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Win a beautiful bouquet of flowers?

COMPETITION TIME!
Yvette Edwards has recently opened a gorgeous new online store where you can order bouquets of local flowers and lush organic foliage, sign up to a heavenly flower subscription service as well send unique hand-picked gifts all delivered in Wellington. To celebrate the "grand opening" Yvette is offering a bouquet of her garden style flowers valued at $70 to be hand-delivered in Wellington City to one of you lucky fancy folks!

All you need to do is to like head to our Facebook post, like it, share it and tag a pal who might just fancy a bouquet too (or perhaps the person you'd give yours to!) and then you're entered. In the meantime, stop by Yvette’s page or visit www.yvetteedwards.com

T&C's
This competition is not endorsed by Facebook.
Competition ends Friday 13th May at the stoke of midnight.
Drawn Saturday 14th of May.

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Free Mother's Day Card!

Mother's day is'a coming.

Treat her with a little something lovely from these goodies we think mum will be just tickled with!

If you spend over $50 we will include a lovely FREE Mother's day card of our choosing (and they are all beautiful - believe us!!)

Use the code LOVEYOUMUM on check out and we will get the goodies to you lickity split - we can even gift wrap them AND write in the card if you fancy it being sent straight to her (not that you have left it till the last minute....right?!)

T&C - $50 purchase / Ends 5/5/16 / Card of our choosing.

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Hey you! Do you fancy working with us?

Hey! We are looking for someone super, lovely, fantabulously awesome to join our wee Cuba street team! Could it be you?

Full(ish) time Tuesday - Saturday during store opening hours of 10 - 6.

Check out the job details HERE!!

HEY YOU!

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SALE SALE SALE!

Our end of summer sale is still rocking along with bargains to be had by..you!!

Stop by the website or visit us in store to check em out.

xoxclaire & co

SALE SALE SALE

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Little critters!

We are super excited to have a bunch of our darling wee deers and family back in store and online. There are a few other critters yet to be photographed (puffin, owl...) so check back next week.

Here is a wee gif of the the forest family! Check em out here.

xoxclaire

Forest Critters Hagen Renaker

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2015 Christmas Hours!

We have Christmas hours! Come visit us so we can help you find the perfect gift then wrap it up all SNAZZY!

Christmas hours at Madame Fancy Pants

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Maker Monday #7 - Erin Lightfoot

We are excited to be stocking the lovely and talented Erin Llightfoot's beautiful porcelain earrings. A little bit deco and ever so classic!

 

YOUR NAME

Erin Lightfoot

o BUSINESS NAME

Erin Lightfoot

o HOW LONG HAS YOUR BUSINESS BEEN GOING?

4 years

o ARE YOU A LONE WOLF OR HAVE STAFF/HELPERS?

There is no way I could do it alone. I get boat-loads of help from my boyfriend, Tang.

Gorgeous deco golden scallop earrings 

o WHAT MAKES YOUR DESIGNS SPECIAL?

They start from a bucket of wet clay and are crafted into crisp, lightweight contemporary earrings. Porcelain is a classic and beautiful material which lends itself to decoration with colour, pattern, lustre and marbling. The process of producing ceramics is slow and tricky but when crafted carefully can look very clean and sophisticated. 

o WHAT HELPS WHEN THE CREATIVE JUICE IS FEELING SLUGGISH?

Just pushing through! I have many times when things aren't working creatively but I find the only way to get through to the other side is to sit there trying out bad ideas until one of them turns into a good one. Going for a walk can also help. 

o IS YOUR WORKSPACE A MESS/ORGANIZED MESS/SUPER TIDY OR…..?

Organized mess unless Tang has been reforming the space in which case it is super tidy. 

o WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DESIGN/COLLECTION SO FAR & WHY?

I am very happy with my new marble earrings. The marble slab is enjoyable and satisfying to make and you never quite know how it will look until it has been fired. Once the earrings are polished up into their geometric shapes they look very smart and are lovely to wear. 

Deco marble pointed earrings

o DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE DESIGNING/CREATING?

I listen to a lot of podcasts and audio-books. Music wise I have been enjoying Wilco, The War on Drugs and Father John Misty.

o PIZZA OR BURGER?

A really good pizza is best but so hard to find that I will go with burger. There are a lot of great burger bars popping up around the place.

o 3 THINGS IN YOUR BAG YOU COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT. 

My bag is not really the glamourous assortment of lady things I'd like it to be. It's more the tissue, pens and receipts collection....so lets go with, money, passport and comb.

o ARE YOU A DESIGN LARK OR OWL?

An owl.

o TODAY I AM MADAME ‘ Procrastination‘ PANTS 

 

THANKS ERIN!

Pop over to our website to take a gander at Erin's designs or head in store to see them in person and try them on!

xclaire

 

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Maker Monday #6 - Rachel Kennedy Designs

Rachel Kennedy in love and it's fun print

YOUR NAME 

Rachel Kennedy 

BUSINESS NAME

Rachel Kennedy Design 

HOW LONG HAS YOUR BUSINESS BEEN GOING?

Since 2012 

ARE YOU A LONE WOLF OR HAVE STAFF/HELPERS?

We have a beautiful posse of helpers. My husband jarrod takes care of the everyday running of the business, along with Bec, JT and Riley. 

WHAT MAKES YOUR DESIGNS SPECIAL?

They're special to us because it's all original work and it's a very personal process. We want everything we do to have an underlying positive message while being as environmentally responsible as possible. 

WHAT HELPS WHEN THE CREATIVE JUICE IS FEELING SLUGGISH?

I usually can narrow it down to 3 things; sunshine, space or rest. 

IS YOUR WORKSPACE A MESS/ORGANIZED MESS/SUPER TIDY OR…..?

an organised mess.. I like everything to have a place and I usually can't start working until it's spotless.. but creativity is a process. 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DESIGN/COLLECTION SO FAR & WHY?

oh, LOVE LETTERS. It was fun to try some new techniques and play with paper that was beautiful in itself. 

DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE DESIGNING/CREATING?

With little kids at home there's always a lot of back round noise, but when it's quiet I do like to put on some tunes. 

WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT FAVE ARTISTS/SONGS?

Ryan Adams, John Legend, Tay-Tay.. 

PIZZA OR BURGER?

Can I be difficult and say neither. Vegetarian options are not that special.. 

3 THINGS IN YOUR BAG YOU COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT.

Phone, Wallet, Keys. I'm a minimalist

ARE YOU A DESIGN LARK OR OWL?

Both. Naturally a morning person, but late at night gives me an uninterrupted run.  

TODAY I AM MADAME content PANTS 

-Thanks Rachel (& Jarrod!). Check out their fabulous wall goodies over here 

- xclaire 

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