St Kilda Festival

It's that time of year again Melburnians!  St Kilda Festival is just around the corner, it runs from the 4th until the 12th of Feb, and we can't wait!  You really know it's summer when St Kilda Festival is on.  Head over to their website to find out all the nitty gritty details.  Our favourite Melbourne based artist, David Cosma is playing a gig at Pure Pop Records (221 Barkly St, St Kilda) as part of the Festival on Sat 11th Feb at 5pm and below is a little promo video he has put together.  Enjoy, and we hope to see you there!

Kitty Cats

Oly & Ringo

We are up in Queensland on holiday at the moment and we are missing our lovely cats Ringo & Oly who are waiting patiently in Melbourne for our return (Ringo is the big, fluffy one above and Oly, the teeny, tiny, delicate one).  And whenever I see the print below by Carolina Gronholm, it makes me smile and think of our little furry friends.  

Sunday Morning Walk Print

Creative Cuffs...

We recently added a new artist to our Nest, the very talented Rebecca Noel.  Rebecca is from Ohio, USA and she makes the most interesting and unique leather cuffs and also some fantastic jewellery which we will be uploading to Rebecca's artist page soon.  You can check out the range of leather cuffs at this link.

Once you click on one of Rebecca's products, you can also find out a bit more about Rebecca at the artist story section - Rebecca's favourite recipe is Southwest King Ranch Casserole, which sounds absolutely delicious to us, YUM!

Kangas & Thongs on Christmas Cards!!!

What better way to celebrate Christmas than with a Kangaroo on a card??  We have added a unique range of Christmas Cards to our Nest, and there is still heaps of time to order before the big day is upon us, so pop on over and check them out - you can see them all at this link.

Lots Of New Music To Celebrate!!

Everyone knows that Robins love music...  We have added some fabulous new albums to our Music Gift Guide over the last month - these albums include wonderful, authentic, original music created and performed by some fantastic Melbourne singer/songwriters. 

Here's a little snapshot of some of our new delights:

"Smoke In The City" by Maddy Hay

"Only Jesus Knows" by David Cosma

"I Thought I'd Be Someone By Now" by Damon Smith

Crafternoon Tea Craft Market, Auckland, NZ

Fancy a spot of Crafternoon tea? Auckland's newest craft market has hit town! Miss the Aotea markets and other crafty stalls that have disappeared from the city? Then check out Auckland's newest, funkiest craft event, in the upbeat suburb of Kingsland.

This isn't your Nana's knitting we're talking about! Craft has evolved over the years, and the Crafternoon Tea craft market aims to showcase the diverse range of talented designers and crafters in Auckland.  You'll find jewellery, homeware, children's clothes, artwork, kitchenware, printed t-shirts and hoodies, cupcakes (yum!), sock monkeys, prints, art mounted blocks, photo prints, tea cup bird feeders, bunting, vintage jewellery, upcycled books, bags, handbags, paper goods, softies and much, much more!

The next Crafternoon-Tea Market will be held on the 15th of October 10-2pm at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall. Corner of Sandringham and New North Roads in Crafty Kingsland, Auckland City. 

For more details, check out their lovely blog.

Melbourne City Features In Print Week

Well, if we are going to have Print Week, we can't possibly pass up the opportunity to promote our lovely city, Melbourne.  With this unique print of Melbourne City, a map has been used as an inspiration to create something beautiful.  The labor intensive, original, hand cut map art was created by the very talented artist Karen O'Leary. 

Melbourne City Print