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Weekly Roundup - 19 July

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you've had a great week, I personally have been struggling come back from holiday and getting into work mode. With the Gift Fair coming up in only six weeks, it's time to stop dilly dallying and really get cracking! There are a few new products and designs in the works and all will be revealed in the weeks to come! In the mean time, stay tuned here and our other social media outlets. This Sunday we'll be at the Matakana Market - a perfect school holidays activity! The market has amazing food, atmosphere, and vendors. If you come on by please do make sure to introduce yourself! Also incase you missed it, earlier in the week we shared a super delicious recipe for some Chocolate Chip Cookie bites! The recipe contains no flour, eggs, sugar, oil or butter - so really they're guilt free cookies! Have a great weekend everyone!

1. Love this scarf handmade by DarkPlum.
2. These unusual vases can be hung or free standing, is ideal for air plants or general decoration.
3. Beautiful handmade pouring bowl made with love in North Carolina.
4. Modern yet classy earrings coming from over the ditch.
5. Super cute kids top - wish it came in my size!
6. I little obsessed with the packaging and product...
7. Fun textiles handcrafted by Belljar in Australia.

Weekly Roundup - 15 February

  Hello everyone - did you have a lovely Valentine's Day? Ours was a bit untraditional this year!  I personally had a training session with my amazing friend and trainer Charlotte then came home and cooked my Mr. a new recipe of prawn & noodle salad. That's two nights in a row of cooking new dinners from recipes found in magazines - both needing a bit of tweaking - but once "personalised" - they will go up on the blog! This weekend we will be at the grand opening of the Ponsoby Central Markets!  We're super excited to get back into the specialty food market scene as we miss our lovely friends over at City Market in Wellington.  You can find us at Ponsonby at their new amazing markets: February: 17th  and  24th March:  3rd and 10th We'll be showing off some new designs not available yet online and the newest collections of the baking decorations as well! Fingers crossed for good weather and some familiar faces in the crowd! This week's roundup is mostly brought to you by some amazing Etsy talent:

1. I'm a big sucker when it comes to lemony desserts - and with baking a special birthday cake next week - I have my eye on this cheesecake!
2. Absolutely love these porcelain hanging plant holders.
3. This desk made out of oak and steel is just a dream!
4. These bracelets out of Lithuania just scream summer and make the perfect accessory.
5. Saw these personalised mugs earlier this week and fell in love! What a perfect wedding gift!
6. Speaking of wedding gifts - this cutting board is just lovely.

I hope you all have had a fantastic week and have fun weekend plans!  And if you do live in the Auckland area, I hope you do say hello on Sunday if you are in the Ponsonby area! x

Weekly Roundup 8 February

  I'm starting to think we should always have a public holiday on a Wednesday - it's a great way to get through the week!  Though I have to admit I did have a moment when I thought it was Saturday! We've had quite a week in TN HQ - getting ready for the trade expo at the end of the month, restocking some of our lovely stockists, and making some changes around our Etsy and Felt shops! More on that to be announced soon but you may have noticed that we now offer FREE shipping on all our items if ordered from Etsy to any New Zealand location! Woohoo! I hope you all have had a lovely week and have great plans for the weekend. We're headed to Taupo to a fun farm wedding! We're quite excited for the glam camping by Wildersnest and to help with the styling on the day!

1. Love the elegant touch this geometric necklace provides!
2. These latte bowls are the perfect size for anything and everything - just the best.
3. How precious are these alphabet trays?!
4. 15 minutes Thin Mints made from 3 ingredients, winner!
5. Absolutely love these vases - spotted them about a year ago and still love them!
6. Tell them how you feel with these lovely vintage push pins.

Hope you've enjoyed this weeks roundup and have a fantastic weekend! x

Weekly Roundup - 30 Nov

My oh my who can believe we're onto our last day of November 2012!  I can still remember last year as if it were yesterday... still living in Wellington, just printing our 2012 calendar, getting excited for my parents visit to New Zealand...oh how time flys! With time flying so quickly it helps us realise how much we really do have to cherish the little moments and those special people around us. With that I came up with this week's roundup - a simple but elegant collection of different gifts for the sisters / mothers / friends in your life!  I personally sent off my mom and sister's gifts in the post today (next time must think feather light pressies!) as tomorrow is the last day for internation air parcels to arrive on time! (a little hint hint for those waiting to purchase items x)

1.  This week I discovered Sprout and Sparkle from Brisbane, Australia and frankly would be over the moon to receive anything from their beautiful store!
2. What better way of saying hello to those close to you than a cheeky reminder in their wardrobe.
3. Have lots of gifts to buy this year? This lovely pamper package by Little Flower Soap Co is sure to bring a smile without breaking your wallet!
4. For a personal touch try a monogram mug available from Anthropologie.
5. These funky socks from J.Crew will surely brighten up your stocking stuffers!
6. Want to give something a bit more personal? Baking is a fantastic affordable way to show you care this season!

Holiday Gift Find - Rand Papele

This week's gift guide is for the jewelry lovers out there!  This gorgeous shop offers a little of everything: rings, necklaces,  silver and gold combinations. Rand Papele Jewelry is made by Eben Papele and Judith Rand in a little town north of New York City called High Falls.  Each piece is made by hand by the couple, soldered, and textured - one piece at a time. To view their entire collection visit their store - I promise you'll fall in love with their collection. Until next time - enjoy! x

Weekly Roundup - 12 October

Well what a beautiful sunny week it's been!  It may be with the sun shinning, the lovely care package I received from my mom, the fact that I FINALLY got to do my nails last night for the first time in weeks, or just the overall lovely feeling in the air that has resulted with this week's particularly pink girly weekly roundup! 1. Gorgeous cakes are from the very talented Swedish Linda from Call me Cupcake (we seem to find a lot of talent from that part of the world lately!) 2. How inviting and relaxing does that bed look? Love the details on the duvet… 3. These amazing postcards by Present and Correct are filled with confetti - who wouldn't love to receive something like that in the post?! 4. This handsome fella is wearing the perfect accessory for any wee one this wedding season, clever makings by The Wedding Chicks. 5. Let's just say I don't think anyone would be upset to receive these beauties as a gift… *wink wink* 6. Stitch Design Co. is a lovely stationery company in the us with a fantastic eye for detail 7. And because it's almost the weekend and I'm craving sweets like crazy this week - another cake! Have a fantastic weekend everyone! x

Weekly Roundup - 5 October

1. Well hi there! The idea is simple by The Phraseology Project — You submit a letter, word or phrase and they'll make it look beautiful with type. 2. Mmmmm how delicious does this Hazelnut gelato look - bring on summer! 3. These beautifully photographed Honey Gingerbread and mini bundt Cakes look like the perfect treat to enjoy with a cuppa over the weekend 4. These colourful Chatelles flats ship worldwide - enough said! 5. Clever save the date cards will be one everyone will remember! To see more by the talented designer Brittany visit her Etsy shop  THE HOUSE that LARS BUILT 6. We all can use a bit of sparkle from time to time, these beautiful bangles by WSAKE do just the trick! And with that I wish you all a very happy weekend! x

Weekly Roundup - 28 September

1. These neon pillows from Ferm Living will add that extra pop into any room. 2. I just fell in love with this beautiful tote bag back in stock by Ilana McMorran, from See me Everywhere. 3. Who can resist an ice cream sandwich when they come in flavours like Brown Sugar Sour Cream and Mexican Hot Chocolate. These pictures are by Photographer / Blogger Jade M. Sheldon, for the real deal visit Ruby Jewel. 4. I must have a weak spot for soaps and their packaging: this week Barr-Co, available at Anthropologie. 5. These bracelets are perfect little gifts for the next family / friend birthday! Visit Hello Berry's Etsy store to see all they're amazing goodies. 6. Supply Ltd won this year's Best Awards Gold award in packaging for Saxton Cider - and it's no wonder why! Their website, might just make you thirsty on this Friday! That's it for this week - happy weekend everyone! x

Weekly Roundup - 21 September

1. Amazing hand-painted windows from Pot & Pantry 2. Neat lights from the Nordic region: Nordic Tales | Bright Sprout by Kaiku 3. Super cute idea of using cookie cutters to make your own marshmallows, from  The Sweetest Occasion 4. The young and old will love this night light from Owly Shadow Puppets 5. Super neat leather necklases by Kiwi own UtBwB, based down in Christchurch 6. Beautiful packaged soaps that just sing relaxation and luxary.... And with that - happy weekend!