Hi guys!

Just a quick one to let everyone know that my eBay auctions are ending tomorrow.. on my birthday!

Hope you'll have a look :)

I've also added lots of new kitties to my Etsy shop!

Have a great weekend :)

Love,
keiara

Hi guys! So after talking to the lovely and ever-supportive Kate, I decided to list some beads on eBay again. EEK! I haven't sold beads on eBay in aaaaaaaaaages (since they upped their fees for having a shop) and I'm a bit nervous as I've put the gorgeous Hummingbird Garden Focal (seen above) up on the block! All the listings start at just 99p. Keep your fingers crossed for me, please! Pop on over and have a look :)

Hi everyone!!

I've been tagged by the lovely Helen over at Blue Fairy Designs to fill out this Eight Things survey. I think this is a wonderful way for all us crafty types to get to know each other better and help promote each other as well. Let's keep it going!

The rules are:
1. Mention the name of the person who tagged you.
2. Do the lists of 8.
3. Tag 8 bloggers of your choice.
4. Let them know that they have been tagged!

Here we go :)

8 Things I am looking forward to

1) Kaia arriving for her summer visit!! She gets in just before my birthday too!
2) Exploring my new Summer Garden series further.. I have soooo many ideas :)
3) Lunch with my SIL, Sonya, on Thursday.. and visiting my in-laws.
4) Arranging some playdates for Kaia with Ariana and Imogen! (yeah, she's 13 and I still say playdates.. lol)
5) Taking Kaia to the Kent County Show
6) Getting my British Citizenship
7) Continuing to get healthier after ditching my awful Migraine meds
8) Lots of cuddling with Kaia :)

8 Things I did yesterday

1) Photographed new beads
2) Played Sims
3) Played Left4Dead
4) Ogled other artists' beads!
5) Researched flower meanings for new Summer Garden beads
6) Watched Kitchen Nightmares with Steve
7) Talked to Kaia on the phone :)
8) Had lovely gammon & homemade chips for dinner (which Steve cooked!)

8 Things I wish I could do

1. Get rid of my physical limitations
2. Spend more time with Kaia
3. Make friends that live near-by!
4. Coax decent effects from silver glass (wow I suck at that)
5. Travel more
6. Get up earlier.. and be happy about it!
7. Make a name for myself as an artist
8. Blow glass

8 Shows I watch

I really don't watch television AT ALL. Seriously. Steve puts all the tv shows on our server and I will put one on while I lampwork but I can't really pay attention to it. Here are some I've watched a few of though:

1. Firefly - I've seen every episode and the film, Serenity, and LOVED them. My favourite show.
2. Buffy - Yeah, seen every episode of this too. I'm a vampire dork, what can I say?
3. Angel - Ok, now I'm looking like a liar.. cause I've seen all of those as well!
4. Charmed - I'm detecting a pattern here....
5. Moonlight - I don't care what anyone says, I LOVED this show. (Notice how they're all cancelled shows?!)
6. Dexter - I really liked this one at first.. now it's a bit meh.
7. Lost - I'm obssessed. Totally.
8. Supernatural - FANTASTIC show!

Mostly though I just watch Discovery Channel stuff and documentaries. I only ever watch current shows with Steve at dinner time!


8 People I am tagging

1. Laura at Goth Honey
2. Collette at Noodlefish Crafts
3. Kate at Sublime Beads
4. Shelley at Prairie Cottage Rose
5. Carolyn at CeeGee Jewellery Design
6. Julie at Dolmairic Design
7. Les at Flame Born Beads
8. Rachel at Jives Jools

Good luck girls! :) xox

Hi everyone! Recently I've been pretty busy with custom orders so I haven't had tons of time to work on new ideas. I decided that last week I was going to set aside some time to explore new things and I came up with my new Summer Garden series! I was sitting in front of my torch thinking about how much I love England in summer. It's a veritable explosion of colour in the summer and cottage gardens are so charming and welcoming. I wondered if I could capture that feeling in a bead. With that thought in mind, Daffodil Garden was born. I started with a bright summer's day for the base and then added flowers and ladybugs til my heart was content. I'll definitely be re-visiting the daffodils again this week!

Hi guys! Long time no update. Sorry about that! I've been working on several large custom orders. I had a few orders from the lovely Michelle again. This time it was pigs! Pictured above are (from back) Tamworth Pigs, Flying Pigs, Gloucester Old Spot Pigs and Piggies & Gentlepigs (haha). Aren't they cute? I had a lot of fun making these little guys. I think we're doing another round of cupcake sets next week. Yay for cupcakes!

Kaia will be here soon.. just a couple of weeks. I'm SO excited :) Every time I see her, I swear it seems as though she's grown another foot. She's not exactly my little girl anymore! She'll be here for 2 months so I'm trying to think of interesting things to do. I definitely want to visit the Rare Breeds Centre again. Ooh and hopefully the Kent County Show will be on sometime during her stay. Anyone else have interesting plans for the summer? I'd like to take Kaia to Paris at some point.. I did promise..!

Any suggestions on fun stuff to do with a 13 year old? I'm listening ;)

Hope you're all having a wonderful week!

Love,
keiara

Happy Friday everyone!! I've been super busy this week working on custom orders. Above is a shot of *some* of the custom cupcakes I created this week for my lovely friend Michelle. I made so many cupcakes I thought I would die from sugar shock! ;) I made cupcakes in rainbow colours, pink cupcakes, cupcakes with ladybugs on top, cupcakes with crowns (my favourites!) and assorted cupcake earring pairs. I had tons of fun making them but it will be nice to have a little break next week from cupcake making.. lol :)

I also made a couple of sets of my farmyard animals including my new roosters! The pig, puppy and cow all have little bows on their tails too :D I love animal beads but have yet to make myself any! I really should get around to doing that... someday!


Love,
keiara

Yes, yes.. I have returned! My trip to Florida was wonderful. Here's a pic of me and my daughter, Kaia, the day of our Easter party :) If you look closely you can see I'm wearing my Easter necklace :D Kaia's bunny necklace is hiding under her scarf (WHY the child likes that hideous scarf I do not know.. but I smile through it!). She's grown so much since January, I swear! When she got off the train I only recognised her because she was carrying my old Animal (from the Muppets) backpack! She also grows more beautiful everyday.. and I'm not biased, really!

My best friend, Emi, came to visit with her family and that was fantastic. I've missed her so much and it was great to be able to sit around and chat like old times. Her new son, Ethan, is so cute! He seemed to take a liking to me right away and gurgled happily whenever he saw me :D

Mom made tons of wonderful food as always and I tried very hard not to make a pig of myself. Easier said than done in that house! We went shopping and went to all my favourite restaurants. I read the entire Twilight series (which was ok but not great) and spent time with my old friend Marc.. whom I've known for half my life. Ooh I also got to meet Leah's boyfriend/fiance, Eric, who is a really nice guy. (Doubly nice for putting up with Leah.. haha).

All in all it was a great trip. Now that I've returned I'm already up to my eyeballs in custom orders!! If you have something you've been yearning to order, please feel free to contact me. I'm setting aside the next two weeks for mostly custom orders :) Hey, I gotta keep you people happy!

I'm also running a 15% off sale on select items in my Etsy shop. Have a look and grab a bargain! I listed new trees and bird pairs today too. Lots of prettiness for spring awaits!

In other news, my sister-in-law, Zan, had a baby girl today!!!!!! YAY!!!!!! I'm so excited :) Zan is the girl responsible for my awesome bright red hair :D She owns her own salon and never lets me down. I always walk outta there feelin' great! She hasn't chosen a name for the baby but I'm pulling for Lola. She has a 2 year old son named Logan and I think Logan and Lola sound precious together! Plus it's just a kick ass name ;)

Ok, I'm off to kill zombies. Hope you all have a great week!

Love,
keiara