That's Noice!

Our whole family is in love with these delish soy melts tarts from Veeanca.

I’m a bit of a smell junkie, I have a very heightened sense of smell.  My candle habit was getting a little expensive. With so many dogs and cats running, about regular candle oil burners were just too impractical. So I can across some lovely electric oil burners on eBay and went in search of some yummy scents to fill it with.

Came across Veeanca‘s store on etsy and she has a fabulous range, and they smell A-MAZ-ING. I have ordered 3-4 times now, trying out all the flavours. Our favs have been the Coffee, Musk Stick, Vanilla Chessecake and Orange and Vanilla.

What’s even better is that she is Sydney based, so I can often get my things the next day if I order early enough. Awesome service!

Check out Veeanca on etsy. Soy melts are only $2 a tub.

French Bulldog obsessed, I recently bought myself this super cute charm from Crave Jewellery.

They also have a great range of other charms and jewellery.

Available from Crave Jewellery on etsy from $22AUD

Personalised hand stamped necklaces, rings, bracelet and bangles. They would make a great gift idea For Mother’s Day ;) (you had better get in quick to order to insure delivery in time).

I have been looking around for a necklace myself for months, there are so many..it is hard to decide.

Here are a few great Aussie and OS Personalised jewellery designers and artists (all post to Australia) I have collected in my travels.

• Koolman designs[AUS]

• Pocket full of poesy[AUS]

• Oh My Giddy Aunt [AUS]

• Sue Ella Signatures [AUS]

• Love Stamp [AUS]

• Made to Inspire[AUS]

• Uneik[AUS]

• Small Print[AUS]

• Heart on your wrist

• Lisa Leonard Designs

• Delias Thompson

• The Vintage Pearl

• Christen Largent

• Cinnamon sticks

• Birth Designs

• Three Sisters

• Pink Papillion

• Fingerprint Jewllery

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Having 2 insideish dogs, we have been through our fair share of dog beds.

Most have been eaten, or peed on and ruined. I came across Molly Mutt beds about 12mths ago, and they are the perfect pet bed!

The best part of these beds is in the stuffing. Regular pet beds can be near impossible to wash. But the molly mutt bed is just stuffed with your old clothes and blankets, washing the insides is just as easy as washing the cover.

I wash mine at least once a week, and it still looks great. I have just bought a second cover, so we can rotate them so the robots last a bit longer ;) To make it even easier to keep clean, they have recently released a water proof cover to go under the regular cover. Perfect if you have a peer like me.

Molly Mutt beds come in a range of funky fabrics as well as different shapes and sizes. So there is a perfect bed for all the furry family.

This ring is stunning!

It’s a custom item on Etsy.

Found via the lovely Pretty Paper Things.

Who needs a stegosaurus tail, you ask?

My answer is: Who doesn’t need a stegosaurus tail!

Especially when it’s only $19.95 from dressupTales.

You’re welcome.

NutLiquor is a peanut butter-flavoured vodka that is supposed to taste like the centre of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Not so keen on the idea of bacon-flavoured vodka, but this? Mmmmm.

Excuse me while I think about the sugar rush mixed with hard liquor.

YES PLEASE!

I’ve never owned a fruit bowl before, but I could be convinced by one of these…

The Menu Dropp! bowl is an innovative take on a classic design. This bowl is designed to either hold food for the dining table, hold fruit or simply just for decoration.

The strong design element makes this an ideal piece for any home, and is based around a splash of paint that has been frozen in time.

The bowl has a shiny inside and a matt outside, and is available in an array of exciting colours

AU$92 from top3 by design.

There are only two things to know about this:

1. IT’S A WONDER WOMAN KITCHENAID!
2. It’s from Brasil, so we won’t be able to get it in Australia.

Adioso is an Australian based company helping you find the cheapest flights.

We all know of Flight Centre and Webjet, which are good if you have very specific travel periods you are looking for. If you can be a little more flexible with travel times and are planning your holidays well in advance, I would definitely suggest giving Adioso a spin.

In a very easy to use google like interface, you put in your destination and a travel period, such as mid March. It will then search all the major carriers and give you the prices for all the dates in your travel period and show you the cheapest options. Another great tool is the ability to subscribe to certain dates and time periods and be notified when the price drops.

Some flights I was watching dropped $20 below the “cheapest” price I was originally quoted in just over a week. So it definitely pays to plan ahead and be flexible.

Give it a try when you are next on the look out for cheap flights, Adioso

On the weekend the entire That’s Noice team made our much anticipated trip out to the new Ikea in Tempe.

We love the smell of flat pack on a sunny Sunday morning :)

Tempe Ikea is the largest Ikea store in the southern hemisphere and created about 550 construction jobs and 600 ongoing jobs.

They were very well organised for the opening weekend with parking attendants and police galore. We called this parking attendant “Sven”.

The store is 37,000 square metres (about 20 footy fields) and will have 2,000 parking spots.

The main path of the store is be 2.5km long (protip: wear comfy shoes)

A lot at the Tempe store is similar to the Rhodes store, but some things are new, like this nify sewing display

We were disappointed by the lack of phone service on the ground floor, but we’re told that there’s free wifi in store – something we’ll look out for next time.

This is “Sven”, the mime. He was entertaining kids (and kids alike) near the restaurant.

No trip to Ikea is complete without making fun of the fake toilet.

You know you want to go check out the new Ikea. It’s well worth it!

IKEA Tempe
634-726 Princes Highway
TEMPE NSW 2044
Phone: 02 8020 6641

Opening Hours
Monday – Friday: 10am – 9pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am – 7pm

Restaurant

Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 8.30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8.30am – 6.30pm

If you drive like me, your car looks like this:

Got a boo-boo on your car and can’t afford to fix it?

I have the PERFECT solution for you… put a BANDAID on it! These are MAGNETIC bandaids that will stick perfectly to your car and cover that annoying little dent or scratch…

It’s a great gift for someone who’s accident prone!

From US$10 by TheTwistedGypsy on Etsy.

Yes, I am quite well aware that it is in fact November but  this was just too cute and LOL not to share.

Dogtober is a yearly fundraising campaign for Assistance Dogs Australia.

These are a series of very clever TV ads combining super cute Golden Retriever puppies and narration by funny man John Cleese.

I don’t recall seeing these TV ads? And they only seem to have been added to their youtube channel last week.

(if you are in your feed reader, you may need to click through for the super cuteness)

Ladies, prepare to lust after men of the cloth. These calendars are from outside the Vatican walls in Rome (unsurprisingly, these calendars are not appreciated by the Pope).

One handsome Priest for each month of the year – yes please! Truth be told, I’ve actually got the 2011 calendar hanging above my desk at home, and I’m looking forward to swapping it out for the 2012 version.

(Click the pic for a better view of Father June, my personal favourite!)

Source: some very thoughtful travelling friends!

Paws up! Who else loves these super cute stoneware paw salt and pepper shakers from Ladies and Gentlemen Studio.

$35 Ladies and Gentlemen Studio

Via Holycool