Hello world... We have been asleep

After months of not having the time or energy to blog now I have started working, I decided to ask Kate to join me and reinvent stitchitupandstitchitdown. I love blogging and really wanted to keep the blog going but with work and my whanau just didn't ever manage to find time to post. 

Kate is an amazing creative person who also loves reading blogs and we have such similar tastes and passions, it seemed like the perfect fit.

So here we are! From here on our things are going to be fresh, exciting, new and inspiring... We hope ;p 

We can't wait to try new things from crafts, fashion looks, recipes, diy and of course updating you all on what goes on in our world. It's going to be fun trying out new things and hopefully inspiring you on your journey as many of you have inspired us.

Bring it on

 Kate & Mim

Art Deco Summer

So for this year Tamas birthday fell on Art Deco day. For those of you not in New Zealand i will explain a little bit about the day. In 1931 New Zealand suffered it's biggest earthquake (since christchurch that may have changed?) centered in the Hawkes Bay, Napier. 256 people were killed and nearlly all the buildings in the central city of Hastings and Napier were destroyed. A massive rebuild began and due to the style of the time, art deco, Napier boasts the mosts art deco building in the world!!!

Many people travel to Napier from all over the world to visit this historic city.

Each year Napier holds art deco weekend. Remembering the tradegy the earthquake brought, and celebrates the rebuild of this beautfiul city.

Thousands of people gather for the weekend and everyone dresses up and has the best time ever. Marching bands old style music and dancing, cars, planes, steam engines, and of course the clothes.

So a group of us headed up for lunch, dressed in style and joined the crowds.

My family, thanks my charming nearlly 16 year old :) 

It was such a great day and we will do it all again next year, woohoo!!!

One great holiday

So last year me, Tama, our youngest daughter and Tama's parents took a trip to aussie!!!! It was such a great holiday and we had so much fun. We went to the gold coast, sea world, movie world, Australia Zoo (Yes it really is just the best and made me sad thinking about steve, the crocodile hunter) and then Tama and i went to Sydney to stay with our really good friends!!!!

It was one of those holidays that i will always remember and was over too soon. We had these dreams of moving over, and running in the mornings beside the sea, having brunch in the cafes, taking the ferry over to the Sydney Opera House, scanning and picking through the markets for hours. But these are the moments of holidays, not my everyday life, and really thats what makes holidays special.

Tell me about one of your favourite places?