Blogger Love at Patricia's

Alborosa, Gaile, Maria, Patricia, Ivan, Michelle (Echo is taking the picture, and Dale has gone)

Last night was a late one! I can't remember the last time I was partying it up till 1 am!

Patricia Gray threw the most amazing pizza party at her beautiful home, and us local design bloggers were invited!

Maria, from Colour me Happy, Dale from Dale's Hospitality Design, Gaile from Gaile Guevera, Ivan and Echo from Meade Group in Victoria, Alborosa from Brilliante Home Decor (fresh back from Milan), Patricia, myself (and two very lucky little pups) chatted, and got to know each other.

Bloggers have an instant connection when they see each other for the first time...because this is in fact...not their first meeting, but you get to see more...Ivan was a consummate gentleman (very well mannered, great business sense, and very handsome too!), and kept all of us in drinks, food, and anything we needed. Echo from Meade Group came along with Ivan... and she is an Island girl, just like me!

I got to meet Dale, who does Hospitality design in a LARGE way here in Vancouver...I needed more time to chat with him about that. Albarosa was fresh back from Italy, and we kept her up way past her bedtime...she is so classy...the way she carries herself is something I strive for- I can be very much the opposite, loud and obnoxious! I got to meet Gaile for the first time, and was surprised that we knew allot of the same people...check out her blog...she is so modern and clean in her look; we both went to Kwantlen, and worked at Polygon! Small world.

And of course, Maria and Patricia...who I feel I am really making lasting friendships with, over the last few months.

Things are meant to be going this way...serendipitously!

I think we should start planning a larger scale blogger party, and all of us bloggers should go!

That would be a great weekend!

Ivan, Patricia and Maria...everyone's personalities came out watching them make their pizzas! He used the same dough patching method I did...everyone used totally different ingredients, including smoked salmon, pine nuts, pesto, artichokes and carmelized onions.

Patricia's and Gaile's little ones (and I mean little!)...aren't they adorable?

Just one vignette at Patricia's...yup... everything looks that good!

Thank you so much Patricia! My heart is warmed with the potential of some great new people in my life...and it all started here in 10 point font! I've yet to meet a better hostess :)

Holiday Shin Dig with Blogger and Designer Friends

Last night I was at the home of Maria Killam of blogger fame Colour Me Happy, for an amazing holiday shin-dig that was so much fun. Lots of great design talk, and great company.

Maria's home is in North Vancouver, and the view blew me away. Her design sense has comfortably transformed a 50's bungalow into a tastefully modern day home. I loved the curved window wall with a view of ships on English Bay. She used fresh cedar from the backyard to decorate the house, and I loved her white faux ostrich skin ottoman and leather barcelona chairs.

I met Terria, who cooked up some really yummy appy's, Cara from Cantu, Jennifer (another ID) and her husband Duane, Nancy Devries and Brad Stephen (I met Nancy for the first time at Kimberly Seldon's seminar last month), and it was really nice to see Patricia Gray again.

Thanks to some gentle pillow fluffing by Terria, this picture looks great :) LOL

Maria Killam, Nancy Devries, Patricia Gray, Michelle Morelan

You can see the lights of the city and English Bay beyond... Patricia and Maria look stunning, and she helps out Patricia with the perfect wrap. I love that colour on her.

Thanks Maria!