Baby Lifestyles Magazine

Have you seen Baby Lifestyles Magazine yet?  

Such a lovely read with lots of inspiring ideas for mums from the nursery to your party.

I was lucky enough to be interviewed recently by the lovely editor and creator Lauren.  The interview features in the recent edition of the magazine which was released this week.

I hope you enjoy it.




Leanne

Go ahead, make my (birth)day!

I love my friend Kellie. We used to work together, back when I worked at Council (I was a lolly-pop lady, didn't I tell you? hehehe) and have remained friends thereafter. She's actually Fern's godmother so I reckon we'll be friends for a very long time to come! Anyway, this morning as I toiled blearily-eyed to tidy up my garbage-dump-cum-family-home and simultaneously dress and feed two little kids plus work on my bm3 orders there was a knock on the door. I opened it, to find Kellie. With a gorgeous bunch of flowers. For ME!

It's my birthday tomorrow, but I'm so busy and frazzled that it has barely registered. But Kellie didn't forget. And her flowers (and scarily appropriate b'day card) pretty much made my day.




... and then something else happened that made my day all over. The postman brought with him a little parcel. And in it?




Little woven pieces of magic that turn Bubby Makes Three into a label. I mean, a real LABEL. And I'm excited like its my birthday!!

Oh wait, it is my birthday!

I wonder what my actual birthday will bring??

What made YOUR day today?

x


when....

my gorgeous friend Nicole {we met in 1987. as we started high school together & she is still one of my closest friends today} asked me to photograph her family I was over the moon. and possibly a little more nervous than normal....the stakes were high! we planned to meet at a favourite spot of mine where I knew her boys would enjoy playing & exploring. they did amazingly well, were an honour to photograph & have made it hard for me to choose my favourites. so here is a select few of the images I hope will be placed upon their walls & cherished forever.














Pretty baking supply stores

Planet Bake
Planet Bake



Cake Decorating Company
Cake Decorating Company



Bake it Pretty
Bake it Pretty



Fancy Flours
Fancy Flours


Today on "shops I love", I am featuring four online boutiques that are full of a baker's dream goodies.

The UK based Planet Bake has a wide variety of creative baking and partyware supplies, from pretty cupcake boxes to sugar craft equipment.

The Cake Decorating Company has an enormous catalogue of delights. For the cake pop enthusiasts there are sticks and wrappers, candy melts and cake pop stands for displaying your latest creations. They also sell the trendy new cake push-up containers and can print your photos and designs onto edible paper! Oh, and they also sell edible shimmery ribbon - how neat is that?

Across the pond there is Bake it Pretty, which was started by blogger Amanda who struggled to find stylish, unique, and retro baking supplies. Her store started out as an Etsy store in 2006 and now she has her very own brick and mortar boutique in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Also in the US is Fancy Flours, a site dedicated to edible art and they are passionate about all things related to sugar crafting. They sell over fifty shades of glitter and edible dust, along with cake, cookie and candy moulds, and the prettiest packaging supplies from treat boxes, bakers twine to cake stands and cupcake holders.

Have a sweet day!

Making rainbow tutus

I think we've established many times over that I am slightly mad, especially when it comes to children's parties.

Which explains why I am chest-deep in tulle creating 22 rainbow tutus for Cappers' upcoming Rainbow Party. Make that 23 as I was requested to make a tutu for Cappers' 'puppy' while I was at it.

Oh my, it's so much work but oh-extra-my they are going to be so beautiful!

And cheap. Tulle on sale at about $2 a metre works out to be about $3 a tutu including the satin ribbon. You've gotta love that! They are so very easy to make - no sewing involved. Check out this tutorial from Paige and Brooke. I a wide satin ribbon instead of elastic for the waist band (the ribbon ties in a bow at the back and looks lovely) and I'm making mine shorter than the tutorial suggests as I wanted that 'corps de ballet' effect with the tutu standing straight up. Plus, when you're making 22 of the darn things, every little bit of tulle saved is a blessing really.

I had the thought that 'make a matching tutu for your doll' could be a fun party craft, but Cappers' really struggled with making the knot and I didn't fancy sitting at the party making 22 doll's tutus for everyone, so I scrapped that idea.

I'll show you all the pretty rainbow maids all in a row when I post about the party in a couple of weeks time.

Are you mad for parties like me?
Do you also like to go that bit further to do something extra special?
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