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

The holidays are quickly approaching…which means the New Year is near!  Here is a range of our stationery to help keep you organised and calm in 2013. Help keep your New Years resolutions with our lovely range of calendars, note pads, and cards.

These items make lovely gifts as well – remember this is the last week to order to ensure everything arrives in time for Santa!

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!

Happy Tuesday everyone, I hope everyone has had a really lovely weekend. I had a nice relaxing weekend catching my breath and catching up with lots of very lovely ladies before the Christmas madness strikes. I’d love to hear what you got up to this very lovely sunny weekend, I hope it’s something wonderful and very relaxing!

This week, I present you with a fantastic stationery treat: Besotted Brand. Based out of Los Angeles, these folks know the true meaning of traditional letter writing and joy receiving a parcel in the post brings.

Their shop is positively lovely full of stamps, packaging ideas and absolute wonderment.

Enjoy! x

As you may have noticed from some of our designs, ok a lot of our designs, we may have a bit of a soft spot for animals.  So for this week’s round up, I decided to showcase some of my favourite animal stationery finds.

1. This cute set of 8 animal cards are letterpress printed on white FSC certified card stock – includes: bear, bird, duck, elephant, giraffe, kangaroo, moose, & rhinoceros) designed beautifully by enormouschampion
2. Decorative as well as functional, wool felt animals are stuffed and weighted to stand up to a library of books. Available in both elephant and giraffe.
3. Hippos are my favourite animal – how adorable are these little guys? They work perfectly as bookends, doorstops, or decorative pieces.
4. Receive lots of mail and find it hard to keep organised? This adorable Dachshund is here to keep your desk clean and tidy.
5. Each letter of this four colour screen printed poster by sass&peril is accompanied by a colorful illustration to help your little one learn their ABCs in a fun way
6. I’ve been eyeing this piece for quite a few months now. I love how he holds your iPhone, sketchbook and pens while looking adorable and inspirational for the big day ahead!

I hope this fun collection of animal stationery has brought a smile to your face this Friday and you have a lovely weekend!

x

Who can believe that it’s already mid November – is it just me or is time really flying lately?  I know I now live in the Southern Hemisphere and it’s Spring here, but when I think of the holidays, and the fast approaching Thanksgiving – I can’t help but think of naturals, warm comfort foods, and delicious sweets!

I do hope you all had a fantastic, relaxing week. Things over here at Toodles Noodles HQ have been buzzing away with big store orders, new notepads arriving, and preparing for our upcoming markets: Kohimarama School Christmas Market, MoAD’s Christmas Market, and Auckland Art & Craft Fair. Also on a personal note, I’ll be doing my first 6k run (walk) this Sunday – very excited to cross that off the bucket list! Now enough chit chat and onto this week’s roundup!

1.  All time classic quote beautifully written up from “A league of their own”.
2. Love these cookie cutters and icing ideas from - A Woodland Christmas at Martha’s House.
3. Moving? How about letting your family and friends know with these super cute postcards designed by Wild Horse Press.
4. These adorable nautical tea defusers come in four different design options – I’ll take another cuppa thanks!
5. My favourite piece by designer friend Kristen Shearon from Havok Designs – her shop is full of gems!
6. I may be somewhat obsessed with everything in the West Elm shop at the moment… this week’s pick is Letter Press cookie cutters – the perfect combo for a graphic designer who loves baking.

Until next time and hope the weekend has a bright, shinny sun wherever you are! 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

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