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Autumn Gift Fair 2014

Well another Gift Fair has come and gone! Last week we debuted some new products to retailers from all over New Zealand. The response was fantastic to our new adventure range and this years booth design.  Pictured above is our latest collaboration with Sarah from Il Nido! New iPad cases are screen printed on the outside and inside, padded, and finished with a stylish bronze zip! The small bags are perfect for your purse, travel bag, you name it. They are fully lined and screen printed on two sides! Like the look of our table and display unit - get your own here! They are made by the talented boys over at Trestle Union and worked a real treat! Super sturdy, sexy, and functional - win win win! List of new stockists include:

• A Little Bird Told Me, Wyndham, Southland
• Alex Fulton Design, Blenheim
• Flax Bush, Mangonui
• French Blue, Christchurch
• Great New Zealand Gifts, Wanganui
• Kapa, Queenstown
• Paper Plus, Ponsonby
• Rosyln Pharmacy, Dunedin
• Ruby Dunes, Ohope
• Stacks Furniture, Wellington
• The Bay Tree, Remuera

Weekly Roundup 21 February

A happy, bright Friday to everyone! It dawned on my this Wednesday that the  Gift Fair is only one week away - February slow down! As I've mentioned in previous posts we have a lot of fun new products and designs on the way. Watch this space for some sneak peeks! I'd also like to give a big thank you in advance to the amazing people over at Trestle Union for providing the display furniture this year. This last week we've had quite a bit going on! There was the sale on Once'it - a big thank you go everyone who picked up some goodies! There was a trip to Auckland to meet up with some clients, stockists, and new collaborators! And thanks to my lovely man I was able to start decorating the studio! This week's roundup is inspired by the new tote bags we've designed for the Auckland Art Gallery. If you're on the hunt for a new bag that has a bit of 'pop' then click here!

1. New tote by Toodles Noodles available exclusively at the Auckland Ary Gallery.
2. Versatile rattan basket is great for storage or as a planter from Luca and Eve.
3. Set of 3 wooden neon snack bowls by WindandWillowHome.
4. The Flamingo by Evie Kemp available at Superette.
5. Island Time pillow from Cabin Co.
6. Bright statement necklace by BooandBooFactory.
7. Neon skull made by nashpop.

Weekly Roundup 16 August

  Happy Friday everyone! I would be lying if I said this week hasn't been exhausting. It all started on Sunday with a fun day trip to Hamilton where I spent the day catching up with the awesome Bron Alexander and met a few of my partners friends. Followed by going back to Hamilton on Tuesday to attend SPARK where I had the pleasure of hearing speakers from both Smith Journal and Ice Breaker. Apart from the two big drives there has been filling orders, designing some limited edition items for the holiday season (yay!), getting more items ready for the gift fair, and the list goes on and on. But no need to bore you all with my busy life, as I'm sure yours has been just as chaotic in it's own way. This week's roundup has been inspired by dorm room decor. The school season in the US is starting back up again, and if there was something exciting at the beginning of each year while at University was choosing new items for your dorm room! It was always such a fun challenge to cram in as much as possible into a tiny room. I still have my clock like the one featured at number 7 - let's just say my roommate hated when it would go off in the wee hours of the morning. But I loved my vintage clock, and still do, as it's made its way with me to New Zealand. These days I use my iphone as an alarm clock but love looking at it on my bedside table. Have a fantastic weekend ya'll and stay tuned for some new product sneak peeks!

1. With communal laundry rooms, having a functional and stylish laundry hamper is essential.
2. Bedding plays a huge centrepiece in the dorm rooms - so make sure you pick something that will work well with your other decor items and can withstand a lot of use (used as desk, couch, table, etc.).
3. Just because you're in a dorm room, doesn't mean you can't enjoy some fresh flowers!
4. Loved having one of these, great for laptops, writing reports, and eating.
5. Desk lamps are a must.
6. Study in style - fun pencils help the homework go faster.
7. Even with cell phones and computers, it's quite handy having that old clock around.
8. Carry your assignments in style with this bag and matching purse.

Gift Fair - Part 3

  Here is our third and final post about the Gift Fair this past month. For being our first expo / professional trade fair we are quite proud of our wee stand, which received some fantastic feedback. But we couldn't have done it without the help of some very important and talented people. Our stand layout was designed by the very clever Shaye Woolford from On My Hand. Shaye was fantastic in helping us layout the booth, figure out what props to use and she even hand painted our sign - what a clever cookie! These lovely images were taken by the super talented Coralee, who did an exceptional job. Our booth had the misfortune of having the overhead lights out and one very bright spotlight - so you can imagine she had her work cutout for her. Also a big thank you to Rachael from Made from Scratch for taking time out of her super busy schedule in helping man the stall and calming the nerves. And of course as mentioned before the great support and time of my partner and friends for helping me along the way! Thank you again everyone for following this journey! Shop, Toodles Noodles | Photography, Coralee | Styling, On My Hand | Support, Made From Scratch |

Gift Fair - Part 2

Well the Gift Fair has come and gone. It was a great learning experience for our wee company! Three full days of selling your product is hard work - especially when everything you're selling is your own designs. But all the hard work has paid off and we are currently in the process of filling orders from 20 new retailers around New Zealand! We will be updating our retailers section of the website very soon with all our new stockists information but in the mean time are happy to announce that you will now be able to find us in Taupo, Hanmer Springs, Christchurch, Wanganui, Hamilton and many other locations around this beautiful country. Also coming soon to the website will be all the new designs we created in time for the Gift Fair. Including our new range of tote bags, fabric gift wrap, invitations, and some new prints and greeting cards! Thanks everyone for your amazing support along the way, On My Hand for the styling, and stay tuned for some professional photographs by the super talented Coralee and a wonderful blog post by the lovely Made From Scratch coming soon! x