An Award

Lucky blessed me...has been bestowed with another blog award!!! It is so nice to know that someone reads my wafflings!!!
I have the beautiful and incredibly talented Belinda Saville of Bead Fetish to thank for this award. I love going to visit Belinda's blog...and seeing what she is up too...her seed bead work is inspiring and incredible...all the more so because of the short time she has been beading.
Thank you Belinda, you sweetie.
I am now to pass on this award to other deserved bloggers!!!

Toni Ransfield of Living with Kiwi's...for making me laugh and being my friend

Kim Cavender of Imagine Uncommon Things...for her constant inspiration...always

Marcia Palmer of Polymer Rhythms...so talented!

Zuda Gay of Clay in the Hands...incredible work...I so admire

Tina Holden of Beachcomber...for inspiring!

Little Steps...

Firstly...I apologise for my blog absence. Term one at school is always hell...so much to do, children to settle in, parents to help, mentoring staff...the list goes on and I wont bore you with the details. By the time I sit down of an evening...i am dozing off!

But... I digress.
I have been thinking about opening an Etsy store for some time now. My good friend Mel (lubs ya girl) is the one who planted the seed awhile back. Another friend, Toni Ransfield, has just opened an etsy store...go girl...selling her beautiful polymer clay flower canes and puffy hearts (I so adore both). So this has got me thinking again.!!!
Some of the questions and quandaries I have, are:

• is my work original enough
• is it eyecatching for people to be interested in buying?
• would people want to buy/wear it!!?
• what would I name my store
• can I invest the necessarytime into this?

etc...etc...no no laughing!!! I am an insecure twit...I have these convo's with myself!!!

Any thought or advice so welcome!!!

Oh...and the little step...I actually registered on etsy...hehe. Well, I did say little!

Orange Fever

Orange seems to be the colour calling me at the moment...I love it.

This week I recived a parcel in the mail with my gorg orange resin bangle...ordered from Mylene (I can never get the squiggly line over your 'y') Hillam of Mill Lane Studio. It is so beautiful...I love the transperancy of the lovely colour.

So I had to make a button ring to go with it...of course!

Here are both:

Memories to last a lifetime.

As those who visit know...I've been to Esperance, Western Australia for 2 weeks. My most favourite place in the whole wide world. The weather was perfect...only one rainy day!!

The most memorable part of the holiday was meeting a little orphaned sealion at our favourite fishing spot, Bandy Creek

The Fisheries Dept. believe he is very young and has lost his mum...somehow, pehaps she was attacked by a shark.

He is sooooooooooooo beautiful...when he cries for his Mum...it breaks my heart...even now! :(

He wasnt the least shy and even posed for photos. Of course we fed him...wouldn't you. Some of the fishermen even got so close they patted him...not wise I suppose...but very cool!!We visited everyday...to check he was still there and doing ok.

On one of our last nights, we went fishing and found him sitting among a family while they fished..couldnt believe it. We set up...I caught a fish...and guess who came running up to eat said fish...LOL!!! He can move pretty fast when he wants too!!!

He then spent the rest of the evening with us, while we fished. Needless to say...no fish got taken home that night...LOL.

He expected each and every one and even supervised the fishing, as you can see from the photos.

This would have to have been one of the most memorable experiences of my life...have a little wild creature be so trusting to let us into his life. I hope he will be ok and perhaps still be at Bandy Creek when we go back next year.

Driving out of town to come I home, I confess to being teary with a huge lump in my throat as I thought about him...I am pretty much like that now (yes I am a sook) hehe!

Thanks for letting me share!

Seeya Soon

Well my friends...i bid you 'tata's for 2 weeks. We are off on holidays, as of tomorrow...early.

So this will be my last blog post for 2 whole weeks. Shall have alot of catching up to do when I come back...no doubt. You all make sure you take care and look after yourselves and I shall look forward to 'seeing' everyone when I get back

Beadies are packed...im ready :)

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees...lubs you all....MWAH

The 1000th Jewellery Creation Giveaway

My special friend, Sharon from Mana Moon Studio's is about to reach an amazing milestone in her jewellery making career. She has nearly produced 1000 of her amazing wire woven beaded bracelet...they are utterly amazing!!!

1000...my goodness...that is pretty incredible!

In honour of her huge milestone, Sharon is having a giveaway competition...the prize...a unique wire woven beaded bracelet of course!!!

Lollies for your Fingers

My newest button rings remind me of boiled lollies (and first creations to show for 2009)!!! Orange, lemon, lime and grape!!!
I do believe I am slightly addicted to making these, even though they are quite fiddly.
I have so many buttons...i can keep making forever...hehe!!!
Perhaps i should order some more seedies...you can never have too many :)