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

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

Here are the easy steps to create your own bunting! It makes a great accessory for the holiday season, birthday parties or maybe even your own market stall!

1. Find what you’re going to write on (I used Newsprint – found at most art stores)
2. Pick a typeface you like for your word.
3. Make sure you print at a size that will work well for the end piece of your paper (and to print all letters needed!)
4. Find a bright window to use as a light box and start tracing!
5. Measure the center of the page and then draw with pencil two diagonal lines to the bottom corners
6. With a sharp box cutter and metal ruler, follow the pencil line.
7. Adhere your new beautiful flags to ribbon of choice! (I used hemp twine and stuck them on with washi tape)

Enjoy! x

Well who can believe that November is already here and there are only two more months in 2012?!  Where did the year go? I hope you all have had a lovely, sunny week – it’s sure been a busy one here at Toodles Noodles HQ getting ready for Craft2.0 and The City Market in Wellington this weekend and filling orders along the way.

Not to mention, have you seen the reveal of our amazing styled photo shoot in collaboration with the extremely talented All the Frills, Made from Scratch and Coralee from Coralee & Alex? We’ll do our own post soon but in the mean time scoot on over to MFS to see her lovely posts!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend and if you’re in the Wellington area, we do hope that you pop in to either market and say hello! x

1. These beautiful wedding invitations are designed across the pond in Sydney by Rebecca McGrath and are ready for you to just print – how perfect is that!

2. Anyone else feel like this poster was designed for them? This beautiful piece of work was done by the Design Studio.

3. Originally painted with watercolour on canvas all the way from Portugal by ARMINHO – stunning.

4. As a little girl, my after school treat with my sister and mom was a glass of steamed milk and madeleines. This beautifully photographed image by Erin Nish brings back lots of happy memories.

5. As a San Francisco native my heart holds a special place for art from the Bay Area.  Heath Ceramics has breathtaking work that I make sure to swoon over every time I go home.

6. Feminine beer illustration and a reusable bag, love the combo Oh, Little Rabbit!

Have a fantastic weekend everyone! x

Well even though it’s supposed to be Spring in New Zealand, it’s actually been feeling a lot like Autumn this week!  So in honour of Halloween coming up and Autumn starting in the Northern Hemisphere – this weekly roundup is full of Halloween goodies!

1. Blogger Oh Happy Day has some great costume ideas for the wee ones.

2. No trick needed, these cupcakes by Everyday Occasions, Jenny Hobick will definitely go down as a treat!

3. Looking for decorations, craft items, last minute treats? Paper Source has all your needs covered, just look at this amazing spread they created!

4. A candle that smells like pumpkin, I’m in heaven.

5. Great words to live by, but remember to be careful while trick-or-treating out there!

6. If you’re hosting a party this year, Little Ink’s black straws will make your evening look smart and sharp.

I hope everyone has a fantastic long weekend (for you local Kiwis!), I’m off to Wanaka for some lovely R&R with my Mr to celebrate our Anniversary! x

Spring is in the air, the weather is warmer, the days are longer, and the birds are chirpier!

It also is the perfect time to start planting for the summer to come. As we only have a wee deck with little direct sun (read lots of succulents, ferns, grasses planted) I can only dream of my perfect veggie / fruit garden.  Here are some great ideas of others fantastic gardens.

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Desktop Wallpaper Download sizes:

October Calendar (Widescreen 16:10) 1920×1200
Confetti October  (Widescreen 16:10) 1920×1200

October Calendar (Fullscreen 4:3) 1600×1200
Confetti October (Fullscreen 4:3) 1600×1200

iPhone Download sizes:

October Confetti  (iPhone 4) 640×960
October Confetti (iPhone 5) 640×1136

To simplify things I’ve only made two sizes for each design but they should work on most screens – just use either the “centre” setting or “fit to screen” if it doesn’t look quite right.  Enjoy!

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