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Wilder and Hunt
After my market last Saturday, I couldn't think of anything more refreshing on a hot summer's day that a good smoothie! I was quite excited to realise that I was near Wilder and Hunt, a cafe I've been dying to try for months. Well, it didn't disappoint! This super cute cafe is nestled in St Heliers and is easy to spot from the road. The staff was super friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere was just as inviting. 
I was able to try the Forever Young smoothie (I'm a sucker for green juice), the Koka Mocha, and The Royal. Even though the Koka-Mocha was unbelievably good, after a day of markets and multiple coffees I thought it was best to steer clear of more caffein. I decided on The Royal - and did it hit the spot! The smoothie was extremely delicious and filling - positively perfect! The little shop is full of great local and healthy products that can be hard to find in other stores around the city. Not to mention they make their own goodies as well that were very hard to resist. If you're over by the bays or are looking for a little excursion, I highly recommend popping in and enjoying a delicious treat! 
All photos are taken by Liora of Toodles Noodles.
What we've been up to
If there are two things I truly love about New Zealand is the food and sense of style! This month I've been extremely lucky and have been going on lots of delicious coffee dates and discovering some beautiful restaurants all around the country. Here are a few snaps from this month's explorations - to see more follow us here. Do you have any favourites near you? We'd love to find out! (starting top left to bottom right) Mojo Coffee | Ponsonby Central | Lucian Espresso Bar | Ponsonby Central | Mojo Coffee | Best Ugly | Allpress Coffee | Atomic Coffee | Good George | TN HQ | Miss Clawdy | Punnet
In the Spotlight - Mixt
Time to introduce a stockist that is close to our hearts: Mixt. Miranda and Marc know all about selling NZ made products and own two beautiful shops in Kingsland. The only danger when stepping into the store to hand deliver their orders is leaving empty handed. Their stores are beautifully curated and are full of fantastic treasures. Store Name: MIXT Your Name: Miranda Pritchard and Marc Knott Job Title: Owners Location: Kingsland, Auckland 
How did the idea of the store come about? We opened the original MIXT store in February 2004. We decided to combine our joint interests in vintage, mid-century furniture and collectables (Marc) and contemporary New Zealand made craft and design (Miranda). The result was MIXT - the store continued with this combination in the same premises until November 2012 when we expanded to two stores side by side. Why the name? After much brainstorming we settled on MIXT - the name reflects the original combination of new NZ made and retro that we sell. What kind of products do you sell? Vintage collectables and furniture, contemporary NZ made gifts, jewellery, ceramics and prints on paper. 
What are the best and worst things about owning your shop? We love owning MIXT - it is a great job! We have a lot of wonderful, loyal customers and suppliers who we have become good friends with over the years. We get to sell beautiful vintage and NZ made objects and support local designers - what is not to love? Worst things... Probably the scale of commitment required - we both work every day on the business, both in the shop and behind-the-scenes. What's your favourite creative outlet? Arranging the shop displays! Gardening, cooking and crafting with our beautiful daughter Violet (aka the 'Craft Queen') - Miranda 
How do you find new designers / products to stock? This is one of the surprisingly difficult and time-consuming parts of the job - finding unique NZ made products that make our store stand out. We visit fairs, look online and increasingly new suppliers are contacting us directly as we have been around for so long and are well-known for supporting local makers. What song or album are you currently playing in the shop? We sell a range of CDs from NZ distributor Ode Records and have purchased a number to play in the shop - current faves are Ladi 6 and The Eastern and Waves. Where can people find you physical shop and on the web? MIXT is at 502-504 New North Road in Kingsland, Auckland. Best contact online is our Facebook page All photographs taken by Liora, Toodles Noodles
Weekly Roundup 28 June
Happy Friday everyone! Is it me or has this week just freezing in Auckland. As previously mentioned, this Saturday is the Auckland Art and Craft Fair - one of the biggest markets we do every year. This year the girls have a great assortment of artists coming along. To see all the artists attending make sure to check out their blog. Here is a selection of goodies that caught my eye! Have a great weekend everyone.
In the spotlight - The Garden Party
The lovely Anna Lim, owner of The Garden Party shares her story of how she started her shop and what she loves about being a store owner! Store Name: The Garden Party Your Name: Anna Lim Location: 71 Ponsonby Rd How did the idea of the store come about? My mother and my aunt were keen potters and needed some where to sell their hand painted plates. (They loved painting them but the piles of plates under the beds were growing too large. They knew that if they wanted to keep painting ceramics they had to find a way to sell them. I was wondering aimlessly round India and came back to help sell them and open The Garden Party. We originally sold mainly NZ painted ceramics but quickly grew to sell all sorts of NZ designed and made products. That was 20 years ago and we now find that there is a much wider variety of fabulous new and original NZ designed and made product than before. New Zealanders and the rest of the world are appreciating the enormous talent here. Why the name? We liked the idea of parties and gardens and also Katherine Mansfield wrote a wonderful short story called The Garden Party. So we thought the name encapsulated fun, nature, New Zealand art and culture. What kind of products do you sell? We sell anything we can find that we think is beautiful and amusing and designed in New Zealand. We also sell some products that aren’t made in NZ but are so good we just have to sell them. What are the best and worst things about owning your shop? I love finding new and interesting stock. And displaying it. We enjoy our local suppliers and craftspeople. Our customers are pretty lovely too! Worst thing is getting a phone call at 8am on a Sunday morning from a sick staff member who can’t work that day and knowing your plans for that day have to be shelved. What's your favourite creative outlet? Cooking followed by gardening and drawing. What are your top 5 websites/blogs at the moment and what makes them stand out? I like to check out ‘The Cool Hunter” regularly as they have phenomenal images of places and architecture. I like The Denizen as it keeps me up to date with things happening locally. I have just purchased a pair of shoes from Anthropology in the states and I love their website as it has so much great stuff displayed clearly. I am a big fan of Pinterest and I often get inspiration and repin beautiful images to our own pinterest page. How do you find new designers / products to stock? I am always on the lookout for new and interesting products so I am always on the hunt. I go to gift fairs, festivals, markets and lots of crafts people approach me directly. Also the internet has become a good way of sourcing products. What song or album are you currently playing in the shop? Loving The Passenger, Sola Rosa’s brilliant Low and Behold, High and Behold and am eagerly awaiting Mahoney Harris’s new album. Where can people find you physical shop and on the web? 71 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland and online
Weekly Roundup - 25 January
Well it's that time of the week again - time for our weekly roundup! It's been quite a week around this neck of the woods. We moved house and studio last weekend (leaving us without internet until yesterday....sigh), we were super lucky and won tickets for the Auckland Seafood Festival this weekend through Te Awa Winery, and had some lovely birthday celebrations out with friends and delicious cakes from the lovely Made From Scratch. The shop also had a big week being featured in the Etsy Finds email with our Full of Hearts gift wrap, our Blue bird gift wrap making the front page and our Your My Superhero note cards made the new To & From Valentine's Day Guide - all of which has left me feeling well - a bit lovely dovey! With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought I might just theme up this week's Weekly Roundup with a bit of a romantic feel. We also have heaps of gift tags, cards, prints all for that special day in our shop, so shop on by and have a nosey!
- These sparkly hearts make the perfect accessory for that sharp blazer or pretty bun!
- A sweet treat made with bittersweet chocolate is a direct line to my heart.
- Is there anything better than a luxury picnic with the ones you love?
- Cold never looked so cute with these leggings.
- I sure do love a relaxing bath after a long stressful day!
- Time to spruce up those cocktails...mmm... pomegranate...
Staycation 2012
I hope everyone is having a lovely holiday break so far! As all my family is in the US and my partner who's family is in beautiful Wanaka originally thought that he would have to be working through - we are having a "staycation" in Auckland this year! With so many people leaving the Auckland region for the holidays we thought it would be a great time to explore our "new" home. Unfortunately the weather gods have had other plans. Providing us with some pretty bad weather. So we've made the most of it with doing what we love! I FINALLY got some new gym shoes (been wanting some for about a year - yay!) and have really given them a go with going to the gym for the last five days straight - wowie (helps justify that summer wine of course)! I did the girly thing of cleaning out my closet, tidied up my desk (that was seriously needed) and have given our apartment a nice big clean. We've also made some delicious meals (pictured top right - recipe to come) and did my first baking in four months! Since going super healthy I've stopped baking - which breaks my heart - but sacrifices have to be made... We also managed to get on over to White's & Co (pictured bottom left) for a delicious soft serve yogurt treat thank's to The Collective! Fingers crossed, the weather is supposed to improve and tomorrow we're venturing out for our first tiki tour! I'm sure to keep you posted and hope you're all having a lovely break full of family, friends, and great food! x
October
October has turned out to be a crazy busy month for me. Lots going on with work and life.. new products arriving for the holidays, mini holiday down to Wanaka, a wee cold (made better with Wellington's own Bees Blessing), and a special photo shoot to be revealed later this week! Here’s a little snapshot of what I’ve been up to! You can follow me on instagram at @tootsnoots
Can't wait to see what November has in store! x
Weekly Roundup – 26 October
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely short week with Summer finally giving us a sneak peek. Hopefully the nice weather continues for the weekend - we'll be over at the We Can Create markets on Saturday from 12-5 if you want to pop by and say hello! 1. This amazing logo is home to Spruce Collective - started up by five like-minded girls who share a love for vintage treasures and are inspired by all things creative. I could spend hours looking at their site…. 2. Father Rabbit just opened their store in Auckland. Everything on their website is to die for, including these stunning bath towels. 3. How sweet is this canvas pouch by Paloma's Nest found on Etsy based in Austin, Texas. 4. This beautiful coffee packaging is from Coffee Balzac's Roasters, a company based in Ontario Canada - if the love of caffeine doesn't get you going in the morning looking at this stunning illustration might help get those creative juices going! 5. These finger licking looking donuts are by a Spanish blog named "La receta de felicidad" which translates to the recipe of happiness. With beautiful recipes, food styling snaps and website design this one is an overall winner! 6. Don't these measuring cups by West Elm just sing Julia Child? Hope you've enjoyed this week's roundup - have a great weekend everyone! x
Holiday Gift Find - The Little White Box
Happy Tuesday everyone, how was your weekend? Mine was wonderfully relaxing, going down to Wanaka for a mini holiday, enjoying the beautiful views and also working on making Toodles Noodles ribbon bundles next to a roaring fire – the perfect combo! With the holiday season quickly approaching I thought this would be a great time to introduce some great gift finds to the blog - this week we have The Little White Box, by Renee Coombe, located in Ardmore, New Zealand. Their philosophy revolves around the little things that provide comfort and character that help make a house your home, and we hope that their handmade wares find a place in your heart. With each piece being handmade and hand painted you will never find two items exactly the same which makes these beautiful ceramic items a lovely gift this holiday season. I've personally been eyeing up the tea pot for my new home and purchased the lovely doves for my sister-in-law - aren't they to die for?! Their items make great cooking, baking, entertaining, housewarming gifts this holiday season - and are of course New Zealand made! I do hope you love Renee's work as much as I do, and if you have any suggestions for the next holiday gift post, do let us know! x
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