Pinterest Picks: Home Inspiration

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Weekend Away in Hawkes Bay

Andrew and I thought it would be nice to check out the Hawkes Bay, a region of New Zealand that neither of us had been to before. We stayed in Napier (the Art Deco capital of NZ), and some of our highlights include; the drive between Taupo and Napier, Hastings Farmers Market, Ocean Beach (and the drive from Havelock North to the beach), Te Mata Peak (with 360 degree views of the region including Mount Ruapehu in the distance), walking the Big Redwood's Trail (at Te Mata), Pipi Cafe for dinner, two days of beautiful blue skies and a relaxing time out of Auckland.

All photos taken by me on my iPhone.

Coca-Cola Mini Kiosk

I do enjoy drinking Coca-Cola and I do like a good advertising campaign. This German promotion is quite clever.

Image and more info found here.

Ponsonby Craft Market

It was great to see so many people out at the Ponsonby Craft Market on Saturday. If you didn't make it Glorious Bandits will have a stall at the Auckland Art and Craft Fair in the Aotea Centre at the end of June.

Thanks Maree from Rose Tinted Illustration and Giselle from Unicornucopiae for the photos and Laura for organising an awesome event.

Pinterest Inspiration: Cosiness

Autumn is here in New Zealand and it's been getting cold enough for knitwear, beanies, jackets and wanting to stay in bed all morning. I love winter and the cold so I am loving the weather at the moment!

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Craft Market featuring Glorious Bandits

Hello. My awesome friend Laura decided to put on a craft market for all her millions of creative friends and it's coming up soon! If you enjoy handmade goods and live in Auckland (or like road trips) you should come and have a look around. If you want to find out more have a look at the Facebook event and check out the board on Pinterest to see what's on offer. Don't forget to come and say Hej.

My sister Maree (Rose Tinted Illustration) will also be there selling prints of her amazing illustrations and handmade flower crowns.

If you can't make it to the market, don't forget you can buy Glorious Bandits on Etsy.

A Weekend Camping in Northland

Over Easter weekend Andrew and I went camping with a couple of friends in Paihia (Northland, New Zealand). Here are a couple of my favourite photos from my instagram.

1. Russell. We took a ferry from Paihia to explore, do a short walk up to a lookout, eat dinner and than catch the 7pm ferry back (in the dark). Before doing this we visited Waitangi.

2. Matauri Bay. We had one rainy afternoon so went for a drive to see some of the surrounding bays. This one was beautiful and the light was pretty stunning while we were there.

3. Stone Store in Kerikeri. This building is New Zealand's oldest store. It has a mini museum and shop and is situated in a basin with hilarious roosters. I have a couple of funny videos of them over on Instagram including 'yeti-footed rooster' and 'rooster stalks duck'. We also looked around the Kerikeri farmers market that morning.