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 :-)

Looking 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...

Oops , 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).

A great day to sit on the deck and enjoy the sunshine ☀️

I 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. 

I just finished transforming this old chandelier :-)

Great 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.

Iona church on a lovely autumn day in Port Chalmers, Dunedin :-)

​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... ;-)

Beautiful sunny day here in Port Chalmers today - perfect for a walk to Boilers Point, just a few minutes away from Artica Art & Accommodation.