Gabriel Ross Photo Contest - Part 2

As you may recall from a previous blog post, back in June I entered into a photo contest at a local modern furniture store here in Victoria BC called Gabriel Ross. Well the results were that my photo won first place and I received a credit at the store! (Yahoo!)


As a side note, I have had a lousy cold this weekend and have basically barricaded myself into my apartment for several days trying to recover. Yesterday when I could take no more cabin fever, I set out up the street to go peruse their selection and see if anything sparked my interest. My haul? I purchased a bright red glass Chat-Board for my kitchen. 

The Chat-Board is a Danish product and is essentially a super sexy magnetic whiteboard (for writing on with dry erase markers). I was tired of writing down reminders and grocery lists on pads of paper on the fridge and I wanted something simpler and better looking. I'm sure that in the future as friends and family trickle in and out of our home the board will receive many artistic contributions and will be a source of interactive entertainment.

Here's a photo from the Chat-Board website of a wall of  different Chat-Boards. 

These pieces are fab because they come in so many sizes and colors! One could even purchase several of the largest size boards and tile the walls of a room giving it a contemporary and glossy look as well as a new practical function. How amazing would that be for a creative environment such as a play room for children or an artist's studio?

Jackie

Caitlin's Bridal Shower: Bumble Bees But No Wasps Please!

Here's a look at the bridal shower party I threw for my amazing friend Caitlin in August this year. Thankfully we had great weather as it was an outdoor patio party. If you read a few blog posts back you will see the invitations for this get-together as well! 


Enjoy the photos!

Here are the mini cupcakes I had made for the party. They were topped with these totally cute fondant bumblebees! The folks at Ooh La La Cupcakes did such a great job.

We had a table set up at the party for a silent guessing game. Different photos of the bride at different ages were displayed and throughout the party guests could walk over and write down how old they thought she was in each. The winner got a cupcake baking gift bag!

Some of the ladies hanging out under the shade of the tent.

These were the party favors the ladies got to leave with - Yummmmmmm, local honey!

Caitlin opening some of her gifts with a little help from her adorable niece.

Did mother nature somehow know the theme of this party? I'm not sure if it was the gravlax, the mimosas or just the weather, but these jerks were definitely party crashers! 


(But as you can see they endured a drunken citrusey demise)




Here is the paper banner I made for the party with a lot of help from my friend Kristal and her Cricut Personal Cutting Machine. She also cut out yellow, black and grey paper circles for me which I strung string though to make several hanging garlands which were tied to the perimeter of the patio tent. They looked fabulous, especially with all the yellow and black bunches of balloons we had placed around the patio - but unfortunately I didn't get a great photo of them.


Hope you liked the photos.
-Jackie