Thank you for supporting our small family business. You’re officially part of the SPATZ story now. No refunds on that friendship.
We’re a husband and wife team who built SPATZ while raising three energetic boys. What started in spare bedrooms stacked with boxes, late-night packing sessions at the dining table and cardboard box cubby houses has grown into a full-blown creative studio.
Most of our designs begin as quick scribbles, wild ideas and “what if we tried this?” moments before being lovingly illustrated and printed onto our hand-picked range of quality products.
Made by hand.
Not manufactured into oblivion.
SPATZ is proudly Australian-owned and family-run, based on our rural property in the Gold Coast hinterland. No international warehouses, no outsourcing, just real hands-on creating from the first pencil lines to the final print.
Truthfully, this whole business exists because of a deep, slightly obsessive love of art and creating. It’s never just been “work”. It’s the thing I find myself coming back to, even when I probably should be doing something more sensible.
There’s something magic in taking a blank canvas and turning it into a little world. Playing with colour until it feels just right, softening edges, adding tiny details that most people might not even notice… but I know they’re there.
quiet little details ♡
Even now, after all these years, I still get that little “I have to draw this immediately” feeling when a new idea lands. And the best part? Knowing something I’ve created ends up in your homes, part of your everyday moments, milestones and memories.
That’s the bit I never take for granted.Since swapping the chaos of Brisbane city life for the slower rhythm of the Gold Coast hinterland in 2025, things have shifted in the best possible way.
The business has taken on a more relaxed, intentional pace, and these days, it’s largely a one-woman show behind the scenes.
It’s quieter, a little less chaotic, but still powered by the same big ideas and love for creating something special for your Mini Peeps. What hasn’t changed? The obsession with quality, the pride in every order, and the joy of seeing your personalised pieces come to life. Just now, it all happens with a bit more fresh air, a few more birds chirping… and yes, still the occasional goat, duck or chicken supervisor wandering through 🐓
We’ve been serving up affordable prices, great quality and awesome gifts. No shortcuts. No mass-produced nonsense. Just good stuff made by real humans.
Thanks for backing small business, supporting local makers and trusting us with your special moments.
Watercolour artist, graphic illustrator, web tinkerer, entrepreneur, super mum, humble creator, extreme printing addict, proud reality TV maven, wannabe hand model and lover of oodles.
Software engineer, web developer, super dad, beholder of all things technical, extreme couch fort builder, certified coffee geek and unable to type with boxing gloves on.
