My 31st Birthday Party...

This year I kept my birthday rather casual. I didn't plan on anything spectacular 

partly due to the fact that I have a lot of things in the making at the moment and I am spending most of my time focusing on a number of these goals.

So a few of my close friends and I ended up spending the evening at a sweet little Italian restaurant in the heart of London's West End. And although I was rather ill with a flaming cough and head cold I still had a wonderful evening for which I am truly grateful; thanks guys for the terrific presents !!

BTW ... I arranged the flowers. Do you like them ?

I thought they turned out pretty well and fit perfectly with the decor. Can you believe that I had never visited this particular Zizzi branch before ... lol lucky I guess that the flowers were the exact same colours as the chairs and menus hahaha ... Luck I guess !

Hope you are all enjoying your week ?

Love Chrissi xo

Planning my ideal birthday party ...

Preparing for my birthday party is always a big thing for me every year. It's not just that I enjoy the gifts lol {which of course I do hahaha}, but it's mostly about enjoying a fabulous evening with close friends and family.

Decoration is always top of my list in getting ready for a party and as always pinterest offers some great inspiration.

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Yes there is a theme appearing here, an orange, pink, navy and gold one in fact. Colours, that I find fresh and bright, colours that will add create interest to a dimly lit restaurant with wooden tables and orange chairs.

Flowers are a must and the gold spray painted mason jars are so fabulous, I must have these. Balloons, I am thinking of getting too, but I am just wondering if it might be a little over the top for a party in a restaurant ?!

ARE YOU LOVING THESE COLOURS AS MUCH AS I AM RIGHT NOW ?!

Have a wonderful week !

Love Chrissi xo

I am in love ...

And I think it's a love that's going to last a while. My friends and family might laugh but this is something I have been ohhhing and arrrring over for longer than a year now and it a beautiful thing so pretty that it makes me smile everytime. It's luscious and so damn cute its confetti system's tassled garlands. And OMG; oh my goodness I have just this very second found a place in London yes IN LONDON where I can buy one, I feel like I have just been sent to heaven ! 


Oh and perhaps I should update some of you that don't know about Confetti System I mean I am probably speaking nothing but gibberish right now !


Confetti System is a New York based company that specialise in making the most amazing decorations EVER !


This is one of my all time favourites by them the soft coloured tassled garland isn't it just to die for ?!  

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Damn I so have to get me one of these. For now though I might just have to start saving for my wedding band which really is my first priority ! Then it will have to be this lol ...

Does anyone else heart these ? I am sure you do ! Argh I want one now !

In the meantime I am going to daydream of already having my very own tassled garland fair well beautiful people.

Chrissi x

The wonderful world of ....


Pom poms !!!


OK pom poms have been around for a while now. I have done them and done them and done them so much that people tend to expect nothing but pom poms at my parties, but have I overdone it ? Do I need to move on and find another obsession ? To keep quiet of something perhaps even more amazing until our wedding or do I give them the all thumbs up and carry on with them ?! 


We have seen them everywhere and that for me is the issue; weddings, birthday parties, bridal and baby showers, in bedrooms as general decoration in other peoples homes the list goes on. But are we all tired of them or hungry for more ? I am in a hit and miss sort of bother right now !

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Although I am all for this cute wedding reception I mean how freakin adorable ! Just look at those little babies up there in a long chain oh how glorious ... they really work well with the wheels on the back wall ... super cute !

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My guesses are it's just how they are styled. Sometimes they can look darn right silly as in a little scarce and lonesome ... I sort of feel sorry for them ! But really it's how they are grouped and with what they are grouped with which really can give them the oh so important wow factor that they perhaps actually deserve. 

I don't know would you be impressed to see them at a wedding or would you be like 'OK seriously we need to get over this now and move on ?' Please let me know as I am in a sticky mess !! Lol ...


That's all for now.


Chrissi x