Momento - thanks!

Just a short blog post today

Wanted to say a great big Thank you to the Girls from Momento Dezigns in Manuka, Canberra for their wonderful assistance and kindness in helping me pick an outfit for the Project Runway catwalk show this evening.

They were so lovely and just so nice - fantastic service!!

So if you are ever looking for a fabulous outfit for any occasion and you are in Canberra, then I highly recommend Momento Dezigns - such care,honest and helpful assistance!

Momento Dezigns

Shop 4, Manuka Court

17 Bougainvilee Street

MANUKA ACT 2603

Thanks again!!

xx

A celebration for Trifle

Yesterday my boys; my Husband Lawrence and my Little Man Ethan decided that we would spend the day celebrating the launch of the Trifle Shoppe.

It was such a lovely day here in Canberra where you didn't have to wear layer upon layer of clothing, so off we went to one of our favourite little cafes; Idelic Cafe in the suburb of Kingston, for Brunch.


As always the food was exceptional and we were spoilt by the lovely Angela and Bobby who own and run Idelic - thanks guys!!

Lots of eggs, pancakes, hot chocolates and coffees with some of Ange's fabulous chocolate cupcakes thrown in... we were so full by the time we left.


Off to the park we went to run off some of that food.... and all that energy! then onto a very lazy afternoon at home - it was so nice not to have to do the washing or tidying up for just one day - felt so good : )

Then onto dinner - yummy Thai red curry with a beautiful bottle of red that Lawrence decanted that he had kept for a special occasion, so we thought in honour of Trifle, why not!! E of course had his Apple and Pear Juice.

A huge Thank you and hugs to my boys for a wonderful, relaxing day in the warm in celebration of Trifle's launch on Friday xx

Make Someone Smile

Being nice to someone and bringing a smile to their face is such an enriching experience and really it costs us nothing to be kind!

So this coming week visit our blog and post comment telling us what you did to make someone smile and you could be the winner of a fabulous Cackleberry Kids gift - something from us to make you smile!!

So Little or small it doesn't matter, everything makes a difference!

The winner will be announced on the 24th of August

Go on and do something nice for someone today xx

Pondering!

I'm not sure if it's the weather or the universe trying really hard to tell me something...... it's kinda been one of those days where you are here, but not here, totally distracted and can not for the life of me focus on my to list which has 100's of things on it!

I received a nice note from someone from my past and am pondering on what I should do with it, should I reply? How should I reply? what will the effect of the reply have? so many questions running around in my head..... with no clear indication of what I should do.

So the pondering continues.....

* I do believe that things happen for a reason, and that the reason will eventually make itself clear when it's ready - I'm just not very good at waiting sometimes.

* I think that we throw things out to the universe and we are answered, however not always getting the answer we had hoped for.

* I believe in Karma

* I also believe that the teacher keeps visiting until we learn the lesson.

Now I just need to find out which one of these this all fits into!

So my pondering will continue for the time being.

xx

Green4Life Launch

Last night I was invited to go along to the Launch of the new Green4Life website ttp://green4life.com.au and it was such an honour to be there to support Hilary and Stephanie - they have really done a wonderful job on getting this amazing project up and running!

Mr Stephen Byron, Managing Director of the Capital Airport Group and owner of Brindabella Business Park, officially launched the website. Other speakers on the evening were; Janet Jeffs, Ginger Catering Director, and Hilary Wardhaugh, one of Canberra’s leading Professional Photographers.

The Expo is being held in March of 2010 on the 28th of March from 10am to 4pm.

Green4life- wedding and lifestyle
A new initiative by Stephanie Allen and Hilary Wardhaugh in Canberra Australia designed to show couples how easy it is to live a more sustainable life from their wedding day onwards.

Businesses wishing to be involved can contact Stephanie or Hilary through info@green4life.com.au

I also attended to support a few of my Fabulous clients (from my other company) that are sponsors of this event and run Green businesses here in Canberra - have to say I felt like a very 'Proud Mum' standing there with them!

It was a really lovely night and Congratulations to Hilary and Stephanie!

The Cackleberry Kids xx

It's the Little Things

This week it's been rather hectic and a little bit stressed here at the Cackleberry Kids house... lots to do with the new collection, deadlines looming, submissions to be put together and the normal array of 'Stuff' we all have to do.

Tuesday happened to be a particularly full on day and I who am normally quite controlled was feeling the panic.... then all of sudden I noticed that my lovely cherry blossom trees were budding and I just felt so much better!

The hint of spring was starting to appear and it just made me smile

Then to totally brighten my day, my wonderful boys gave me a beautiful bunch of tulips - sitting at my dinning room table, typing like a mad women I looked up and they just looked amazing with the sun coming in through the

windows - its was so lovely and I felt so uplifted and inspired to get over my mountain...

It's the little things that matter!

The Cackleberry Kids xx

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