Social Club #14 - Cocktail Party

Moscan Mule and El Diablo, these were the amazing cocktails that we learnt to make with El Jimador tequila at Alexander bar two weeks ago.  This was our first Social Club event of the year and it was loads of fun.

All the beautiful ladies arrived at the Parlour room in Alexander Bar and we caught up with each other as we sipped on our Tequila Sunrise cocktails.  The group was divided into two and whilst the one group went to the bar to learn how to make the cocktails, the other group stayed behind and snacked on the canapés. 

Kyle the barman 

Kyle was the lovely barman who showed us how to make the cocktails.  He was very patient with us and a few of the ladies went behind the bar and made the cocktails themselves.  All of the girls looked like naturals behind the bar and by the end of the night everyone mastered making cocktails.

Claire

Natalie

Alexander Bar is such a beautiful space, decorated with antique furniture, ambient lighting and vintage rotary telephones at every table.  You can use the telephones to call another table, or dial 9 for the bar.  How cool is that?  Thanks Alexander Bell for inventing the telephone, I can't imagine life without it!  Ironically Mr. Bell thought of his invention as an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study.  Don't think he'll be impressed with cellphones then, haha!

Nina

Sarah

Sarah rocking behind the bar

Liezel

Thank you to Karma from Karmajustfar Photo for capturing all the beautiful moments on the night.

Everyone received a certificate for being able to still be standing after making and tasting cocktails. 

 We had such a great evening, can't wait for the next one where we are going to get the creative juices flowing, we are going to draw a live model. Exciting times!

Social Club #10 - Wooden Spoon Make Over

After a long break from Social Club due to Miss. Founder being overseas, we were eager to see all the familiar faces again to catch up.  Jeanine and Jacky were our gracious hosts for the evening and we couldn't wait to see what they have in store for us.

The counter was set with newspapers, wine glasses, paints, paintbrushes and wooden spoons.  We were going to paint the handles of the wooden spoons! FUN!

This is a trend that I have seen recently popping up everywhere. It is so easy and quick to do.

Kristina just came back from Turkey, sporting a gorgeous tan and brought us a lovely snack.  Pistachios and honey bites, not sure what they are really called.  They are delicious and should come with an addictive warning!

We used masking tape to make the patterns on the wooden spoons and then painted them.  Here's a post on how to paint your wooden spoon at home. Wait for the paint to dry properly before moving the masking tape to ensure straight neat lines.  The masking tape came in useful as some members had a little too much to say!

Everyone really enjoyed getting crafty with the wooden spoons, putting their own creative touch on an ordinary kitchen utensil.  

Jacky made us a very tasty Chicken soup accompanied with soft bread to soak up the deliciousness in our bowl, which was perfect for the cold winter weather.  

As always the Social Club was filled with fun, laughter and good vibes. Good medicine for the soul and a vibrant wooden spoon to brighten up our life!  Thanks Jax and Jeanine!

A special thanks to Karma for taking the pictures on the night.  She's really talented, check out more of her work here.  She took the photos with her logo on, the rest was taken by my iphone!