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Able and Game

Locality: Brunswick East

Phone: +61 409 169 719

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24.01.2022 Are you in need of some new house plants?

22.01.2022 Gareth has made up the last of our 2021 diary and calendars and reduced the price on Etsy. We only have a limited number, less than 20 of each design. You can order them from this link: http://bit.ly/2021CalDiarySale Thank you to everyone that purchased one, it was a weird year to design planners for 2021.... I received this feedback on our Etsy store for our Kitty Diary and wanted to share it because it really made me happy: This is my new favourite diary by far!! As the paper gsm is so good, I can use textas, felt tip pens and hi-lighters without any seeping or going into the other side. I have used many diaries over the years from different businesses but I think I'll keep coming back to this one now it certainly helps that I am a cat person, too. It's nice to know taking time to select a 120gsm paper stock to avoid texta bleed has been noticed.

22.01.2022 I don't think this new article could be any more on brand for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGOofzZOyl8

22.01.2022 Thought I'd share my morning routine here.

21.01.2022 Some days you don’t need to dive in, you can dip your toe or maybe have a wee paddle. If you’re like me, the last week has been a deep dive and I’ve come up for air and need to actively tell myself to look at other things to give myself a break. But what are those things? If you’re on Facebook and need some time out, get on messenger and chat to a friend through gifs, because gifs are a thing of beauty. Or go to a pet rescue page and read through the pet adoption profiles Her...e are some if you're needing some pet inspo: Ingrid's Haven, Cheltenham Cat Rescue, All 4 Paws Dog Rescue, Maneki Neko Cat Rescue (side note: adopt a pet??) If you’re on Instagram, get on those hashtags. #catanddogbestfriends #cakedecoratingvideos and #puppiesofinstagram will be an instant pick me up. Follow the good ones so your feed is chockers with cute/fun/beautiful. Or, head to Youtube and watch some Claire, Brad, Carla, Molly, https://www.youtube.com/user/BonAppetitDotCom or watch the 4 levels of chef from Epicurious and fall in love with Frank, Lorenzo, Emily and Beth https://www.youtube.com/user/epicuriousdotcom/videos or just watch a baby goat on a trampoline for 2 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L198jPLg_5o&t=49s

20.01.2022 Update time: 2021 Calendar and Diary. We (finally!) have a time line for the release of our 2021 Kitty products. The last three months of lockdown has turned me into a very slow designer. I wish I could say I was go go go motivated and organised but even writing that out makes me feel like I need a strong cup of tea and a sit down in a comfy chair. Since being back in the office, with some bluetooth headphones pumping out tunes things have sped up, but things still... feel a bit wobbly to be honest. 2021 Kitty Calendar The calendar has a theme this year, 12 kitty based awards for various kitty related things. We are looking forward to sharing these because I had lots of LOLZ coming up with them all. 2021 Kitty Diary We've made a decision to use the remaining covers from our 2020 diary for our 2021 diary. We still had around 40% of our covers left over, which we planned on turning into notebooks. I had the inside of the notebook ready to test, then my access to the office stopped and the job slipped down the list of things that needed ticking off. Because all our market events have been cancelled and we can't ship overseas, it didn't seem financially sensible to order another lot of covers and have even more left over at the end of the run. Like pretty much all small biz, these financial decisions seem to be a lot more important, and tricky. The inside will be different to last year, just the navy gold foiled cover will be the same. We hope people understand that while this isn't ideal, it's better than going back to our old covers with the clear plastic, and we will have a new one for 2022. Yes, I said yeek our loud when I wrote that number out.

20.01.2022 Happy Valley Shop are open from today. Books and gifts and an saunter down Smith Street and an ice cream shop next door. https://www.facebook.com/happyvalleyshopcollingwood/posts/4499951373409261

18.01.2022 Our 2021 Kitty Diary is now available. We have a smaller run than last year as we are using up the remaining covers we ordered from the book binder in Heidelberg. The insides are all different to last year though, there are new cats inside!

18.01.2022 New dog card? Yes it is!! And this is an ode to all the happy dogs at the park. That big one at the front with the tongue coming out is my favourite.

17.01.2022 Finders Keepers At Home begins today and there is an amazing line up of online events to watch. Here is a link to today's videos, there are behind the scenes videos, day in the life and how to demonstrations. https://thefinderskeepers.com/finders-keepers-at-home-seek.

17.01.2022 If you've watched any of Claire's Attempts videos this is a good way to spend a lazy half an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VrsmahNcfI Spoilers:... Favourite moments: (at 23.30) when Chris Morocco totally food snobs Claire for giving Andes Mints to guests. (at 25.00) when Chris explains what he would have done "in a perfect world" and Claire is like why didn't you do that? Also, I thought Andes Mints might be like After Dinner Mints, but I think they are much different.

16.01.2022 Karen just moved her shop from Melbourne to Geelong and is now running her shop online only. Running a shop right now is hard, but moving to a new location then having to close up and move online is even harder. If you're in Geelong and love quality Australian made fashion then go give her page a like. Or if you have friends who do, share her page with them. Karen is a good egg and if you do end up in her shop one day and have a chat with her you will remember this post and t...hink Anna was right, Karen is amazing. Her shop is located at: 106 Pakington St 3218 Geelong, Victoria and her online shop is here: http://berserk.net.au/

16.01.2022 Corner Block Studio have just launched a new tea towel frame, perfect for displaying your Able And Game linen tea towels.

14.01.2022 What makes a better pillow? A paw or a tail?

14.01.2022 I'm 4, 5 and 9.

14.01.2022 Happy first day of Spring! We've been a bit quiet here on Facebook while we manage things in Lockdown 2.0 We are still able to post out orders as Gareth has limited access to our office. I'm missing going to the office and found my motivation to work with home schooling and no daycare has been hard, but there are lots of ideas brewing.... We are hoping our 2021 calendars and diary will be available in late October, a little later than usual this year. We hope those of you in Melbourne are travelling okay.

14.01.2022 Retail in a time of Covid-19 is a huge adjustment. If you want to support your favourite local shops check out their social media pages and see how they are running right now. Happy Valley Shop in Collingwood closed up the physical shop last week, but they are still available online and are doing local home deliveries.

14.01.2022 The Boroughs Store has compiled a great list of local business to support in Brunswick East.

13.01.2022 Our cat sits at the back door with a face that says "why have you abandoned me??" However the door is open enough for her to come in. https://www.facebook.com/betootaadvocate/posts/3972016439559997

12.01.2022 Appeared in my suggested in Youtube. Thank you Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liy0afJ8Gzw

12.01.2022 Sad our local NQR closed because I was looking forward one day seeing this glorious product.

12.01.2022 I just spent a full minute looking at both their faces. It's very relaxing. https://www.facebook.com//rpp.987397751/3051358924887606/

11.01.2022 This tea towel was out of stock for a little while, but we just picked up a batch from our screenprinters and it's available again. https://www.etsy.com//tea-towel-youre-better-than-melbourne

10.01.2022 First up: you can cook a cookie in the microwave. Second: Invest in two-days-time you and make some cookie dough and pop it in the fridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4CyhQqAPpk&t=16s

09.01.2022 We've made up some postcards for our amazing stockists. This one was for the bookshops, including local favourite Pictures and Pages in Coburg.

08.01.2022 Finders Keepers At Home, run by the Finders Keepers Markets begins today and there is an amazing line up of online events to watch. Here is a link to today's videos, there are behind the scenes videos, day in the life and how to demonstrations. https://thefinderskeepers.com/finders-keepers-at-home-seek.

08.01.2022 Gave myself an accidental mullet a few weeks back. My Dad says the difference between a good and bad haircut is a week. I'm going to say he is wrong and it's a full season. But it's all okay because hairties fix everything. https://www.facebook.com//a.6137836353699/2836508519764105

03.01.2022 We've designed a small range of lockdown themed cards to send to friends and family. We figure a trip to the mail box is a big deal these days and it's always nice to have something other than a flyer for someone who can fix your roof tiles in your mail box. You can see the full range of four designs here: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/ableandgame and we have a few more designs in the works. We also have bulk discounts available if you're ordering 3 or more cards.

02.01.2022 Our 2021 Kitty Calendar is now available to purchase. This year we have a theme, the 2021 Kitty Awards. There are twelve awards throughout the calendar, including the award for longest stretch to keep cool on a 43 degree day. You can order from here: https://www.etsy.com///2021-kitty-calendar-a-year-of-kitty