March 8th, 2007

Time to highlight some of the things for sale in my shops again. These have all been recently updated or listed.

Art-Stitch is back!


Photo 1: Funky Aqua Pear Gift Tag.
Photo 2: The selection that is available in my store
Last year I created 50 individual gift tags which were my own design. Each one was different and each one was hand stitched. I’ve been selling them one way or another for a few months and now there are only around 12 left. All profits from the sale of these goes towards SIM’s work with HOPE for AIDS. These nifty little tags have a clear pocket on the reverse side in which you can put either a message for someone or your name and addres (and use it as a luggage tag). They can also be used a bookmarks. You can purchase these in my Etsy store here.

Sweet Heart Earrings

These little earrings are cute and sweet. They are about 1cm square, I have 5 pairs available. There are none like these anywhere as I made these including the millefiori beads. They are available in my Aussie store Polyclarific at Wahmania.

Heart Stitch Markers
These little stitch markers are great if you’re a knitter (not much use I expect if you’re not!). They come in the set of four you see and are for sale in my Etsy store.

I have recently listed funky paint tube earrings, rainbow earrings, rainbow stitch markers and a pretty millefiori beaded bracelet in purple and white. Just click the links if you’d like to take a look. Thanks for looking!

I also do custom orders so if you’d like something special, let me know.

March 8th, 2007
Each week I spend roughly 1-2 days attending to SIM admin type work. This of course involves the usual office work such as reports, emails, phone calls, arranging meetings and mail. Occasionally my artsy world and my SIM world cross paths which is exciting for me. It means I get the chance to use my artistic skills for missons.

That happened recently when Carol Wilson asked if anyone was able to put together a specific image for the March issue of SIM’s International Magazine Mission Together. I was able to play around with an image using pastels and Carol liked it so….its now on the front cover of that magazine’s current issue. You can see it here.

I’m quite honoured to have one of my paintings connected with our mission in this way.

PS Thats the painting there on the left

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March 7th, 2007

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March 3rd, 2007

For those of you who are still interested in filling out my short (8 question) survey, you have just one day left. The survey is all about the handmade items in my shop as well as some general feedback about pricing, shipping and favourites. I would appreciate all the feedback I can muster so if you are so inclined, please take a peek at my shops and then wander over to survey monkey for the survey.

My Etsy Store

My Wahmania Store

Click here to take survey

I am also having an Auction at my Wahmania store for one set of Hamburger Earrings. The bidding starts at $5.00 (Aussie) and the auction is open until tomorrow night (Aussie time). I normally have these earrings going for $10.00 so this is a bargain!
March 2nd, 2007

Seeing as there will be quite a few newbies visiting my blog over the next week I thought it was about time I did a little list of things about me. So, pull up a chair, pop on your party hat, take a sip of your softie and grab a handful of nibbles……here we go…

1. I was born in New South Wales but have grown up in Western Australia. There is nothing NSW-ish about me, I’m a WAussie through and through.

2. Michael (hubby) and I have known each other since we were 13. We were boyfriend/girlfriend for four years and have been married for close to 11 years.

3. I am a Christian. I belive that I was born a sinner and that our Heavenly Father sent his own son to earth to take my payment for sin. I believe that he willingly went to the most cruel death in history and after three days, our Heavenly Father brought him back to life. I belive that without this act of grace I would be on a very different path.

4. I had very long hair in school which I had done in a very fashionable spiral perm twice - lesson learnt, don’t get your fringe done. I was NOT popular in school at all, ever.

5. I have an urge to be creative every day. I also have an urge to tidy up everything I see every day! I can’t help myself.

6. I have always been more creative than mathematical. I have tried to learn accounting, maths, how to read music and how to read patterns of all sorts many times over with very little success!

7. I have been to 13 countries - England, Scotland, USA, Singapore, Niger, Benin, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Papua New Guinea as well as sitting in Auckland (New Zealand) airport for an hour - does that count?

8. I have one brother and thats it. That’s enough, he’s great and I love him very much.

9. I have spent 7 years studying in total - 2 at NTM Bible College, 2 at TAFE and 3 doing a B.Arts at University.

10. I lived in Sydney for two years in 1993 and 1994 while at Bible College. I was 18 and it was the first time I moved out of home.

11. I did my major in painting and love to paint in oils and acrylics. Since I started playing with polymer clay I haven’t lifted a brush except to varnish!

12. I have one daughter (so far) who is 17 months old. She’s very cute, very funny and very bubbly (except for at the moment when there are teething moments but they are few and far between).

March 2nd, 2007

Today the Ultimate Blog Party from 5 Minutes for Mom has begun. If you want to know whats involved then click on the link below. Its meant to be a party mood sooooooo….. here’s some party lollies to enjoy!

Ultimate Blog Party