COLD COLD COLD.

Perfect weather for staying indoors & letting those creative juices flow. If a little stuck on what winter projects to tackle, we can help.

"THE SOFTIES KIT" adorable animals & oh so sweet treats, these Japenese inspired plush toys called 'softies' are as easy to make as they are to love. Instructions & tools for creating 15 plush pals.

"CREEPY cute CROCHET" features more than 20 unique patterns for totally loveable zombies, ninjas, vikings, vampires, aliens, robots & even death himself. inside are great photos,accessible instructions & illustrated patterns. They are very cool.

"MAKE" by cath kidson.

This beautiful book has 16 exclusive Cath Kidson designs & over 40 projects, Full of crafty ideas for stitching & applique onto anything from table cloths to childrens bedding & clothes. Gorgeous photos & easy to follow instructions. SUKIE Iron Ons 30 sheets of fabric transfer for T-shirts & more. Mix, match and iron on these colourful fabric transfers to create t-shirts, bags, pillowcases & gifts galore.

Fanatastic designs.

Had a great day yesterday with lots of lovely people coming in to store & buying up some of our lovely fabrics, & who can blame them. They are just so gorgeous. Wonderful bright colours with fantastic designs, it's hard to have a favourite. I do have a favourite though which is strange for me as I usually just LOVE them all. Heather Bailey's Paisley is just yummy. Look forward to seeing photos from our clever customers on what they have made.

Aaaah Spring flowers, there's something very uplifting about them. Makes the early morning journey to the flower markets worth while & the cold a little more bearable. Still seems strange though that they come out in winter. But I'm not complaining. To accompany these little gems are Freesia, Iris, Earlicheer, Sol d or, Tulips & Iris. Love them!

My name is Vanessa, I am the owner of Woodstock Florist, partner to Wayne & Mum to my two gorgeous boys Ben & Oskar.

I'm feeling quite proud of myself for finally working out how to set up a blog site (wasn't that hard really).

It is very exciting for me to be able now to share with you all, all the things I love. That being flowers, fabrics, books, crafts, sewing, knitting, furniture Oooh & the list goes on.

At woodstock we stock the freshest of flowers, divine fabrics from AMY BUTLER, HEATHER BAILEY, ERIN McMORRIS, a nice wee range of delicious inspirng books by CATH KIDSON, AMY BUTLER, JANE PACKER to name a few.

The store also stocks a selection of childrens tshirts, handmade & quirky toys, ceramics, glassware, hand printed cushions, all New Zealand made I'm proud to say (with the odd imported bits, which is hard to avoid).

I hope to keep my blog updated as much as poss, so till next time.