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Days 35 to 40! It's Rye Scallop Week at the end of the month and I have a craft fair just before that so I'm glad my idea to combine some scallop shells in a leaded light finally came together! It's going to be framed too. You can read more about it's construction on my website blog HERE! Woke up to considerably more of the white stuff than we had last night! Which of course meant snowball fight,

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... has come from Cat's Ceramics. Thank you! So the rules are: 1) Thank the award giver and link back to them - done! 2) Nominate / award 15 other recently discovered blogs, let the nominees know and what to do next. (Maybe recently discovered by you? I've been reading some of these for quite a while now!) So... Wellydog - Follow the adventures of a great artist and the new studio! Moody Cow

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A pic a day! Days 29 to 34.  (I'll warn you now - there's a picture of a pet rat at the end of this post!) The last of the Christmas wrapping paper being recycled for the rat cages. Extra bedding! Winter has done it's usual to this garden and going by all the holes, so has the local wildlife! My new supplies having been thoroughly cleaned and are just about ready to use: The very shy Dora. She's

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Days 24 to 28! Seeing as the day started off with me doing something to my back it was a slow day as far as getting any work done. So I sorted out some glass and drew up a couple of new designs: Still with the back pain so sitting down tasks - copper foiling! Figured out how to do treasuries on Etsy. Easy to do so I'll have to do more :) Back somewhat better so I went for a wander down to the

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... at having just done what millions of others have already done... over and over again! Oh well. My first Etsy treasury featuring #CraftyFolk somewhat based on a garden theme: Enjoy!

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Days 20 to 23! The rose and flower panels are now finished and are available on my website HERE! Saturday was a trip down to Winchelsea Beach. A little too early though as the tide was still in! So we went again on the Sunday and a little later!  And now on to some new ideas: Mmmm... wonder where they came from...

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Days 17 to 19! Busy playing... I mean working! This is usual for a panel clean up and polish, well, usual for me anyway!! A grim day out so I got on with this rose panel. Wasn't much light indoors either! Another new panel in the making - just in case anyone has an odd shaped hole in their wall that needs filling :)

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Just a quick post. Started as a line drawing: Chose and cut the glass: At this point I would normally show the leading up stage but as usual I got carried away and forgot! So on to the mid cementing stage: And half way through the cleaning up stage. I'm going to have to work out a way of making this effect permanent as I think it's brilliant! And the finished items are on my website HERE!

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A pic a day - days 14 - 16. Or 2 pictures... The fresh, freezing cold morning of another craft fair which thankfully is indoors, but standing just outside I took these pictures. This one is looking up Conduit Hill towards the main high street in Rye: And this one towards the gatehouse: And the sun came out! Nearly at the bottom of the tin: And spring is springing, already!

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Still going!! Days 11 to 13! Time to add up all those final figures for the dreaded tax return. Thankfully the adding or submitting is never a huge job (pedant here at keeping records up to date!) Pulled the curtains back in the morning to this view: My little but chunky diary. First thing I do with a new diary is put in all the birthdays, anniversaries, Formula 1 races, my dentist appointment

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I'm putting into place some new plans. For the time being my business will be going in two slightly different directions. The smaller items will still be made and available on my website and for sale at craft fairs too. But then the larger work is coming back in too. My website will be changed to reflect this and my efforts will be concentrated on this direction. Living in a new area and the

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Days 7 to 9. An idea I developed a few years ago but is undergoing another redevelopment. New items will come from these bookends... A Christmas present for my OH! There's a lot of darts on tele at the moment which we keep watching and it's the indoor version of archery!! Anyway, I'm brilliant... at hitting anything at the bottom and usually it's the 3's! I need a box to stand on :) One of my new

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Days 3 to 6.Starting off the day with a cuppa in my work mug!My peculiar plant! I don't know what it is but this is the third generation cutting. It was my nan's and when she died I took on her plants. Whatever this is it has a habit of growing very long and straggly and it drops leaves everywhere. So I take a cutting, root it up in some water and plant it up. But this time it's going strong -

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Well - I've managed 3 days in a row!! Don't get too excited though... Day 1, the first day of the new year, a fresh start, longer daylight hours heading our way, new business plans and ideas - and this out of the window: Oh. Heavy rain non-stop all day and mist coming in from the sea.  Try again... Day 2, new year slightly less of a novelty, plans being written down, longer daylight hours more 

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A photo a day! Most likely on my phone and maybe not always spectacular (erm... that might apply to most of them!) but... it'll be interesting. I think. It will mainly be glass things and business stuff and probably never my dinner, maybe a couple of our rats and most likely some plants come the Spring / Summer. I'll see how it goes Anyway - here's one to start with - recycling!! Some free

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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Did you all have a good Christmas? Gooood!! I'm not one for New Year resolutions but business plans starting in January work well for me. So, the past is being left behind - always some good, some bad. This year: - Moved out of the flat from hell. - Moved down to the coast :) - Stopped selling on Folksy - what a mess!! - Changed my website which I can sell from (and certainly have been!) -

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It feels like it's taken me over a week to recover but then that could just be me :) There were about 35 tables there - every one of them full of handmade goodies, no mass produced tat anywhere!! There were signs outside, banners and bunting and signs up the hill and down the road too. Anyway, here's some pics: The rainbow snail was great for grabbing peoples attention. My home made,

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My website shop will be closed until Saturday evening!!

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A web panel a little different please? Not a problem! Here's the original: Blue, clear and black glass measuring 30cm in diameter. The request is for a 20cm diameter web panel in red, clear and black glass. So... Some more of these have been made for the craft fair next weekend: I'm still pulling bits together for the craft fair. Having a look at the one the weekend before was a good idea as it

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It's taking longer than usual to make new stock due to all the commissions coming in which always take priority. But finally...! There are angels and stars for your trees: Back in stock are: And a sheep! I've also been stocking up on a few Christmas decorations and if any of it is around long enough, it will all be going to the craft fair with me on the 10th! 

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This is how I work. I can't survive without my lists. Not that I'm a particularly forgetful person but who really wants to remember to do housework? But if it's not on the list... And my lists serve other purposes: I get a great sense of achievement out of being able to cross things off, I find I'm more motivated to do things if I put 3 horrible jobs down with say another 6 or 7 other better

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... and I love it! So a whole bunch of commissions have been and gone and I'm on to the next ones plus some new things. There's some of this: Mould making! And some of this: Rounding up things for my craft fair in December. It's been over a year since the last one and I'm hoping this one will be better (it's indoors - it's already better!) And some of this: New stock in the making!  Off to do

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... put stained glass! - Bus stops - how boring are they? Ok, they probably wouldn't last long but it would make waiting a whole lot more interesting! - A fish tank - it would keep the fish happy! - The garden - or to be more precise - the garden fence. Whole panels of stained glass between the houses! - As flooring in shopping centres. Not see-through like the usual clear floors but

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Be there!!

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...and a lot more photos done. Here's the better looking pics of my tea light coasters (click on the picture to go to my website for a better look): And I sent off one of my 'just wondering' emails. Now somehow I'm booked on to a Craft Fair! It's indoors (phew!)  in Rye and nicely timed - 10th December. I'm going to see one of them before then just to see if I need to sort anything in particular

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All available on my website now! And on to the next idea...

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... after this yesterday: "The BT engineer has been and gone (and done nothing!) I've done the washing up, 3 loads of washing including the net curtains and shower curtain, vacuumed upstairs, put bird seed out. watered all the plants inside and out and taken off the dead leaves, packed all orders and posted them. tidied as I went, tidied my work room and found the workbench and the floor,

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... I'd like to: - do a quick blitz on housework - water my plants - do a spot of weeding out the front - have a really good tidy up of my workbench - it's sort of disappearing again :) - carry on with the new photos - have you seen what I've done so far? - make a start on some new ideas - come up with some big ideas... - start writing up plans for next year - only ever in pencil because things

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... and somewhat grey. It's not actually raining... yet... but it's a maybe. And the bright sunshine? Gone of course! So, my latest toy and on to one of the biggest things I need to sort out - photographs! This probably isn't it's final resting place but when it arrived in under 24hours (!) I couldn't help but set it all up  quick! I'll have to work my way through everything but the first is me

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I seem to have had a month of action, risk-taking and unexpected results. I'm also managing to get through a long list of things to do! I said HERE about some of the things I wanted to get done, so... - I have my website up and running... and selling!! It was a risk to start it now but I had my website sitting there for some time, I just needed to make it work for me. And it has been! - sold

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... in case you missed them!  They sit happily in front of a tea light or maybe just in the window catching the sun. And I have more ideas...! I'm now working on a tiger, a panda and there's a request for a badger! Sneak peeks here: These will be on my website tomorrow. Now on to some coasters...

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... you might be getting a newsletter from me!! I'm thinking a monthly sum up of new items and new ideas, a blog mention or two, special offers(?), maybe the odd competition, future plans, feedback and suggestions. So basically a way of rounding up everything that's going on with Diomo Glass. Fancy a read? Well, if you do, go to my website HERE, go down the left side of the main page, you can

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We (friend, OH and I) decided to go for a wander to show off a little of what Hastings has to offer right on our doorstep. And the day turned out to be much better than expected! I'll warn you now - there are loads of pictures! We started off by going to the end of our road to be faced with a warm but slightly grey day view of the sea. Rooftops below, RNLI ahead, the old part of the town that

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...no balloons to inflate, no cake or streamers or bunting. No invites will be sent out, no day and time arranged, no jelly and no need to buy a leaving gift. Well, you can if you wish! It's somewhat sad I'll be leaving a place that was once so nice and friendly. People were encouraging, supportive and fun. And many still are. It has been at times a steep learning curve! But things have changed

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Here's the first one... I'll get the second one done soon.

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...sum up what you do! Mine = COLOUR Your turn!

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A - Age - 35 B - Bed size - Double. I'm not convinced, seems small to me! C - Chores you hate - Dusting. Simple! D - Dogs - Not at the moment, hopefully soon. E - Essential start to your day - Tea, at least 2 cups. F - Favourite colour - Black. Goes with everything. G - Gold or Silver - Silver. H - Height - 5' 5" I - Instruments you play - None now - left them behind at school!

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Just showing you a couple of designs in the style of Mackintosh. A customer request and these are the first ideas but whatever these develop in to, I think I'll still make them for my website shop! I seem to just draw the roses without looking at any Mackintosh work. I'm sure his were more 3 sided? Anyway, I may do a more complicated version too.  I think keeping the glass choices fairly simple

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The website has changed colour scheme again: And hopefully will soon look nearer to my blog: Even my avatar is on the change! And so now I'm slowly rolling out the changes across the board and adding new items as I go. I've sold a couple of items on my website already and even had an enquiry!  Now just to change things like the slideshow, RSS feeds, links here and there...

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So I have no idea why I decided today was the day to put in the winter pansies. It's hot!! But I did want to get them and the daff bulbs in this month plus it was looking a little bare out the front. So: They are in! And the bulbs are along the back - that'll be the gap then! But as I was out the front, I locked the back door. The front doors (upstairs) were open so no problem. Until the

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I've had an idea. So I sit and Google it. It gives me a lead of sorts but a little more research and a couple of phone calls sends me back to Google. By chance I get another lead and make another phone call. This one isn't quite right for a number of reasons so another phone call and another lead appears and seems better. So there'll have to be a discussion first, then possibly going out to

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As the weather was so hot today I decided do a little gardening! The last of my petunias: My home-grown, planted too late and little spuds! I'll do more next year! And a new little purple snowman (a request): The pansies and daff bulbs will go in next, new coasters will be listed tomorrow, another new item the day after and something just for my website shop soon! And more research tomorrow...

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Here it is! Now just to add more stock and get some sales!

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I hope to: - have my website up and running. (In theory it's just a 2 minute job by someone to change some settings but I'm going back and forth with emails and getting nowhere fast!) - finish my throw. (Except my evenings seem to be taken up with all this website stuff. I also need to list more on it) - sold lots and lots of Christmas decorations. (Optimistic? Yup) - taken out all the somewhat

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There must be more comfortable places for a nap! (pet shop rats - not mine!)

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A request came in for a three bunny sun catcher following a sale of a single one. Pictures were sent to me and they are so cute! So I started with the drawings. A design on paper is a good start even if it's not what the final item will look like. It allows the buyer to say 'ears a little longer, body a little thinner' and so on. So the drawings change accordingly until the design is right. The

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And funny:

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A few of the latest makes that are 'on the bench': All to be cleaned up and finished tomorrow. And then in between the rain I managed to get my new winter pansies out of their tiny little tray and into some bigger pots for the next month or so. I'm hoping they'll grow a bit bigger before I put them out the front: And some Ornamental Kale for the two back door pots. First of all I didn't get them

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Things happen that make you think. And every so often I question things. So I'm off planning again!! I'm taking a few days off from all the making and working on some background ideas. A whole load of online work and it's slow but I think it will be worth it. Certain things are already in place to make it easier when the time comes and all the information is to hand already. It's just a case of

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Wool-like stuff in a glass house!

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...favourite things. In no particular order... My nan's cushion. It gets squashed every evening and plumped up again the following day. My flowers and plants. Everywhere and loads of them. Tea. Simple. Weather. In particular thunder storms. The manic space that is my work bench. The sea. A walk along a beach. Anywhere. Any weather.

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It feels like it's going to take an age to list everything this month. One a day for each shop. There's part of me that just wants to list it all now and be done with it but that kind of defeats the whole point of a daily listing club! Oh well, some can be seen HERE on my Facebook page and here's a few more coming soon: In a festive mood yet?

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An ever hopeful of food Vance...

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There's a pile of new leaded panels that need a clean up, cementing, another clean up, yet another clean up and finally a polish! Nearly there then :) There are some new coasters: And some new tea light coasters: There is a new album on my Facebook page HERE showing more of the new items too. And I've been carrying on with this. It measures about 31ft in length but laid out in a spiral it's only

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"If I face the corner, hold my breath, don't move or look at you - you can't see me, can you?"

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... this is the first: I had one as a kid. It was all multi-coloured and miles long! I think it got thrown out though :( So I've started again: Started! And I've finished this - I'll have to hang it somewhere... Anyway! Enough of the other crafty stuff - this lot is all finished: And these are a step further on now and just need a clean-up: Now just all the photographing, writing descriptions,

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Strawberries in August?

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Rye isn't that far away from us but I haven't spent much time looking around. So I decided to go to find a couple of places and take some pics! The weather started off all grey and drizzle but it soon started to cheer up. I found the Plaristo Craft Gallery. If you like felted wool, large balls of it and in a rainbow colours - go there. You can even buy it by the metre! Thankfully walking doesn't

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Here's what I'm about to start working on. This one is a trial so it may or may not end up in my shop: Some of these:Some more of these: Just trying to decide on black, brown or white! One or four of this! And a very useful jar of this: Mmmmm.... still too many things on the go at once, just like the ideas list!!

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Recycling for the rats!

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What do you think? I'm still playing though...

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Just a quick post. Freddie is listed in my shop: And Eddie will join him tomorrow!

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....will follow this lot! I now have 3 more sets of these made: A couple of these finished, already sold and ready to be posted. Some more will be made soon: And here are a few of the new decorations! Some are a development of last year's popular decorations, some are new. The rainbow ones are all unique as no two are made with the same combination of glass pieces and they are all finished with

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I'm going to have a silent August. Sort of. I'm not going to be listing in the daily listing club on Folksy - I need a break! And I won't be around much on the forums or on Twitter either. I have so much I want to get done: My list of things to do include: - build up my stock of Christmas decorations  - blog a sneak peak of my new Christmas decorations soon - make new items for both shops -

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Making Christmas decorations when this is the view of an evening: But anyway - I've been busy. I'm using beads and plenty of red ribbon... There's a pile of these ready for soldering: A load of these have been cut: And even the hooks are ready! And the final items? Nope! You'll have to wait a little longer!

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I don't know what they are but I like them!

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Paint the wall, not the plant! I managed it!

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Well I've got my shop order finished and all packed up ready to go. There's a rose panel: A rainbow snail panel: Some coasters: And a bunch of sun catchers: They are all going to Oh Hey Wow, The Hopmarket, Worcester and of course, I'm hoping they sell the lot! :) With all the rain lately my plants are having a lovely time! All still bloomin! This is the little stumpy Dahlia that refused for

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Planted by a mouse!

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I think this is my secret nerdy side - boats. And ships. Ok, my dad makes models and has done all my life so I can blame him.  I have a model Titanic and a Cutty Sark, and I would love a full Trafalgar colours HMS Victory, but that's an expensive model the way my dad makes them. (I'd also gladly take the McLaren F1 car off his hands too when it's finished!!) OH and I went for a walk on Sunday

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... the inevitable. Making... Christmas... decorations. I can't quite bring myself to do it yet and for the last week haven't touched any glass. Oops. The thinking behind it is to not have the rush to meet orders that I had last year. But it's now sunny and there's a beach just down the road and I really, really just can't make myself do it. Maybe next week... I did make some wiggle worms

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Summer seems to have come back again and somehow all my plants just seem to keep getting more and more colourful with it. Maybe it's the bath water...! And 3 of the amazing flowers I seem to be good at growing in the front garden too! I didn't realise they were going to grow into these!! Not bad for a balcony... just think what I could do next year!! 

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I was asked to make a donkey and when the idea was Ok'd it changed to 2 donkeys! What do you think? I think they look cute! And another lantern... There'll be some matching coasters too! On to the next ideas then! 

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...back again! Well, I'm very pleased about the forums going back to the way they were. The views on my items dropped considerably and then I realised why. And if a site I sell on just isn't working for me...? And that also means no messing about trying to find things AND I don't miss all the other great things that are listed daily.  But I had a good day doing some outdoor work, getting caught

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...someone goes and changes it all. Don't get me wrong, I like change. Our 90 odd mile move only a few months ago was a change! But when the Folksy forums get messed about with? Well, to me it is just messing about. Now I have to jump around from one area to another just to keep up with the few threads I'm interested / active in. And it always seems to happen when it's going slow. Sorry. But

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Quite often I try a little product testing - just to make sure that the panels I make hang right, look colourful enough and if I'm lucky, get comments from passers-by! Here's the latest: Oh - sorry! It's this one that I'm testing and it's passed with many flying colours! This one has been cemented and is just waiting for it's second clean up and polish: And maybe will be tested too!

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I can't help but notice all the colour when it's been raining. And we've had a few downpours recently. Yet again my lilies are doing their majestic thing: My 'garden' on the table is doing this: And yes - they are spider plants. They don't mind the outdoors. My strawberries are all bigger this year and turning red, even if they are hiding! The first strawberry was tested by me and 3

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No one that I know of. Unless you include those well meaning friends and family who say 'you should make more and they'll really sell'.  Ouch! Did I just say what you didn't want to hear? Thankfully no one ever said it to me. Except now I get 'I think you're on to a winner here' and it flops! My 'winners' have all been found by accident. So everyone wants sales, a bit of extra cash, some

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The new shop idea I mean. It's open with erm... 3 things in it. I'll do some more this evening. But if anyone would like to see it's HERE. And it doesn't look much different to my regular shop but I'll get the banner sorted out soon, and possibly the avatar. And as this one gets stocked up, the other one will start to look different too. Feel free to pop over and maybe add it to your fave's

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I've been thinking. That's dangerous for a start but if I think long enough, the idea evolves. And this is it (not the panel!): Looking at my shop it seems a bit... well... mixed up. Large top end leaded lights and lanterns with £2 spiders. Does it put the big spenders off? Or even the little ones? So I have been thinking of what to do to pull it altogether. And I'm actually thinking of

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I am planning on showing some of the ways that I make things soon, I just need to remember to take the photos!  But in the meantime... I have a few more expensive items going in to my shop and a few cheaper, cute ones too! This mosaic garden lantern that I absolutely love. If it delists in 6 months time unsold, it won't be relisted:  A spider plant! (I've got one!) And for the football

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Typical! I get up early on Saturday morning to find things have been disturbed. At first a card is on the floor, then I notice a framed picture has been knocked down. I glanced round quick but nothing else has been going on. I'm trying to round up all my stuff for 3 days away for two archery competitions and this happens! Then I notice the plant and half of it's soil all over the shelf and

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I have no idea why some people do the same thing over and over and expect a different and better result. Didn't Einstein say something to that effect? Anyway, when I do find something that works, or sells, you can't blame me for doing it again! There's one of each of these: There's one of these too: I've now added worldwide postage costs on nearly everything in my shop. Just as well I

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So here's a little sneak peek at a few new things coming soon. Parts 3 and 4 of this: And two of these: Plus this: Recently listed (for those who follow my blog but aren't regulars on Folksy):  And gone! As I seem to be adding to the ideas list as fast as I can make, I think I'll be carrying on listing daily in June too! Anything else I should add to the list?

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Just some random pics of what I'm up to! My new little marigolds are also in. When they flower I'll take a few pics and look at this Dahlia!! Just keeping busy!

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I don't think I managed to cross anything off my list of things to do today, but it was still productive: - The next 2 items are ready for listing in my Folksy shop - I found the floor again in my workroom - I've put loads of things in there into some proper storage tubs and they are on the shelves - The rubbish bin has been filled up again - Been to the post office - twice - I went before it

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...when you pop out to get something. Think of something else but the first place doesn't really have what you want. You go somewhere else which doesn't just sell what you want but also has something else you nearly forgot to get. Then while having a wander round... trouble! Your OH spots and names two little...erm... That's Gibbs and Vance - the two new very cute and friendly little

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Some of my recent makes have been things that I thought might hang around here a little longer: Shall I make another of each? Oh! And I like this one too which is still here with me, but I don't mind!  I still seem to be coming up with the ideas and adapting the favourites for new items: Other items are made ready to list soon too: So this month is 31 days, that's 31 new

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I do like my to do lists. Particularly when I get to cross a load of things off!  So now these four little panels are made and their final clean up will be done tomorrow evening: As will this panel: The work bench is looking considerably tidier which will help with getting work done and all my immediate tools are close at hand. The shelf by the way is an old lead box! The front garden

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I've spent the morning designing a number of new items, developing a few others, a few panels, a few sun catchers and a couple of other things that I won't tell you about just yet! This is one of the four parts that are required for one thing: And some other designs: I have quite a lot of designs ready for making! I'm in the middle of this one: And in the middle of this one too: I

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I seem to be doing a lot of gardening since we've moved to the coast. Mainly for someone else but as the weather has been so good and the garden I'm working in is so lovely, it doesn't feel like work! And it's been giving me ideas too. But here's a few photos of where we've moved to: And my bit of gardening! All these little plants are planned for the front garden. A lily or

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Moved house, internet finally back on, unpacked most things and have even managed to make some new items! So the plan next week is: - List some of the new items - Do a decent blog entry! With pictures too! - Get back into the whole making, listing and promoting thing - Join in with the daily listing club in May? Erm...

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As of Monday 31st January my shops will go in holiday mode for a while. BUT! If you would like to buy something from me, just send me a message saying what you would like and I'll open the shop for you. So, don't forget me! I'll be back at some point with new ideas and stock and more funny goings on!

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I've never really considered January to be a 'down' month. To me it's always been refreshing to get all the Christmas stuff out of the way, to have some space back and get ready to open all the windows again when spring arrives. But this year it's different. We are moving out of the flat from hell (for so many reasons) to... mmm, still not sure on that one. And because we're moving it means all

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There's a lot of things I should be doing right now, or rather a lot of things I'd rather be doing now. Instead it's 'pack everything up to move house'! Oh well. So, that's no more making for a bit, maybe a few relists, shops may close for a while and promotion - well - I could do with the break! And keeping my sense of humour...! But the ideas list will continue to grow, I will be

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... to 2011!  My new little shop is open (as of the 1st) and is filling up one day at a time here with the daily listing club http://www.folksy.com/shops/FourandFourLegs and people are already marking some of them as favourites with my shop gaining a couple of people who already like it. They asked for a space of their own beyond the dark corners! Diomo Glass has 1 new item so far and

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Back on the internet - finally. It's disgusting how customers get treated by some of the largest 'communications' companies - you'd think they'd know how to 'communicate'!!! Anyway, there's some serious catching up to do - things to make and list, blogging to do, website changes to make, views to drive up again and a new little project to get online too. Well, I had to do something! Off to

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A friend showed interest in the things I make and asked to see some. Right from the beginning the idea was forming of a gift for her daughter. So a number of small items were taken including Christmas decorations. But when the larger items were mentioned, she wanted to see them too. Back for another visit, she instantly preferred some pieces over others as the gift. The sun sun-catcher stood

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