Our story...

Like most first time mums my world changed and my entire being become obsessed with getting everything perfect and making sure I had everything I could possibly need to make sure this new life would be ok. I was already an avid shopper but now I had an excuse. Scrolling through Instagram, local shops and markets I would find so many things and having Pinterest at hand my nursery ideas grew. When Kaiako arrived I became an Insta mum and made sure to tag all the shops, brands etc in hopes to become a brand rep.

After about a year an opportunity became available and I no longer needed to go back to work. We packed up our lives and moved to Thornton to help run the family business. Being in retail for nearly 15 years and having a love hate relationship with it I couldnt sit idle for long. The idea to own my own store started to form and before I knew it I was travelling the country going to markets, meeting with wholesalers and creating my brand. COVID hit just as my first bulk order arrived. Best part about it I had all the cousins and some family around to do our first photoshoot. Hubby made some racks for the store and my amazing cousin did all my branding and helped with the setup of the website.

My first market was in Edgecumbe at the Farmers Market and the lovely organiser made me so welcome and made me feel so special my love for markets become so much more then just a place to shop. I felt like part of a family, like part of a community and the love and support from complete strangers made me feel like I was home. My next market was The Little Big Markets in Mount Maunganui and wow that showed me just how much my little idea could be amazing.

From there we grew... new local brands, brand reps, photoshoots, opportunities to make and create my own, a new baby to add into the mix and alot of amazing people met along the way.

And so much more to come...