GOOD LIFE - Real Life Parties

a pop of pink


How lovely is this photo of Vicki's wedding (from I Want That) that she sent to me this morning! Makes you want to run out and have a Love Photo Shoot just for the fun of it! Also, Vicki is about to launch I Want That Wedding in two weeks time - can't wait!

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teapot treat


Often we suggest one should use teapots for vases, especially if one is throwing a Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Well now hosting one just got a whole lot easier with these pretty hard cardboard tea pot vases. They have a waterproof centre and a pretty design on both the front and back. We also love the fact that they are kiddie proof - no need to stress anymore about Grannie's china on the little one's table. (we also think it is such a novel way to give cut flowers for a friend's birthday!).

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Floral Teapot Vase

R85 each

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sneak peek


I have to giggle because in our house things don't come in black and white, but rather black, white AND pink! Therefore it is only natural that when our new all pink partyware collection arrived - I squealed with delight! 


So, here is a little sneak peek pic. of all the pink prettiness and with nearly 20 different goodies to choose from. It will be available early next week on our website to purchase, and if you love it as much as I do - it is being unpacked today in our showroom (we are open till 2pm) so pop by.

GOOD TIES - 101 Ways with Ribbon

make a covered number or letter

CATCH MY PARTY

GOOD RIDDANCE - Reuse, Recycle, Renew

cupcake liners comeback no. 6


Okay, things are getting crazy over here, we were hoping to find a few ideas of what one could do with leftover cupcake liners, but it seems there are way more than that! How awesome is this lantern one spotted over at Family Fun - plus have they have a detailed tutorial on how you can replicate the look.

SOMETHING GOOD - A Good Idea

beautiful backdrop


When creating a focal point for a dessert table or even a wedding ceremony, here is a brilliant idea spotted over at Hostess with the Mostess. Whilst it may take quite a bit of time to make, it is easy to do and you can totally customise it to perfectly suit your party or wedding theme.

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cupcake liner comeback no. 5


By far the most original idea I have seen with cupcake liners are these little mini lampshades spotted over at Intimate Weddings. Who knew one could do so much with little cups of frilly paper - do you have a good idea?

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classic cups


One of first products we ever had on the shelves of In Good Company were Sambellina goodies, and now we are glad that they are all back in stock and with some new friends too! Don't you just love the stripy cups! Best of all they come with SQUARE stripy plates - so now grown ups can also have "classy" paper tableware too.

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Sambellina Paper Cups
R60 for 12

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cupcake liners comeback no. 4


No mini series would be complete without an idea from Martha Stewart and in their latest issue of MS Living they created the cutest little flowering straws using basic cupcake liners - brilliant right?

GOOD RIDDANCE - Reuse, Recycle, Renew

cupcake liners comeback no. 3


These idea is so simple and yet so effective. All you need are the liners, a lollipop stick and a little bit of patience to create a real WOW topper for your cupcakes (plus the bottom liner can also be matched perfectly!).

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wrap it up


Talking about cupcake wrappers, did you know last year we shared over 8 different styles of cupcake wrappers for you to download for free? Well here is the link, and if you don't see something that you are looking for - be sure to check out our Printables Parties store and you are bound to find one there, plus you get tons of other party printables for only R50. And straight into your inbox...

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bake me a cake


These Robert Gordon "Patty Cups" as they like to call them in Australia are just lovely! The colours are so pretty and really who does not love anything in dots? But the best part is that you can bake directly in these cupcake cases and there are 50 in pack for only R60. I know Cupcake Week is going to be so much fun!

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Robert Gordon Cupcake Cases
R60 for 50

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cupcake liners comeback no.2


The idea of using lots and lots of cupcake liners to make a wreath is brilliant! Not only is it super easy to do, but really cost effective compared to flowers. I also like the idea that you can get the exact colour scheme of your party, and it lasts forever!

GOOD NEWS - What's Up

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Our courier will now deliver to your door the next day for only R60! How great is that! Just select the R60 option when checking out.

GOOD RIDDANCE - Reuse, Recycle, Renew

cupcake liners comeback no.1


A while back we suggested a few ideas of what one could do with leftover cupcake liners, however subsequently I have seen even more great ideas and will be sharing some of these this week! 


First up is this super cute idea spotted here - so easy to do and great for any Asian themed party. Now there is need know to run around looking for felt to make these little fortune cookies.

GOOD FUN - Just for Fun

made me smile...

GOOD TASTE - Menu Ideas

dip it!


Spotted this over at Hostess with the Mostess, now this is my type of baking. So easy to do and quite impressive I think. Plus you can match it to your specific party colours too!

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artichoke lantern


Have you seen the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living? It is full of great "summer" ideas but these can easily be adapted to any season, especially these pretty lampshades - look how lovely this Etsy seller did one with book pages. So easy to do all you need is your choice coloured paper and a paper lantern.

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Chinese Paper Lanterns
Small 20cm R30 each
Medium 40 cm R40 each
Large 60cm R50 each

GOOD TIES - 101 Ways with Ribbon

decorate a lampshade frame

DECOR8

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wonderful wrappers

I think it has nearly been over a year that I have been waiting to get these gorgeous cupcake wrappers from Robert Gordon in stock. And yes! finally they arrived yesterday together with some other stunning goodies from Australia - so much excitement! Putting them up online this weekend, and lots of unpacking in the showroom today...

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Cupcake Wrappers

R45 for 25

SOMETHING GOOD - Good Things

bright sight


Spotted these little rainbow coloured parcels over at the Kate Spade blog and I think it is such a great way to wrap little party favours - all you need is some crepe paper and matching satin ribbon!

GOOD PRESS - In The News

home/tuis online

So I am getting the decorating bug again! Maybe it is because now that last month's spring cleaning resulted in a big "throw out" I can now see the potential for a few tweaks here and there in our apartment. Also, I think it is largely to do with the fact that I was able to read both the Home/Tuis and Ideas/Idees magazines online last night!

Yip, these great publications are available to buy online and get delivered right to your inbox before they even hit the shelves. And if you have an iPad you can get them sent there too! Check out the details here.


I particularly enjoyed this Fresh Idea: changing the door knobs on your cupboards, and if they are mismatched even better!

P.s. it was really great to see two of fab. Bombay Duck goodies featured too:

Selection of Sisal Door Mats R180 each

Teapot Chalkboard Wall sticker R55 each

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hip hip hooray!


It has been a too long since we have had these lovely Sambellina goodies in stock, so you will be thrilled to know that just in a few days we will have all the gorgeous polka dot plates and cups and tags back on our shelves and some STUNNING new stripy ones too. I can hear you cheering too!

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take one hurricane


One of the first articles we ever did was about having a glass hurricane vase as part of your staple decor cupboard. Here are some stunning step by step ideas from Depot for making pretty arrangements in each one. The instructions may be in German but I think the photos are probably all one needs to do a good job.

Click on image to make bigger

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invitation gallery


Have you heard of the Invitation Gallery? I think I may be out of the loop as I only found out about them last week but it is awesome! Some of the best graphic designers got together and created this gallery of wedding stationery that you can buy online. Here are a few of my favourite ones...

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little one


What wonderful news our Belle and Boo coat is featured on the front cover of the gorgeous Australian Little One Baby magazine. A stunning woolen coat to use all winter long!

GOOD RIDDANCE - Reuse, Recycle, Renew

door knobs redone no. 7


Last but not least in our mini series of repurposing door knobs is this simple idea of using large door knobs as curtain tie backs. This is a great way to tie in a room as the tie backs can match the door knobs on the door, cupboards, and you can even place these at the ends of a curtain rail if you like!

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XL Glass Door Knob
R7o each