Federico Fellini’s 1960 film, “La Dolce Vita” Engagement Shoot

Dressed in 1960s Italian sophistication, the free-spirited gorgeous starlet Sylvia and handsome socialite, paparazzi / journalist Marcello against the backdrop of idyllic  Roman architecture, urban chic living and bohemian social lifestyle. 

Picture this beautiful scene within an environment of wild and socially explosive Europe. The famous scene of Marcello and Sylvia dancing in the Trevi Fountain in Rome. She is looking for the next adventure, and he attentive but just trying to keep up with her exuberance, beauty and playfulness. Capturing our loving nature and carefree attitude together with energetic urban noise and romance of classical architectural scenes. Ending up dressed to the nines in a water fountain would be a superb finale. 

If you love the idea of a styled engagement shoot before your wedding day, visit our contact page and leave us a message or contact Andre from Blackframe Photography.

"Spring has Sprung : Yummy recipes, downloads & more"

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet. Make you want to move your dancing feet...

Bob Marley sure summed up the essence of spring eloquently in his music.The feeling of spring is in the air and we are celebrating the joys of the simple things in life like Granadilla Lollies and Passion cupcakes. An easy DIY project to whip together when family and friends are pulling in for a braai and a day of swimming. 

Keep organised this September, download these free desktop wallpaper calendars 1920 X 1200 pixels from the bottom of this post. Option of 2 designs.

Turn a regular braai into a festive occasion with these spring inspired tags and flags.

PASSION JUICE

Shopping List

• Granadillas
• Orange Juice
• Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice
• Mint

  1. Mix together the pulp of 5 granadillas, half a litre of orange juice and half a litre of Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice.

2. Add mint and serve in a long glass with plenty of ice and a straw.

GRANADILLA LOLLIES TO MAKE YOU JOLLY

 Shopping List

• Ice Cube Trays
• Wooden Craft Sticks
• Granadillas
• Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice
• Mango

1. Dice 1 mango (or your choice of fruit, peaches are also good) into small squares.

2. Mix the pulp of 10 Granadillas, half a litre of Passion Power Liqui Fruit Juice and diced mango in a Jug

3. Pour this mixture into your ice cube trays and place in the freezer for aprox 2-3 hours.

4. Cut your craft sticks in half and pop one into each ice cube square once the mixture has begun freezing.

5. Leave overnight. 

6. Enjoy while sitting in the swimming pool.

VANILLA OR PASSION CUPCAKES

Shopping List

• Butter
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Cake Flour
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Milk
• Vanilla Essence
• Spray and Cook
• Granadillas
• Icing Sugar

1. Cream together 250 grams of butter plus 1 and a half cups of sugar.

2. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well.

3. Sift and add 3 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch of salt.

4. add 1 and 1 quarter cups of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.

5. Beat very well.

6. Optional : Add the pulp of 2 granadillas, 

7. Spoon into cupcake cups/muffin tray.

8. Bake at 180 degrees celsius for aprox 10-12 minutes or until pale brown.

9. Allow to cool on a tray.

For the icing

1. Cream together 2 tablespoons of soft butter with aprox 2 cups of icing sugar.

2. Ad the pulp of 2 granadillas.

DIRECTIONS

PASSION CUPCAKE FLAGS

1. Please print page 2 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (White colour preferable). 

2. Cut out the flags along the outlines.

3. Apply spray glue or double sided tape to the back side of each flag.

4. Fold in half over the top of a short wooden stick.

PASSION JUICE TAGS AND STRAW FLAGS

1. Please print page 3 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (White colour preferable). 

2. Cut out the tags along the outlines.

3. Punch a single hole at the top of each tag and use plenty of ribbon and twine to attach to your glass jug.

LOLLYS TO MAKE YOU JOLLY TAGS

1. Please print page 4 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (White colour preferable). 

2. Cut out the flags along the outlines.

3. Apply spray glue or double sided tape to the back side of each flag.

4. Fold in half over the top of a short wooden stick.

If you are feeling light, happy and ready to peel off your winter layers after viewing the photos on our post it's all thanks to Blackframe Photography. They have some serious talent, please take a peek at their blog.

Thank you to the pretty blog! Can't wait to see your new site. 

Happy sunbathing.

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

{DOWNLOADTHE PRINTABLE FILE HERE}

{DOWNLOAD THE ORANGE WALLPAPER HERE} 

{DOWNLOAD THE PURPLE WALLPAPER HERE}  

Wrap it up : Tags | Cards & Stickers

YIPPEEEE, it's a Thursday and our day at the Elephantshoe Studio to post up a new DIY project on the pretty blog. Today we are doing a follow on project from last months Birthday Calendar. Please take a peek.

Okie Dokie, so you've mastered the art of remembering everyone you knows Birthday, {thanks to our Free Birthday Calendar from last month}. Now you find yourself hunting for a small card or tag to attach to the gift you plan to give. 

 To make the gift giving and blessing process hassle free, we have designed a range of tags, stickers and cards based on our calendar design. Simply print these out onto a thick paper stock or sticky label and voilá you have a care free way of attaching a Birthday message on any gift, be it a bottle of wine, flowers or a jar of sweeties.

We had great fun photographing the project for today, wrapping gifts surrounded by tags and twine. A huge thank you to the folks at Blackframe photography, their photography is just beautiful. To see more of their work and their alluring wedding pictures please take a peek at their blog.

DIRECTIONS

TAGS

1. Please print page 2 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (Ivory colour preferable). 

2. Trim the tags using the crop marks as a guide.

3. Punch a single hole at the top of each tag and use plenty of ribbon and twine to attach to your gift.

STICKERS

1. Please print page 3 of this document onto an A4 sticky label.

2. Trim the stickers using the dotted lines as a guide.

3. Peel of the backing and apply the sticker to your gift.

CARDS

1. Please print pages 4-8 of this document onto a very thick A4 card stock. (Ivory colour preferable). 

2. Trim the cards using the crop marks as a guide.

3. Fold the cards along the dotted line.

4. Pop into an envelope and attach to your gift.

Happy printing, tag attaching and gift giving.

love Sam 

from the "Elephant factory"

{DOWNLOAD THE PRINTABLE FILE HERE}