Turn a simple seating chart into something spectacular with a beautiful floral frame.
You can use fresh or artificial flowers, just pick shades to match your decor.
The Creative Place has a great petal frame tutorial you can follow. Or check out Paper and Stitch for their gorgeous fresh flower frame.

Photo via Phillipa Craddock Flowers

As this month is all about radiant orchids on the blog, we'd better have some inspiring orchid bouquets to look at...

Pics: Pantone, Belle Magazine, Belle Magazine, Glamour

The ombre trend continues to be super popular, still one to look out for in 2014, especially when it comes to sweet treats. These are two of our favourite ideas using the layered ombre look to delicious effect.
Try triple berry mini cheesecakes consisting of strawberry, raspberry and blueberry layers. Yumm. From The Lady.
Or purple ombre mini cakes fron Glorious Treats.

Pantone have just released their 2014 colour trend prediction. This is the shade they think will be hot next year, and released their pick is - radiant orchid. We think this pretty shade of pink, which we call cerise, looks gorgeous with lilac and shocking pink for a punchy wedding palette. 

Credits: Pantones colour of the year Radiant orchid. Stunning reception setting (pic unknown). An orchid bouquet by Bella Bloom Florals. 

Four tier white wedding cake with pink flowers via Arabia Weddings, little cake and macaroon via My little fabric, pink cocktails via pinterest. Softspot and Eastern Promise wedding invitations in lilac and cerise, by 'i do' it yourself. Pink heels by Shannon Stellmacher Photography. 

Colour Palette: Lilac, cerise and shocking pink. 

The pantone colour gurus have just released their pick for the 2014 colour of the year - radiant orchid.

So in honour here is our pick of 2014s hottest shades - cerise, lilac and shocking pink -  as a free labels download. Use them for just about anything - favours, decorations, place settings, just get creative! Available for download from the 'i do' it yourself websites freebies section.

Cyber Monday is here and we have a massive 50% OFF all instant downloads in store TODAY ONLY! Just visit www.idoityourself.com.au add your chosen items to your shopping cart, and select view cart to add the special discount code above.

Yay! The nursery is done. Except for a few more pictures and obviously lots more baby "stuff" - poor little guy doesn't really have anything except furniture and clothes at the moment. But Im sure that will change and we have plenty of storage space ready for it.

There were quite a few little DIY projects which might explain why I feel so exhausted. But very pleased with how everything turned out, it was worth it. Little one's initials I bought from spotlight, painted the same colour as the wall and used spray glue to attach some glitter scrapbook paper. The painting above the crib is just simple stripes painted on, then strips of ribbon added for more colour and texture.









To finish it off - twinkle curtains. Black out curtains in navy blue with little lazer cut stars that let just a little light in. Oh and we're missing a before shot of the whole room - yup, that's an improvement.

The work of Linda Arthurs caught my eye this week. Big on my to do list has been the idea of mixed media or pen drawn interiors, just full of pattern, and Linda has a few pieces that remind me of this.

Something sweet was going on in September, it seems just about everyone wanted to know about cakes this month!



With the spooky season just around the corner, lots of people wanted to know how to make their own halloween wedding cake. So we have some goolish inspiration for you. We're loving this classic cake from Bittersweets in Stow Ohio, just a traditional wedding cake done in reverse - and a skull for decoration.



Drizzling red icing or strawberry syrup over a classic wedding cake quickly turns it into something very freaky, this one even has a brain! Via Cake Central. Or how about red icing with dark chocolate drizzle, yum, via Offbeat Bride. For a simple DIY idea, decorate cupcakes with these printable tombstone toppers from the 'i do' it yourself shop. Or for the more traditional just go a little bit scary with dark chocolate and red roses, pic via the Knot.

Wedding cakes with folded origami cranes were popular too. You can check out our origami inspiration from last September. Spoon and Fork in Croydon, NSW made this beautiful hand painted version rather than attach origami decorations which is a lovely alternative.




Hello magazine in the UK also announced this month their top 10 trends we should be looking out for in weddings cakes:

1. Very tall-tiered cakes 
2. Cakes inspired by the wedding gown
3. Gold! 
4. Ribbons and frills 
5. One big statement flower 
6. Hand painted cakes 
7. Sugar flowers 
8. Edible lace 
9. Balanced cakes - tiered cakes that aren't stacked directly on top of each other 
10. Futuristic

Pic Boots Photography, Brisbane

Printing onto kraft paper is a great way to give items an old, antique look or feel without churning through your ink if you are printing from home.

Packs of brown kraft paper are available from most craft and stationery stores in various shades. As it is thick, it's best to feed one piece of paper at a time into your machine.

The most important thing to remember is kraft paper is obviously darker than normal paper, so it will effect the inks printed onto it. Colours like yellow, orange and brown may not show up well, and other colours will appear different, often much darker than usual depending on how dark your kraft paper is. A simple black design will work best. Remeber there is no such thing as white ink for home, (and indeed professional printing unless it is a special process) so anything white in you're design will be the background colour of your paper.

Picture: Telegram Guest Book

The aged paper look is all part of the file, no special paper required! Or we can supply you with a blank background so you can print straight onto kraft paper.

Available from the i do it yourself shop.

I thought we'd try something a little bit different today - and a bit of an announcement. We're expecting! Yup, Im due to pop in a couple of months and of course it's been baby, baby, baby on the brain constantly. After being part of a few baby forums over the last few months I've heard a lot of new parents struggling with their nursery design so I thought it might be nice to introduce some nursery mood boards to the blog.

This months board follows our theme of 1920s rustic. Hope all the mums to be find it inspiring and we'll try to do one each month to give you some more ideas.

Credits: Hand Carved Children's Nursery Rabbit US$12 from Eight Boards Farm, London black 17in wall clock US$85 from Abelo Clocks, Rylee's nursery room by Kelli Murray with crib $25 from craigslist and pom poms from Pom Love. Adorable pin cushion elephant US$25 from Julia Wine.

Rustic nursery rocking horse via Onto Baby, vintage wooden block US$7 from Nevermore Gifts, vintage telegram birth announcement from iDIYjr, and printable faux chalkboard nursery poster from iDIYjr. More loveliness from Kelli Murray with butterflies from Bugs Loft.


For a little baby shower inspiration we loved this image and the idea of pegging up some baby clothes and toys - too cute.

by Jennifer Jones Photography

If you loved the look of Nichola and Hugh's rustic 1920s wedding, here's how to get it:

1. Dotted Bridal Cap, US$245 by Melinda Rose Design
2. Antique Early 1900s  Scales, US$49.50 from Second Wind Antiques
3. Vintage underwood typewriter, US$125 from  The EmaE74
4. 1920s wedding dress US$495 from  Salvato Collection
5. Wedding Wands with bell ribbon US$56 from Craft Up Your Life
6. Vintage Telegram and Vintage Peacock wedding invitations $30 printable files from 'i do' it yourself

Today we have another beautiful real wedding to share from lovely customers Nichola and Hugh. Their country ceremony and reception with 1920s theme was captured by Sheer Image Photography.

Held at Hermitage Hill in Wellington, (369 km north-west of Sydney) the converted grand old hospital was a magnificent setting for the day.


Nichola's dress was the real deal - a 1920s find. The vintage vibe was carried through with gorgeous little touches such as the old typewriter and sweet scales.

After the ceremony the wedding party headed into town for some great photo opportunities by abandoned shopfronts and the train track. Rusty corrugated iron and brick walls provided great backdrops.