TURANGA CREEK

In the weekend Brendon and I went up to Auckland to celebrate my good friends birthday with her and her hubby. We discovered a very cute winery, went to a chocolate boutique and had a few drinks at a bar. All in all it was a wonderful day so I thought I'd share some of the photos from our winery adventure.

We did a spot of wine tasting with some srummy nibbles and then went out back to explore the vineyard. We even got to try some of the grapes. Will definitely be coming back here again. Happy birthday babe!

JAMES + CARA

I've just finished making wedding invitations for my good friends James and Caramay. We based the design around these round boxes and I used a 3inch circle punch to cut out all of the circles. I printed the "invitation side" on a thick paper stock and the "photo side" on sticker sheets. I tacked on the invitation side to the ribbon lining it all up and then I peeled off the sticker side and attached it to the back of the invitation.

Each invite has 7 circles on a ribbon which can be hung on a hook or attached to a fridge. I think my poor fingers need a bit of a rest from putting them all together! I must say, I love the little teepee illustration we came up with.

 

In other news, I bought my first set of watercolours and I can't wait to try them this weekend! Eeee. 

Hi guys, since posting this I have had quite a few inquires about this invitation. Unfortunately, due to the time consuming nature of this project – and difficulty of sourcing round boxes – this was a one-off. However, if you would like invites like this (minus the box) or any other custom invitation, feel free to email me at tori.veysey@gmail.com. Thanks :)

THE REDWOODS

My Mum and I went for a 3 hour hike/jog through the Redwood Forest in Rotorua yesterday. It was a beautiful day and we saw all sorts of lovely scenery. Unfortunately there weren't any bunnys or deer... But we did manage to spot a little Wallaby hopping around! I'd never seen one in the wild so that was special :)
I took these photos on our hike and added these little animal illustrations. x

FEIJOA WINE: part four

At long last our Feijoa wine is ready! (You can check out the process of our feijoa wine here) So I did a quick wee label to pop on our mismatched bottles. They're not typical looking labels but I've seen some really cool, unconventional ones around lately. I particularly like the Logan Wine labels by War Design which have embroidered flower patterns on them. I love it when an old trade or craft comes back into style :)

It was a lovely bubbly surprise when we first opened a bottle of our wine... Somehow it was sparkling! Apparently it's called the Malic Acid Effect and it just happens once in a blue moon to a batch. And I've got to say I hope it happens often! It was super yummy and sweet. Almost a wine crossed with a cider. Delish!

HOWL

Firstly... a very belated Happy New Year!!! I haven't been on the internet or my computer for over two weeks! It has been both freeing and terrifying at the same time :) It's amazing how dependent we become on technology. It's a real love hate relationship for me.
Anyway, I've had a nice break away. We went camping and it was practically torrential wind and rain the whole time! But I enjoyed myself regardless. We had one afternoon of sunshine and I somehow managed to get burnt... Which happens to be very unusual for me. But thank goodness for aloe vera and Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment!

This shirt dress is one that I altered from an XXL tshirt that I found. I've always wanted a shirt with a wolf on it... especially inspired by Devon Smiths print.

- Oh Land

A MUSTACHE CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas! It all started with our family photo first thing in the morning... If you look closely you'll notice that Brendon is just holding a stick to his face :)
When we opened our presents my brother had got me a very cool set of "MunchStache Cookie Cutters" and I quickly made some chocolate shortbread so they could be added to our lunch... Yum!

It was the first Christmas that Brendon and I had hosted and it was fun preparing all the goodies! And as usual, my Mums cooking was amazing :)

I also got a Fuji Instax camera from my lovely husband. I've always wanted a Polaroid and after they decided to discontinue production of film I thought I might never have one. We've been snapping happily away ever since :) I love being able to watch it develop in front of my eyes.
Well, we're of to Hot Water Beach for New Years. Can't wait for my first ocean swim of the summer!
xxx

THE TREE

This year I wanted to "make" my own tree... It didn't exactly turn out the way I planned but it was a good learning experience! I ended up taking a dead branch from the side of the road (which makes for a really cheap tree!) It had obviously been dead for quite some time as it was really brittle and keep breaking... annoying. But I made do. It wasn't the shape I was going for but it had this amazing moss growing all over it which I was quite keen on. Anyway, this is what I ended up with. Once the fairy lights were on and the presents underneath it looked festive enough :)

I also tried to make my wrapping look a but more rustic to match the tree. I used feathers, buttons, old books, raffia and mail paper. I also used Rob Ryans "And I Walked Tape" which was a hit. More photos of our Christmas day to come soon... Happy Holidays everyone!