Occupy Christmas

click to go to the facebook group for 'Occupy Christmas'

December 15, 2011 at 9:25 pm Leave a comment

Time out Shwoppers

I am taking my hands off this dashboard and having a break. Hope you all have super festive seasons and joyful New Years’ surrounded my your nearest and dearest. See you in 2012 Shwopaholics!

December 22, 2011 at 9:39 am Leave a comment

Reverse graffiti

One mural completed at the Stuk Arts Centre, Belgium. Materials needed? Water and one mossy wall. Result? Brilliant.

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We’d blogged about moss graffiti before. Love.

December 22, 2011 at 9:22 am Leave a comment

You’re one fixy looking fox!

Our lovely friend Emma over at Fixy is running a wee competition that we thought you might wanna look at. Its super easy – simply trot off to their facebook page and refer to the competition tab on the left. Winner gets a five-trip Servilles style express card! Surely the perfect way to ensure you have your hair looking resplendent for the most important occasions in your Party Season.   Get over there quick – entries close tomorrow.

December 19, 2011 at 8:30 am Leave a comment

Shwoproject: fresh gift wrap ideas

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I just spied this article on fresh ways to wrap your gifts. I wish I had spied it earlier, as I had already ploughed ahead with a wee kids watercolour set and belted out these:

I am kind of pleased with them but I was in an 11pm flap and as a result they are a bit of a mess, as is the coffee table. Next year its going to be all about the silver pen.

Have a squizz at Pinterest too if you are hankering after some green ways to wrap your gifts. Its awash with (eco)festive shenanigans.

December 19, 2011 at 8:30 am Leave a comment

Happy Sundays people!

Its five years old, and 13 million people have watched it, but I only just caught up with this great ode to the joy of Tetris. The hours I used to play on my sisters Tetris handheld. This made me smile a lot. Happy Sundays people!

December 18, 2011 at 9:15 am Leave a comment

TGIF: Desk Boogie

just bop on down people!

and if you liked that, you’ll be loving this , Apologies for the lack of video, but by jingos what a tune! Thanks DJ Misteek for getting me onto this nugget.

December 16, 2011 at 4:01 pm Leave a comment

Photo Booth Fun at The Big Shwop 2011

Thanks heaps to the fabulous people at Photo Booth Fun for bringing along their side order of good times to The Big Shwop last Sunday. So many great pictures of shwoppers enjoying themselves – what a divine bunch they all are too! All the photo strips are available to view at Photo Booth Fun’s gallery.

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December 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm Leave a comment

Giveaway announced: ecostore bodycare pack

Thanks to all The Big Shwop Blog readers who entered the ecostore giveaway that we had last week. We used our favourite random comment generator. Sarah won a fantastic stash of body care products to keep her skin all lovely and pretty all summer. Nice work Sarah! ;)

PS.  I don’t just wink at perfect strangers generally. But my first name is Sarah too and I am compelled. Hope you dont be minding!

December 16, 2011 at 8:49 am 1 comment

Winter wonderland

Its been the week of tree decorating,  making wrapping paper, making cards, writing cards and gift wrapping. And with such activity comes the obligatory carol listening. I am a sucker for the classics, and for just about anything to do with snow. Which makes no sense I know, but anything written about a Kiwi Christmas has too many nasty references to pohutukawas and sausages for me. Here are my current favourites:

Perhaps not so much to do with Christmas at all but how I do love a good duo.

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December 15, 2011 at 12:57 pm Leave a comment

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