Shoe Heaven!

It's no secret that I have a love of shoes... perhaps an obsession with them!

Christian Louboutin has opened his very gorgeous shoe parlour in Selfridges in London.... I would love to peruse these pieces of art!

Enjoy your day xx

Image: Christian Louboutin, Selfridges London

Spring into Flowers

It was the most gorgeous day here on Sunday and we ventured out to visit a Tulip farm situated just outside of Canberra in a little place called the Hidden Valley.

From the Highway you would have no idea just how beautiful this place is...

You walk through the gates and down a little lane that has Flowering Pear trees down the middle, over a very quaint wooden bridge that takes you across the stream and into another world of flowering trees and gardens - the word stunning is just not enough to describe the amazing site of flowers and colour everywhere you look!

We spent the afternoon wandering through the grounds, going up the hill to look out over the valley, had some very yummy dutch pancakes to celebrate "Dutch Pancake Day".... how could you not celebrate that?!

We all had a fabulous Spring day xx

Images: me

Vera Wang Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection

The new Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection by Vera Wang is so stunning! Whilst looking through the photos today, I feel in love with so many of the pieces.... so elegant and sophisticated!

Generally I will tend to go with very similar pieces, garments with a hint of Japanese influence will always catch my eye - which happened with a few of these pieces.

However this dress, the "Grey Cupro Jersey dress with twisting pleats and sheer organza back drape" is just so gorgeous! The detail is amazing and I love the way the fabric looks so effortless with the pleating.

Definitely on my wish list! xx

Kitchen bits and pieces

We are in the process of looking for some new bits and pieces for our kitchen especially now as my dear husband "cooked" our stovetop kettle to a point of no return.... I really loved my blue heavy based kettle....

In looking at what we need and what we'd like, I came across the very cool looking blender from KitchenAid. Love Love Love the colour and found out that they did have a matching Food Processor which has now sold out..

I like to have things that match ... yes, I admit that I am a little OCD and feel the need to have things colour co-ordinated and matching - for me it really is a necessity!!

Anyway, enough about my OCD! Looking for new kitchen bits and pieces is fun and I am out and about searching for some quirky things.

Enjoy your weekend xx

Celebration time!

Saturday was a wonderful day!

We launched our client's label at a High Tea & Fashion parade on a gorgeous spring day... everything was perfect... the weather, the flowers, the parade went smoothly, the Jazz was Divine and the food delicious!!

I also launched my latest Spring/Summer collection and my little ones looked so cool .... all was fantastic!

So grateful for the wonderful women that I worked with in pulling this all together - appreciate their talent, their drive and their passion.

My book also made its first public appearance and Wow! is all I can say... there are really no words that can express that feeling from deep in your heart when you see your book out there and some one you don't know loves it enough to purchase it!

Blessed and Grateful xx

Emerald

I love the colour emerald .... I think that I feel in love with it when I was a little girl watching the Wizard of Oz...

I wanted to live in that beautiful Emerald City with the horse that changed colour and everyone was sooo happy, singing and dancing!

Over the years I tend to gravitate back to greens and the various tones of green. I find that green makes me feel energized and ready to go. Funny isn't it how much influence colours have on our moods and in particular how they can change the outlook of your day?!

This image is via the ColourLovers blog post, and was put together by Olan, an Interior Designer based in New Jersery. To read here blog about the colour Emerald and others, please visit:



http://www.colourlovers.com/home/blog/2010/09/04/interior-design-trends-emerald

Enjoy xx

Beautiful Embroidery

This dress is amazing... silk embroidery onto leather!

The level of detail and workmanship in this dress is beautiful... such talent

Dress by Christopher Kane

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Thinking of you....

Thoughts and prayers are with our family and friends in the US on this day of remembrance.

Peace and Love to all on this day, our hearts are with today and always.

xx

Kate Spade

Such a gorgeous piece... reminds of something Egyptian

Kate Spade's Palace of Mirrors bid necklace is just so pretty!!

Enjoy your weekend xx

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Warm Weather

Beautiful beaches.... love that the weather is warming up .... bbq's, fun in the sun, laughter and lots of smiles

Eat Pray Love

I read this book at the beginning of the year ... I needed to regroup ... to find some missing pieces and was drawn to this book.

I had wanted to buy it for awhile, however kept putting it off and then I received it as a gift for Christmas ... Smiles

I felt so connected to the journey as I had been in a previous relationship that ended in divorce ... it was not a healthy or happy relationship for me ... and I too had to find my way out of the dark tunnel and through to the other side.

It took some time .... some forks .... some detours ... lots of tears and heartache ... even though at the time I pretended that all was ok .... it was my choice ... it was the right decision for me ...

My life is now my life and I am happy

Happy Father's Day

My Muchkin & his Daddy - I Love my Daddy! xo

No words

No words needed today ......