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Twine be Mine!
Many of you may have noticed the lovely coloured twine we have been using to gift wrap all the lil' bits'n'pieces about the shop, well it is now available on our online store. Yay!  Divine Twine comes in a range of colours that complement both patterned gift wrap and plain brown paper. But oh ho ho its uses go far beyond mere gift wrapping! Use it to add an extra layer of awesome to all those posted packages and letters, make teeny tiny bunting as shown below (from http://thimbleanna.com/) or use... Read more...
Buttons, Duckies Typewriters oh my!
So howdy! Welcome to 2012 and a fresh year of sun, fun and new goodies. In anticipation of Easter I got in these super wee darling soaps.  Perfect for that lovely person who perhaps cannot eat chocolate (or fathom carob....blurrghhh!! yes hello Jenn I'm talking to you!) these wee Nest egg soaps, Rubber ducky soap and my fav the wee button soap...aww!! All of the soaps are lightly scented and come in sweet boxes tied up with bows and only $8. Bargain! I'm a big fan of notebooks, I think... Read more...
iPhone cross stitch'o'rama!
Well howdydo and Happy New Year to you!! I hope you had a super time either enjoying some stat day off goodness or a rip roaring (possibly very wet!) holiday away or at home chilling.  Myself, Amon (my son) and Gareth (my man) spent some days camping in Taupo, then went up to play some music at a festival in the Coromandel called Prana.  Which would have been SO SO lovely...if the weather was obliging.  Sadly Mrs weather had PMS and other plans for all of us campers hoping for... Read more...
Happy New Year Y'all!
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Win a summery dress by High Noon Tea xxx
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Animals dressed as...other animals?
Whenever a festive occasion approaches some of feel the need to dress our animals as...well...other animals. Some owners even seem to make a hobby of it and of course there is a website devoted to photos of their costumed critters.  We are not encouraging you to put fancy pants on your pets, but... http://animalsdressedasotheranimals.tumblr.com. Read more...
Our Elderly Xmas tree
This tree has probably seen more Christmases than I have! Subsequently it has an appearance not unlike that of a balding parrot...but we do love the old thing! Right down to its plastic faux wood base. Aww. We have plenty of shiny nic' nacs to get it looking snazzy and classy as it ever was, from little owls and hanging tin birds to teeny mushrooms and shiny strawberries and more. Swing by the shop and decorate your tree to match this dapper oldie in time for Christmas! xxx Read more...
Win a Surface too Deep Bikini Top!
WIN! a Surface too Deep Goddess Wrap Tank in size 10 (RRP$159) All you gotta do is:  Like the SURFACE too DEEP fb page. Like the Madame Fancy Pants fb page. Publicly share this picture/post on your fb page... and you're in the draw! yay! Read more...
Win a Status Anxiety wallet!!!
So how can you win this super fancy new wallet? All you need to do is:  SHARE this pic on your Facebook page. Hit LIKE on Status Anxiety.'s FB page. Hit LIKE on Madame Fancy Pants' FB page. Then you're in to win! Comp ends Monday 14th Novemer, winner announced soon after. LUCK! ♥   Read more...
Surface too Deep - just in time for summer!
Summer is on its merry hot way so its time to start sorting out your new bathing wear/swimmers/cozzie/togs/bathers/bikini - well what ever y'all want to call it! This summer we are super excited to be stocking the beautiful Surface too Deep swimwear designed by the lovely Wellington lass Esther Bryant-Lindsay.  All the swimmers are limited runs of the highest quality and made from Italian Lycra printed in Australia which is exclusive to Surface too Deep.   We have 3 different styles available and 2 colour-ways, essential black and the divine Lilac Nights.  The Goddess... Read more...
Stationary + Gents + Christmas + Design Sponge.
Oh my! Its getting exciting around MFP with packages arriving daily.  Last week all our gorgeous Christmas Cards and advent calenders arrived.  Today a bunch of lovely journals, books and stationary was un boxed.   A favourite illustrator at Madame Fancy Pants is Susie Ghahremani, this neat journal is filled with her whimsical drawings of owls, birds and squirrels and waiting to be accompanied by your ideas and musings.  Another exciting unpack was this Cant sleep, write now journal which has ideas for writing and places to write random thoughts for those who find... Read more...
Madame Fancy...Sweets?
Hells bells we might as well turn into a candy shop at the rate these sweets are flying out the door! Cute lil' Chocolate Mice and colourful Candy Lego -  that pieces together! Mmmm cute n' delicious, just in time for Halloween too! Read more...