Our Friend StickyTiki and Kim

The StickyTiki range of wall graphics are designed by Kim Hands and turned into a reality by her partner Simon Lindegren. Kim and Si live and work with their three children Zavia, Jasper and Kahlo near the sea in beautiful Ahuriri Napier New Zealand. All of their products are designed and made at StickyTiki's HQ. Their children and their surrounding are a constant inspiration for Kim's designs.

When her children were little Kim painted murals on their walls but had to fit this in between her own art commitments and being a busy Mum, so started to think ' if this is difficult for me and I am an artist..how hard must it be for others'? Plus children grow their tastes change, rooms and homes change, 'wouldn't it be great if you could put up a mural that could move house with you or be handed down to a younger sibling, cousins, friends'! Kim also wanted to expand her children's minds and get away from the images they are constantly bombarded with on TV and make their space beautiful, cool, quirky, a little fantasy and uniquly original!

StickyTiki invites nature inside, to teach children about their surroundings with a little magic thrown in and of course images that will visually stimulate their little minds! So StickyTiki was born and Kim and Simon sourced only the best products to work with making their fabric wall graphics truly original and thoughtfully designed pieces of art.

Kim's background is a Degree in Visual and Fine Art with 10yrs as a practicing full time artist. Her medium is painting and own work is dreamlike and fantastical which makes a perfect grounding for working on children's images.

It is Kim's desire to produce beautiful timeless pieces that both children and adults love and to make sure StickyTiki is always innovative, original and nice to the environment.

We met the fabulous Kim through the Skout Trade Fair network and fell in love with her Wall Art and her! The wonderful and talented StickyTiki team - Kim and Simon, create the most realistic and colourful wall graphics that we have ever seen... They whisk you away to other places and capture a place in your heart when you see the look of shear joy on your Child's face as you put the wall art into their rooms!!

We are honoured to be working with such amazing talent and with out question the loveliest of people!

The Cackleberry Kids xx

Sequins and Sand... Please Meet Anita!

Resortwear business owner, Anita McLachlan knows that every woman can look fabulous while she enjoys her summer and is passionate about making it happen.

Women today lead very hectic and ever changing lives, tirelessly juggling work and/or family commitments. As they do, many lose their instinct for what looks good on, their sense of self, lost in the mix.

Australia, surf and sand go hand in hand, but with that, emerges additional pressures for many women - an uneasiness about how they will look on the beach or poolside.

Astonished with the lack of stylish beachwear options for women who have outgrown surf shops and simply not interested in ‘frump’, Anita, together with business partner Pip, decided to bridge the gap and make it easy for busy women get their stunning summer essentials together.

Drawing on her extensive project management experience in property development and IT, understanding of colour and design and love of fashion, Anita has successfully brought her idea to life and today inspires and helps busy women quickly get organised and look fabulous whilst on summer holiday and beyond. As a mother of two gorgeous children, she understands the challenges of making time for herself and juggling family and business.

Sequins & Sand is an online resort wear boutique where it’s summer every day of the year, and busy women can shop with confidence, whenever they get a moment’s peace.

Recognising that some women may need more help than others, Anita’s Sequins & Sand goes that extra mile and shows women how to effortlessly create stunning beach to bar looks and offers a raft of packing and summer style tips, to make a great summer, perfect.

Anita can often be found conducting workshops and writing about her passion in various articles and blogs online. Every chance she gets, she’s at the beach, with her family.

Contact Anita via email at ‘thegirls@sequinsandsand.com.au’ or visit the website at www.sequinsandsand.com.au

At Cackleberry Kids we were so honoured to have worked with Anita on some exciting workshops at the Cackleberry Kids & Friends store where we are able to talk with women about different styles of clothing, shapes that suit different body shapes and in the process help everyone feel good about themselves.

Anita offers a service that is not only unique but is also empowering, not to mention the stunning clothing she has in her store - Sequins and Sand should definitely been on your online shopping list!

Thank you Anita for your wonderful support and allowing us a peak into your fantastic business!

The Cackleberry Kids xx

Chocolate Molten Puddings....

We found a great recipe in an older Donna Hay magazine last weekend that we have just fallen in love with at our house.

We've now made these puddings for the last two weeks in a row and I think that our Little Man and his Daddy like licking the bowl and spoon more than actually eating the pudding!

This is a photo of our attempt next to the cook book photo, mind you - we hadn't cooked ours at this stage... Happy to report though, they did work out - so happy dancing was done around our kitchen!

Here is the recipe:

150g dark chocolate

100g unsalted butter

2 eggs

2 egg yolks

1/4 cup caster sugar

2 tablespoons plain flour, sifted

Thick (double) cream to serve

NB.. we use 4 tablespoons of cornflour in our recipe as my Husband is wheat free - and it still works wonderfully well.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (C) Place the chocolate and butter in a saucepan over a low heat and stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth.Place the eggs, yolks and sugar in bowl and whisk until pale. Gently fold in the flour and chocolate mix. Then spoon into lightly greased 1-cup capacity ovenproof dishes.Bake for 12-15mins or until the puddings are puffed. Top with cream and serve.

NB.. we cook ours for approx 18-20mins with the cornflour.

Thank you Donna Hay magazine, Issue 28 Winter

Enjoy xx

Winter Warmer Prize Pack

Good Afternoon! Hope you are all snuggy and warm.

We've put everything together and thought we would share a photo of the wonderful prize pack for our Winter Warmer Competition with you all.

Good luck!

The Cackleberry Kids xx

Hello Everyone!

We hope you are all well and it's been a great start to the week for you all.We have been working on putting together the most amazing prize pack for our Winter Warmer Competition.

The prize pack includes:

A Cackleberry Kids Signature Towel, Cackleberry Kids long sleeve Tee,Petit bath wash product, Miatom Gloves, Miatom long sleeve Tee, Stickytiki Sleepy Sheepy Wall Decal, What I Wish I knew before I became a Mother book,
Mee a Bee boy's tote.

The Total prize pack value is $249.00 AUD








Here's all you have to do to go into the draw - it's easy and you have 3 ways in which you can win!

1. Come into the store and spend a minimum of $50 AUD and your name goes into the draw.
2. Bring a friend into the store, spend a minimum of $50 AUD and your name goes into the draw.
3. Purchase from the Cackleberry Kids range on line and spend a minimum of $50 AUD and your name goes into the draw! http://www.cackleberrykids.com/

The Competition closes on the 20th of August and the winner will be announced on the 21st.




Good Luck and we look forward to seeing you soon,The Cackleberry Kids xx

Petit: Kids In Style Trade Fair

Petit: Kids In Style Trade Fair

Our wonderful friends from Petit will be exhibiting at the upcoming Kids In Style Trade Fair at the end of July.

If you are in Melbourne, stop by and visit them - they are fabulous and have the most Divine products!

The Cackleberry Kids xx

Cackleberry Kids feature in Earnshaw's

A very excited bunch here at Cackleberry Kids this afternoon! We had the pleasure of doing an interview with the wonderful Nicole from Earnshaw's for their July Edition of the Magazine.

We are so proud and honoured to be included in this industry magazine and yes we are very excited - all of the hard work is so worth it right now!

The link is included and we feature on page 21 in the Coast to Coast section!

http://earnshaws.epubxpress.com/wps/portal/earn/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3iLkCAPEzcPIwN_Q09LAyM3U3Mndx9vQ39PE6B8JE55dzdjArrDQfbh1w-SN8ABHA30_Tzyc1P1C3IjDLJMHBUBOYvYsA!!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfOFRSSDRGSDIwTzFJOTAyRjU3QkdMSzFPSTQ!/

So from the very Happy Cackleberry Kids - Enjoy your afternoon xx