<![CDATA[ARTICA Art & Accommodation - Blog]]>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:08:17 +1300Weebly<![CDATA[Guest review Award]]>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 06:54:06 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/guest-review-award2081130 I just found out that we got a Guest Review Award from Booking.com for the second year in a row ! A big thank you to our lovely guests who left feedback after staying with us :-)
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]]><![CDATA[Etsy Shop!]]>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 23:27:24 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/etsy-shopLooking for some Christmas presents??? Check out my new Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/nz/shop/ArticaNewZealand where I am selling some of my pens :-) More items to come some time soon...


]]><![CDATA[Happy Birthday..!]]>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:52:28 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/happy-birthday2716446Oops , I've missed our birthday...- just over 2 years ago we opened Artica Art & Accommodation and have met lots of lovely people since then! Thank you all for staying with us & for your wonderful feedback (our rating on booking.com is still 9.7).


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]]><![CDATA[Beautiful spring day!]]>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:17:04 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/beautiful-spring-dayA great day to sit on the deck and enjoy the sunshine ☀️
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]]><![CDATA[Blue & Gold]]>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:56:08 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/blue-goldI hardly ever use stains but someone asked me for a blue & gold ballpoint pen - here it is, made from stained holly decorated with 23 karat gold leaf. 
]]><![CDATA[Chandelier]]>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 00:05:05 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/chandelierI just finished transforming this old chandelier :-)
]]><![CDATA[Sunny Winter's Day in Port Chalmers]]>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:50:34 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/sunny-winters-day-in-port-chalmersGreat day for a walk around Port Chalmers - the photo shows our lovely little township with Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua in the middle of the picture and the Otago Peninsula in the background.
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]]><![CDATA[Autumn in Port Chalmers]]>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:20:17 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/autumn-in-port-chalmers9166893Iona church on a lovely autumn day in Port Chalmers, Dunedin :-)
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]]><![CDATA[Table Lamp]]>Sun, 12 Mar 2017 23:39:26 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/table-lamp​Just finished this little table lamp. Made from a fencing sword (or épée to be exact...) guard that has survived many fights, decorated with lots of tiny and not quite so tiny beads. Love sitting at my desk now with the lamp on - makes studying much more pleasant... ;-)
]]><![CDATA[February 24th, 2017]]>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 01:06:53 GMThttp://www.artica.co.nz/blog/february-24th-2017Beautiful sunny day here in Port Chalmers today - perfect for a walk to Boilers Point, just a few minutes away from Artica Art & Accommodation.
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