Category: Books

Surprise someone with Larry Post

Surprise someone with Larry Post

If you’re looking for a creative, beautiful and fun Secret Santa…

New True Blood Book – Sookie Stackhouse #11

New True Blood Book – Sookie Stackhouse #11

Sick of waiting for True Blood Season 4?

Jessica and Elizabeth Grow Up with Sweet Valley Confidential

Jessica and Elizabeth Grow Up with Sweet Valley Confidential

Ever wondered what happened to Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield when they grew up? Well now, ten years later, you can revisit Sweet Valley with the first Sweet Valley High book in 10 years (and incidentally, actually written by Francine Pascal). Let’s just say Sweet Valley’s not as we remember it, which makes it all the…read the article

Books for Children: Fashionable Reading for Mum and Bub

Books for Children: Fashionable Reading for Mum and Bub

Style-conscious Mums the world over both rejoice and despair at the thought of shopping for their precious little tots. Imagine my shock when I discovered that the “Kids Licenced” section of Target was not actually a play-area that served the odd martini, but instead a congested nightmare of Disney branding. On the other hand, labels…read the article

Enamel Diction: What your gloss says about you

Enamel Diction: What your gloss says about you

Ever wondered what your choice on nail polish says about you? The latest offering from creative studio The Initiative takes a look at what your nail polish reveals about your personality in Enamel Diction. Felt indecisive when choosing a colour at your last nail appointment? Then you most likely gossip with baby pink. Know your…read the article

Silly Season must have: Booze Cakes

Silly Season must have: Booze Cakes

With the silly season just about to hit, we’ve found the perfect cookbook. Booze Cakes doesn’t just stop with the traditional Black Forest Cake and Trifle; it also walks you through how to make individually portioned boozy cakes like Pina Colada cakes,   Sex on the Beach cake, and a whole section dedicated to cake shots…read the article

Regretsy – Where DIY meets WTF

Regretsy – Where DIY meets WTF

Etsy is wonderful place: full of amazingly talented people who quite frankly make me feel like the worlds most uncreative person. But then there is the other side of Etsy…where creativity can go a little wrong. Enter Regretsy: Where DIY meets WTF. A chicken poncho. A painting of a corn dog. A clock made out…read the article

Pretty up your Kindle with DecalGirl

Pretty up your Kindle with DecalGirl

A few months ago, I became a Kindle convert.  I love it. And no, I won’t be swapping it for an iPad, since the iPad is not an e-book reader. So now that I’ve got the hang of my Kindle, I’ve started to investigate ways to pretty it up, and my latest find is Decal…read the article

Food Lust: The Pioneer Woman Cooks Cookbook

Food Lust: The Pioneer Woman Cooks Cookbook

I have a confession to make. I have a food porn fetish. I love reading cookbooks and blogs, even though I rarely cook. It’s not that I have anything against cooking (I do, despite what my husband would tell you, occasionally whip up a meal), but show me a cookbook with beautiful food images and…read the article

New Toy – Kindle E-book reader (and why I didn’t get a Nook)

New Toy – Kindle E-book reader (and why I didn’t get a Nook)

Apart from shopping, I have one other high volume hobby – reading. I love to read, and I read a lot. A few months ago I got my hands on the Kindle for iPhone application and became addicted to the ease of e-books.  And now, after a few weeks of SSR (Serious Shopping Research) I’m…read the article

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