Ruby and Bear NZ

Ruby and Bear NZ Hair bows & accessories, carefully crafted in NZ since 2017.

A collection of NZ made bows, head bands, hair clips, hair ties, accessories and jewellery, handcrafted by a WAHM.

In case you need another reason to come to see me at Life in Vacant Spaces next weekend....the amazing Riverside Market ...
14/07/2026

In case you need another reason to come to see me at Life in Vacant Spaces next weekend....the amazing Riverside Market - Christchurch is having their European Mid-Winter Christmas event then, too, and it is just around the corner!!

14/07/2026

Not long until The Garden City Mākete Midwinter Christmas Market at Wolfbrook Arena....can't wait to see you on August 1st!

Before then, I'll be bringing the pop-up back to Life in Vacant Spaces from Tuesday 21st to Sunday 26th August.

08/07/2026

I had such a great time last month at Life in Vacant Spaces that I'm bringing my pop-up shop back again!

See you at 110 Cashel St from 21 - 26 July xx

😴πŸ₯± Feeling a bit tired after a big few weeks, but my cup is full!I'm really grateful to all of you who stopped by my po...
06/07/2026

😴πŸ₯± Feeling a bit tired after a big few weeks, but my cup is full!

I'm really grateful to all of you who stopped by my pop-up in Chch, Southern Crafters and Encraftment Market and Ōtautahi Made recently, and am thankful to the people behind the scenes making it happen and letting me be a part of itπŸ₯°

The workroom will be closed for a week from Wednesday so our family can enjoy some time together in the school holidays πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§

The website will remain open, but "ready-to-send" orders won't be packed until the end of next week. Please DM to discuss custom-made and made-to-order items, and bulk or wholesale orders πŸŽ€

I had such a fun time at Life in Vacant Spaces last month that I'll be coming back at the start of Term 3, and I'm also looking forward to The Garden City Mākete on 1st August πŸ›

Come spring, the Hanmer Springs Fete team are having me back....can't believe I'm already planning for the Christmas market season πŸŽ„

Can't wait to see you again soon,
Fi xx

04/07/2026

I admit it.

I'm a fake.

What you see is not reality.

I always appreciate your kind words and support of my small business.....but.....

Reality is, I'm a mess....out of town markets = a diet of protein bars and sugar-free energy drinks, with rubbish and clothes and storage boxes and wagons tucked as out-of-sight as possible!

I think many of us small business owners post a curated "fake" version of what we do, but I always find the "hot-messes" more relatable πŸ˜†

Come check out the prettiest NZ made accessories (and my mess) for yourself at Southern Crafters today till 5 and tomorrow 10-4 at ILT Stadium Southland xx

25/06/2026

Next weekend, Southlanders!!

See you at Southern Crafters next weekend, and Cantabrians, I'll see you this weekend at Encraftment Market xx

I asked Chat GPT if my prices were too high or too low....Well, fellow small handmade business owners/creatives, this mi...
22/06/2026

I asked Chat GPT if my prices were too high or too low....

Well, fellow small handmade business owners/creatives, this might be something good for you to do, too, particularly as the likes of T3mu have distorted the public perception of what things should be sold for.

I know so many of us don't pay ourselves and/or want to keep our prices "affordable for our customers", but are we doing ourselves, and other small businesses, a disservice in doing so?

𝑰 π’•π’“π’š 𝒕𝒐 π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’π’… π’Žπ’šπ’”π’†π’π’‡ π’…π’‚π’Šπ’π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• 𝑰 π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† π’Šπ’” π’π’–π’•π’”π’Šπ’…π’† 𝒐𝒇 π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’π’π’†'𝒔 π’ƒπ’–π’…π’ˆπ’†π’•, π’Šπ’• 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏'𝒕 π’Žπ’†π’‚π’ π’Šπ’• π’Šπ’” π’π’—π’†π’“π’‘π’“π’Šπ’„π’†π’….

Most of my fabrics now cost AT LEAST 2x what they used to.

Shipping from many of my suppliers was previously free, now it is often over 2.5x the cost of the materials themselves.

The MOQ of many supplies has also increased, yet sales are a very small fraction of what they used to be; people want me to make new items, but I can't if I'm not selling enough of what I do have.

I can't think of one market I attend that hasn't increased their stall fees, yet sales are down year on year at most events, and it costs more to attend each due to fuel and RUC cost increases, as well as accommodation and parking.

Almost all other overheads have increased, but my pricing has not gone up enough to align with these higher costs.

So, tell me, especially those of you who have called ME disgusting for pricing my items as I do, and have called my prices DISGUSTING, are they too high?

Do you want to continue to see small, NZ handmade businesses, like mine in the future?

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