a few good things...

1. spring, blossoms & pretty morning light.

2. cheeky garden visitors.

3. delicious cake for my birthday celebrations (chocolate with kahlua butterceram).

4. our bulbs are bursting into bloom.

5. lovely birthday gifts from my lovely family.

6. family outings (to Beetaloo Reservoir on a gorgeous spring day).

7. sending packages of pretty things all over the place.

Happy Birthday Amy!

Had a lovely time celebrating my youngest sister's birthday today. Mum baked an awesome mint & chocolate cheese cake, we managed to surprise her with her presents, & more importantly, she loves them.

So Happy Birthday to my awesome, gorgeous, smart, kind, funny sister Amy!

in the afternoon...

...nice light & birthday presents - a beautiful new watch from my family & a new pendant from...me - yup, gave myself a present this year :)

joy is portable...

...bring it with you.

My gorgeous birthday presents from my lovely family - a hand printed tote bag, a lovely, soft t-shirt from ellembee & an elegant ceramic necklace from andODesign.

Happy Birthday Kathryn!

Yesterday we celebrated Kathryn's 21st birthday with cake (black forest of course), presents, laughter & hugs. She knew what one of her presents was, but we managed to keep the rest a surprise :)

Kathryn is a kind, compassionate, creative, clever, funny, ever-so-slightly-crazy, gorgeous & all around totally awesome human being & wonderful little sister. I have no doubt that in the next few years I will be reading a book with her name on the cover. Love you lots sis!

working 925 {or, what I got for my birthday}

'twas my birthday last week & my lovely family was very good to me yet again. My big present (& the one I knew I was getting) is a seven week introductory silversmithing course, run by/at the Jam Factory. The first class was this week & although I don't have anything to photograph yet, it was good fun.

My sneaky family did sneak in a couple of surprises too - a lovely notebook from ShePinTea & a beautiful dish by Creativewithclay. Plus of course another awesome card, drawn by my brothers :)

Happy Birthday Kathryn!

Today was Kathryn's birthday. There was laughter, Black Forest cake, hugs, presents & 20! candles. 

Happy Birthday Sis!

sorry there are so many cake photos, but Mum & Amy did such an awesome job & it was totally delicious! 

& her birthday post

Happy Birthday Amy!

selected scenes from Amy's birthday...

Irish cream & dark chocolate mousse cake....& yes, just as delicious as it sounds

all these shots are taken with the 50mm lens - which was actually Amy's birthday present (which she got early). She wasn't expecting to get anything today, but we managed to surprise her :)

presenting...

Earlier this month was my birthday, & along with lots of love & yummy cake, my awesome family gave me a wonderful collection of handmade presents...

First up, another* awesome, hand drawn card - artwork by my lovely brothers...

then, a super cute kitty brooch, made by Kathryn...

a beautiful soft, swishy skirt, from Zoe Chen...

this lovely coin purse, by Seventh Sphere...

a gorgeous pendant from David Eris Loong (his shop is literally the first I ever favourited on etsy)...

& as if that wasn't enough, this gorgeous print by Yellena :)

*this is the third year they've made my card - 2010, 2009

all wrapped up...

spent the afternoon wrapping christmas presents...

Do you like the little gift tags I made? My stickers weren't sticking, so I needed an alternative. I'm quite pleased with the result.

sadly those chocolates are for presents - I didn't get to eat any