I love Christmas... and I love Pinterest! The festive season always gettings my creative energy flowing and I love making display and vignettes in my home - it really does cheer me up!

We've got a few left of these little floating tea light candles and customers always ask what to use them for so I thought I'd do a little Pinterest research on an easy way to use them for a simple Christmas table centre piece (although they could really be displayed anywhere in your home)!

Lets start with Classic Christmas...

Berries, evergreens and holly all submerged in a vessel - be it a tumbler, a wine glass or a repurposed jar look great topped with a flickering candle and I love the addition of the gingham bow on the last one! You could simply have three of these lovely arrangements across the table accompanied by some battery operated fairy lights and more evergreen branches!

Now here are some non traditional colour schemes...

I love the look of these arrangements all grouped together! The perfect use for that old silver tray or even place them on a mirror! The geometric branch shapes look stunning and classic in the tall thin bud vases - these displays have maximum impact for very little effort!

And I throw a few more in for good measure... let your imagination run wild!

The beauty of this display is that you can make it exactly how you need it! Choose shorter jars for table centre pieces to allow for easy access across the table or you can vary the heights if it is going on a side table or shelf!

Pop into the shop as we have a huge range of glass jars and votives perfect for this project!

You can check out our wee Christmas pinboard here - no doubt we will be adding to it in the next couple of weeks!

If you do a display like this for Christmas please share with us on facebook!

Christmas is coming!

We're getting into the Christmas Spirit here at Inspire with a gorgeous new collection of decorations and an assortment of perfect gifts!

The displays are always changing here at Inspire, it keeps it fresh for us and for you! We have had the first of the new arrivals from the Auckland Spring Gift Fair which has brightened up the shop a bit!

Our main display wall is bursting with colour! I love that bold apple green and it pops beautifully against classic red and fresh teal blue! Aswell as timeless (only in style, not function) clocks we have an ever changing selection of wall art just incase the bold patterns coming out in wall paper are not to your taste!

An ever expanding range of home decor, gifts, kitchenware and accessories! We can help find the perfect gift for you or a loved one!

We know you guys love affordable every day fashion that has a bit of a stylish edge so we have responded to your needs and are branching into more New Zealand designed garments that you'll want to wear every day! These labels are at that guilt free price point which means you can buy more for less! Chalky Digits, Ketz-ke, Stitch Ministry & Boo Radley are your favourites at the moment!

To finish on a bright note... How about this gorgeous Zebra Mother & Foal?! This massive canvas was $320 but due to a slight dent in the top so we've had to reduce it to $220! Stunning for a kids room or the family room!

Spring Fashion has hit Inspire!

New Arrivals from Stitch Ministry, Ketz-ke, Animale & Boo Radley are already here!

Stitch Ministry | Longline Linen Cardi - Pointelle Cami - Pixel Skirt

Stitch Ministry | Summer Breeze Dress

Stitch Ministry | Under the Sun Dress

Stitch Ministry | Laced with Love Dress

Ketz-ke | Overload Top - Sucrose Short

Ketz-ke | Rich Dress

We are loving the Spring '14 trends of mixing pastels and bolds with black and white aswell as all the fresh patterns and dashes of lace!

Be sure to pop in store and maybe try something on that you might not normally go for! Where's the fun in wearing the same old styles?!

Scarves are the easiest way to quickly update your wardrobe! Scarves look great with pretty much any outfit and one scarf can add a variety of looks! This video gives a a taste of the possibilities available and may inspire you to get creative and come up with your own styles!