Happy Friday everyone, I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week so far! I’ve had such a wonderful week of new things, introducing the gorgeous Gem from Blackbird to the blog where each Wednesday she will share her Creme of the Crop posts and of course announcing that my classes are going to be held at the wonderful Studio 46, the next few months are going to be so wonderful and I can’t wait! I’m so excited to share the prettiest new cake with you all – it’s been called the Tinkerbell Cake as it’s for a gorgeous little ladies 5th Birthday today, I think it’s the perfect name for such a pretty ruffle cake! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend planned, I’m going to be out celebrating my incredible friends Hen’s night tomorrow night – I can’t wait. x
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hello.
I am Gem. I am a wife & a stylist, a photographer & a friend, a blogger & a maker.
The ever so lovely Rachael has asked me to guest post for her…blush.
But to give you a little context to who I am, I need to go backwards, before we venture forward. After 4 years of running our business HUNTER GATHERER, my husband and I decided to take a break. This sending me running with open arms into the world of styling. I studied fashion styling which naturally progressed into my obsession with interior styling. And so was born BLACKBIRD, I am now a lost cause to the world of object, colours and shapes.
Each wednesday I will bring you a fresh post. A little window into my ever changing mind, a place where I will share my ‘get-in-my-home-or-closet’ items .
Throw in a few tips on home decorating and personal style, Fill it to bursting with images and BAM. I bring you Creme of the Crop.
Happy Monday everyone, I hope you all had the most wonderful weekend and of course spoilt your gorgeous Mama for Mothers Day! We had a really lazy but productive weekend after a week away, it was perfect – plus a little lazy Sunday afternoon is wonderful while it’s a little chilly outside. My gorgeous Mother-in-law gave me this delicious blondie recipe years ago, I’ve made it more times that I can remember – it’s just so good!! Her recipe calls for macadamia nuts but I didn’t have any so I added in pistachio nuts and crystallised ginger – either way this recipe is absolutely incredible and so quick to make I promise it will be your go to treat in no time! x
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Aw, with Mother’s Day this weekend it’s the perfect time to organise something special for your incredible Mama! I’m a little in love with this incredibly elegant yet simple table setting styled by the lovely Caitlin Moran for Glitter Guide - the soft gold and green touches are perfection, as is the very sweet name tag with a sprig leaves from the flowers. This weekend really is the time to spoil our wonderful Mama’s for everything they’ve done for us, I’ll be sending all my love to mine as she’s lucky enough to be spending Mothers Day in New York – how wonderful is that! x
| Photography, Natalie Franke | Styling, Caitlin Moran for Glitter Guide | Dishes & champagne glasses: Cin Cin Vintage | Flatware: Madhouse by Michael Aram | Wooden platter: Marshall’s |
Oh my, it’s so so lovely to be back – I’ve really missed you all, our fluffy puppy and blogging each day it so strange not doing it each day! Although in saying that my hubby and I had the most wonderful time in Sydney last week – he was there for work and I was lucky enough to tag along to do a little shopping and catch up and meet some incredibly amazing people. Like catching up with the wonderful Kate Robinson at the Donna Hay (where naturally quite a bit of shopping was done!) general store before brunch as Bills and meeting insanely lovely and gorgeous Mia from Mia Loves Pretty at the delicious Grounds of Alexandria for lunch – beyond perfect! As well as of course shopping and catching up with lovely people my hubby and I wandered around this gorgeous city taking in all of the beautiful sites that it has to offer – it really is such a wonderful city! So since returning from our week away being a tourists in Sydney. I now want to explore Auckland a little more like a tourist, I think there is something wonderful about trying to see the city that you live in through a tourists eyes! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week so far, I’d love to hear what you’ve been up to – oh and I’ve started my baking classes again, be sure to have a peek here! xo
Oh my goodness, I’m so incredibly honoured to introduce you to one very talented lady, she’s part owner of the beautiful The Little Details and has just started her own styling business called Blackbird - the absolutely gorgeous Gem! A while ago Gem and I caught up through a gorgeous mutual friend of ours Coralee, over tea and chocolate covered raspberries and got chatting about styling, home decor and how to shop for your body shape – she completely floored Coralee and I with her knowledge of how an outfit works, what doesn’t and what will suit your beautiful body the best!
It took Gem and I no time at all to think of ways that we could work together, and it naturally turned to closet styling. I’ve always been a huge fan of a beautiful styled closet and ‘effortless day to day style’ – I wouldn’t say that my style is that bad, but like everyone I find it so easy to get into a ‘comfy style rut’. So I invited Gem over last week to have a peek at my closet and give me a little style make over, her eye for detail and getting the perfect line on your body is incredible! Plus there really is nothing like a fresh set of eyes, and style, to help give you a little boost. We’ve only just started, but we will be covering everything from Fashion Personality, Body Analysis, Textures & Patterns, Wardrobe Makeover, how to take two staple pieces turn it into 5 outfits and many other wonderful tips – Gem will be generously posting once a week on Made From Scratch, but of course if you’re after a personal style makeover be sure to get in touch with her, I promise you wont regret it! I can’t wait to share what we have planned, be sure to have a look at her blog Blackbird today about our exciting collaboration! x
Goodness me, is anyone else feeling like this year is just slipping by – how are we almost at the end of April, thats almost surreal! I’m so sorry for the lack of posts over the last few days, I’ve been playing catchup after finishing my last stunning wedding cake for the season last weekend. So since then I’ve been chatting to some very lovely people about future baking classes and of course planning a few lovely new things for Made From Scratch that I’m really excited to share with you once everything is settled – oh and how gorgeous is this afternoon setting by This is Glamours, how perfect would all your meetings be if they were like this?! I was also incredibly flattered to be featured on the wonderful Endemic World over the weekend – if you haven’t had a look at their art work, you must, you’ll want everything in a heart beat! I hope everyone has had a lovely start to the week – oh and don’t forget to enter the amazing LET LIV Kitchen Week giveaway, it’s being drawn tomorrow night! x
Happy Friday everyone, I hope you’re all having a wonderful end to the week. I’ve been in the kitchen all morning baking a delicious wedding cake, so I thought I would share some lovely Red Velvet Cupcakes – they’re such a classic cupcake and would be perfect treat to bake over the weekend. I hope you all have a lovely weekend planned, oh and don’t forget to enter the wonderful LET LIV’s Kitchen Week Giveaway, it’s beyond gorgeous! x
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