A touch of class....

Not much making going on as no post for four days!!!! So I have been brousing instead....
I love Etsy! There are so many wonderfully talented artists making so much beautiful stuff....

Guess What.....?

Today is my Birthday! Now the very best thing about being an adult is that you can do what you want when you want and even more so on your birthday!
So I started my day with the most delisiouse chunk of Thortons toffee cake (covered with chocolate and lumps of fudge) with a nice hot cup of coffee! Mmmmmmm.....

I have been utterly spoilt and had such a lovely day. 

Enjoy your christmas every body xxx

Happy , Happy, Happy!!!

Happy, Happy, Happy!!!!

I'm sooooooo happy (if you could not tell)!

I've been waitting since the 5th for mess makers christmas present to come and for a while it looked like it would not get here on time because of the snow, but they have there delivery drivers working Sundays and they got it to me!!! Yeahyyyy!!!

Because I'm in such a happy mood I've decided to spread the happyness and crack on with my day zero list...

Number 3 Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find....

Just got to get the books back to the liabery now!

oh and.....

51-100 list of things that make me happy....

51 Thought this one went with out saying but my other half makes me very very happy!

52 Also my 'sometimes' fabulous children!

(they are also sometimes utterly embarasing like when mess maker was at the shops and two people were blocking the way out so she screamed "Oui, you two, Get out my way!" The way only a two year old can with out even being slightly emabased while I glowed the brightest shade of red while telling her to say excuse me.

53 Decorating for Christmas

54 Getting things through the post that I forgot I had ordered (this happens quiet a lot due to my short attention span)

55 Remembering important things (I forget EVERY THING)

56 Mess makers funny comments

57 Snow spray! (must buy some snow spray)!

58 Stickers (I like stickers strange but true some thing to do with my stationary addiction)!

59 Double sided sticky tape (I LOVE the stuff, it sticks every thing)

60 Hearing children laugh (corny but true, especially that huge belly laugh when they just cant stop)

61 Adam Sandler films

62 Audrey Hepburn films

63 Giving presents

64 books (I love books, I've been told I have too many but I don't think soooo)!

65 Making snow angels (have not done this for years)

66 Fair ground lights

67 Candy floss (mmmmmm)

68 Childhood memories That I had forgotten

69 Fire works

70 Mess makers wet slimy kisses

71 Dressing up

72 Coming in from the cold to a nice warm home

73 Knowing how very lucky I am to have all the nice things I have and to know all the lovely people I know

74 Family get togethers (don't happen often enough)

75 new craft ideas that just spring out of nowhere

76 Birthday party's

77 Balloons

78 Art

79 Learning something new

80 Taking photos that look really good

81 Writing out Christmas cards (since leaving school I don't write any thing, too computer dependent)!

82 Watching Antiques Road show

(Gosh this is harder then I though it would be....)

83 Finding out when you go to pay that the item your buying is on sale and cost next to nothing!

84 Online shopping (I hate crowds and people that push)

85 Frank Sinatra songs (I worked in a care home for 5 years!)

86 Sitting in a warm house looking out at the cold snow (I love central heating)

87 My Uggs (my feet have never felt so loved)

88 Ebay (I love finding bargains)

89 Rumaging at car boots for tresures!

90 Jelly belly beans! (the best ever)

91 Tim Burton films

(Come on, come on only a few left to go, think.....)

92 Wrapping presents (I put every thing into boxes so they wrap neatly, slightly blushing at that)

93 Boxes I do like boxes I like to put things in groups and organise things???!!!

94 When every thing is neat and tidy (I'm so messy you would not belive it, im forever clearing up after myself)

95 When I find a blog that I really like (there is quiet a few of them)

96 Christmas crackers

97 Smooth shiny pebbles the sort that you love to rub in your hands (something strangly relaxing about smooth pebbles)

98 Glitter (a childhood fetish I'll never over come, I loved glitter as much as a child as I now love sparkly gems now I'm an adult)

99 Dont know if I have done these but Opals, glass beads, and of course gems (I have the most beautiful tanzanite I love drewling over)!

100 Getting mess makers christmas gift in time for christmas!!!!

100 Lovely comments on my blog! Yes you people are all fantastic!!!

If you made it to the end WOW!

Have a great day xxx

Day zero list 71-80

Day zero list 71-80....

71 Host a games night

72 Host a dinner party

73 have a mad hatters tea party (sounds like fun)

74 Identify 50 things that make me unique (lists again)!

75 Knit a scarf

76 Make snow angels

77 Paint a self portrait (I cant paint but would like to try)

78 Put away £10 for every goal completed to only spend when finished all! 

79 Run a half marathon (unlikely)

80 Study 6 different cultures and have a themed weekend for each with food, music, culture and geographical info for the family (I tried this once with the children, we made African food but could not get the right ingredients so improvised it was horrible but we learnt a lot and enjoyed the experience, just not the food)!

Snowed in....

I'm snowed in! .....

 OK, so its not quiet that bad, but just bad enough that I can't push the buggy through it, and as I'm the only one left at home, carrying the buggy to the main road where its clear is not an option.

The girl is stranded the other side of Gatwick, the boy is stranded in Cobham and the other half has gone off to work (after battling his way to the supper market and back again to make sure me and mess maker have enough food, my hero)!

Still it looks really pretty doesn't it!

flutterballs....

Look what the postman brought for me.....
It's almost enough to make me think he has not run off and left me (still waiting for so much stuff to be delivered!)

Aren't these sweet! There from Chameleon designs and are called flutterballs. I love that the bead is etched but the butterfly is not so you can see through the butterfly to where it sparkles inside the bead (you know I love sparkle)!

Day zero list 61-70

Day zero list 61-70....

61 Attend the midnight premiere of a movie (I'm normally asleep by midninght)!

62 Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind"

63 Build a snowman (a HUGE one with scarf and everything)

64 Climb the Eiffel Tower

65 Do some volunteer work

66 Design a Shirt of my own 

67 Eat sushi (can't say I dont like it if I have not tried it)

68 Fly in a hot air balloon

69 Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor

70 Go barefoot for a day (I love walking on soft spring grass with no shoes on)!

One World One Heart

I was passing through some blogs when I came across this.....

"One World One Heart is a worldwide event for bloggers only. It gives all those who blog a chance to meet and mingle and form connections with those they may not have otherwise met from all over the world. In the past 4 years this event has grown to over 1,000 participants with lasting friendships (and even one love connection) formed along the way.  Think of it as a GIGANTIC open house allowing you to travel without ever leaving your home........going from blog to blog(in various countries) seeing the wonder each one has created and meeting all the fabulous people behind those blogs. As a bonus each blogger participant will offer up a "door prize or prizes"....just for dropping by, saying hello and seeing their world.  It's really that easy."

....and thought oh that soulds like my kinda thing! I love finding new blogs that I can relate to or that I find intresting and or inspiring and I get to host my first giveaway!
If this soulds like your kinda thing just click on the pic and if i've done it right you should be sent there!

Almost there....

Christmas tree up, presents mostly wrapped (still awaiting delivery of a few items) and time is now flying by!!!

You can tell winters here when every body starts getting sick and unfortunately Mess Maker seem to be getting the worst of it, this month alone shes had projectile vomiting, 9 days of diarrhea and now a cough, cold and temperature, poor thing, but as baby's do shes taking it all in her stride. 

Shes been fab with the tree and presents, only redecorating the bottom part of the tree for the first few days it was up (she must be happy with it now) and rearranging but not opening the presents every other day or so!!!

Day zero list 51-60

Day zero list 51-60....

51 fill my online shop with stock

52 get a penpal (of snail mail type)!

53 join bead soup party (I loved folowing the last one it was fantastic sooo much talent)!

54 get a jewellery bench

55 Cover the top of my desk with photos

56 Make more friends

57 fill my home with beautiful things (we dont own any ornaments)

58 Get up to 25 folowers on my blog

59 put 20 items into my etsy shop

60 Start collecting something....??!!!

Circles braclet....

Using up the last of my soldered and hammered hoops, I made this circles braclet.....

Arnt these beads lovely! I like that the centre is a darker shade of green it adds that little bit of extra detail (beads by Laura Sparling of course who if you are quick has 25% her off beads to order this weekend)!!!

Day zero list 41-50

Day zero list 41-50....

41 Bake bread from scratch (every one loves fresh bread)

42 Buy my mum flowers 

43 buy fish for the fish tank (Its been empty way too long)

44 design and decorate the living room

45 Film the baby singing ABBA (its just soooooo funny)

46 finish a piece of sewing

47 Give up fizzy drinks (this will be very hard)

48 Send out at least 10 RAK gifts (Random Acts of Kindness gifts)

49 grow a bonsai tree from seed

50 Fill a sketchbook with jewellery designs 

Day zero list 31-40

Day zero list 31-40....

31 make a family tree (I have a huge family)

32 Make a font out of my handwriting 

33 Make a custom recipe book 

34 Make ice cream from scratch (mmmmm ice cream)

35 Make a playlist of 101 of my favorite songs (seems I have a bit of a thing for lists)

36 sew a patchwork quilt 

37 Go to the theatre  

38 Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years 

39 Read 100 books 

40 Write a book (I would like to write a book for mess maker)!

giveaway

How could any one not want one of these? Arn't they cute! Well why not head on over to thimbleprimsstudio blog and enter the fabulous festive party mice giveaway!!!

Forgoten update....

OK so anyone that has been reading my blog for a while may have noticed I'm a little dizzy and more then a little forgetful! When I posted about this chest of draws....

 way back in August I completely forgot to show you what happened to them....

This is them with new runners, new handles and a lick of paint. I really enjoyed fixing them up a lot more then I thought I would, maybe I should give furniture restoration a go???!!!

Taking over....

I'm trying very hard not to accumulate masses of jewellery making stuffs and suplies, in fear of taking over the living room (at the moment this looks like it may well be a possibility) So I am trying very hard to use up some of my bead collection before buying any many more (I just remembered I have a couple on order, Oh and there are a few I have seen that I reailly like) So I reailly had better work on some more designs!

This one I have been working on for AGES. It started off as a long necklace but would not sit right so I broke it up and made it into a bracelet (I seem to be going through a bracelet phase at the moment)!

I completly love these flurry beads (by Laura Sparling) but only have 6 left now :(

Swirls necklace

After some much needed practise at soldering I came up with this....

A very simple swirls necklace to hang this very beautiful lampwork bead (of course by Laura Sparling)

The bead has such a beautiful swirl inside it and is so tactile.

Happy Birthday to my Guest designer....

 Introducing my guest designer 'the girl' (my today 11 year old daughter)!

Happy Birthday

For some reason she thinks every day should be her birthday!!???

The girl decided that she would like to design a pendent for her teacher as a Christmas present as this is the result..........

How good is she! Only problem now is that she keeps asking to look at my bead collection, I think she has her eye on some of them!

Another giveaway.....

It really is the season of giving so why no head on over to Thimbleprims Studio and enter to win this lovely lot, but you had beter be quick the draw is on the 7th!

21-30 day zero list

 Continuing with my day zero list....

21 design and make my own teddy bear

22 go to an antiques fair  (done this one)

23 learn to use my computer

24 Get a new hair style and colour

25 Learn yoga

26 try 10 new foods

27 do something thrilling

28 be nice to everyone for a whole day

29 make a stranger smile

30 learn 5 new crafts

Bead giveaway....

People head on over to Laura Sparling's blog and enter to win these little beauties!

Homemade christmas....

After watching Kristy Homemade Christmas last year (I loved it) I really wanted to do as much homemade stuff as I could this year but alas as always I am soooooo unorganised (I feel a new years resolution in the making)! But so far have at least made these....

These cute little mini pet carrier boxes are my homemade advent calenders for the children! They have assorts of little things in them and some have clues to find the things that would not fit into the boxes. They went down a treat this yesterday morning and tomorrow I'm going to put them some where different so they have to hunt for them.



And finally some homemade gift tags, these have the smallest little crystals on the bows (I had to put some sparkle in somewhere)!
We got very lucky yesterday as it was my other half's day off work so we decided to get Christmas shopping out of the way and would you believe it there was next to no one around (all indoors cowering from the snow no doubt)! It was fantastic not being pushed this way and that not waiting in long cues I loved it! So we are very nearily done on the gift front just a few onliners to get. Just as well because today the kids school is closed and not all the buses are running!