Eat Drink Chic

Wander your way over to fashion designer Gail Sorronda's Invasive Exotics Collection for your fill of dark and beautiful.

For a somewhat less traditional take on wedding favours, I've designed these cute and quirky candy boxes in the style of miniature milk cartons! Read on for more pics and to download your free template.

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A Lovely Bunch of Flowers

Wouldn't it be nice, as a token of thanks at your pre-wedding Bachelorette Party, to send the girls off with a lovely bunch of flowers? This favour box contains a do-it-yourself Origami Kusudama Flower kit so that the girls not only get a beautiful bunch of flowers but they also get the pleasure of making it for themselves.

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Inspiring polaroids at One Blue Wren.

I'm absolutely smitten with Origami Kusudama Flowers at the moment. They are a lot of fun to make and would even be gorgeous as decorations for a party or wedding. They will be incorporated in a new DIY project that I will be posting soon (stay tuned!) but in the meantime, if you'd like to make some of your own, try this tutorial at Folding Trees.

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Gorgeous homeware designs from Have you met Miss Jones. How cute are those button dishes?

Some artistic inspiration for your bedroom- pillow designs from Third Drawer Down and Cinq.

These mini crochet balls (a.k.a amigurumi balls), in all the colours of the rainbow, offer absolutely no practical application whatsoever, their only purpose in life being to sit and look pretty!

More pics and tutorials to make your own ahead.

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I'm currently on the lookout for a unique and fun dress for my engagement party.These handpainted numbers from Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa prove extremely inspiring.

I saw this on At Home with Kim Vallee and I simply had to link it myself! Ninutik's unique presentation of maple sugar make such stylish ideas for entertaining and for gifts.

Ninutik products are designed by Dianne Croteau and Richard Brault, the founding partners of Studio Innova.

The lollipops are my personal favourite :)

A novel approach to Belgian beer packaging- targeted at females 18-30. Check out this and the other interesting works of Elizabeth Wilson.

Send your Tea by Postcard!

These teas from London company "Postcard Teas" make an excellent gift idea.

Just hop onto their site, choose your tea, then fill out the virtual postcard and they will print it out and post your tea anywhere around the world.

Adorable Russian Doll lavender pouches from Oopsidaisi.

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Inspired by vintage apothecary labels, I designed decorative labels for these beautiful glass bottles from Ikea. ($16.95 AUD for pack of 3). I've supplied free templates of these labels for you to download. 

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Quirky brooches at Sniffle Co.  including an anxious looking Woody Allen.

Peter Alexander's store is always brimming with cute and quirky artifacts including these mini hot water bottles in various animal knits.

Bought these versatile coloured bottles from Ikea. They've inspired me for a creative project. Stay tuned!

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Good enough to be classified as art, these gorgeous collages embody the website interface of a Parisian boutique that stocks unique and interesting ephemera. Visit Tombées du camion to check them all out.

These oversized teacups in gorgeous colours would be a whimsical addition to your tea party. From T2 Tea.

To combat the ever-present grey that has settled upon us with winter's return, this little project, in all its gingham goodness, reminds me of sunshine, apple picking and picnics with summer dresses and wide-rimmed straw hats. Hope it lifts your spirits too! 

I've supplied free downloadable templates to create three fun and unique DIY paper bags, each with a different illustration by moi. Enjoy!

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