Hiii Dabblers! This issues (series of fortunate) events are a bit different (not just limited to this week), inspired by the lovely ✨Eileen✨ - one half of the force behind (my fave recent hobbsession) Ōtautahi Preloved Clothing Markets... RUNNING! 🏃 I knowww, you've got opinions (and so do I), but, dare I say it, she makes a solid case. I almost want to get up early on Sat... I'd say it's more a hobby than a sport- what do you think? Hobby? Sport? Both? (Spobby?) Neither? Either way, time to...
16 days ago • 3 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers! Hope your week’s been swell and you’ve been knee-deep in something terrifyingly new?! Or perhaps re-living something from a previous life?! (apparently rainbow fluffy ugg boots are cool again and so therefore I was cool for loving them when I sold them at Hannahs, like 23~ years ago?!) [for context; Y2K clothing market round-up from Sat, read below] I’m curious- what’s either; your longest-standing hobby, or something you’ve revived from the archives? Reply and lemme know! 💛...
23 days ago • 4 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers! She's all happenin' around town, team - happy Sea Week (28/02-08/03) and Pride Month (all of March (soz I forgot about/missed reminding you about the parade))!There's a bunch on, Pride events have 🏳️🌈 and Sea Week/watery events have 🐙 for easy skim-readin'. For all the Pride happenings, right this way For the full Sea Week experience, head over here Because there's oodles on, and to keep overstimulation to a minimum (no idea what that looks like TBH...), that's what this...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hellooooo my darling Dabblers! I choose to believe you thought about me at least once over the last couple of weeks- probably at 12:12pm when you realised your inbox was lonely (dabbleless? dabbless?), then immediately forgot when you realised your mouth was lonely (snackless? (what's that Japanese word again?)). I also choose to believe that you were busy gallivanting! hurkle-durkling! nanty narking!? Which I'm totally OK with. No, honestly, I encourage! Nay, I insist! I just needed a...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Howdy Dabblers! I hope you chose to enjoy your week/end regardless of the weather (or because of it)! Unusually, I spent more time out than at home, with Buskers Festival's Cirque BonBon on Thu (excellent!), shopping for a new bed on Sat (new bed + fresh sheets = one of life's greatest joys, no?), a last minute booking for Re-Loved clothing market at The Bridge on Sun, and there meeting two lovely new people (both stallholders (who I'll hopefully introduce you to soon)) and being invited by...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers! Welcome back, it's blimmin' lovely to "see" your face again (imagination is a wonderful thing, right?). No time like the present (that's all there is) - let's go the exact opposite to last week's long intro and jump straight in with some oot-'n-aboot opportunities. Have a wonderful week ahead 💖 C.x ✨ THIS WEEK'S EXCUSES TO PUT ON PANTS Friday 23rd January 🧘 Resonate Festival (wellness, arts, music, community)Fri-Sun- go for a day or the whole weekend, there's plenty on!...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Aloha Dabblers! Welcome the heck to 2026! I feel like I slept/napped/rested/meditated/embroidered the last 3 (4?) weeks, which I'm (surprisingly?) quite OK with. If you don't know me personally (yet), I chose to delete the word ✨should✨ from my vocab, and maaate, it's freeing, tellyawhat. 7/7 would recommend. As well as Turtle-ing (actually, they probably don't do embroidery on account of not having thumbs) I also;🐕 Walked approx 60km (not in one go)🍧 Made approx. 5kg of trifle (3.9kg for...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Aloha Dabblers! And a special 'hiiiiiii' to the lovely folks I chatted with at the Ōtautahi Pre-loved Clothing Market (and thanks again, Eileen and Lisa 🫶). I was absolutely wiped out on Sunday evening (ha!), but it was a great experience and I do hope to do more markets next year. Some of the stallholders really had their systems and sh..tuff DOWN, I feel I need to up my game 😆 (made a few mental notes!) Side quest: I have also been wanting to get into mural painting, so took the first step...
4 months ago • 5 min read
Howdy Dabblers! We heard ya - the (g?)rumblings echoed something along the lines of "my mind and body are ready for it to be December, but said body and mind are also actively avoiding Westfield from. now. on.- no exceptions."... So we've maintained the same wide event net, with a wee sprinkling of festiveness, so you can choose to partake if you're feelin' it. ❤️💚 A speedy one this week - let’s dive (well, manu) in! C.x ✨ THIS WEEK'S EXCUSES TO PUT ON PANTS Wednesday 10th December 📚...
4 months ago • 4 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers! Apparently, I dabbled too close to the sun last week and required 3-6 business days (and 2030 bedtimes) to recoup... In saying that, it sounds like almost every other person I chat to is feeling similar- so, how are you doing? And more importantly, how are you looking after yourself right meow? And also, happy December!(?) Do we dare talk about "that time of year" (Woolworths (et al.) playing carols in November?! ...straight into the 'so-expired-it-can't-even-be-donated' bin...
4 months ago • 4 min read
