Another Day...

..another night of minimal sleep.

I really dislike the nights I work night shift, because I get home and have so much I need to get done and before I know it, it's 1am, my shoulder's seized up from sitting at a computer that's in the world's most annoying position and my eyelids feel as though they're made of sandpaper. But, to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't want it any other way because I am one of those sickening people who loves what I do!

I've just started fattening up my store again and here are some of the highlights, for mine:





I am so freaking tired I don't even have the energy to link these right now, but I will...later...I promise. Right now I still have my Flickr account to update.

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Days like these...

..will take a toll on my mental stability, I swear!

I had so much to do today, and got only about half accomplished before I had to go to work, so instead of manufacturing the Z's (I'm reading 'Everything is Illuminated' at the moment, so excuse me if I slip into some Ukrainian-tinged English now and then) right now, I'm doing everything I should have done this morning. Packaging, polishing, writing, cutting... BAH!!


On the upside I just relisted one of my favourite pairs of earrings - these Eden Earrings and I'm always happy when I get some of my faves back in stock after a dry patch. I hope to get a heap of new stock on over the next couple of days.

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New stockist across the ditch!

Anyone who lives or will be visiting the South Island of New Zealand, namely Invercargill, keep an eye out for local store, found my way. Trove will be stocked here within the coming weeks and I couldn't be more excited!! The store stocks a great range of labels, local, handmade, independent and just plain awesome! I'm so excited to be onboard and can't wait to see what my first Kiwi retailer brings.

This week is shaping up to be hecTIC! Tomorrow, I've got a few custom orders to finish, a morning of solid shipping (Georgie Love, found my way and Nectar Boutique) and Enormous Acrylic Cutting Sesh. I'm exhausted thinking about it!

Tuesday is Monstrous Pour (larger than aforementioned Mammoth Pour) and OPERATION: CUYG day. Ahh, I can't wait...

The rest of the afternoon has been set aside for ironing and eating.

Gold is good

Today I sold a LOT of stock and all because of one little symbol on the periodical chart - Au - gold. My Aunty G ordered a heap of gold pieces at Christmas and today, finally, I was able to get them to her. She loved them and now wants me to provide pieces for a Christmas fundraiser and to provide stock for her jewellery party-planning friend. Definitely worse days.

Choose Your Own Adventure

(Or birthday present) Despite Sparky's determination to choose something for my birthday from Etsy, he has revealed the, in fact, no, he did not buy me anything from my faves list and would prefer me to choose for myself. Now, Sparky has very, very good taste (he married me, after all, AND bought me Lindt choccies for my birthday) but this news has made me very, very happy because I can't actually remember the last time I bought anything for myself. After MUCH thought I have decided on two things (may as well get as much out of it as I can).



This kick-arse knitted hat from foxy New Yorker dahliasoleil. It makes me wish I was back in Canada (where Sparky and I lived for the better part of a year... Ah, the life of a liftie... How sweet it was.) But I'm sure we'll have a few chilly days in the not-too-distant future.


The other purchase being a mineral make-up starter kit with both mineral concealer and foundation, from Etsy's Mineral Makeup. I've heard very good things about them, and considering I have NO (none, not one drop or crumb) of foundation left, I guess I should have ordered it yesterday. I shall let you know how it goes.

Needless to say, I'm very excited!!

I have a ridiculous amount of work to do now, so I'll be off. Enjoy your Friday arvo, all.

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Loverly, loverly.

Yesterday was my birthday and I had such a lovely day. (This in spite of the fact that I had to work). Sparky woke me up with a little gift session. Vampire Weekend's album and a HEAP of Lindt dark chocolates. Argh! Yumminess overload!!! I got through a workday with little to no bother (I wish every day as a TV captioner was as easy as a day of captioned 'Days of our Lives'! So freakin' easy!!) and then Sparky took me out for dinner at MillioRe Korean restaurant. I'd never had Korean before and I can now officially say that Bibimbap is my new favourite dish. Ever!!


I've also been working on my new pieces, ready for debut over the next few days, as well as a tonne of custom orders - it is wicked to have such a large family!! The new resin and my new papers are just amazing. I can't believe the change in my drive since I changed products...

Stay tuned for new bits and bobs soon...

Progress.

OPERATION: CUYG (see below) is continuing at a rate of very slow knots. We had a spare hour over the weekend, so got so far as to throw out a bunch of crap and clear the floor to a point you can see carpet. SEE! CARPET! Si, carpet.

Next on the agenda is storage solutions. A long workbench stretching across the window wall and around the corner. Bookshelves, hanging racks for all my papers and wire drawers to keep things organised. Oh, and a filing cabinet.


Yesterday, I found some more WONDERFUL paper and a local plating company, so it was a good day all round.

I can't wait to get some of this pretty lilac and aqua paper in action. I had a pretty big session yesterday and this morning I'm ready for (Not Quite) Mammoth Pour #2. I'm loving this new resin too. Finally, I don't feel apprehensive as to how much I'll lose. Amazing!

Off to finish my consignment order for Georgie Love and new stock for my Etsy store. Keep your eyes peeled!

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