

 

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Perfect to dress up any cake – whether home made or professionally made:

 

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These gorgeous cake toppers can also be re-used again and again:

 

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Entry is via the Rafflecopter widget below. Entry is open to Australian residents only.

Competition will end on the 20th November and the winner will be announced in this widget on this post.

 

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Emiko Blue

As a busy mum I love purchasing party items online – you can find unique items and party essentials and have it all delivered to your door.

If you love online shopping for your party items then you must visit Emiko Blue which is an online boutique store, which stocks high-quality, stylish children’s partyware and stationery, sourced from around the globe!

 

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The store offers a large selection of premium party products, outstanding customer service and fast shipping which is so important when you buy online!

How pretty is this range available in store?:

 

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Also love this bright range:

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Kid’s birthday parties have come a long way from fairy bread, white paper plates, streamers and a few balloons.

So whether you are a time-poor mum or someone who simply loves to create memorable occasions for your children and guests, you will be able to draw inspiration from Emiko Blue’s ‘shop by theme’ or ‘shop by colour’ and create the perfect event.

 

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Emiko Blue stocks leading Australian designers such as Sambellina and Paper Eskimo, along with award-winning international designers Meri Meri and Talking Tables Belle & Boo to name a few, with new products being introduced all the time.

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Emiko Blue has everything from decorations, tableware and bakeware right down to the finishing touches such as this gorgeous twine, gift tags and embellishments!:

 

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Emiko Blue is a one-stop online shop for all your celebration and hosting needs! I know you’ll enjoy browsing this store and I’m proud to have them as one of the vendors in the Party Boutique category on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory.

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Introducing Save the Date Events

I’m excited to share with you the beautiful work of one of my blog sponsors Save the Date Events who provide event planning and styling services in Sydney as well as styled dessert tables!

 

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Christening Reception styling

 

 

Nicole who owns Save the Date Events first realised her passion for creating beautiful events when she hosted her friend’s bridal shower.

She explains – “It started with a simple colour scheme and the end result was a gorgeous backyard garden affair.  I received a lot of compliments from the guests and thought that I should pursue things further and start my own business.  I absolutely loved planning my own wedding and wanted to feel that rush of organising an event all the time, and Save the Date Events was born!”

 

How fun is this Lion King inspired table?:

 

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Lion King inspired 3rd birthday party

 

Like many of us, Nicole explains that she has always had an interest in the pretty things in life and loves that she is able to express her creativity through working with her clients on their events. She enjoys working with clients to come up with unique and special ideas to suit their vision for an event.

This popcorn bar is such a fantastic idea for something different to a standard candy buffet:

 

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Popcorn and sweets birthday bar

 

Nicole loves all of life’s celebrations and incorporating hand-made items and craft throughout each event to add a unique and personal touch.

 

I am totally swooning over this table!:

 

 

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Pastel engagement dessert table

 

Something gorgeous for a good cause:

 

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Breast cancer awareness fundraising event

 

You can Follow all of Nicole’s work on the Save the Date Event’s facebook page, and website and if you’re in Sydney you can have the pleasure of having Nicole assist you in any celebration you are planning!

 

 

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Australia Day printables

With Australia Day just around the corner I thought I’d share a few Australia day party printables I’ve found for anyone planning a get together to celebrate this great country! Some of the items below are FREE which is an added bonus!

 

 

 

 

Free Australia Day printables – Memories are Sweet

 

 

 

Australia day printables – Sassaby

 

 

 

Free Australia day printables – Polkadot Prints

 

 

Free printable bush buddies toppers – Tiny Me

 

Have some photo fun with these Australia Day photo props:

 

Australia Day photo booth props – Upon a Time Designs

 

 

 

 

Australia Day free bunting printable – Mother Duck said let’s party

 

 

 

 

 

Free Australia Day poster printable – Sassaby Printable Parties

 

For some more inspiration:

 

Australia Day party setup – Nicole from Pretty and Print featured on the Amy Atlas blog

 

 

 

 

Hope you found something to use when planning your Australia Day celebrations!

Visit the Directory to find more vendors to use when planning your celebration!

 

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Milk and Cookies – Christmas Eve Shoot

About 1-2 years ago I did a mini shoot for the My Little Jedi magazine (now ‘One Lovely Day‘) and I realised I never blogged about it so now is the perfect time to share a little bit of this simple Christmas Eve setup

It is based around a milk & cookies theme and I set it up quite simply – as a mum, for other mum’s – using inexpensive items!

The idea was to have a little set up of milk and cookies to enjoy while opening gifts. This is a little tradition I grew up with – we would go to church at Midnight and come home and open presents at 1am in the morning. I loved it! Although you could use the same idea for a Christmas day morning or a fun milk/cookies for Santa setup.

I used different flavoured milk as well as milk with little tin pails of flavouring powder. Store bought cookies in simple cookie jars and also store bought confectionery (maltesers etc) in little cupcake cases. Printables were from Ham & Pea Design and Paperie

 

 

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A little setup for Santa as well with milk and flavouring and some special cookies which were made by Denin of Spoon and Fork Cookies and Cake:

 

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Hope you enjoyed the photos and it gives you a bit of inspiration if you want to set up a little snack table for the kids to enjoy while opening their gifts!

Let me take this opportunity also to thank all of you for being a part of Life’s Little Celebrations this year through reading the blog, being a part of the facebook community or being a vendor on the directory. I truly truly appreciate your support and all the connections I have made from this blog and directory. It was a risk to take the leap to have a completely new site designed as a directory but thank’s to everyone’s support it has all come together!

I wish you and your family a joyful Christmas together!

I will be taking a break over Christmas/New Year and will be back blogging from Monday 6th January

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