Just a little reminder that any of you who have been seriously contemplating gifting a unique UBERKATE collection piece for Christmas, anniversary, birthday or just because and need it for December, January & early February 2012 all orders need to be in by 14th December as the UBERKATE workshop will be closed for manufacturing from Saturday 24/12/2011 and re-open Monday 23/01/2012.  The usual time taken to create a piece is 10 – 15 working days so make sure you don’t leave it to the last minute to order.

Recently I was  given a set of affirmation cards and an inspirational book, I don’t have anywhere to display them and have been racking my brain as to what to do with them.  They are beautiful and deserve to be used, so here are some ideas (other than on the desk or the coffee table):

Affirmation Cards:

• Book mark -  Use them in recipe books, magazines, novels everywhere.
• Note or gift cards – Remember when you used to be given writing sets as presents (back when snail mail was popular) , why not use the affirmation cards the same way – Write a note on the back and send one to a friend (it still is a buzz to get mail other than bills), write on them and use them when gift giving.
• Sneaky notes – it makes you and the recipient happy when they get a little something extra with their lunchbox, bag or homework book
• Notice board – stick them on your fridge, noticeboard
• If you scrapbook or are doing photo albums include them or their quotes to sum up the person, event or day you are featuring on the page
• Frame them and hang them on the wall or put them amongst a group of photos on furniture

Affirmation Books:

• Frame the sayings especially if they have cute images with them – they look great in the nursery, amongst photos, in magnetic frames on the fridge.
• Use the quotes in your card writing – many cards now days are blank and we have to think hard to get the sentiment we want – use a book, save brain cells
• When you find the small quote books use them as cards, write in the front of them and attach the whole book to the present with a big bow.

Stafford and the surrounding suburbs are often under-rated, underestimated and don’t top the list of locations in Brisbane that are ‘hip-n-happening’.  This area boasts great places to go: neat cafes and/or restaurants, gift and specialty shops (HOME SAVVY being one of them of course, but you already know we’re a treasure) and other places of interest. We want to share with you, some truly fabulous little gems that we know of and hopefully encourage you to try them out for yourself.

We will keep a look out for more and would love to hear about your own special finds in the area.

bite my biscuit- 12 Minimine St Stafford 0424209167

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This lovely little cafe bakes delicious biscuits daily and serves organic Bundaberg coffee, Yummmmm on both counts.  As part of our 8th birthday celebrations we made sure we had a good supply of  bite my biscuit delicious treats to hand out to our birthday guests.  Those who sampled them, loved them and some even went straight round to bite my biscuit premises for coffee and more, that’s how good they are.

TIP: when you have some delicious treats – put them into a fancy urn / jar and add a tag & ribbon for your next morning tea or event, theywill look simply stunning.

This week is our 8th Birthday and we are left asking ourselves, where has the time gone?  In commemoration of our progression so far, we have decided to take a little trip down memory lane.

HOME SAVVY’s simple beginnings originated in October 2001 as a home and gift ware party plan business. This went so well that we opened the doors on our first boutique at 625 Stafford Rd, Stafford

What had to be tackled first up…..	Is it really the same place??

As you can see the previous tenant certainly didn’t tidy up before departing, they even left dirty dishes in the sink.  Once the clean up was done, the place looked like a million dollars and the doors of the HOME SAVVY boutique opened on 31st May 2003.   By January 2005, we had outgrown the 35 sqm and were bulging at the seams so moved just a few doors along to our bigger and current location at 613 Stafford Rd.

HOME SAVVY circa 2005

Then in late 2008 we had a little make over :

Over the past 8 years we have met so many wonderful people many of whom have become not only clients but friends. You  have shared good and bad days / times  (mostly good)  and we have watched many a baby grow into lovely energetic young people.   You have also shown us appreciation for our efforts in; our attention to detail, the range of products that we present,  our support of the local community and charities and our customer service, by nominating HOME SAVVY for local and state recognition.  We were winners of the  Quest Business Achievers Awards  in 2003 and 2006 and finalists every other year and runners up in the Queensland Government Business Awards in 2006. Thank You

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY HOME SAVVY- come on in for our great birthday specials - valid till Saturday 4th June 2011…. and have some of our birthday cake & biscuits while they last….