Happy Friday!! How are your Christmas preparations going? I hope for your sake far better than mine... which are completely non-existent at this point!! I am in the thick of getting several jobs out the door and I've given myself a deadline of next Friday so the week after can be free of stress and I can concentrate on getting my Christmas on. I'm going to steal my nieces for a couple of days and do some fun things!! At some point I'd better start making a list of presents I need to buy... the hubs is asking me to make my own list of 10 items (I don't get all ten, just so he has choices!!) and I truly don't know where to start! What's on your wish list?

Morning all. Whilst we're moving (ever so slowly) towards summer here in New Zealand, a lot of you will be preparing for upcoming fall weddings in the Northern Hemisphere, or in the midst of planning for one in our autumn in 6 months. Rather than using a lot of warm reds and oranges, another option is to keep it neutral with plenty of texture, but still use very rich warm copper tones, with some burnt toffee and mocha shades. And of course a little pop of persimmon orange just lifts it a little. Extra yummy if you ask me!

Ooo I'm such a sucker for neutrals... especially when they combine lots of scrumptious textures like this does! This was the colour shoot I did for the current issue of {MAG}rouge, and one thing I learnt was 'never include so much sweet treats on a shoot'!! I mean as much as I like a good pear, you can bet your bottom dollar that was my last option with hazlenut meringues, coconut marshmallows and hokey pokey on offer! Nom, nom!!