I have an exciting little sneak peek at our new range for you all. Can you guess the theme? It’s probably not surprising we’ve taken inspiration from Lyndsays’ Mexican wedding amongst other things to create a flowery mexican range of jewellery! We’re very excited about our first samples and there will be more to share soon when we decide on the final designs.
I think this pretty flowery donkey is going to be my new favourite brooch. Kx
December is always a crazy time of year, for everyone I know! Here is a little of what we’ve been doing for fun in between the busy.
Frozen yoghurt for two and Daiso trips.
Hanging my Candy Stripe Cloud/Andrea Smith christmas wreath on the front door of our place (which we’ll soon be moving out of again!).
Cooling our feet in Wilfy’s paddling pool (because he’s not so keen on it yet).
Making mint, apple and lime frappes.
Renewing my Edgars Mission buddy, Bambi. How great is the buddy pack illustration Lynds put together with this talented lady.
And finally here is Juno, always hiding from the heat close to my buddle wrap boxes, which apparently taste better than anything else on offer. Kx
After losing two of my wool coats to Juno dragging them onto the floor, claiming and COVERING them in her fur beyond take-back, I decided it was time to buy her something comfy and warm to relax on. Although I didn’t know exactly how relaxed she would get. Kx
On Monday afternoon we stopped by our friend Mechelle B‘s house to see her and meet her new puppy!
Everyone….this is Misket.
She’s a Japanese Spitz, and little bit CUTE!
And she likes to snack on Asparagus.
And we snacked on Mechelles’ vegan Goji berry and Almond cocoa slice!
And by the end of the afternoon I think even Lynds was a little bit in love. Kx
I was very excited to visit the famous Ueno Zoo when we were in Tokyo a few weeks ago (already feels like months ago). Here are some highlights and happy snaps I took.
The Zoo entrance has some of the most beautiful illustrated signage I’ve seen anywhere! I want this one as wall paper.
Cute little tree cats of some kind. I’d never heard of these, but they were very adorable.
My favourite animal at the zoo was the mouse deers, which unfortunately were in the nocturnal enclosure and therefore my photo is a bit crap, sorry!
This little lemur thing was also very fluffy and very cute.
Aardvarks! How funny are their ears!?
The meerkats, always a favourite.
Pretty polar bear, he looked rather bored.
One of Uenos’ very famous Panda siblings. They were by far the most popular and busy attraction in the zoo.
The little goats! All the farm animals were cute really, but this little goat was super cute. I thought of the very lovely Deer Donna when I saw them, who has a bit of goat obsession :)
Even the signage at the zoo was SO cute and so very Japanese. The goat signs looked like they’d been painted by some school groups.
And this little guy was one of my favourites! A little resin aye aye on the handrail at the the aye aye forest.
And multicoloured aye ayes and lemurs decorated everything!
Even the snow cone cups were cute.
But as mentioned before, the capybara was still my personal highlight of the day. He was so big and so sleepy, he had a little flop in the dirt and went to sleep right next to me. Hope you enjoyed our little zoo tour. Kx
Well we saved the best till last in our opinion! These super cute animals piggy-backing other animals are one of a kind! Inspired by our love of animal friendships (I’m sure any regular readers will recognise my own pets Wilfred and Juno in there) these little guys are barrels of fun and theres sure to be one that will make you giggle.
This super cute pig and monkey brooch was inspired by THIS hilarious video! We found ourselves singing the song for DAYS afterwards (this is us officially warning you, IT’S CATCHY) and we just couldn’t resist making them into something wearable!
These guys are just a cute little coupling, lemurs and macaws are both so full of character! We’ve handpainted all the tiny details and colours, which we feel makes this one a super special.
This cute Frenchie and Bunny brooch is inspired by my own little fur babies, Wilfred and Juno. I think in a perfect world Juno would love her own personal puppy to ride. For now she’s working on sharing the couch with him, so we’ll see how they feel about each other in a year or two. This sweet little brooch really is two of the most adorable pets, rolled into one super cute piece of jewellery! If you can’t own one as a pet, own this instead.
And lastly this cute tortoise and kitten brooch is inspired by THIS video our friend Sarah introduced us to. And we’re glad she did, because it’s adorable. And here is a funny little brooch you can wear with pride!
We hope you’ve loved all the new friends we’ve introduced you to! Kx
Heres another chance to win one of our brand new designs! This time is this little sugar gliders‘ chance to find a new home. Just leave a comment here telling us what you think our last new range (to be revealed very soon) could be and we’ll draw a winner tomorrow morning. Kx
thanks everyone the competition is now over and the winner is comment 16, by Judith. thanks everyone, look out for more giveaways soon! Kx
There really is no place like home. Aussie animals are the cutest (at least we think so) and here are some new little friends we’ve created so you can represent our home turf in a cute way, every day!
Here we have a Mama and baby wombat brooch! Have you ever seen a baby wombat? We think they are up there with baby sloths and baby bunnies for cutest things in the world! Now you can wear one (along with it’s gorgeous mum) on your favourite coat or collar. Feel the love!
Our Royal Gala Koala brooch, what could be more Aussie? We’ve combined our favourite fruit and one of the cutest Australian animals into one stand out brooch to wear for any occasion.
The bilby really is the chinchilla of Australian animals! Furry, cute and delicate. But did you know bilbies are in trouble? We need to do all we can to help save the Bilby! And luckily all you need to do is buy this brooch.We’re donating 25% of sales to the Save The Bilby Fund, because we can’t imagine life without these cute little guys! Can you?
This sweet little sugar glider is sure to be a conversation starter. A glider in a glider? how cute!
And last but certainly not least the Fairy Penguin King! He may be called fairy, but don’t mess with this proud little penguin, he’s quite a character and will add some royalty to any outfit. Hope you love them all! K & L xx
Alright everyone, time to win a hairless kitty brooch! He’s pretty darn cute, if not a little unusual. But if you leave a comment here and we draw your number tomorrow morning, he could be yours! You too could be getting around like Dr Evil, kitty in tow. K & L xx
and the winner is S Armstrong! Send me an email to claim your prize kelly@madebywhite.com. yay, thanks everyone for entering!
With such a short last month of summer we’ve been soaking up the sunshine and trying to make the most of the warmth while it’s here (though I am not so secretly willing winter to come asap for wardrobe sake) Heres some fun things we’ve been up to lately.
We visited the kiddy farm with Lynds & Ben on the weekend. This piglet could have fit in our bag….surely.
Nice little bike rides to the park.
Ball and frisbee marathons, often involving several mixed breed puppies chasing Wilfred till he can hardly breathe.
Beach visits (though I haven’t entered the water past my knees at all this season!) to our favourite dog-friendlies on the north side.
Clontarf and Sirius Cove, which are perfect doggy beaches if anyone is interested.
Trying new local cafes (this one was Double Roasters in Marrickville) and sitting out in the sunshine (again, with Wilfy in tow). He’s such well behaved little guy we can never bare to leave him at home on weekends. He has no interest in wandering off, avoids small children and is happiest slouched between the two of us on the cool floor. He’s even learnt to drink rather delicately from a take away cup when places don’t have a bowl for water.
And finally spending some quiet time with Juno before the puppy gets home at night and when the day has cooled down enough for her to get active again.
Even though I’ll be sad to see summer go, we’ve enjoyed this mild (and sometimes WEIRD) weather but I do look forward to dragging out my boots, socks and coats sometime soon! Hope your summer has been as lovely as ours has been. Kx
