A little catch up....

Hello world of blog, It has been a while! My absence here has been a combination of some serious lack of spare time, lack of inspriation for a new blog post....and maybe just a dash of laziness!!!

Alas, I have returned and there is plenty to catch y'all up on!!! Yep I just said y'all, lol. 

The following blog post will not occur chronologically, my brain just does not function that way this time of night at the end of the week, so by the seat of my pants...off we go!

WORK:

First things first. LilySky. Things have been moving along well. The business has generated lots of interest and it certainly took off far more quickly than i could have ever anticipated, which is great and super exciting. We have had various orders, some even from our friends across the seas in America, where these types of party pieces are far more common so that was surprising, but pleasantly so!

The most popular events have definitely been first birthdays. We can spare no expense for our precious munchkins, particularly on their first milestone birthdays, but we have also done lots of littlies birthdays, two babyshowers and a handful of custom pieces for 21st birthdays too. We are definitely looking at doing a new range of goods dedicated to the older less cute birthdays. Creating some fun and unique themes for 'grown up' celebrations, because you are never too old to have fun and throw an awesome looking party!!

I am loving the journey of this new business, even fumbling my way through sponsorship offers and endless sales calls from various publications for advertising space, (which by the way is INSANELY expensive!), even dealing with how to work with family members and serious future scenarios such as trademarking and partnership agreements....who knew it would be all so complex.

So nutshell: 

• The business is receiving plenty of interest- YAY!
• I am in the process of designing a new more 'mature' range of party pieces
• I am looking at introducing some really unique and super fun products to the site - keep a look out I think they are really CLEVER & COOL!
• Work / Life balance is tricky!
• Be sure to send your party intending buddies my way :)

NEXT:

Life:

Life has been equally busy lately, we have been going to our local schools of an evening in search of the right fit for our little miss who will be off on her own journey next year :( I do recall welling up a little at the first evening info session we went to. The thought of my little munchkin making her way through the halls, picking out a book in the library we were sitting in and hanging her oversized school bag on one of the many rows of hooks we passed.
It was a little bit of an overwhelming process for us, mostly because we have 9 primary schools to choose from in what is a growing but fairly small town just outside of the metro area. However, funnily enough, (and as cliche' as it sounds, I did not quite know what i was looking for until i had found it, the advise of 'listen to your gut and follow your instincts' was ultimatley how I decided on our school for little miss S and luckily enough we both happen to agree!

Our littlest munchkin, little miss L, is getting her final set of molars and i am putting her very persistent and very trying behaviour down to this, lets just say getting in and out of the car, EVERY SINGLE TIME lately is accompanied by loud squeals of protest, for no particular reason....because seconds later she'll be swinging her legs and singing her songs, just like the little angel she usually is! Oh the joys xo

The sushine made a most welcomed appearance this week and so after a few days stuck at home getting orders ready and going throught the motions of our usual routine, we ventured out for a little adventure to take some photos and have some fun!

Photo time:

Pily having fun on the see-saw with her sister. It was still quite chilly so we were all rugged up!!

Is there anything more fun than collecting up a pile of leaves and throwing them above your head...My darling miss S would say - NO!

My precious pair, off on an adventure together.......

My contribution to appearing in the photos. Our shoes buried beneath the tree's 'lost' leaves.

It was actually quite beautiful where we were that morning. The sun was just reaching the areas beneath the trees and melting the light frost on the grass, which created a really pretty misty morning. I have been really enjoying playing with my camera again lately, when i actually remeber to bring it with me it has been such a fun and creative escape from the pressures of late. My kids are my muses so it's so easy to snap away when i am with them and the photos always look amazing.




I think i better wrap this up...lastly



GIVEAWAY:

Our LilySky facebook page reached it's 100 likers in the past few days so i promised a giveaway. If you are not a 'liker' yet click here and become of a liker of LilySky on facebook! To show our appreciation to all our wonderful likers, we are giving away one of our superhero banners to be personalised by you. You can change the message or add a name, it is entirely up to you. The banner does not have to read Happy Birthday, it can be anything you like up to 20 characters. The banner will be 20 pennants long. Postage will be free. All you have to do is like our page with your personal account, (if you have not done so already), then leave a comment below one of the pics in the 100 likers giveaway album. Winner will be chosen using random.org. Giveaway will end Friday June 10th 2011 7.30pm AEST Good Luck :)

Be sure to check out our new party kits, they are more comprehensive now so that you have less to buy, just add friends and food!! check it out here 

Have a great weekend everyone. :)