WARKWORTH AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS

KOWHAI FESTIVAL

“CARNIVAL”

WINDOW DRESSING COMPETITION

WW Vet Farm and Pet Clinic

WW Vet Farm and Pet Clinic

Curtain Specialists

Twinset and Pearls

Twinset and Pearls

Quince Cafe

Bridge House

Bridge House

Bridge House

Maria’s Florist

Maria’s Florist

Taste

Chocolate Brown

Chocolate Brown

Stihl Shop

WW Vets

WW Vets

Unicorn Bookshop

Dorothy’s

Dorothy’s

Rococco

Shadze of Lace

Tahi

Elizaveta Nail and Beauty

Westpac

Coast and Country

Coast and Country

Coast and Country

Warehouse Stationery

WW Family Footwear

Barfoot and Thompson

The Farm Butchery

The Farm Butchery

Caroline Eve

WW Menswear

Halls Innovation

National Bank

Not Just Hats

Not Just Hats

Kowhai Tearooms and Dairy

Franklins AMCAL Pharmacy

Franklins AMCAL Pharmacy

Fresh Cafe

Imelda’s Shoes

Gaby’s

Forget-Me-Not Florist

Paper Plus

ANZ

MOST CREATIVE USE OF

THE THEME

Prizes generously sponsored by:Composite Joinery (Warkworth) and The Great Ponsonby Art Hotel (Auckland)

HUSH•Incorporated theme by using carnival masks, lanterns, feathers•Provided information about what their window display was about•Uncluttered display

MOST ENTICING WINDOW DISPLAY

Prizes generously sponsored by:Warkworth Limousine Tours (Warkworth) and Majorlook Productions (Warkworth)

KATYA MAKER•Innovative idea to use a cage – drew your eye into the store•Varying height levels in the display meant you had lots to focus on•Lots of components but still remained uncluttered

BEST DRESSED

SHOP ASSISTAN

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BRIDGE HOUSE•Personally hand-painted clown artwork•Fun and festivity re popcorn machine•Both assistants totally in-theme re clothing

SPECIAL

MENTION INDOOR DISPLAY

GINGER CAFE•Excellent use of kowhai’s and kowhai colours throughout the café making you feel like you are at the Kowhai Festival•Kowhai’s on pavement outside drew your eye inside•Staff also in-theme

SPECIAL

MENTION EXELLENT USE

OF ALL WINDOWS &

GREAT DISPLAY OF CARNIVAL

THEME

INTIMATE APPAREL•Made full use of all windows•Use of colours and style of clothes drew your eye into window from afar•Clear matching of styling to theme

SPECIAL

MENTION BEST EFFORT

WITH MINIMAL DISPLAY AREA (PLUS VERY CREATIVE

WRITING)

HAIR STUDIO•Excellent use of limited space•Creative writing style makes you want to read what is shown

OTHER SPECIAL MENTIONS

Maria’s Florist – creative, hand-drawn display that drew your eye

into the storeThe Farm Butchery and Dorothy’s –

innovative thinking to combine window displays with competitions

to entice and then reward customers

All clothes stores, hairdressers, gift stores and florists did wonderful

displays as they benefit from having great colours and options available with the products they have instore – always think about how to “dress-

up” what you have already

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND

SPONSORS FOR HELPING CREATE A FUN AND FESTIVE

RETAIL CENTRE FOR THE HUGE DAY OUT!

You all did a super effort and we hope you had fun

“creating”!!!