Glitter here, glitter there, glitter everywhere!
Glitter is the new black. At least that is what we are saying.
We are super excited about a new run of paintings that have created. We are calling the collection, Cute and Deadly, they are small creatures made of glitter and they come in two poses, cute and deadly. Here is a sneak peak…. There are many more to come.
If you are interested in purchasing some of the range or have any suggestions for cute creatures hit the comments page.
Blogs and kisses,
Bear
Never Settle.
As a community of kick ass cool people, Kake & Bear relish the chance to talk about other kick 
ass cool people that we come across.
This week we discovered Kimbra, a New Zealand based singer has a voice like a funk soul sister that would make butter melt in Alaska.
Every now and then we need a little inspiration to get our creative groove on and we are giving Kimbra’s first single Settle Down, the K&B tick of approval.
If you want more info about Kimbra check out our friends at Nowlisten2this.com.
Peace Out.
Would you give me the shirt off your back?
T-Shirts are awesome. A great medium for messages, a great way to express yourself, to create your own style, it is all possible through T-Shirts.
I also love the community of T-Shirt creators, Threadless is a great example, enter your designs, rate other peoples work and just generally share great, clever and funny ideas. It’s a great way to promote your work and also have a lot of fun.
Another great T-Shirt source Zazzle, a bit more commercial but still really fun.
If you are not on the T-Shirt bandwagon then get your groove on and check it out!
K&B are in love with, hair, beautiful hair.
Ok so this might seem like a strange post for me, but when you have an obsession to begins to creep into every part of your life but particularly any blogs you look after. My current obsession is my hair, well more correctly braiding my hair.
Now this is not a new trend, in fact I think the Egyptians patented it, but I have just discovered the bewitching nature of braided styles and I am just about falling over myself with excitement.
I can’t stop braiding. I think the next step is to begin weaving things into the braid, ribbon, tinsel, spaghetti, who knows where it will end!
Just in case anyone out there is interested in learning to braid, here are a few videos I found really helpful:
Sarah Victor -YouTube hair and makeup guru.
Simple how to French braid by emica2005
Get braiding!
Peace out.
Image taken from Pelleshoes.com
A friend of mine recently said to me, “You know what Kake? We only have about 20,000 dinners until we die, (supposing we live to about 80 that is) so we should make every single one the best dinner we possibly can.”
As I am sure you can tell, my friend is a real foodie, someone who enjoys food with the same passion I have for… lets say, homewears.
But this interesting observation got me thinking, if there are only 20,000 dinners left, what else do I only have a limited amount of time for?
Does this mean I will only buy 200 more sets of high tread count sheets before I die? Or be able to travel to 50 countries? Or read only 5,000 books?
It is a strange and quite unsettling thought. If there are only so many opportunities to enjoy the things you love, we should waste no time and get enjoying them.
Seeing as I cannot afforded to buy 5,000 books, outfits, toys, DVDs etc, it seems the best option is to hire these items.
We have all heard about hiring designer handbags (thank you Sex and the City), but what else can we get our hands on?
Here are my top five websites for hiring the things that I love:
Shoes and Jewellery, http://www.pelleshoes.com.au/hire.php
Dress ups, http://www.cellardoor.net.au/
Handbags, http://www.fashionhire.co.uk/ (come on they HAD to be in the list somewhere!)
Books, http://www.ilovereading.com.au/index.html
Everything, http://www.hirethings.co.nz/ (these guys let you hire all sorts of stuff. To bad it is in New Zealand.)
Question for this week, what is your 20,000 dinners? Shoes? Cars? Food? Let us know by leaving a comment or joining un on Facebook or Twitter.
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Ok let’s make some Art. Oh by the way, can you swim?
Italian photographer Nadia Moro is creating beautiful work in such new and interesting ways.
I had to share these amazing photographs I found through her website, the series is called Behind The Surface.
What do you think? Beautiful? Or a a bit wet under the ears?
More of Nadia’s work can be found here.
KaKe AnD BeAr Is iN LoVE wItH
Almost everyone has seen or read Alice In Wonderland. As a child my favorite part of the story was when Alice, locked in the room of may doors, finds the bottle that says “Drink Me.”
Well now you can own a small part of the story thanks to Kit Paulson Glass:
This beautiful hand blown bottle is amazing and pocket size! Perfect for your own special little liquid or an excellent gift for a Wonderland lover, it is available for around $60.
Do you have a item that was inspired by your favorite book? Let us know, comment below.
Enjoy,
Kake
A little bit of GIRL POWER.
Is it possible to turn a hobby or passion into a business? Of course it is and it’s not just Kake and Bear doing it. Here is a list of wonderful, creative women who have fashioned their own creative businesses out of their passions.
If you are or know someone who has made their creative passion a creative business leave a comment and let us know.
Leigh Magar – Megar Hatworks
Leigh’s creations are so inspiring. Her gorgeous website is so bright and fun, it seem to encompass her whole design philosophy bringing together old and new.
Delilah Carter - Winifred and Bance
Delilah has a love of all things vintage. Her Perth based shop has a wonderful collection of clothing, hats and accessories. Her website is a wonderful rabbit warren of interesting information on the W&B range, up-and-coming expos, clothing swap meets and more. If you love fashion and have 30min to kill I would recommend a visit.
Wendy Addison
– Theatre of Dreams
Wendy is a Princess of Paper, she makes beautiful items all of which are sold via boutiques in the USA. Her blog is great; detailing her adventures and is totally worth a look.
Jessica Rust – Jessica Rust Designs
Jessica specialises in amazing customised ceramics. Beautiful and intriguing we would absolutely recommend her beautiful bowls.
Rebecca Ray – American Couture Handbags, Accessories & Home Décor.
Our pick from her shop, these really cute luggage tags.
Creative Tunes – Are We Born or Made, SIA?
Creativity happens under many circumstances and sometimes all you need is an awesome album to get you into a creative groove. This week the Kake & Bear team have been playing UK based artist SIA’s new album We Are Born non-stop.
A wonderful collection of dance, funk, jazz, pop and who knows what else, We Are Born is an assault on the senses and I defy anyone to try listening to the commercially successful ‘Clap Your Hands’ without getting on your good foot and grooving.
Pyjama Party Anyone?
If you are in the southern hemisphere then you might have noticed a sudden drop in temperature. Yes even in Australia the sunburnt country we experience this strange occurrence called Winter. Now when I find myself waiting at the bus stop on the way home shivering in the bitter cold winds, the only thing I can concentrate on is a warm shower and getting into my awesome pyjamas. So what better way to celebrate this cold winter night then with a list of our top five awesome PJ’s?
1. Peter Alexander
An oldies but a goodie, sometime you just need to splash out and buy something awesome so why not get yourself into one of the hottest PJ designers around?
http://www.peteralexander.com.au/
2. Perfect PJ’s
A newly discovered favourite Perfect PJ’s offers a bright and beautiful range of sleepy time accessories that will make and child (and parent) excited about bed time.
3. Teens Themes
While not strictly for kids or adults, this website is so cool we could not leave it out. If you are looking for funky design ideas for the young (or young at heart) adult in your life this is a great place to start.
4. Raspberry Rascals
Kake & Bear love Raspberry Rascals, and if you head to their website you can see why. Offering such a huge range of wonderful kids clothing and accessories it is not hard to fall in love with this funky, colourful designs. After perusing their website you will be wondering why you are not dressed as cool as your kids.
http://www.raspberryrascals.com.au
5. Eternal Creation
And saving the best for last, a company that is close to my heart because it has successful created something Kake & Bear would love to be in the future. A company with a conscience producing beautiful clothing that is joy to wear.
http://www.eternalcreation.com/
