Great day today. We were fortunate to have a break in the weather for the Newtown festival. The turnout was amazing and so inspiring to see all the people even in the rain out supporting the festival. The food was amazing as always the stalls awesome and there were a few jaw dropping ones. Jules Vine was one such stall. From Nelson this artist is simply mind blowing. teeny tiny mechanically perfect works that i still cant believe are possible. I have loved Vines work for years but never seen a piece in real life. To see it all was almost to much. i was like a child again. most pieces no bigger than a thumb nail. Now sadly there is no chance of us getting any of this amazing work in as another jewelery store has exclusivity. But i believe in Vines work so much i reckon you all needed to know about it. Hope you all have a great week ahead. I am inspired and fired up!

Now available made to order Decor Poms. These beautiful fluffy delights are available in White, black, teal, aqua, baby blue, green, yellow,orange,red, hot pink, soft pink, lavender, purple, gold & silver. In sizes 4in 6in 16in 24in and we ask that you allow 2 days to fill all orders. They make lovely wedding or party decorations and even look beautiful clustered over a cot.

It's definitely wedding season. Loving all my brides. Cant wait to see the pics of their amazing day.

I hope you had an amazing Xmas. We sure did! it was a scaled back xmas from times before but what was truly lovely for our family was all the thought that went into our gifts. We took turns unwrapping and making the moment last as long as we could. Our meal was divine and I am proud to say I outdid myself from years past. I channeled every great cook i knew and also a couple grandmothers for good measure. We had a Lemon white wine and Sage Butter basted free range turkey with gravy, Cranberry and cashew stuffing, new potatoes, Summer corn on the cob, garden fresh green beans. Xmas pudding was spiced stone fruit pie with caramel ice cream. My son had 3 helpings! The best was the SUN and i mean the most beautiful sunny day i have ever seen in Wellington. The day was amazing and dare i say perfect. Perfectly happy, perfectly simple, perfectly delicious.

What lovely lovely bits and pieces we have from local mother hen of craft Sue Tyler.
New Susan Victoria range. Allie already beat me to my favourite. you gotta be quick around here. All styles only $37.50 yep you heard me. see you soon.

Lots of lovely bits and pieces coming in today!

So much fun opening all the packages! weeeeeee. Just remember kids we are open up until Dec 23rd. So don't freak out if you need something just pop down to juniper. We are open late weekdays till 6pm. Also we will gift wrap EVERYTHING for you in record time. Literally we can make your shopping for xmas enjoyable and more importantly save you money and time. See you soon!

Disaster UK mini satchel $80

owl ring (gold or silver colour) $5.50 ea

cat rings (gold or silver colour) $5.50 ea

So You have ordered the turkey and the pantry is stocking up and you are planning the pudding...Now comes the table. Whether its family & friends or just you and that special someone it is so important to have a special glow of a candle. My pick for candles is

Ester & Erik self extinguishing candles are created in such a way that they look beautiful, even as they burn. The traditional Danish dipping method creates perfectly shaped candles, which burn for up to 25 hours - always with a clean, steady flame. No dripping, no odours, no soot. Simply stunning.

Availble in store now. $20 for a set of 2

And check out our great range of marimekko paper napkins.

A very special thanks to all my friends, Facebook and Blog. From now till Dec 22 we have tiny thank you goodie bags in store under our tree for you. Just simply come in and pick one. A very merry xmas to you all. You make this job a lot of fun and so very worth it. xox Mindy & Family

This week we have been thrilled to receive box after little box of beautiful and interesting little treasures. Quirky and fine. Surprisingly all have this theme running through, bright blue, warm brown and vivid yellow. These are the colours of summer sky, sand and sun. I was really inspired by them and in a matter of minutes this display was born. I love it when that happens. it sometimes takes a lot of time staring at the boxes and putting up and taking down. But every so often it's like the items do it themselves :) and I'm just along for the ride.