Celebrate the New Year in Style {Free Printable}

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It’s such a cliché to say the year flew past, but seriously . . . feels like I’ve been on fast forward since June. I’ll be spending Christmas with my family in Newcastle and will be back for the new year in Langebaan. We’re thinking of hosting a new years gathering with a few friends, which I’m extremely excited about. I want to create an exciting celebratory feel, without going over-the-top or having to much waste.

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Yippee for Yellow {Party Inspiration}

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I like any kind of celebration, from cocktail parties to tea parties. So I am always eager to share party decor ideas with you. Lara  from Lara Scott Photography sent us this sweet celebration. Lara is also the owner of a fabulous kids blog, Lovely Little People. She photographed her friend Belinda’s daughter’s party, a bright yellow and [...]

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Life in Colour {Part 1}

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We had the wonderful privilege of attending the Absolute Weddings annual end-of-year party at Molenvliet Estate in Stellenbosch. Just like last year, we were blown away by this event. I’m not going to elaborate on it too much because there were just so much to see and do at the Life in Colour party, I could write a short story on it.

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Bee-autiful {Party Ideas}

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Remember Lara Scott ? Just to refresh your memory, we featured one of her shoots last week. Well, it turns out that she’s not only a great photographer, she’s also supermom. As I was browsing her site I came across these pictures of her son’s bee themed birthday party. How cute!

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Red Festive Ideas {Inspiration}

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If you grew up in South Africa you will know what a bazaar is. If not, it ‘s a little bit like a carnival. It always includes lucky packets, home made sweets, ginger beer and baked treats, as well as fun games for the children.

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