BTS: COW PRINT EVERYWHERE

Here are some more behind the scenes look into what has been happening at JDZ HQ! Lots and lots, small and large... and am very much looking forward to the Christmas and New Year break.
My desk is very messy and will be getting a complete makeover during the holiday season. Lots planned for 2014 already so cannot wait to get started and see what the new year will bring!

PS: Do you like my Aqua Isola print? In the process of getting these pattern designs sorted for next year!

BTS: WHAT A HINT OF ORANGE, AQUA AND WHITE CAN DO

As I have been mentioning over the past couple of weeks, I had been helping some lovely friends prepare for their engagement party! It was lots of fun and was so excited to help them make it into the special night that they wanted it to be. It had a summer nights theme and to our surprise the weather held up and really made the theme come to life, as well as all the beautiful decorations my lovely friend put together herself and all my little designed elements that assisted to bring the theme together. It was such a success and the way they set it out, zoned the space and organised everything turned out fabulously! It looked great and it was lots of fun! To top it off, they even made their own DIY BAR!!! It is absolutely awesome, such a great job and it was a hit. Well done on getting it all together, so happy I could help you make your vision come to life, it looked amazing and worked really well.

The colour palette was an elegant mix of soft colours to really bring the vibe of Summer into the back garden as well as make it feel classy and fun at the same time. By using such a colour combo we brought a little of the Greek Islands vs Ivy Pool into the backyard! Orange, Aqua and White seem like an odd combination but mixed together softly and in the right way really made for a winning palette. Little touches and details of soft pinks in the flowers and white also added that extra softness and layered the cocktail tables. Lots of little jam jars, milk jars with string and tags as well as a fresh looking cocktail menu tied everything together nicely.

It also is a great example of how you can really utilise your outdoor space and bring it to life for any particular event you may have over the festive season.

Hope you enjoy your sneak peak and a look into the DIY behind the bar as well as the party!

JDZ x

THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS

I AM BACK!! I know, I know... where the hell have I been? I kinda dropped the ball a little last week in the blogging world as I was completely snowed under in plans, paper work, photoshopping, concept images ....and the list goes on and on and on. I hope you can all forgive me and join me in getting ready for Christmas. There is almost one week to go and there are so many different events on and it is really important to get into the festive spirit and decorate your home in celebration. Today I wanted to share with you some Christmas inspiration- part of my count down towards the big day. Later today, I will also be sharing some behind the scenes pics at a very special event on the weekend, that I helped inspire and directed to bring together! 

To me Christmas is about family, friends, dinners, lunches, lots of food, decorations and being grateful for all that we have! I have been so busy lately, I haven't had a chance to get into the Christmas spirit and really get some inspiration to get started and get decorating.

DREAMS

It is so important to believe in everything you do and believe that you can create what you want out of your own life! That is why I wanted to share this awesome quote from one of the most inspirational business women out there: Samanatha Wills. She is the perfect example of making all your dreams come true.

EMBRACING THE FESTIVE SEASON

As a lot of you already know I am a contributor to the handy man website " Men Behaving Handy" on Fridays and it is a great way to share a lot more of my ideas and advice with everyone around Australia. I wanted to share a link from their blog today because it is fitting the theme for this week, embracing summer and getting ready for the festive season. I have a very special occasion this weekend for some special friends, as well as helping them pull together their dream party, design invites and decorations for the party, it is going to be such a fun night and I cannot wait. Decorating and styling does not stop in your interiors, it continues to your outdoors and can really help you bring a special occasion to life.

So head on over to the Men Behaving Handy Blog to get a lot more insight into styling for your party! Will share photos of Saturday night next week.

Have a great day,
JDZ x

PLAYFUL MACRAME

Do you know what Macrame is? Well I certainly didn't about two years ago as well! I had noticed it popping up in furniture and interiors everywhere and not really knowing its significance of how beautiful it can be. It came along with the love and trend for knots... do you remember that? Knots and ropes! They were big a couple of years back and so was the nautical theme, which makes me think they were all interconnected, which often happens with design trends. It is innovative and important in design to always reinvent, macrame is a very old tradition of weaving to create really interesting geometric patterns and being reinvented and utilised in many different forms and situations allows for many to develop a new knowledge and understanding of something so good. That is what design is all about sometimes, taking the simplest of things and applying it in an interesting way that maybe no one else thought about and then BOOM... you have yourself a new trend that everyone loves... well heres hoping.

Last week I mentioned about my new favourite blog, Bec Marks The Spot, where Bec herself featured these lovely pendants designed by Warp and Weft for Lights Lights Lights in Melbourne. I loved them so much that I just had to share my own personal thoughts on it as well. It also allowed me to create a new resource and discovered that Lights Lights Lights have some pretty awesome stuff.

You can find out more about these funky and bright Macrame pendants by clicking here and you can purchase them by heading over to Bec Marks The Spot's official online shop.

Images sourced from Bec Marks The Spot & Warp and Weft.


Happy Monday,
JDZ x

SUMMER LOVIN'

I just had to post quickly about the first day of summer, because it not only marks the true beginning of the festive season but it means those hot days and long summer nights I always rant on about and dream about are coming our way! Lots and LOTS of awesome stuff coming up over this december and just because it is almost Christmas does not mean in anyway we are slowing down... if anything we are busier than ever and loving it. Look out for lots of fun things including my own wish list and gift guide this month.

To mark the beginning of Summer, I am talking all about preparing for your festive season on The Men Behaving Handy blog... so make sure you go and check it out. It is full of tips you will never find anywhere else.

Happy Monday!
JDZ x