I finally made it to the Donna Hay General Store in Woollahra this week. I can't believe its only a ten minute walk from the office! One word. Divine! Loved it! The smell that hits you when you walk in is amazing, vanilla and cinnamon I think. And such  a gorgeous collection of products. I know where I'll be going for a cupcake at lunchtime. 

This light from Reiko Kaneko via designsponge really caught my eye this week. On the outside it's an unassuming simple wood veneer, on the inside there's a mini disco. Love it!

Add some sparkle with beautiful pearl and silver earrings via shop.com; gorgeous shoes in antique gold, photo by Red Leaf Studios; glamorous eveningwear by Jenny Packham; vintage decorations on a silver platter, photo by Janis Nicolay; an amazing table center piece - vintage gold decorations surrounding candles via brides.com; gold wedding cake via bride.com; champagne silk wedding dress by Vivienne Westwood via Bridalwave TV; beautiful table setting scattered with silver glitter and Christmas decorations, from Martha Stewart Weddings; a sparkling crystal wish tree via Here Comes the Guide; champagne.

I know I know, July is nearly over. But I wanted to get this topic in as I've had so much feedback from readers about our Australian winter weddings post from the other week. There were some great suggestions for DIY wedding projects, thanks everyone, and I noticed a theme - they were all very Christmasy. So Merry Christmas in July - any excuse the get the tinsel out!

Colour Palette: Gold, silver and champagne

Think candle light bouncing off champagne glasses. Vintage gold and silver ornaments. A hint of tinsel, a dash of glitter and a good dose of fairy lights.

The inspiration for the theme is this beautiful photo by Janis Nicolay of vintage ornaments on a tea tray, created for Country Living.