**drum roll** and the winner is..

after many many attempts the gadget has began working again. and after even more attempts to get liam to help, and 10 soid minutes of chasing him to get a photo lol

the winner is...

EMMA!!!

if you can message me your address and I'll post it off asap!

hmm.

for some reason the gadget which normally shows the followers has wigged out and isn't showing I am not sure why this is, and I can't even access it from my dashboard so can't access the data from it so unfortunately my winner will have to be picked another day =(

anticlimatic!

anyone have any suggestions as how to fix this I would love to hear them!! *begs*

small frustrations and a giveaway today!

It always makes me laugh when you have a design you think will be a quick and easy job but end up looking lovely and it instead takes forever and the end result you are still scratching your head about!

I spent much of last night cursing what should of been a really simple piece lol. And ended up destroying a couple crimp covers and other bits and pieces.. once frustrated walk away lol as keep trying just ends up with broken accessories and one very very po'd chickie.

Today is the last day to become a follower to win

this lovely lollyjar of yummy candy guest soaps! I had a lot of fun making these though the running around about moulds was horrid lol. I hope whoever wins likes them! Liam is going to help me pick a name out of a hat (or bowl) later on today!

Good luck all!!

math, spreadsheets and guilt

So I spent a great deal of today doing a spreadsheet of what I have spent on beads/candle stuff/soap gear etc.. (it makes pricing and budgeting easier) over the last 6 months.

mother guilt kicked in something shocking. I went through cycles of emotion, stunned, angry, guilty, impressed, and guilt again lol. ahh well. I mean its little bits here little bits there (plus I spent all my bday money on either gems or craft stuff which was added to the total so don't feel bad there)

ahh well. I had dean over today which was great as its been forever since I saw him last. Unfortunately the kids react in very different ways to having people enter the house, jon shows off and has a ball, liam spent half the day in meltdowns and ended up becoming very violent on a couple of occasions (each time at me) and people wonder why we are antisocial buggars. its so not worth the aftermath =( so lol a bad day today but each time totally my choice and my fault. Never fun.

ahh well theres always tomorrow!

books/movies and stupid quotes from actors =p

Getting there with the sorting and stuff. its a total pita but will make things soo much easier in the longer run!

though sadly seeing everything laid out I really need to up my level of production. haven't made as much as I thought I had!!

The kids are fairly blue today peters father went back home after a visit over the end of the week and this weekend jonathan was sooo in love with his granddad was so cute and hey anytime theres someone else here to read thats not my train etc to him is pretty lovely to me as well lol.

I also got the host by s meyer. I think I can rather ashamedly admit I think I am a fan, her work is very easy to read (similar style to harry potter and anne mccaffrey) and am watching true blood.

True blood I am finding rather amusing. I put off watching the show for ages as one of the actors in a televised interview said 'its buffy but for people with intelligence' and I ranted and raved and swore I'd never spend a cent on the show.. (still haven't i downloaded it) and lol no darlin' its buffy for rednecks, mixed with californication and porn!! stupid s.o.b! its nothing like i expected (buffy with a mullet and a porno?) but we aren't far into it. who knows maybe it will improve lol.

Why you would say such a stupid comment anyway I have no idea.. choose to alienate and insult your possible audience?! I mean it has worked for johan vasquez and some other authors etc but for some cheesecake on a 3rd rate show? seems like career suicide!

anyways once it cools down tonight I have a stack of soap to make had 4kg of base arrive yum!

storage and space!! plus school holidays

I've been counting down madly till today, peter and his dad who is up visiting have gone out to go pick up my craft cupboard!! I can't wait!!!

Atm I have boxes and display items in the linen cupboard, soaps and candles under the sink, beads on top of the fridge and its a masssive drama to do anything!! eg imagine trying to find a pearl, you need to move 4 boxes open a tool box that weighs 15kg or so remove a few more boxes etc etc its such a pita but no more!! as of this afternoon I will have my delish lil cupboard and space!!

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! Also I had fun yesterday setting up the jewellery trays and earring rack.. seriously need to up the amount of pieces I am making a week though *rolls her eyes* I thought I had been so productive and then all laid out it looks like very little lol.

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

also its the school holidays! we are doing the playcentre on monday (as its only qlds school holidays atm so it won't be too insane on monday for liam) wish us luck? he tends to have fun once he gets over the shock of the noise.. its just getting him past that part and the initial meltdown is never good =( though lol last time we went he ended up chucking a massive tantrum as he didn't want to leave.. tanty when we get there as he wants to go home, and then tanty as we leave as he wants to stay!! *laughs*

cross your fingers for us please! and enjoy the weekend!!

m.i.a

I've been sick for the last 5 days with gastro, my online time is rather limited atm. hoping desperately to feel better soon =(

beading ppls eurekas 50% off sale is this week check it out =)

argh and i'm off again. ttyl.