Mothers Day Table Challenge...

I love EVERYTHING about Mother's Day!  I love what it represents.  I love that I am a mum and that my babies love honouring me.  I love being able to have a day to spoil my mum and show her how much I appreciate her.  I love the little handmade gifts and the things from the school Mothers Day stall.  I love Mothers Day shopping.  I love the stores being filled with lots of pink and feminine and gorgeous gifts.  I love the weather in May.  I love EVERYTHING about the day!!!

Last month I noticed a Mothers Day Table Challenge competition being held by  Lily Chic Events and Luminoso Blu and couldn't wait to enter!  I wanted to create an intimate and simple table, and used my 2 sisters and my mum as the inspiration ~ a lovely setting outdoors with a delicious brunch and some yummy treats to finish.  I also hoped to inspire others to do something simple yet gorgeous for their own Mothers Day. 

Here is our winning entry:

I wanted a menu that was casual yet scrumptious and this is what I came up with:

Pumpkin Soup with mini toast
Bacon & Zucchini Slice
Ham, Cheese and Lettuce Rolls with Tomato relish and sour cream
Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
Chocolate Selection Platter
Rainbow Cake
Jelly & Meringues

 

 

 

 

I also used a selection of products that are available in our store at www.sweetlittlebirdy.com.au, as well as some of my favourite things from my personal collection x

 

I absolutely loved seeing all the other entries ~ everyone submitted such wonderful tables x

 

 

A big thank you to Lily Chic Events and Luminoso Blu, along with the judges from Just Call Me Martha and Little Big Company for running such an inspiring and fun challenge. 

1950's housewife Tea Party

As many of you realise we surprised everyone by eloping 2 weeks ago and had a magical perfect wedding at the most divine bed and breakfast, Telegraph Retreat, near Port Macquarie, NSW.

(Photo courtesy of Michelle-Leigh Photography)

Before we eloped I hosted a 'secret' Kitchen Tea and enjoyed a delightful afternoon with some family and friends.  We had such a great time dressing up and enjoying a fun photo shoot with Renee from Renee Bell Photographer.

(The wig and red lipstick were a bit out of my comfort zone, but it was fun to dress up and catch up for some girly chatting and laughs).

Lots of yummy treats to eat on Sweet Little Birdy products and a mini candy bar for guests to take home some sweetness made the day one filled with sweet memories.

 

Some of our fun shots!

YUM YUM - carrot cakes in liberty baking cases, scones, strawberry, cake pop skewers and mini pears on one of our gorgeous 2 tier stands

Cream and berries for the scones and mini pears in our compotes

Delicious ~ how wonderful do these cake pops skewers, jam and coconut slice and cake balls and carrot cakes displayed in our 3 tier wire stand look!

Oh these liberty teacups make my heart sing ~ gorgeous for serving warm chocolate cake and cream

Mini drinks with our vintage style paper straws

Candy bar  (Did you know that Sweet Little Birdy do Candy bars locally in the Hunter Valley NSW)?

Such wonderful memories of a great girly day with friends and family!



Fall in love at Sweet Little Birdy...

 Oh what fun we had doing a Valentine's Day concept shoot for Sweet Little Birdy with Renee at NFE Design ~ two adorable little girls had a gorgeous time making biscuits using some of our products and looked so sweet in their aprons and cooking hats... 

(All of these gorgeous things are available in our store...)

Little Miss R and Little Miss L busy with the task at hand

Little Miss L using our cookie cutters...

  Stay tuned for more gorgeous photos from the day... coming soon...

A heart that loves is always young ~ Greek Proverb 

Baby Blue Party for Louis' First Birthday

 My dear friends Lyndall and Marc's little man turns one tomorrow.  I can't believe he is one already ~ it doesn't seem that long ago that we cried mountains of tears together when pregnancy just wasn't happening for this amazing couple and the journey into IVF was to begin ~ but miraculously they conceived their first baby naturally, a gorgeous princess named Irelyn, and then quickly after little Louis arrived and all those sad, hard and long days of thinking they would never be mummy and daddy have been replaced with smiles and giggles and laughter as we watch their delightful children grow. 

Happy Birthday little man xxx

Here are some photos from his party that was held last weekend ~ blue for a boy was the theme and everything looked (and tasted) gorgeous. 

 

Coconut Ice ~ yum

Lyndall's first ever attempt at cake pops - GREAT JOB!!!

YUM!!!

Blue Icecream with starburst babies mixed in!!!

A gorgeous blue party for a gorgeous boy!!!

And the winner is...

Amy!!!

(Amy has been contacted and will receive her prize very soon)

Thank you to everyone for your entries and gorgeous words - your support and love of what we do is what its all about.  We look forward to spending 2011 with you. 

Happy New Year Polka Dot Giveaway

It's a New Year and there are so many exciting things planned for Sweet Little Birdy ~ new products, new inspirations, photo shoots and parties to share with you, advertising in some awesome magazines and many more things to look forward to. 


It's been such a wonderful time since http://www.sweetlittlebirdy.com.au/ launched and we love the support we've received from all of our gorgeous customers and fans.


As a lot of people will know I have an obsession with polka dots so to say thank you and to celebrate the New Year we have a gorgeous spotty dotty giveaway for you ~

1. Pink Spot Baking Cups
2. Oversized Spotty Cup and Saucer 
3. Large Baking Cups 
4. Pink Spot Teatowel
5. Sambellina Plates (pack of 12)
6. Sambellina Cups (pack of 12)
7. Pink Spot Tablecloth
8. Paper Straws (pack of 25)


This fabulous prize pack is valued at over $125 and winner will have a choice of pink or blue spot products.


Entering is so easy:


All you need to do is be a fan of Sweet Little Birdy on facebook ~ leave us a comment to let us know you have stopped by to say hi.


Come back and leave us a comment here on our blog.


And that's it ~ a winner will be randomly drawn on Friday 7th January 2011




We would love you to spread the word ~ share it on facebook, twitter or your blog, link us in your comments, suggest us to friends. 


May all your dreams come true in 2011 - Happy New Year to you all xxx

It's a Sweet Little Birdy Christmas...

Recently we held our Sweet Little Birdy Christmas Party and chose a red and dark pink colour palette, with a focus on candy stripes and little birdies ~ loved how it all come together, and we had a fun and fantastic day x

Delicious treats were displayed on a gorgeous bakers stand, while a tray on a stand housed plates and cups (and a few yummy treats) and drink dispensers sat atop stands also. 

Guests enjoyed munching on sandwich fingers, bruschetta, vegetable platters and fruit salad, as well as christmas tree cupcakes, rocky road and royales biscuit 'puddings', mini strawberry puddings, scones, and lots of sweets x

THE THANK YOUS AND SHOUT OUTS

Big thanks to the following gorgeous people for doing what they do best:

My wonderful boy ~ your patience and assistance is so appreciated.  Thank you for packing the iron and ironing board and ironing the tableclothes for me ~ you truly are the best!

NFE DESIGN ~ as always the photos are stunning and Renee is a pleasure to spend time with

MON TRESOR ~ for the gorgeous ice cream cups and lolly scoop (which was hanging on the side of the bakers rack)

STYLE ME GORGEOUS ~ I just love love love printables for parties - it's so much fun printing them out and cutting them all up ready and everyone loves them

THE PRODUCTS

So in love with the metal folding stand ~ so easy to fold up and carry, then looks amazing when folded out.   On the stand we had Christmas tree cupcakes, rocky road and royales mini 'puddings'.

Bruschetta was served in our candy cane range of bowls ~ I made this simple serving bowl by blu-tacking one of our lido bowls to one of our overturned candy cane bowls.  Holding the oil is a half circle dish ~ coming soon to SWEET LITTLE BIRDY

These yummy strawberry puddings in recycled jars looked so sweet with the spoons from our 'baby is brewing' favours. 

No party would be complete at Sweet Little Birdy without the fantastic range of party ware from SAMBELLINA ~ we used the stripey range in pink and red, along with polka cups.  Also on the tray are our new candle holders (used as lolly holders) ~ coming soon

Our paper straws fit the candy stripe theme perfectly, and teamed perfectly with the Style Me Gorgeous printables...

Love, love, love our new stripey lolly bags ~ these contained 'old fashioned favourites' like milk bottles, grubs, icecream cones, honey bears, strawberries and creams and teeth ~ loved the touch of nostaglia these gave the party

Sambellina tags were PERFECT for the guests take home bags ~ these boxes are also coming soon to Sweet Little Birdy

A big thank you to all of our guests and helpers on the day ~ we look forward to partying with you again in the New Year