New items in my shop. To celebrate my reopening I am also having a sale. Buy something from my shop and you’ll get a thank you code that’ll allow you to have 10% off your next order (only applicable to items in my shop).

In order to receive this, you’ll need to opt in to receiving ‘Coupons, Promotions and Recommendations’ on Etsy (go to: your account, settings, emails).

The coupon code will then be emailed to you after the item has been shipped.

I’ll only be running this promotion till next Sunday (19th January). So come and stop by :)

(coupons will expire 12th March 2014
 
Had some nice treats today from husband. He got me copies of Ninetendogs + Cats and Kid Icarus: Uprising. Yay :) So they’ll keep me busy for a while :D

I’ve been busy making stuff. Pictured are some cake rings and a waffle ring (with butter and syrup), that I made a couple of mornings ago when I couldn’t sleep.

You can buy them here.
 
That’s it then. That time has arrived. The one that suddenly materialises a few days after new year. Realisation smacks you in the face. Christmas is over.

I am doing the ‘bit I hate’ today. Taking down the Christmas tree. The reasons? After all, shouldn’t I be glad to get the house back to normal?

a) It takes time.
b) I have to untangle the lights.
c) It’s admitting defeat. Christmas *is* over.
d) The tree and decorations are brilliant for covering up areas where I can’t be bothered to dust.

So there we are. I am currently sitting on the living room floor surrounded by boxes. But one last quick photo of how things looked before everything went back to the mundane normal.

Also, photo of the awesome Alice themed gifts my husband got me for Christmas.

*pats your hand* It’s okay. We get to do it all again at the end of the year ;)

 
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Firstly. Happy New Year to you all. I hope 2014 is kind to you, your friends and family, and full of wonderful moments xxx

Secondly. I started an etsy shop way back in 2010, sold an item and then because I was also running a folksy store (and it was hard to balance the two), stopped. This year I’d like to get it up and running again, so I’ve been stocking it with some stuff. Polymer clay charms, jewellery, and felt flower brooches are just some of the things currently in stock. More to come. Take a peek :)


 
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Happy Pudding would love to sit on your desktop and be your wallpaper for Christmas :) You can download him by following the links below. Sizes include 1280 x 1024 and 800 x 600

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Look what I picked up today. It’s Christmas. I know. Usually this time of year you buy other people stuff, not yourself. But hey, my Christmas shopping is done. So I thought I’d treat myself ;) I am still undecided whether to stick it under the tree and wait to start wrecking on Christmas day, or just start now.

 
It’s nearly Christmas, and in my household that means early mornings. When I say early I mean getting up a 2.30am. It’s the same every year. With the run up to Christmas my husband has to start work before sunrise and before anyone in their right mind is out of bed. This means I get up too, because I like to make sure he has a nice breakfast and a cup of coffee before he leaves. Plus I do him food for break time.

All the years before it’s never effected me. Yet for some reason, this year, it’s really thrown me through a loop. I mean, my sleep time at the moment is terrible. He goes to work and I am still wide away. I remain this way until the sun rises, which then sets me up for a slow and groggy day.

It’s not his fault, bless him. But I will be glad when Monday comes and he breaks up for Christmas. Not just because then I get to spend all my time with him, but because then we can say goodbye to 2.30 rising. Until next year.

The Littlest Plague Doctor is now available on a variety of things including mugs, tee shirts, keyrings, buttons, notebooks etc. I want a pillow. I mean, who doesn’t want to snuggle with the worlds cutest Plague Doctor?

I still have to finish the picture his in with the balloons. It’ll probably have to wait for another day, however, because oww, my head. Major headache brewing.
 
Yay! For you. Some cute Christmas labels/tags Download the file, print them out and whack them on your presents to make them look extra nice. Note: you might have to scale them a little bit to the size you want ;D
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I’ve just put a wash on, and forgot to put the clothes in the machine that I actually wanted washed. Thus defeating the purpose of putting the washing machine on in the first place. Has anyone seen the undo button? I’d like to restart the afternoon please.

Today is the Sarcastic One’s birthday. So a big Happy Birthday oh Queen of Sarcasm. Have a lovely day.

Before I went to bed last night I did some editing on the Littlest Plague Doctor. His hat brim has got bigger (doesn’t look so much like one of those bucket hats now), and I reshaped his face a little bit to make the ‘beak’ on the mask more prominent.