Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  

Things have been a bit manic over the holidays.  A lot of sewing being done, but mainly as gifts.  Between Helen and I, we had three birthdays in our families over the holiday period in addition to Christmas.  Only one week left and then my boy goes back to school.  Hopefully that will mean a bit more free time to do some dyeing, printing and sewing so that I can update the shop with some new digs!

Here are a few photos of some of the highlights over the break so far.  

These crackers are super delish.  The recipe is from Pinterest but here is the link in case any of you feel inclined to make them.  I highly recommend a go at them.  I made mine with spelt flour.

NZ summers wouldn't be complete without a paddling pool and a BBQ.

Going for a spin on the BMX.

Mesmerised.

A new trackie design that I came up with over the break.  I really like these and intend to draft up the pattern as a PDF in multiple sizes.  Learning a new computer skill is like learning a new language for me.  So that will be a while yet I think...

The trackies in a different colour.

The boy and his birthday rat.  He named it Fromage.  I got the idea from Helen who made an amazing greyhound for her boy's birthday gift before Christmas.  

Blueberry picking.  That wee person managed to subtly help herself to a rather large number of blueberries during the picking process.  I found out just how many the morning after...

I made bow ties.  I love making bow ties.  

And we spent a good amount of time at the beach throughout the holidays.  My boys haven't managed to get me in the water yet... but we still have one week left.  

SALE!

Idlewild is having a sale!  Get 20% off all purchases from the Etsy Shop until the 24th of December.  We are also offering free shipping within New Zealand for all orders.  Each piece is one of a kind, so if you see something you can't live without, be sure to snap it up quickly!  Enter the coupon code GETWILD when completing your purchase via Etsy.  International orders will arrive before Christmas if the sale is completed by the 4th of December.  

shop update

Hello all!  There are a few new items in the shop.  Here is Odette in the printed beanie.  Rather adorable in my (heavily biased) opinion.  The beanie is great, as the bottom can be rolled up for a smaller head and then rolled down as your wee bub's gorgeous noggin grows.  She is also sporting one of the shibori bandana bibs.  A very stylish way of collecting drool while keeping the top part of her shirts from getting manky.  That is what I like to call a win-win situation.  More to come this week!

Sneak Peak

We finally have some images to share.  The cushions are made from a hand-dyed cotton using a Japanese resist technique.  The hoodies and pants are made from a pure New Zealand merino that we have also hand-dyed using a similar technique.  These images are only a sneak peak at our stash of goodies that we plan to sell at the upcoming Knack Craft Market. We will be listing items in our Etsy shop in the next few weeks also.  The baby is not for sale.  

Things are taking shape and we are slowly but surely gathering a good-sized pile of awesomeness.  See above photo. Don't worry, this is a fraction of the pile.  We do have more so come check us out at the Knack Kristmas Market at Berhampore School, Britomart Street, 9.30am - 2.30pm. You can follow us on Facebook now as we are embracing this new thing called technology (hopefully the link works though).  Instagram will come shortly, once I figure out how to link it up to the blog.  Can you tell that we are professionals?  I bet our toddlers could dance circles around us in this department.  We have an Etsy shop in the works and will post as soon as this is filled with said awesomeness.  Sorry for the lame teaser photo.  Better photos to come next week!