We have featured on Apartment Therapy's re-nest!!

Just about to head on our camping trip to be computer free for a week, when I discoverd this in Apartment Therapy's re-nest blog. So even though I need a break from the computer this is what I love about the internet!! Woohoo!!
I will post photos of my newly painted (and stickytiki'd) caravan that we are taking camping when we get back.
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Matisse gets her gift of life!

In the early hours of the morning my Mum called me to say that finally my beautiful niece Matisse after fours years of waiting in America with her family was to be given the gift of life. So right now she is undergoing a long surgery to remove her small and large bowel and replace them with working ones that will allow her to eat...something she has never done!!
So into surgery she went clutching Barney just as she has for every other procedure she has had to endure in her nearly 10 years of pain filled life. My heart goes out to the selfless act of the donor family who have in their greatest moment of grief given our little Matisse a chance to live a normal life. We will be forever in your debt and words cannot express the gratitude and sorrow we feel for you.
Kia Kaha (stay strong)
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I LOVE UKE

My poor blog has been so neglected:(
Anyway I have spent some time working on this wee project painting a Ukulele to raise money for Ukes in low decile schools. Here is my Uke on Trademe would love you to bid on it...took me ages to paint, so if you want an original Christmas pressy...go for it:))

Long Live MJ!!

I just love this photo of my niece Matisse dressed up as Michael Jackson for Halloween. Matisse lives with her family in Pittsburgh USA as she is waiting for a four organ transplant. She cannot digest food but LOVES collecting it at Halloween then she has organised to give all the excess to a food bank...what a GIRL!!!
Of course we also love this photo because our Alphabetica is in the background.
LONG LIVE MJ!!!!

Some Super COOL feedback!!

This is little Keira and she is one of the children we sent StickyTinys to in Christchurch after their big shake. This the cool email I had from her Mum:

I put the sticky minis up in Keira's room today and she was OVER THE
MOON! She loves her "bebeez" as she calls them. I am sorry that the
photos are not that great quality, but it was hard to take them as
Keira was jumping up and down in excitement so much!!!
You have made my little girl EXTREMELY happy.

I have had some lovely emails from others too and have loved having contact with you all...so thank you we are really happy your little ones had a nice treat!!



Last week we had an order for four of our murals (Pohutukawa, Nikau, Pukekos and Tui) for a school medical room and I have just received this lovely email:

Hi Kim,

The Decals look amazing and have transformed our dull little medical room into a cheerful haven for the unwell at our school. My only criticism will be that now the kids are going to be lining up for the sick bed so they can enjoy your fantastic artwork!
These are quite different from other commercial decals. They are personal, realistic and just gorgeous!
I have had a few people wander in thinking my artwork is amazing…little do they know the only credit I can take is for the super easy 45 minutes it took to put all 4 up!


We love love this kind of feedback!! Thank you!!
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