A very...

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year 

to you all!

After a not so brief brief interlude..

Well Hi everyone after yet another brave while. Just randomly, out of the blue..

Have you seen the size of this?! This is a whopper!

I bought this back in the summer from Tintagel market. The re-enactors come and do the battle of Camlann each August in Tintagel and a couple of them had a stall on the Thursday market while they were there. It was here I discovered this huge amethyst cabachon. I put it away and forgot about it for a while-but now it's calling me from it's hiding place and...well...we'll see!

New news

Hi everyone, how you all doing? Well I don't know where the year has gone so far. I certainly haven't got done all that I wanted to get done! But I'm still here, plodding on through the chaos as always!

What a crap summer we've had too. Did it ever rain! But it seems to be brightening up now, typically, the kids are all back at school.

Well, since last time I was here, I've gone and bought a card-making business, to go with my jewellery one! It was advertised in the local paper as a great deal of craft stuff for sale-best offer accepted. So I went to look at it. You wouldn't believe how much stuff was there. It would fill at least 2 craft shops. I made them an offer, and they accepted it. It was sold by a lady whose best friend was card-making as a business but she died and so it was left to this dear lady to dispose of her friends belongings as I don't think she had any relatives. I was quite honoured when she accepted my offer. She was, understandably, quite emotional, and said her friend would have been glad it was going to someone crafty who would appreciate it and use it as she had. I got a true bargain there, though, definately.

I had to hire a huge van to get it all home. It took all afternoon to pack it and transport it home. Then all evening to unpack it into Darren's spare room. I am still going through it all today! Still finding stuff I didn't know was there. It has been like a few Christmases all at once opening the boxes and finding delightful crafty things to play with!! Also quite a lot of expensive equipment came with it, like die cutter machines, and sticker machines, laminators and such like. I do love toys!!

That has kept me busy for a while. Then I aquired this....

which we have just enjoyed nearly two weeks in, and I am about to troop them all down there again this afternoon after school for the weekend. It is near Padstow on a lovely site with a pool and a park, club house etc. Spang next to the beach! All bookings gratefully recieved for next year!

Tis here!

As promised ages and ages ago (sorry!) Here's the logo!

and again...

and again...

and yet again!...

Loving it!!

Ooops!

Well, I'm going to write this small as I'm not especially proud of it!! I only got

for my last assignment.  Oh dear, not good. Hopefully just a glitch because I've been focussed on other things. But I'm gonna have to start applying myself to it properly-I am currently about 2 weeks behind with coursework which is not good either, so I'm going to devote the daylight hours to jewellery and the evening dark hours to study and try and catch up some. I really don't want to make a hash of it if I can help it as I've done well so far. Also I might need it one day to get a job with. (Not meaning to sound pessimistic, but cover all eventualities.) And the housework will have to be done in my sleep!

On a much more exciting note-my logo will be finished anyday now! I've had it done by an on-line company called 25poundlogo.  They might sound cheap-well they are cheap-but it doesnt mean they are crap by no means! (They have been brill. I recommend them highly) I can't wait to show it off and print it everywhere! 

I've also been spending hours inputting all jewellery equipment into an inventory on a program that helps to manage my business, it keeps tabs on everything automatically and it also helps with pricing finished pieces.  But every individual item has to be put in separately.  Along with pictures of each. Still, it will be worth it in the end when I'm famous!! Haha.

So I still haven't had time to catch up on all your blogs, but I will. Cos I'm still as nosey as ever to see what you've all been up to!

This is the chaos that is my desk...

Bye for now and watch this space!...

Hey!

I can't believe how long it has been! I don't know where the time has gone.  Gee it's nice to be back!  I haven't had chance to catch up with you all yet but wanted to say Hi! cos it's been far too long. 

I've been very busy. I've spent a long time reading and reading everything I can lay my hands on about starting a business,  on line , off line, wherever I can find it and I must say- I am still not feeling too brave about it.

But, hey, it's done, so there's no going back now, and the official name is:

SILVER LIZARD

But everything just takes so long, and cos there's only me in the equation, it's not likely to get much faster as yet!!  I'm still getting enough stuff together to do something with. Things like...

...this, and also...

...this.

As well as reading and beading, I have also started the other course I put in for. I've just submitted the first assignment and awaiting the result.  I just got my certificate for the other 2 courses, the actual certificate came at the beginning of this month, at last, but I was awarded the result in December.

I have to admit I am quite pleased with the stuff I've been making just lately and it's the sort of stuff I would buy if I couldn't make it.  But I'm still up and down about whether I'm doing the right thing. All the time! I know I'm supposed to have faith in my products, or how can I expect anyone else to, and all that. But I've got to try and make a living out of this now so it is bloody scary!! I believe in my products, I think it's me I'm not so sure about sometimes!!!

So, if anyone else has been, or is, in this position or similar, I'd welcome some input on it all.  Even just input from anyone outside of it all would be good. I think it might be time to stop trying to do it all by myself and ask some of these bods that are there to help people like me.  Innit?

But, srsly, I am glad to be back. I missed you lot xx

                                                                     

I'm so crap!!!...

...at blogging at the moment as I'm trying to get this jewellery business sorted out and had little time for anything else.  I can't remember the last time I READ a blog, never mind writing in one!  It will all become apparent very soon, though.  I am just waiting for one particular official letter then I can spill the beans (or beads, even)  I can't wait!! It's all getting rather exciting...

Love to all. Catch you soon xx