Fashion: Packing for the beach!

How good is this visual guide to packing for a beach vacation? Seriously cute outfit combinations to make your getaway as relaxed as it should be without worrying about what to wear!

Welcome to the weekend!

Found here

Inspiration: Table Decor

Although here in Australia, we don't typically celebrate Thanksgiving, so this post is in honour of our northern friends! From elegant, to casual, here are some gorgeous ways to style your dining table to gather with family and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Above images from here

Inspiration: Mantle Styling

As I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and we have no need for a fireplace as it doesn't get quite cold enough to warrant a roaring fire, although sometimes I wish it would! However, I'd love to have a nice mantle in my home to decorate each season. Maybe just a decorative fireplace is what I need!

Have a look at these beach themed mantle decor... just beautiful!

Inspiration: Beach Artwork!

The easiest way to add some coastal charm to your home is by adding some artwork, whether it be canvases, prints or DIY. 

I've scoured Pinterest, Etsy and the rest of the web and here are some of my favourites...

Free printable prints available to download and frame yourself from http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

https://www.etsy.com/

Or for something a little pricier, but in my opinion well worth it, check out Adam Duffy, a well known local ocean photographer whose worldwide images are just amazing! 

Something I personally have in my own home is this IKEA print. Fantastic value for such a large piece! It's a whopping 2 metres wide and makes a huge statement on a large wall.

If you're lucky enough to live near the coast why not get out and snap some pics yourself! There's a great range of affordable printing options like Kmart, Big W, Officeworks and Snapfish.

Enjoy!

Travel: Port Douglas!

For the first in the travel files, I decided on the small Queensland town of Port Douglas. My husband was lucky enough to live there with his family for a few years as a teenager. If you happen to live in Far North Queensland - consider me jealous!

The Facts:

Port Douglas is a town in Far North Queensland. A very popular tourist destination for Australia.The town is named after former Premier of Queensland John Douglas. Port Douglas has a tropical monsoon climate with warm winters and hot, humid summers.

Port Douglas is near the Great Barrier Reef which makes fishing and boating a popular tourist attraction.

And of course, it's where the reef meets the rainforest with Mossman Gorge on the outskirts of town.

Doesn't it look beautiful? Hopefully one day I will make it here, somehow I don't think I'll want to leave!

Smells like the beach!

I love to fill my home with candles, it creates such a relaxed atmosphere. And of course my favourite fragrances would have to be beach inspired. I also have recently started making my own soy candles (more on that in an upcoming post!).

With Christmas coming faster than I can get organised (yikes!) here are some of my favourite candle stockists...

http://palmbeachcollection.com.au

http://www.hyamsbeachcandles.com.au/

http://www.glasshousefragrances.com/