Frustration Overload and New Friends

I have been unable to access Etsy for the last 5 days. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

Excuse me a moment...

AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH.

Ahem.



In other news, I had the pleasure of receiving an order from a new store (yet to be opened, in fact) in Brisbane, called Nook. The store Michelle is putting together sounds wonderful and you can keep updated on the building works and renovations on her blog. I can't wait to see it up and running!

There is the most gorgeous sunrise happening outside my window, so I think I need to go and admire it with a cup of chamomile in hand. I will return at some point...

(Late) Weekly Goal Round-Up Round Up

Yes, yes. I know I suck. Very sorry for the lack of blogging love and all that.

Let's cut to the chase and see how spectacularly I failed my goal list this week:

- SUCCESS! Finish the mother-of-all pours from last week (now only 400+ pieces)
- SUCCESS! Assemble 300+ pieces
- SUCCESS! Polish 300+ pieces
- PARTIAL SUCCESS! Prep stock for markets (price, tag, etc)
- PARTIAL SUCCESS! Finalise display for Mag Square
- NEGATIVE. Finish 75 samples for magazines
- SUCCESS! Place packaging order at Rio Grande
- SUCCESS! Visit local stockist
- NEGATIVE. Research sales rep

So that looks to be six from nine, or 66.6%. An improvement on last week's effort anyway.



(And the image above has nothing at all to do with this round-up other than it was the second image found on Google Images when searching for '66 percent'. Makes sense.)

This week I may take a rain check on my weekly goal round up as I am doing nothing much more than feverishly getting prepared for Magnolia Square, which starts in a couple of days.

I guess I could sum up this week's goal list with:

- Arrive at Magnolia Square
- Set up award-winning display
- Sell out of all stock by Saturday
- Drink champagne in celebration
- Eat delicious cupcakes .

I hope you all have a wonderful week!!

Apologies

I have been rather absent the past week and I am very sorry. Things have hit a new high of hecticness and I am currently sprinting up and down on the spot, trying desperately to get ready for Magnolia Square.

It's slowly getting there - I have around 400 pieces that will be ready to go come Thursday, plus qute a few samples to be included in the media bags going out at Friday morning's media breakfast. Should be fabulous!

Anyway, my Weekly Goal Round Up Round Up will be coming up shortly. Stay tuned! I know you're waiting with much excitement!

Today is Tuesday.

I really love Tuesdays. I do. So much.

I'm about to tell you why and embarrass myself wholly.

Australia's Next Top Model is on Tuesdays. This. I. Love. Clare should absolutely win.



I also love this particular Tuesday because yesterday I finished my mother-of-all-pours (600 pieces in total) and now I can get onto the fun part of production, which is assembling my pieces. All 300 of them. Yep.

Weekly Goal Round Up

In follow-up to my less than stellar 50-percenter last week, I'm hoping to have a more productive week this week. I actually have to have a more productive week this week. The Magnolia Square markets are fast approaching and I have muchas work to get through. Plus we have visitors staying next weekend, so the work getting done will be minimal.

The major tasks on this week's list are:

- Finish the mother-of-all pours from last week (now only 400+ pieces)
- Assemble 300+ pieces
- Polish 300+ pieces
- Prep stock for markets (price, tag, etc)
- Finalise display for Mag Square
- Finish 75 samples for magazines
- Place packaging order at Rio Grande
- Visit local stockist
- Research sales rep

So that's what I've got coming up. Fingers crossed I get through the majority of it, and fingers crossed I don't see the bottom two items on next week's list.

Tally-ho! The week awaits!!

My Weekend...

While fairly ordinary on the weather front, and not a lot of work work was undertaken, I did manage to do some wonderful things over the weekend.

Sparky and I went for a walk to the markets and while yes, we got saturated (Issy was tucked away in her little pocket of dryness, not to worry) and missed the bagel man, we did stop for a coffee, had wonderful chats and laughed lots.

We also got to catch up with my lovely friend who's not long back from a wonderful trip through SE Asia. It was so nice to chat and catch up and hear all about her trip. Sounds spectacular. Sounds life-changing. Sounds like I really want to pack up the family and head to Thailand immediately.

I baked, which always makes me happy. This weekend it was another batch of the delicious choc chip biscuits and a honey nougat slice. Which is delicious. I should now. I'm eating it right now. Mmm.

I also managed to list some new pieces in my Etsy store.

The Stork Earrings.

The Fluidity Ring.

The Travers Necklace - Atomic.

Weekly Goal Round Up - Round Up

So, it's D-Day. How did I go with my weekly goal list?

Prepare to be underwhelmed:

- SUCCESS! Finish Youngblood application and send
- SUCCESS! Send samples to Channel 7, in follow-up to Fashion Week meeting
- NEGATIVE. Prepare 75 samples to send to magazine folk
- SUCCESS! Complete another gluing/trimming session in preparation for
Magnolia Square
- PARTIAL SUCCESS! Complete the mother of all pours (600+ pieces)
- PARTIAL SUCCESS! Finish putting together display for Magnolia Square
- NEGATIVE. Visit local stockist and place re-order
- NEGATIVE. Research the ins and outs of signing up with a sales rep



So it looks like 4 out of 8. (If you combine the two partials into one whole.) Not horrendous, but not good. The week really got away from me, and that was quite disappointing. But there are good weeks and there are bad weeks. Let's just hope that this one is a good week.

I'll be back a bit later with the Round Up for the coming week. (Try to contain yourselves. I know it's exciting!)