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Do You Wanna Help...

Daisy??

This little lady's owners have a very hard choice to make right now BUT you can help make that choice the right one!

Check out my gorgeous "cyber" friend Kirsty...she has decided to have a raffle for Daisy......

and BOY is it one you don't want to miss out on!!!!

Now, the raffle is drawn on 24th MAY, sooo

GET YOUR SKATES ON OVER TO SEE KIRSTY, NOW!!!

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Something New...

When I Grow Up, I wanna be....

It's a question most of us, if not all, have muttered at some point in our pre-adult life...and quite possibly in our adult life too!

"And what do you wanna be when you grow up?"

"I wanna be a...."

Some of us had clear ideas of which direction we should go in and what the outcome would be, whilst others had absolutely no idea and whatever was muttered at the time would soon change by the end of the week, heck, sometimes by the end of the same day!!

I never actually pondered that question too much....it was asked of me but I was too busy enjoying what I was doing at that particular moment in time to wonder what I wanted to be when I was a million years older!

Mine was more a "feeling" of doing something I loved rather than a "knowing" of what I would be doing...all through my growing pains and adult life whatever I gave 110% to I "felt" this wasn't it....I've never particularly been a crafty person, I certainly can't draw for toffee, sewing is just too much effort and knitting...well lets just say my mind loses the count after the first two rows!!

It's funny how, with changing circumstances, we are thrown in different directions...through ill health I found myself dabbling in papercrafts...whilst I enjoyed this calming effect on my mind, the hold wasn't there long enough and so I turned to making jewellery and.....PING!! that was it! I felt as though I was home! THIS is what I wanted to do when I grew up!

With this thought I am putting a new blog feature together...to be aired here soon...maybe once a fortnight or once a month {haven't decided yet}....I will be asking that very question to those who have "made" something out of their dream of "when I grow up"....those who have taken their talent, imagination and determination and created a business out of it...to glimpse how they started, the ups and downs, the rewards, how they named themselves....

I can't wait to share these interviews with you...I hope you will be as excited to read them!

Check back soon...

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"i heart macro"

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hello gorgeous xxx

I Heart Macro...

I've come across a few posts in relation to i heart macro over the last few weeks and have been inspired by some gorgeous photos shared....SO wanting to join in with the fun, but not feeling anywhere near good enough to do so.

This little brainchild is the work of Lori at Studio Waterstone...it's a simple concept:

"no words except "i heart macro." Take a picture - up close. REALLY up close, then post it. Add this button to your post, then comment here w/ a link"

I've decided I am gonna join in regardless, I only have a "point & shoot" camera {with a macro function}but more often than not it is hit and miss whether I "get the shot"... which always surprises me when it's a hit!!

As the concept is to post without words....check out my next posting!

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Am On A Roll...

...a banner roll that is!

After the excitement of creating the above banner for the blog, I decided to pop a new one on my Folksy shop too, slightly different....but the same....if you get my meaning! ha! 

Pop on over and take a look!

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A Critics Voice....

Have just spent the last hour creating....not jewellery but a banner of all things, for my little place of adventure....the hello gorgeous blog! It's made up of all things special to me....making jewellery, walks on the beach and of course, the pin-up!

What do you think? 

I want you to be truthful...how else will I get it right otherwise!  I am open to your thoughts and criticisms (constructive ones obviously!)

Anyway, don't be shy to leave a comment on what you are thinking

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BTW!

Yes, it's Bead Table Wednesday already!

Having recently sorted through my stash and got everything organised I was {a little} inspired and pulled a few colours

I have two projects in mind for these little beauties....they will look delicious! First tho, I need to order some silver!

What's on your BTW?

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Question of the Week - Where Do You Seek Out Your Lost Mojo?

I'm not really sure I have lost mine...it's more like it's trapped....up there in my brain....desparately trying to grab the attention of my hands.  I hear it knocking on the walls of my head, shouting "let me out"..."I have things to create"..."what's the hold-up?" and all the while I have a picture of those said creations spilling out of the mouth of my mojo with every sentence it shouts at me....pacing back and forth with frustration at being confined *sigh of apathy*

I feel I need a spark...my mind is ready for it but my body just doesn't want to know...how can that be?

So my question to you this week is....

Where Do You Seek Out Your Lost Mojo

 {or alternatively, How Do You Release It!}

Hope you're all having a wicked Sunday!

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hello gorgeous xxx