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.

Favourite Instagram Accounts to Follow for Adventure

I really like the idea of seeing glimpses of people's lives through something they have on them all the time; their phone.

Here are four people who share some amazing photos and make a point of exploring regularly. I found one then discovered them all because they're a group of well-dressed, very skilled photo-taking friends. Enjoy.

@ariana_babcock

@cameracaleb

@elliekateford

@shonlowe

A New Bandit: Owl

I've created a new bandit. Do you have an ideas or suggestions of what animal I should try next? 

Owl Trophy Head (Wall Art) on Etsy

Cotton On Room Range

Cotton On have just released a new range of bedding and homeware stuff. Technically it's for kids, but I think it's rad, and they have bed linen up to Queen size so I'll just ignore that it is supposed to be for kids. Have a look at some of my favourite items below. I'm looking forward to seeing other home ranges Cotton On releases in the future.

Cotton On Room Range

Instagram Picks

Here's some more of my Instagram favourites from the past little while (all from my account).

Clockwise from top left:

1. Hunua Falls on the outskirts of Auckland

2. Awesome property down the end of a 'service lane' in Ruakaka. I was staying at a friends bach next door.

3. Kiwi musician Luke Thompson performing at 'GAPS', Privately owned Grading and Packing Shed where a couple of intimate (max 50 seats) shows have been held. Love seeing the exposed rafters.

4. Crazy ground level fog Andrew and I saw on our Milford Sounds Tour (from our Queenstown Honeymoon). This was seen on the bus ride to Milford Sounds from QT.
5. A pair of my favourite socks from Vanishing Elephant. Perfect for Autumn and Winter.
6. This shot was taken part way through the Tongariro Crossing (Ruapehu). Has some amazing views, would definitely recommend if you are at least moderately fit.

Freebie: 'Grateful' Wallpaper

I've put together this wallpaper that you can download for your devices so we can be reminded to be grateful for all that we have. Click on the links below for your size.

iPhone 4/4s - iPhone 5/5s/5c - Desktop (1280x800)

Designers; if you're wondering where the mac and iphone templates are from check out Pixeden for a huge range of free and premium resources.