Feeling Touristy, Part I

Remember those friends who came to visit? Well, we did quite a few touristy-type things.
First up is Mont St Michel.

Seen from afar



The Abbey inside


View from the top (the only way I've seen it as I'm afraid of heights :| )



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In other new, the first of the new Spring Earrings are up at Spicey Creations so go take a peek. More coming soon!

Happy Thursday!

So, what have you been up to? You know, the usual, preparing orders, designing jewelry, crafting, spending time with the other half, having to take yucky meds for a pulled shoulder muscle, in other words, life. ;)

Here are a couple recent acquisitions:

from Two Space


from Counting Sheep Studio


(Photos from the respective websites, i.e. not taken by me)


Here's a sneak peek of the Spring Collection from Spicey Creaions. As you can guess, there will be lots of yummy spring colors! :D


A little something for me

I haven't decided if it's finished yet. ;)

I have also done a bit of crafting. Here are my first lip balms

They are champagne flavored. Yum! :D

Mmmm, sushi, etc.

I got a sushi kit that actually only had recipes on how to do the rice. I just a quick look around the internet and since I had smoked salmon, I just used that and green onion. Very tasty, but I'll definitely try more combinations again soon. :)



In other news my February Sampler arrived and it was most awesome as usual.



The Spring Collection will soon be out at Spicey Creations, but check out the pretties that have been added in the meantime.

More on at Spicey Creations


Also, I've received several mails recently (which I promise to reply to all soon)inquiring on Issue 3 of Lil Bit of Spice and I promise you it's coming! It's in nearly completed form and has been since late August, but a family emergency kept me from completing it as scheduled. As of yet, I still haven't completed, but look for an update in March/April or sooner if I have my way. :) In the meantime, there's still an issue or two of the Premier Issue and Issue 2 available at distro e.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you are spending it doing something fun with someone you love! :D





I sent these to work with the someone I love and they were very much appreciated! :D

Cool Stuff 2

If you order something from Three Snails, you will definitely be in for an AWESOME treat! Her designs are so beautiful! Here is one of the things I ordered for a gift, but I am going to have the hardest time giving it to the person! (It is so "her" though that I might have to order some more for myself):

Empathy Stationery Set


Her designs are very original and the paper is really good quality. Color me impressed! Plus Mariah is such a sweetie! Check out Three Snails to see what she has to offer! :D

New pretties

New pretties available at Spicey Creations and more to come! :)

Want a Sampler?

If you missed out on getting a Sampler subscription, now's your chance to get one on auction. Click here now to bid on your choice of 1 month or 3 month subscriptions. Better be quick though since the auctions end at 3:30pm PST.

Cool Stuff 1

Here's the skirt I got from Textile Fetish:

Front


Back


Sorry, you can't buy one like it since it's one of a kind, but she's got all sorts of other cool things available for purchase at Textile Fetish for the whole family. :)

February Sampler Sneak Peek

I took photos of my samples for the February Sampler before sending off.



The Goods:
Sweet Heart Purse Charms/Zipper Pulls - cool and cute way to decorate your purse or backback, etc.
Charming Charms - wear as pendant, on a bracelet or could even be used as a keyring, purse or zipper charm
Lavendar Dolly Pins - cute for kids and adults alike

If you don't get one in your Sampler or don't subscribe to the Sampler, I will have some pins and zipper pulls/purse charms available for sale soon. :)

Close-Ups:

Lavendar Dolly Pins


Sweet Heart Purse Charms/Zipper Pulls


Happy Monday. :)

My Holiday Sampler is here! :D

My Holiday Sampler arrived! :D

Tis the season to be baking...

I'm unable to do any holiday baking this year, but thought I'd share some of the sugar cookies I did last year.



Honestly, they were way cuter in person! (And obviously, not blurry!) They tasted delicious, too! :D

Stocking


Snowman


Bell


Christmas Tree

Christmas Village, Part II

Here are more photos from the Christmas village:

The owners of this stand are actually a couple who paint everything themselves.


Santa Hats galore!


Ugh! It really needs to be after dark to see these decorations well!


This carousel is really, really beautiful!



In other news, my Samples are up on the front page! :D

Christmas Village, Part I

I absolutely love this photo that I took of a street artist downtown. We were visiting the annual Christmas village/market this weekend and it was a lot of fun!




Mmmm, macaroons! These were artisanally made and most delicious!


Dried sausages and pâtés, these are traditionally Corsican.



Here's a little stand selling handmade? figurines.


The first year I went to the Christmas village (2000), most of the "houses"/stands were nearly all artisanal products, but now a lot more massed produced stuff has come around.

I've got to fiddle with other photos in Photo Shop as they came out a bit dark since it rained a bit and was cloudy. :(

P.S. Today is the last day of the sale of at SpiceyCreations.com!

New Pretties at SpiceyCreations.com

New pretties over at Spicey Creations so be sure to check it out and save up to 60% sitewide even on NEW products through December 3!

Sitewide sale at SpiceyCreations.com

Sitewide sale at Spicey Creations. Save up to 60% off til Dec 3. EVERYTHING'S on sale! Please take a look! New items coming shortly!

Back in France with flowers...

Well, I've been back for a few days actually. Just settling in.
Meanwhile I was lucky enough to come back to this lovely bouquet.


I am very much playing catch up now and working on a site update today.
Happy Friday. Vive le weekend!

Sampler time

My Samples are up on the front page!



(Photo Courtesy of The Sampler )

The Sampler goes to eBay

If you missed out on getting a Sampler subscription, don't fret! There's now an opportunity to get a subscription on eBay. There are 1 and 3 month subscriptions available for domestic AND internationl! So hurry and go check out the Sampler auctions on eBay NOW!

News Update

Spicey Creations is set to reopen on November 15 at which time there will be a big pre-holiday sale and new items. It will be the perfect time for you to get all your holiday shopping done. Thanks for your continued support! :)

Lil Bit of Spice Update + Spicey Creations temporary closing

Issue 3 of Lil Bit of Spice Zine is postponed as I have an emergency that's come up that will require me to be gone for several weeks and I will not be able to work on it. Hope you all understand.

Also, Spicey Creations (http://www.SpiceyCreations.com) will be closed until further notice. Thanks for your business.

Last day!

Today is the last day of my sitewide sale over at Spicey Creations so be sure to check it out and save 15-25% on selected products!

I'm Sherlock Holmes...

Well, that was the swap theme over at Craftster. We were to "spy" on our partner's post, journal, etc., and craft 2 "small" items for our partner. It was thought up for Newbies, but anyone could join and I thought it was a fun theme so I did.
She got her package so I can post what I made for her. :D

My swap partner's getting married so I made her this broche/hatpin/bouquet decoration


And these wine glass charms



I also made her this necklace since her favorite color is red and she likes jewelry


and this Goddess bookmark because for some reason I felt like she'd like it and I was right since it's her favorite of the package (she liked it all) and mine, too! :)


Sorry about some of the blurry pics. I was in a hurry to take them and mail out and didn't verify I had clear ones before mailing the package off.

P.S. I do realize there are more than 2 items there, but I have this "problem" with overcompensating. *sigh*

Samples are up!

I just got back from a weekend "away" celebrating my other half's birthday. It was great, but a lot of work, organizing, preparing, decorating, etc. I'll try to get some piccies post later of the decorations as the "apple" theme turned out really well.

Also, what a nice surprise is to see my samples on the front page at the Sampler website.

(Photos property of the Sampler since unfortunately I forgot to take one before sending.)

More soon! Happy Sunday! :)

So, where's issue 3 of Lil Bit of Spice?

It's coming, it's coming...
Meanwhile check out distro e to get copies of the Premier Issue as well as Issue 2. I'm not printing them at the moment as I'm concentrating on Issue 3 whenever I get a chance to work on zine stuff.

New pretties!

Delicious new products up at Spicey Creations!



Plus, a sitewide sale happening now! Save 15-25% off on select items throughout the site until September 15.