I've been tagged :D
I've been tagged!! Actually I've now been tagged twice but due to my super slackness (shame on me) i'm only just getting around to this. I was initially tagged by Swie (some time ago) and then recently...
View ArticleHolland trip and mini EST meeting
Recently I had the supreme good fortune to travel to Holland for 10 days to stay with my best buddy Vanessa (fellow kiwi lass living with a dutchman there) ... it was much needed time out!! I want to...
View ArticleMy Secret Easter Bunny ... it's here!!
This year the European Street Team (which I am so proud to be a member of) on Etsy decided it would be a fun idea to make a 'Secret Easter Bunny' surprise (continuing on from last years very successful...
View ArticleOh to be flexible again!
Earlier tonight the kids were practising their kindy 'gymnastics' ... look at what my almost 4 year old can do ..... and i must add that her head is not touching the floor!
View ArticleYoni glasses
Today the post van drove up and delivered a box I had been waiting for .. with supplies I had purchased recently in Holland :) I had actually forgotten that I had purchased some 'Yoni' glasses whilst...
View ArticleLeelaBijou
Maria from LeelaBijou recently hosted a giveaway on her blog http://lilbitof.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html . It was maybe the 2nd or 3rd time I had entered a giveaway and I truly was a bit...
View ArticleFace painting ..
It has quite literally been a cracker of a day today .. no clouds, loads of sun and heat! Nice. The perfect day for playing outside in the garden ... and frollicking around being silly twits together...
View ArticleTO DO LIST ....
I'm one of those people that writes lists, oh how I love a good list .. I gain a certain amount of satisfaction from crossing things off my list.Over past months i've been building up a good supply of...
View ArticlePawprints and new work
Once again i've let time pass without posting .. so, i'd LOVE to share with you a few special things!A few weeks back I had a request through a potential customer to see if I could custom make...
View Articleeuphorianchicstudio
I came across Yoshika's art work once in someone's treasury .. ever since then I regularly check her shop's, euphorianchicstudio and euphorianchic to sit and drool over her latest creations.Lavendar...
View ArticleSignified
YAY .. I finally did it!! I got my 2nd shop opened on Etsy. For a while I have been wanting to do this as I just didn't enjoy seeing my mosaics and magnets mixed up together in one shop. I love to make...
View ArticleI heart Laura Slocum - etsyprojectembrace
As we walk through this life we, unfortunately, will come into contact with cancer, be it through our own experiences or through a loved one, family or friend. While this in itself is a hurdle to...
View ArticleSuper Happy sunday 12th July - meeting Nanouke!
This past sunday (12th July) I had the enormous pleasure of meeting up with fellow Etsyian, Ana a.k.a Nanouke .. for those of you that have 'met' her virtually she is exactly as how she appears on...
View ArticleNanouke's bracelet
Looky looky!! I feel thoroughly spoiled .. this is the bracelet Ana a.k.a nanouke made for me and gave to me on sunday at our meeting .. isn't it just absolutely divine?!!! I LOVE it .. beautiful...
View ArticleThe Garden Shed / Wild Woman Jewelry
Through the wonderful treasury hunting world on Etsy, I met and became friends with Karon from Wild Woman Jewelry .. Karon has been such a supportive friend for me and it was with anticipated pleasure...
View ArticlePricing holders
For the past few weeks and certainly like super crazy this weekend (I have afterall been child free these past few days) i've been gearing up like crazy for the Maastricht craft fair in Holland. The...
View ArticleA very special purchase ...
It's been a long time since my last post (too long to remember actually), well, summer passed and the kids are back at school and finally I shall be able to catch up on some much needed blogging. In...
View ArticleJust a day at the beach
It's certainly hard for me to believe that we moved to NZ 3 months ago ... in the coming days i'll be blogging like never before (no giggles please Mitsy if you read this) ... there's so much I have...
View ArticleWoohooo for Secret Santa!!!
The European Street Team had a secret santa game which was organised by the brilliantly creative ArtMind. The gist of the game is that we are all matched with another european seller and have to make...
View ArticleThe Poppies handmade housewares event awards
I'm rather excited to have been nominated as an entrant in one of The Poppies handmade event award categories! I've been nominated in the Favourite Housewares section which you can access hereI would...
View ArticleEaster voter on etsy
Oh holy cow, here I go again making another post canvassing for votes ... when i should be making a post on everything else that i should be posting about! But hey, i'm a tad excited as i've never been...
View ArticleThe babushka tomato
Growing tomatoes is fun, growing babushka tomatoes was a surprise. There's one person that springs to mind when we found this, even the kids agreed, so we've nicknamed this little lovely 'Mitsy' if you...
View ArticleTaking a ride on the Christchurch Gondola
Out and about on the gondola yesterday and even remembered to take the camera ;) Crisp and clear day ( a bit hazey in the distance though ) ... needless to say here's some views up high and above...
View ArticlePatchwork mosaic bowl
By special request i've made this bowlfor someone ... the colors used are blues, reds, lime green and brown/earthy tones. I'm very pleased with the result!
View ArticleNew items in the shop
Spring MUST be in the air again (she sighs with relief) .. Mother of pearl round pot - smallLight green vessel - mosaicMixed blues mosaic pot - small
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