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Happy Friday everyone! We had a fantastic time away in Hawaii the last two weeks and are still adjusting to these colder temperatures!
With the holiday season on the horizon (ok maybe still 167 days to go) we need to make room in the warehouse for our awesome new designs. What does that mean for you - SALE time!
Head on over to our website and check out all the products reduced between 30-60% off the original price!
Click HERE to view all the products in our sale section.
Weekly Roundup 5 June - Auckland Fair
A big happy Friday to everyone! The sun is finally shining in these parts - I hope you all managed to stay dry this very rainy week.
This week we have been busy with putting together new products and designs for the coming holiday season. We also blogged a new free wallpaper for June which can be found here.
Also a bit of a milestone for this little company, we now have a showroom space at the beautiful Source Home + Object. If you are a retailer or stylist in the Auckland area this is a great destination for some amazing brands.
Next week (gosh that came up quick!) is the biannual Auckland Fair! We've been attending the fair since 2011 and it's such a blast every time! We get to see familiar smiley faces who have purchased from us before, we meet more amazing artists from around NZ - we love it.
SUNDAY 14th JUNE 2015
11am to 4pm
Shed 10, Queens Wharf Auckland CBD
$5 entry, kids under 12 free
This week's roundup is just a small snippet of what you can find on the day. Be sure to look at the website first to find out information about cash, location, time, etc. We'll share closer to the date where we'll be located in Shed 10 for those wanting to say hello and purchase something on the day.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Weekly Roundup 15 May
Happy Friday everyone - I hope you're all safe and dry and that crazy storm yesterday. Sorry we didn't end up having a roundup last week. We had some unexpected power outages in the studio with cabling work and had to take an unplanned day away from the computer.
This Saturday we will be at the Tamahere Country Market - just on the main path when you enter - from 8:30 am - 1:00pm. And next weekend we will be at the new Hatch'd Boutique Fair in Auckland which runs from all day Saturday through Sunday. Tickets can be purchased through their website and is located in Ponsonby Central, upstairs in the Sapphire Room.
This weeks roundup is dedicated to, you guessed it, ceramics. As you may have heard me mention before, I have a big soft spot in my heart for handmade ceramics. As a kid I dabbled with the material but never did anything with it. So this winter I thought it was time I found myself a new hobby and signed up to an 8 week course that meets one night a week for 3 hours. I'm three weeks in and completely addicted. Thus far I've created 3 bowls, 1 jug, and 2 beakers. Here are some people who have inspired me along the way.
- Karolina Grudniewska of KaroArt in Dublin
- Lisa Jones of Pigeon Toe in Portland
- Renee Boyd Ceramics in New Zealand
- Sam Nichols Pottery in New York
- Katia Carletti in Adelaide
- Georgia Leiby of Center Ceramics in New York
- Robert Gordon Ceramics in Australia
These posts are not promoted, in any way, shape or form. They are simply items we find and like off Etsy and artists we think should receive recognition for their amazing work. Thank you.
Free May Wallpapers
Well that was a chilly greeting by May this morning! I've always been a big fan of Autumn, there is something magical about the leaves changing colour. When I lived in the northern hemisphere it meant that the holidays were coming, first Halloween then Thanksgiving and before you knew it Christmas and Hanukkah. Unfortunately here in New Zealand we don't really have any holidays in the Winter months to look forward to but I'm still looking forward to cuddling by the fire in the evenings with a cup of tea or hot coco.
This month for the free wallpaper we've come up with another new design. A nice little reminder when we're busy at work or out and about running errands to just take a second and breath. It's so easy to get run down by everyday life - so let's remember to enjoy it from time to time. This new design is available to download for free for your computer, iPad and iPhone.
Thank you so much for following our blog and loving our free wallpapers. It's so great to go the the markets and have people show us their phones with the designs on them! This all started about 3 years ago when I wanted something neat for my phone and couldn't find something out there and have kept going ever since - so thank you again! Without your support, Toodles honestly wouldn't' be where it is today! Enjoy!
The formal bits: All photos, desktop wallpaper art, and designers are copyright. The use of this wallpaper is free and strictly for personal use. Sharing of these images on Pinterest, Facebook, or any social media is welcome, as long as you source and link back to Toodles Noodles. If you’d like to blog about this post, feel free to, as long you credit and link back to this post and/or Toodles Noodles. Thanks so much for reading this boring but necessary bit.
Weekly Roundup - 24 April
Happy Friday everybody! This week has gone by in a bit of a haze. There has been a nice mixture of designing new products, filling orders for our shops full of Mother's Day goodness, and finishing up some great side projects for some fantastic clients.
This week's weekly roundup is inspired by the amazing artists I have the pleasure to meet at the weekend markets. One of the great things about markets is meeting other like minded people all around the country. This is only a taste of some of the talent I've met along the way - there are so many more amazingly savvy artists out there - but I'll share them with you another day.
Have a great weekend everyone.
- Nannestad & Sons - Auckland
- Pickled Whimsy - The Mount
- The Little White Box - Auckland
- Claybird Ceramics - Auckland
- Ellaquaint / Ellacute - Auckland
- Martin Bosley - Wellington
- Little Laneway - Hamilton
These posts are not promoted, in any way, shape or form. They are simply items we find and like off Etsy and artists we think should receive recognition for their amazing work. Thank you.
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...!
Gift Guide
It's officially only 2 weeks till Christmas - oh how this year has flown by! Still looking for that perfect stocking stuffer, secret santa, gift for a loved one? Well we have a great arrangement of items at all different price points. Here are some of our favourites: Fabric Wrap - has multiple uses like being a scarf or table cloth A5 Notepads - great for those list makers out there Prints - the pineapple symbol is one of of friendship and hospitality - great for a housewarming gift Gift Wrap - have all your gifts sorted? How about making them shine with our gift wrap. Desk Calendar - our 2104 desk calendar is a great gift for your fellow co-worker. Wall Calendar - looking for a bit of practical art? Try our 2014 illustration calendar. Tea Towels - always a winner! Totes - our totes are extremely durable, practical, and pretty - a win win. Note cards - make the perfect stocking stuffer or addition to any gift.
In the spotlight - The Garden Party
The lovely Anna Lim, owner of The Garden Party shares her story of how she started her shop and what she loves about being a store owner! Store Name: The Garden Party Your Name: Anna Lim Location: 71 Ponsonby Rd How did the idea of the store come about? My mother and my aunt were keen potters and needed some where to sell their hand painted plates. (They loved painting them but the piles of plates under the beds were growing too large. They knew that if they wanted to keep painting ceramics they had to find a way to sell them. I was wondering aimlessly round India and came back to help sell them and open The Garden Party. We originally sold mainly NZ painted ceramics but quickly grew to sell all sorts of NZ designed and made products. That was 20 years ago and we now find that there is a much wider variety of fabulous new and original NZ designed and made product than before. New Zealanders and the rest of the world are appreciating the enormous talent here. Why the name? We liked the idea of parties and gardens and also Katherine Mansfield wrote a wonderful short story called The Garden Party. So we thought the name encapsulated fun, nature, New Zealand art and culture. What kind of products do you sell? We sell anything we can find that we think is beautiful and amusing and designed in New Zealand. We also sell some products that aren’t made in NZ but are so good we just have to sell them. What are the best and worst things about owning your shop? I love finding new and interesting stock. And displaying it. We enjoy our local suppliers and craftspeople. Our customers are pretty lovely too! Worst thing is getting a phone call at 8am on a Sunday morning from a sick staff member who can’t work that day and knowing your plans for that day have to be shelved. What's your favourite creative outlet? Cooking followed by gardening and drawing. What are your top 5 websites/blogs at the moment and what makes them stand out? I like to check out ‘The Cool Hunter” regularly as they have phenomenal images of places and architecture. I like The Denizen as it keeps me up to date with things happening locally. I have just purchased a pair of shoes from Anthropology in the states and I love their website as it has so much great stuff displayed clearly. I am a big fan of Pinterest and I often get inspiration and repin beautiful images to our own pinterest page. How do you find new designers / products to stock? I am always on the lookout for new and interesting products so I am always on the hunt. I go to gift fairs, festivals, markets and lots of crafts people approach me directly. Also the internet has become a good way of sourcing products. What song or album are you currently playing in the shop? Loving The Passenger, Sola Rosa’s brilliant Low and Behold, High and Behold and am eagerly awaiting Mahoney Harris’s new album. Where can people find you physical shop and on the web? 71 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland and online
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