I love businesses that start organically, and from the heart and that is exactly where Run Riot came from.
Started by Kellie Gibson last year this active wear brand has grown enormously due to its loyal supporters.
Kellie says running riot was how she described her kids when they would just take off and run wild and free, not taking life too seriously and just being in the moment. Kids run with an uninhibited freedom and lack of judgement and she wanted to encapsulate that into her sports headwear brand.
Run Riot was born from the notion of running free like a child, and who doesn’t want that feeling? Best of all, this is a brand that can be enjoyed by the whole family while you all RUN RIOT!
If you would like to help your family Run Riot then get in contact today:
To celebrate Christmas Run Riot is offering one lucky nester a Family Truckers Cap bundle (2 adults and 2 kids) worth $90. Woo hoo!
To be in the running all you have to do is be a ‘liker’ of Run Riot as well as The Central Nest’s facebook page and like the ORIGINAL competition post on our facebook page.
Remember to ‘tag’ a friend and ‘share’ the post for an additional entry.
Winner will be drawn 5pm (AEST) Thursday 19 December 2019.
One of the most exciting new shops has opened in Bathurst, Love Daphne is your one stop shop for all types of women’s vintage inspired fashion!
Owned and operated by Tracey Pozza this gorgeous little oasis offers classic, retro and timeless fashion options to the lady’s of Bathurst. They also have a range of pieces including wiggle dresses, swing dresses, skirts, tops, petticoats and corsets and offer sizes 6-24!
If you happen to be a shoe fanatic (aren’t we all??!) they also offer a wide range off shoes including flats, kitten heels and platform heels.
This Christmas they have dresses and skirts in store so you can steal the show in front of all the relos this year!
In case you still haven’t finished your Christmas shopping Love Daphne offers gift certificates! Plus, while your there you can grab yourself the perfect Christmas day outfit!
Make sure you pop down and check out the coolest place in town:
Love Daphne is making one nester’s Christmas even better with a $50 voucher!
To be in the running all you have to do is be a ‘liker’ of Love Daphne on facebook as well as The Central Nest’s facebook page and like the ORIGINAL competition post on our facebook page.
Remember to ‘tag’ a friend and ‘share’ the post for an additional entry.
Winner will be drawn 5pm (AEST) Thursday 19 December 2019.
Every so often you come across great products that actually make a big difference to your life and that’s exactly what you get with Kate Davis and KissesFromKate. Kate is a local, independent LipSence, SeneGene Skincare and Makeup distributor.
Kate tells me one of the things that drew her to the products were the fact that they are lead free, wax free, gluten free, contain no animal by-products and aren’t tested on animals. How amazing is that?
You know what else gives Kate credit in my book? The only reason she started selling the products in the first place is because she fell so in love with them when she was using them just for personal use. I love when people just find a passion for something because it actually works for them.
Kate says the helping women (and men!) feel better about themselves in their own skin in what keeps her passionate about the range of SeneGence products.
Check out KissesFromKate today because you won’t regret it (plus it makes Christmas shopping SUPER easy!)
Get in contact with Kate today about LipSense and SeneGene:
Parties 2 Perfection are your go-to for fantastic parties from here on out – okay! Trust me! You will be the most popular parent on the planet if you arrange one of these gorgeous setups for your little one.
Owned and operated by Angela Carter and Jodie Sargent and located in Bathurst Parties 2 Perfection offer styling and theme set ups for parties and sleepovers for all ages! When you support Parties 2 Perfection you are supporting a business run by two busy mums.
Parties 2 Perfection offer styling and theme set up for Parties – Sleepovers and Outdoor Cinema experiences. They supply everything you need for a memorable party for your child. They even create parties for adults as well! How’s about a girl’s night in or a Movie night under the stars? Maybe music clips playing while having a night time pool party? Or even a movie night for a local community event? Anything is possible with Parties 2 Perfection.
Parties 2 Perfection also offer additional items to help make your party the best one possible. They can supply breakfast packs, lolly or popcorn bars, personalised eye masks and sleep shirts. Pillowcase decorating kits to keep the children entertained. They even have connections to the best cake and biscuit makes in the region if you need help sourcing that also.
What sets Parties 2 Perfection apart is that they pride themselves on finding a unique and personalised setting for every single customer and they ensure you have everything ready so your party is far more relaxing and enjoyable for everyone!
Parties 2 Perfection are feeling particularly joyful this year and are offering a special deal for nesters, they are offering 20% off every party booking made and deposit paid by 31st December 2019. The party can be booked for and date between now and the end of 2020!
If you want a special party for a special someone get in contact with the girls at Parties 2 Perfection today:
Finding a good graphiuc designer is like finding a good hairdresser, once you find one you grab on for dear life and never let them go. That’s exactly how we feel about Chalk. Creative Designs.
Owned and operated by the delightful Amy Keech Chalk. Creative Designs is your one stop shop all things graphic design. Think birthday invitations, wedding invitations & stationery, signage, business stationery & logo design, prints, framing, birthday boards, milestone cards etc.
Chalk. Creative Designs was launched while Amy was on maternity leave with her first little bambino and has grown since that time. Amy says she has had a love for stationery and design and says her high school diaries were the prettiest you’ve ever seen. It was just a natural progression to start her own little business after always designing things for friends and family.
Amy is an absolute perfectionist and spends the extra time making sure fonts are perfect and everything is aligned exactly as it should be. Amy says it’s not about the money but rather a love of creating beautiful designs.
| Go see: You can see some of her designs as Bespoke & Co in Keppel Street, Bathurst |
The gorgeous Amy is giving away to one lucky nester either a Wedding Stationary package (which includes design of an invitation, RSVP card and wishing well card plus an A1 sized “welcome” wedding sign OR a $75 voucher, your choice!
One of the best local businesses I have learnt about since starting this blog is the gorgeous Michelle McRobert and her Plastic Cactus earring shop.
Michelle operates Plastic Cactus with a rotating group of loyal friends/shop girls (who get paid in earrings) Mel, Lindy, Trudie, Claudia, Ruby & Piper. Plus, her awesome delivery guy/husband Matt.
The thing that sets Plastic Cactus apart is just how passionate the team are about funky, colourful and affordable earrings & jewellery. Michelle is not afraid of colour and loves creating unique and fun earrings that either have the ‘Wow’ or they ‘Awwww, aren’t they cute’ factor.
Plastic Cactus also offers statement dangles that you could wear to a Ball, a formal or a graduation. You could wear them to the horse races, a Christmas party, a Halloween party, 80’s dress-up, a ladies lunch or even your very own wedding.
In case you’re not that brave she also offers a range of simple shapes for a little pop of colour for your work uniform. Plastic Cactus also offers small simple shapes that are suitable for the school kid in your life.
The range of tiny studs is crazy! Everything from unicorns, Bulldogs seahorses, lightning bolts, Pugs, Cats, Butterflies, Horses, Penguins, Frogs, Turtles, Sausage dogs, Wombats, Clouds, Skulls, Kangaroos, Ghosts, Bats, Poodles…. In every colour imaginable!
If you haven’t bought your end of year gift yet Plastic Cactus are a great choice for the School teachers. Imagine the students each day looking forward to seeing what they wear to school each day!
One of the coolest new things I am crushing on from Plastic Cactus are the brooches. They come in all shapes & colours
The best thing about Plastic Cactus is just how friendly Michelle and the team are, you don’t just get earrings but also make new friends!
Plastic Cactus are the queens of collabs and have a ‘Smith & Jones’ range and a cool collab with Abby Smith who has a Vintage Clothing online shop called ‘A Puppy & Her’. Plastic Cactus designed a range of earrings inspired by her & her collection of amazing Vintage clothing.
You can find Plastic Cactus locally at Dejorja Boutique, Al Dente, Bathurst Regional Gallery and Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum. Otherwise order through her socials or email! Easy!
If you want some help filling your Christmas stockings get in contact with Plastic Cactus today!
This time of year is notoriously stressful, there are approximately 18,000,000 things that need to be done and only 24 hours in a day. Often taking care of ourselves slips into the back drop. That’s where Jamee Stair Massage Therapy can help out.
Jamee holds a Bachelor in Health Science – Musculoskeletal Therapy and offers a whole range of services including:
Remedial Massage – Remedial massage is a complementary therapy which aims to treat muscles that are damaged, knotted, tense or immobile. Using trigger point therapy, Chinese cupping, deep tissue massage, stretching and myofascial release techniques.
Relaxation Massage – Relaxation massage is a gentle Swedish massage that uses smooth, gliding strokes to help you relax without focusing on easing any muscle soreness or tension.
Pregnancy Massage – Pregnancy massage can help you cope with the changes to your body that occur while you are pregnant. Pregnancy or prenatal massage is used to reduce stress, reduce swelling in the arms and legs and relieve muscle and joint pain in pregnant women.
One of the best things about Jamee Stair Massage Therapy is the Referral Rewards Program. If an existing client refers a new client, the existing client will receive $10 off their next treatment, every 10th referral the referrer gets 1 hour free massage to say thanks!
There is a fabulous Christmas special on until 24 December 2019 when you purchase a 1 hour massage voucher you get a bonus 15 minute foot or scalp massage.
In other news, there will be an exciting new launch in January 2020! So make sure you like her facebook page for updates.
One of my absolute favourite finds this year was Hair By Hair! Owned and operated by Emma Hair it is a fantastic salon that makes you feel good and most importantly welcome.
Emma works alongside Briana & Dianne and can take care of the whole family. They do cuts, colours and perms (not often but they can do it!). Extensions as well as bridal and event hair.
The whole team are highly trained in De Lorenzo products which are an Australian Family owned and operated Company. Their products are high quality, vegan, organic where possible, made and tested in Australia for our harsh climate
Hair By Hair opened in February 2006, with just Emma and her husband (who helped where he could!) Emma says hairdressing was always her passion and took a chance on starting a new business designed to focus less on busy appointment books and more on making clients feel good.
The thing that sets Hair By Hair apart is that they always offer real customer service, and take genuine pride in making people feel special.
It’s pretty simple Emma says just be genuine and take the time to listen. It seems to be working 14 years after starting her business and she has an incredibly loyal client network.
Hair By Hair works almost exclusively off word of mouth. Emma says it’s so rewarding when you meet a new client and they’re booked in because someone has told them how great Hair By Hair is!
Hair By Hair prides itself on being the type of business that means their staff can skip out to that important school assembly and get to weekend sport without feeling guilty. Striking a work/Life balance is so important (and ever changing) and Emma proudly says that she’s created a workplace which embraces the balance.
If you want some good hair, contact Emma and the team today:
| Phone: 02 6331 4433 |
| Email: hairbyhair227@gmail.com |
| Visit: 227 George Street, Bathurst |
| Facebook: @happyhairdressers |
| Instagram: @hair_by_hair_bathurst |
Hair By Hair is offering one very lucky nester a haircut and product pack tailored to your hair needs, valued at $150!
If you want to be in the running then all you have to do is be a ‘liker’ of Hair By Hair as well as The Central Nest’s facebook page and like the ORIGINAL competition post on our facebook page.
Remember to ‘tag’ a friend and ‘share’ the post for an additional entry.
Winner will be drawn 5pm (AEST) Thursday 19 December 2019.
A Nourishing Mix is run by Erin Lovegrove who has been a Thermomix consultant for over 4 years and a team leader for over 3 years.
Erin and other local consultants cover all your Thermomix needs in Bathurst, Orange and all over the Blue Mountains.
Erin says her team help people discover how the smart connected TM6 can help you spend less time in the kitchen and more time on things that matter! Getting back to basics and cooking real food fast through in home Cooking Experiences to help you and a couple of friends discover together the possibilities of the Thermomix!
The TM6 is the first all in one appliance on the market with over 50,000 integrated recipes utilising guided cooking that you can utilise to plan your weekly meal plan, shopping list and create your own recipe collections!
The introduction of the new TM6 this year has enhanced even more features to our previous models including high heat mode for sugar works and caramelisation! Slow Cook mode, Sous Vide Mode, Fermentation mode, Kettle mode and now a pre clean mode! The Thermomix TM6 replaces over 20 different appliances in your kitchen and helps you save time, maintain a healthy lifestyle and save money on your weekly groceries!
To discover all the features of the TM6 you can book in a cooking experience with your local Consultant! Plus, at the moment you can get the absolutely best Christmas present with 24 Months interest free (36 months interest free until 16th December 2019!)
Erin and the team are offering one very lucky nester a 6 piece kitchen toolkit includes kitchen scissors, vegetable peeler, icecream scooper and 3 paring knives. Perfect for camping BBQs, picnics, travelling or keeping sharp knives tucked away from little fingers! (valued at $100) PLUS a copy of our brand new BBQ cookbook, enviro bag and round 2.6 litre Thermoserver. Total prize value: $320!!!
If you want to be in the running then all you have to do is be a ‘liker’ of A Nourishing Mix as well as The Central Nest’s facebook page and like the ORIGINAL competition post on our facebook page.
Remember to ‘tag’ a friend and ‘share’ the post for an additional entry.
Winner will be drawn 5pm (AEST) Thursday 19 December 2019.
One of our most popular giveaways during the Christmas Prizeapolooza is always this one. There is something about Kobie Benn and her WOW Personal Training that you can’t even put in words. It’s not just a fitness class, but an absolute game changer.
WOW stands for Women’s Only Workouts! It’s a safe place for all women to find support, strength and motivation.
I think the best part of WOW Personal Training is the reason it was started in the first place. Kobie says she has always battled weight issues her entire life and after suffering depression, anxiety and PTSD she found her passion for fitness and her entire life turned around. Kobie knows what it’s like to be unhealthy and uncomfortable in her own skin and after losing 40kgs she knows what it takes to make changes that will stick. She doesn’t just talk the talk, she walks the walk!
You can find WOW Personal Training at the Girl Guide Hall in the mornings (Cnr William & Charlotte Streets Bathurst) or at the Scout Hall (4 Suttor Street, West Bathurst) in the afternoons.
Kobie offers small group PT sessions up to 4 women per session, one on one personal training as well as group sessions so now you can’t find an excuse! There’s a class for every woman!
WOW Personal Training is just for girls. It’s a safe space where you can workout with no competition or egos. The group of women at WOW are amazing and supportive. They are all there for the same reason- to get in a cracking workout and have a laugh at the same time. There is a workout to suit everyone, and everyone is welcome.
So, now I have smashed your excuses get in contact with Kobie today!
The gorgeous Kobie at WOW Personal Training wants to help you find the best version of yourself so is giving away a WOW gift bag including towel, drink bottle and Group Fitness Pass valid for 20 visits! WOAH!!!!!
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