Sydney abcd Saturday Soiree photos

I can't tell you how much fun it was for Lisa and I to put together the theme and decor for our latest Sydney abcd meetup for art, craft and design bloggers a few weeks ago. We tracked down a great venue (thanks Jessica!), met with the function manager, dreamed up a concept, decided on colour palette, shared ideas, scoured stores for streamers and sequins, crafted up a storm, roped in some earlybirds (thanks Amy, Nicola, Alison, Kamilla and Kareena!), and styled up the Ruby L'otel in Rozelle for our Saturday Soiree.

We were lucky enough to have the talented Anni from Milk and Honey Photography capture our afternoon. Here are some of Anni's beautiful photos:

How lucky were we to have the most amazing ombre peach cake (with lemon-layered sponge interior), made by Alison from Alison Lawson Cakes, to match our theme. Read more about Alison's cake here. It wasn't long before we all got chatting, sipping, and consuming the delicious Pat & Stick's Homemade Ice Cream Co. sandwiches (read more here):

Pat & Stick's Homemade Ice Cream Co. sandwiches and Bec (Lorenzo's Playground)

Tessa (Down That Little Lane) and Svenja (Identitaet)

Amanda (Amanda Fuller Designs), Nicola (Concrete & Honey) and Steph (Bondville - that's me!)

Nicola (Concrete & Honey) and Tara (Dudley Redhead) chatting.

Amanda (Amanda Fuller Designs) and Saffron (Saffron Craig)

Alison (Alison Lawson Cakes)

Leanne (Sweet Style and Mrs A In The Cove) and Anni (Milk & Honey Photography)

Anika (Identitaet) and Nicola (Concrete & Honey)

Steph (OverIt!, Moobear Designs, The Treehouse)

The abcd goodie bag was as popular as ever, with lots of handmade goodies, fabric samples, sweet things, and more. See all the goodies here. Anni took some shots of us with our goodies in front of our streamer curtain:

Lisa (the red thread) and Steph (Bondville - that's me!)

Deni (Free Range Living), Denise (Grrl + Dog) and Leanne (Sweet Style)

Tara (Dudley Redhead) and Andrea (Andrea Smith)

Jenn (The Blissfull Brush) and Robyn (Posh Nosh)

Kate (Another Donkey Design) and T (Designed To A T)

The conversations continued as the sun set lower, and the candles were lit and we finished off that amazing cake...

Amy (Badskirt)

Kristen (Kristen Doran Design), Amy (Badskirt) and Sasha (Faint Impressions)

... and finally we packed up and squirreled away our goodie bags chock-full of handmade goodness.

It was truly a fabulous afternoon. Thank you so much to all the Sydney art, craft and design bloggers who made the afternoon so special (and even frocked up!). A huge thank-you goes to my friend Lisa who patiently waded through my Pinterest boards, sourced, crafted and organised our Saturday Soiree with me. I can't wait until our next event.

Credits:

Images: Milk & Honey Photography | Styling: Steph Bond-Hutkin and Lisa Tilse | Cake: Alison Lawson Cakes | Venue: Ruby L'otel | Graphic Design: Lisa Tilse

Alison Lawson Cakes - the peach ombre cake

When Alison (of Alison Lawson Cakes) contacted me a few months ago about collaborating on a project, I knew that one of her amazing cakes would be perfect for our special abcd Saturday Soiree, held a few weeks ago. Alison was keen to try her hand at an ombre cake, and once Lisa and I gave her our colour palette for the abcd meetup, she concocted this absolutely incredible three-tiered layered lemon cake.

Divine! And I can honestly tell you that the cake itself packed a delicious citrus-y punch and was super-moist. Truly a magnificent, and luxurious experience to enjoy. (oh, and did I mention that Alison is the sweetest, loveliest person you could ever work with?).

And how about these gorgeous images of Alison and her cake, thanks to the wonderful Anni from Milk and Honey Photography, who captured our event.

You can contact Bowral-based Alison via her Website. Thank you Alison for sharing this beautiful cake with us!

You can read more about Alison Lawson Cakes here on Bondville. Stay tuned for more amazing photos from our latest Sydney abcd meetup.

Images: Milk and Honey Photography

Photos of the Sydney abcd Saturday Soiree April 2012 Goodie Bag

Photos of our amazing Sydney abcd (art, craft and design bloggers) Saturday Soiree are coming soon. In the meantime, here is a look at the fabulous goodies from the ever-popular abcd goodie bag from creative souls from around Sydney (and further!):

 greeting cards from Jenn (The Blissfull Brush)

cookie from Alison (Alison Lawson Cakes)

original printed artwork from Andrea (Andrea Smith )

jellybeans from Amanda (Amanda Fuller Designs and Kaleidoscope)

 hand screen-printed fabric from Amy (Badskirt)

pillow sewing pattern from Lisa (the red thread)

paper garland from Nicola (Concrete and Honey)

greeting card and gift tag from Kate (Another Donkey Design)

chocolate from Tessa (Down That Little Lane)

printed fabric from Svenja (0049 Design  and indentitaet
 

card and fabric samples from T (Designed To A T)

card, gift tag and peg from Tara (Dudley Red Head)

sugar hearts in glass jar from Leanne (Sweet Style and Mrs A in The Cove)

magnet, postcard, sewn gift tag and tickets from Denise (grrl + dog)

 button bracelet from Steph (Over It! and MooBear Designs and The TreeHouse)

cookies from Sally (Jambo Chameleon )

softie craft panel from Saffron (Saffron Craig Design)

cookie from Melissa (Mushi & Boo and The Art of Teddy Bears)

votive candle from Kamilla (Little Originals and MOHE)

fabric brooch from Michelle (mewe)

chocolate drops from Anni (Milk and Honey Photography)

Pat and Stick's Homemade Ice Cream Co. ice cream sandwich from Steph (that's me!)

lemon butter from Robyn (Posh Nosh )

fabric keyring from Natalie (Archie & Moo and Wild Cotton Fabric)

hair clip from Deni (Free Range Living and Cheeky Chickies)

I've already consumed all the consumables, and wearing Michelle's brooch right now, and am going to use Lisa's bird pillow project for my first craft club (I don't read enough books to do a book club!) with my girlfriends.

Thank you girls for putting so much effort into making yet another amazing goodie bag.

Images: Steph Bond-Hutkin