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Weekly Roundup 3 October

Happy Friday everyone! What another big week we've had - so much work behind the scenes, orders going out - love how busy it all is! You may have noticed that there is a new button on our home page featuring all upcoming markets! Click here to view where we'll be the next few months. The list is constantly changing so make sure to check back often! This weekend we'll be at the Little Big Markets over in The Mount - though due to weather this may be postponed till Sunday. To find out more be sure to go to their Facebook page. Also with a new month comes a new free desktop and iphone wallpaper designed by us for you. Click here to download the latest wallpaper featuring our new design 'be brave'. This design is featured in our 2015 calendars and is available as an A3 gold foil print. Lastly our 'Ultimate NZ Giveaway' is due to close in just 2 days! With over 1300 entries, be sure to check it out and you may be in to win this amazing prize! Hope you all have a great weekend and that lovely weather we had at the beginning of the week comes back soon...!

1. Concrete Diamond
2. Designer light pendants
3. Cube necklaces
4. DIY stool
5. Concrete Planters
6. Metallic and Concrete earings

Scotch® Expressions Tape Garland

Looking for an easy way of decorating for an upcoming party or sprucing up a bedroom? This Scotch® Expressions Tape garland takes just minutes to make and is a great low budget option. TOOLS NEEDED: 1 piece of card paper 1 pair scissors Scotch® Expressions Tapes of your choice 2” scallop punch 2” ribbon stitch punch bundle of twine * If you don’t own punches you can do this with a craft knife. HOW TO:

1. Cover piece of card with your selected tape. Simply put tape along the sheet with no gaps in between the different rows, feel free to use different designs. If garland will be visible from both sides (not tacked onto a wall) be sure to cover both sides of the sheet.
2. Fold over any excess from the edges to ensure it won’t be stuck in your punch.
3. Punch out as many shapes as you can from you sheet.
4. Use stitch punch in the middle of each shape for twine.
5. Thread the twine through your shapes. To avoid fraying simply use a piece of your tape to cover the edge - this will help with the fraying and make threading easier.
6. Display!

Easy peasy garland for any occasion! This post is sponsored by Scotch® Expressions Tape. Get Creative with Scotch® Expressions Tape & be in to WIN a shopping spree each week!

DIY wooden box

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend full of Valentine's Day festivities and relaxation. We were busy with weeding, gardening, sun basking, eating, laundering, working, organising - a very productive weekend indeed! Today's blog post is all about how to create this great 'hold anything and everything' box. For step by step instructions and what materials to you need click here and follow Whimsey Box's instructions. This box has so many great uses, holding stationery on your desk, storing herbs on your kitchen bench-top, keeping all those small makeup containers tidy in the bathroom, the list goes on and on! Enjoy!

How to Gift Wrap with Toodles Noodles

If you are like me, my gift wrapping skills are not that great, I usually settle for a nice bag to put my presents in. Lucky for us the talented Liora, who designs and makes her own gift wrap, shares her amazing gift wrapping skills with us. Just follow along step by step below.

(Post written by Amber at Elite16, photos by Michelle at Studio:Weir)

Gift Wrapping 101:

1. Pick out your paper. Liora used her confetti, follow the arrow and New Zealand floral paper for this DIY.
2. A pair of scissors
3. Gift tags
4. Tape
5. Ribbon or twine
6. Imagination and patience and maybe some music for inspiration

Confetti paper tutorial

Weekly Roundup 9 August

Last week I received a very lovely gift in the post that had so much thought into the wrapping - it reinvigorated me and brought an enormous smile to my face! Receiving a gift is always welcomed, but when the giver puts so much thought and effort into wrapping it - it takes the gift up to a whole other level! It goes to show that the giver put in a lot of thought and time into picking that gift for YOU. With that in mind and the fact that I'm gearing up for the Holiday Season (yes, can you believe it?!) and my next expo I've done some searching for fun gift wrapping ideas. It's all about creating a smile at the end of the day, and if that can be accomplished by putting a cookie into a little brown bag with some ribbon instead of on a serviette I'm all for it! Happy Friday everyone and have a fantastic weekend full of smiles!

1. Little Ink based in Auckland have a fantastic array of gift wrap and baking accessories.
2. Knot & Bow, located in New York, are known for their fun stickers and bakers twine.
3. [Shameless plug] Toodles Noodles gift wrap off-set printed in New Zealand on kraft paper.
4. Ink Kit have an amazing collection ranging from glittered pencils to sequinned ribbon!
5. Studio Carta, located in Boston originally from Rome, have the most exquisite ribbon collection.
6. Olive Manna have a great collection of packaging and home-ware products.
7. Anastasia Marie is one clever cookie, make sure to follow her instagram.

Headquarter Dreams 2.0

Oh to dream a little dream. One day I'll have a lovely little studio located in a cottage in my backyard full of beautiful, fun, functional (and maybe not so functional but more pretty) elements. I do love my current studio but it's still fun to dream! Here are some of the latest treasures I've found. Stool from Cast and Crew, USA // Trestle desk from Seven Hands High, Australia //  DIY lights from Light Cookie, Greece // Metal baskets from Story Tellers Vintage, USA // Metal cabinet from Love in Vintage Finds, USA // Metal cash drawer from Oh, Albatross, USA // Vintage magazine display from Love in Vintage Finds, USA

Weekly Roundup 24 May

A big happy Friday everyone! Anyone else loving how much black and white are the current trend - though does a classic like that really ever go out of style? In case you missed it, we are very excited to announce that we are now selling our prints framed! We have acquired some beautiful white frames perfect for our A4 prints! We will be offering framed prints this Saturday at the Tamaki Drive Market and also at the June Auckland Art & Craft Fair. If you wish to purchase one online framed, just send us a convo! Oh and don't forget we still have our 15% everything sale going on now, but hurry offer ends 31 May! This Saturday is the launch of the new Tamaki Drive Market and we were honoured that they asked us to participate! This market focuses on using local talent from the Bays (we are a bit of an exception being from Kingsland) and in return a donation from all stalls will be made to the community. So if you're looking for something different and fun to do this Saturday, come on by! The market is open from 9:00 - 1:00. We are also excited to share our story and a bit about us on the Foxes blog this week! The super stylish Jessica picked out some of her favourite items to showcase and put together a great list of questions. You can have a wee nosey here. Have a great weekend everyone!

1. Scalloped stripes ponte skirt from Anthropologie - a sure winner for any closet.
2. If you're a cat fan check out these neat hand-screened pillowcases made in the USA.
3. Cloud doormat - yes please!
4. New blog find for you design fans - showcasing this beautiful packaging.
5. Tattly temporary tattoos are pretty rad!
6. Love the idea of a black and white office, it just looks so surrene.
7. Beer Brownies, need I say more?

Weekly Roundup - 22 February

Holy smokes I can't believe Friday is here yet at the same time I welcome it with big open arms! We've been burning the midnight oil around here the last few weeks gearing up for the big NZ Gift & Homeware Fair - our first big trade fair! We're also super excited to announce that we will be exhibiting two new products at the fair...but unfortunately we are keeping mute until then (I know, the suspense is killing us too!). We had the great honour this week to be featured on the Baby Life Online Magazine - Oodles of Delight at Toodles Noodles!  Such a fantastic surprise! Lastly, if you're looking to purchase some items from us in person, we'll be at Ponsonby Central Markets again this Sunday from 10am - 3pm. Hope to see some of you there!

1. During the summer months I cook Mexican about 4 times a week, this new recipe for braised chicken tacos looks like a winner! 
2. These pillows inspired by dawn have just enough pop in colour for that stylish lounge.
3. Really loving the new range of prints by Paper Moon.
4. I think I'll take one in each colour thanks! LOVE.
5. How adorable is this homemade dress? Click here to learn how to make your own.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend and to possibly see some of you on Sunday! x

Weekly Roundup 11 January

Well, we did it everyone - a big high five for surviving the first week back to work after the holidays!  I'm not sure about you, but man was that challenging....email correspondance slow with some people still being away, work slowly trickling, the weather teasing - but we did it! And for those of you still not back yet, well we'll just call you lucky ducks. This Sunday, I'm having a birthday - a biggy actually! No big plans have been made for the weekend. My partner and I are going to dinner on Saturday night but apart from that I look forward to sunshine, coffee, wine, and relaxation. With that in mind - I came up with this week's roundup! I hope you do enjoy and have a fantastic weekend as well. x

1. Lovely Baby’s Breath typeface formed with Gypsophila/Baby’s Breath. The meaning of Gypsophila is to miss, to adore, and to give. Gypsophila often serves a supporting role, but its existence is significant.
2. I sure wouldn't mind spending most of my birthday weekend under this marvelous tree!
3. Loving this coffee branding by Alex Westgate for the Coffee Shop.
4. Yup, this cute kitty has the right idea!
5. Crumble has always had a soft spot in my heart - rhubarb mulberry crumble you say? Now that sounds like a must!
6. Thinking this lovely banner needs to hang in my office...
7. And what's a birthday without balloons!?

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and good luck easing back into work life! x

Weekly Roundup – 11 November

Oh my goodness!  Where has this week gone - preparing this week's weekly roundup I just couldn't believe Friday has come again so quickly!  It feels like we were just down in Wellington meeting some very lovely people at Craft2.o and the Wellington City Market.  I hope you all have had a fantastic week filled with sunshine!  Mine's been busy with filling orders, creating our new notepad (sneak peek here!) design and printing our first wedding invitation request! Now without further ado here's this weeks roundup:

1. Now I'm not one to condone drinking but the packaging of Death's Door Spirits by Grip Design Inc would look quite splendid on a home bar.
2. Alyssa Nassner is an illustrator based in Minneapolis, who uses beautiful colours and strokes in her work. This illustration is part of her "life advice" series.
3. These pillows are made with metalic paint, handprinted and on hemp pillow covers - perfect! Found on {me}longings studio Etsy's store along with more beautiful products.
4. This cute tank comes in multiple styles and colours - what a great gift idea by designer MNKR.
5. These little cuties are handmade in the USA...am I the only one wishing they came in adult size?
6. As a big fan of coffee and of design this product is a winner in my eyes! Designed by Boheem in Sydney for One Tree Coffee Co, a boutique Espresso Bar in Newcastle NSW who sell their freshly made ice coffee on their premises.
7. Last but not least a sweet treat!

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend wherever you are! And just think we're just about 6 weeks away from the holiday season kicking off - wowie! x