tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31293174079508254212024-03-05T18:10:35.649-08:00. . . . . Mad Cat Blog . . . .Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-84833736130649086862012-06-07T14:39:00.001-07:002012-06-07T14:54:26.365-07:00It's been a while ... again ... sorry !<br />
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It's been SO long since I last updated this blog ... sorry guys n gals, but I am terrible at remembering to do things like this.</div>
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Anyway ... I shall just give you all a quick update as to where I am at the moment :)</div>
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Well .... the walking has been rather patchy, due to bad weather, but hey, I decided to book a babysitter in and go for Snowdon anyway ! I shall be going up Mount Snowdon on the 16th ... weather permitting ... I can't wait !!! It'll probably make me feel about 100 years old, but hey ... be sure that photo's will follow !</div>
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Another lovely bit of news is that I am now semi-resident in the Peak District *HAPPY face* My partner has managed to secure a little cottage in the village of Longnor, whilst I do the family / renovate / figure out how on earth to sell this house thing. We love going up there at weekends ... it's a lovely, cosy little place, with a field of lambs just under the kitchen window and amazing countryside just 5 minutes walk in any direction. We have our eyes peeled for a bigger place, but it's less urgent now that I have a bolthole to run to :)</div>
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My business is ticking over nicely ... something which I am VERY grateful for during these tough times. </div>
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I have started painting ... on silk, and I am loving it !</div>
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I also spent a very busy and rather frantic few months organising a local art market, in a bid to publicise the fantastic local talent that we have here in the Staffordshire Moorlands ... I think it went well, hehe :) Fingers crossed we get to do it all over again in December :)</div>
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Anyway ... the whole point of resurrecting this blog is for a give away !</div>
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My facebook page, Mad Cat Glass has just hit a milestone ... 500 likers !!! Woooo !!!!</div>
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I shall make a gift to give away in a random draw ... I'll post again tomorrow with the details and a photo, both on facebook and on here :)</div>
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So for now, I'll leave you with a visual catch up of what I've been up to :)</div>
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(just hope I can figure out how to import blog posts into word press ... it's been quite a while, hehe)</div>
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<br /></div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-5242949288571924282012-01-25T06:57:00.000-08:002012-01-25T06:58:48.475-08:00FINALLY ! A few new listings *cheers*I just thought I'd blog a little post to celebrate finally getting a few new beads listed in my Etsy store today !<br />
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Here are a few images of what's new today :)<br />
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</div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-19781578341055315762012-01-24T13:25:00.001-08:002012-01-24T13:25:40.828-08:00Looking for pastures new ......Gahhh ... the hint of a cottage here ... the sniff of a property there ..... it's really quite exciting, although a teeny bit frustrating !!!!!Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-63411000682341149222012-01-12T11:51:00.000-08:002012-01-12T11:51:52.897-08:00Slacking again !!!I keep trying ... I keep forgetting ... But I won't give up !<br />
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I haven't posted for a while, but I just thought I'd give you a mega quick update as to where I am at in January 2012 :)<br />
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I had a fantastic Yule ... followed by a great Christmas ... rounded off with a lovely, chilled New Year :)<br />
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Getting back into beading has been very slow, but I think I am finally beginning to gain some momentum.<br />
Accounts must be done next week, but I shall be back at the torch once they're all done :)<br />
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Right ... present day stuff :)<br />
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I am slowly but surely beginning to make improvements to my health ... I have started walking with Rob.<br />
I don't mean doing the whole getting off the bus a stop early ... round to the shop, etc, but some proper Peak District walking ... I am loving it !!! It does, however, highlight just how unfit I have become over the years.<br />
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Rob and me were talking last week, and decided on a goal ... a really challenging, but tangible goal .... Hopefully, by May this year, I will be walking up Mount Snowdon ! A challenge like this calls for some serious getting fit, so we are getting out and about and taking on some more challenging (well for me), walks.<br />
I have noticed an improvement in my overall fitness over the past 6 months, so now it's time to start pushing myself :)<br />
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Although I am REALLY bad at maintaining this blog, I have decided to set up a new blog, just to document my progress between now and my Snowdon attempt. More for my own benefit I think, but I'd also like to share any progress I make, just to prove that if I can do it, then maybe you can :)<br />
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I am 40 years old ... I smoke ... I am overweight, but I do like my food and the odd beer, I have a bad back most days, and my knees are a wee bit buggered ... I am still determined that I can do it though !<br />
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I won't necessarily waffle on, on this new blog ... I want to share links to the walks that I attempt, week by week ... I may add photo's too .... more than anything else, I'd like to have a visual record of the places I have walked and the fitness I have gained :)<br />
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So off I trot to set up a new blog page .. You don't have to follow it really though ... but I thought it would just be nice to share places and progress with you guys :)<br />
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Off I pop ... I shall leave you with a couple of recent photo's ...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Solstice sunrise at Arbor Low, Derbyshire</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm thinking cherries ... strawberries ... maybe Halloween and other holidays .... what do you think ?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know times are hard and money is scarce, but we all still need a little colour in our lives, don't we eh ? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please let me know via the comment box below this post whether you think a basic range would be a nice idea :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shall make a pendant and hold a random draw for a freebie :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll hold a random draw of all the people who have commented their thoughts after this post at the end of the week .... that'll be September 30th :)</div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-75338824788242672532011-09-21T13:05:00.000-07:002011-09-21T13:05:57.529-07:00New BHB's just listed for sale this evening ...2 posts from me in one evening ... that's really going some for me !!!<br />
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But here you are .... I have finally taken the plunge and started to make those fabled Big Holed Beads ... you know ... the ones that are compatible with Pandora or Troll bracelet systems ... here's the link :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.madcatglass.com/page4.htm">Click here to see my new BHB's</a><br />
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Thanks for looking ... I hope someone out there likes them :) ??Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-12765485916307557192011-09-21T12:35:00.000-07:002011-09-21T12:40:14.028-07:00Ooohhh .. how lovely !!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Some of my little tweety birds have been featured in a web tutorial by the very lovely Trish Latimer of Beads and Beyond !!!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The web tutorial accompanies October's issue ...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*sigh* .... original Minton tiles !!!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shame I'll not be here long enough to warrant any further investigation though, but oh how pretty they would have looked way back when ! :)</div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-3448518084918933472011-09-09T07:46:00.000-07:002011-09-09T07:46:10.569-07:00I've been taking advantage of the lovely weather !And this is what I have achieved today .... and with an achey back too !!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NASTY old lino now hacked up and bagged, ready for the tip ...nettle roots pulled up ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the ground elder removed and one very satisfied gardener :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also took photos of some focal beads earlier ... which have now disappeared into the laptop to god knows where ... and yes, you guessed it ... I deleted them from the card as I uploaded them ... DOH !!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I don't mind that so much .... both my kids have come home from school today and have informed me that they are in the top sets at school in pretty much all subjects !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am especially proud of Sam ... he's in top sets for languages, maths, english, BTEC, and Sciences !!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-79098206392854021092011-09-02T09:06:00.000-07:002011-09-02T09:06:32.488-07:00This time next year Rodney .....I WILL have a great garden !!!!<br />
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For almost a year and a half, to two years, I have had an embarrassing pile of rubbish built up in the garden ... I can't actually believe that it got into the state that it did ... it was so bad, I never took a 'before' photo for this project !<br />
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Over the last few weeks, with Rob, we've been doing lots of runs to the local tip and this is what I now have .... I can see soil once again !!!!!! All I need to do now is bag up that nasty old lino and get rid of a few metal table legs ....<br />
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You won't have seen just how bad it was before hand, so this photo will probably just look like a huge mess to you .... believe me .. this is an amazing change so far !!<br />
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Over the Autumn, I am going to start to clear, dig over and condition this patch of ground ... by spring, I shall have a vegetable patch ... I am determined to have one ... After sampling Rob's produce, I really think that I should be growing my own ... they taste SO much better that supermarket veg .... and totally organic too !<br />
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So, for posterity, here is the (still a bit bad) before shot of my veggie corner ...<br />
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Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-4090613461826763922011-09-01T00:51:00.000-07:002011-09-01T00:51:37.629-07:00The first day of Autumn !Good morning ... it's been a wee while, hasn't it !<br />
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What a glorious start to the Autumn isn't it ! Well I know we've not yet reached the equinox, but the 1st is (weather wise), the first official day of Autumn.<br />
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I have been noticing signs of the changing season for quite some time though ... the rowan berries were out much earlier than usual ... berries in general have appeared a bit earlier than last year, and even the acorn's ( so Rob noticed ) have been fattening up much earlier .... sign of a bad winter to follow, apparently ....<br />
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I do have to admit to the growing sense of relief too, that the summer break is almost over now .... my lot go back to school on the 7th !! Ahh ... the glorious 7th !!! It's been a LONG summer !!!!<br />
It was lovely to get a week in North Wales at the start of the holidays, but we've not really done much at all for the rest of the summer break ... boredom is well and truly here now !<br />
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I am really looking forward to getting my days to myself again soon, so that I can really crack on and get some new beads made ... it's been hard work over the summer !<br />
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One thing I did manage to get done this summer though .... my very first solo bead fair ! It was a mad rush to make enough stock, but I managed a table at The 5th Annual Bead Fair at Stourbridge. The run up to it was stressful .... I was nervous about how well it would go for days before, but I had a fantastic day !<br />
It was such a relief to FINALLY get my first bead fair under my belt :) I met so many old friends ... new ones too, and drank LOTS of coffee ! <br />
I had a good day (sales wise), too ... although I made more sales from the stuff I never thought would sell, and didn't sell a lot of the new stock, so I am now giving myself some time off from beading and just getting my stock gradually listed for sale on Etsy instead. The house is a wreck anyway, so it deserves some attention now that Stourbridge is behind me :)<br />
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I'm also looking forward to a night of camping on Saturday ... even if it rains, I don't care !!! We have been given a 5 man tent and we've still not managed to use it, so we are going to road test it before taking the kids anywhere in it :)<br />
I can't wait to get back up into the Peak District !<br />
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So .... summer is almost over ... Autumn is on it's way and I can't wait for the leaves to start turning ... it'll soon be Halloween too !!!<br />
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So I figured I'd end today's rambling with a couple of Autumnal photographs ... hope you like ....<br />
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Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-54987172000963001712011-07-13T03:29:00.000-07:002011-07-13T03:29:57.995-07:00Inspiration turned into art glass ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcIno2_7T6humBpcc6FZeQPB-0rqv6A6dyGB_EKMjhkXhnARYWKgis3MuqWgErmaZsdSQgq9qlHuztYxA2KVoo5wOVhIM1i_Ah2_SQyu5X2Bi3W0ZEJ7f6Bt7hhJpQGVB_qbzxxmWQEs/s1600/avebury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">I thought I'd share a couple of images of what I made the other day, inspired by some visits to ancient sites ... I can't help but feel inspired by these places </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcIno2_7T6humBpcc6FZeQPB-0rqv6A6dyGB_EKMjhkXhnARYWKgis3MuqWgErmaZsdSQgq9qlHuztYxA2KVoo5wOVhIM1i_Ah2_SQyu5X2Bi3W0ZEJ7f6Bt7hhJpQGVB_qbzxxmWQEs/s320/avebury.jpg" width="245" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMfUYrMBE3WlHt9f9_JVgR_AearzoUnba1r7xRTait5NTdbEJHzYn3qarlMbZ_V2DJGwYUdSK2maxIjdAg0SSESbXj3P5_rAOelrjrPzm5bDpRQufR7d1MyNbp0pGkMoyKC4J6d4kwyc/s1600/aveorabge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMfUYrMBE3WlHt9f9_JVgR_AearzoUnba1r7xRTait5NTdbEJHzYn3qarlMbZ_V2DJGwYUdSK2maxIjdAg0SSESbXj3P5_rAOelrjrPzm5bDpRQufR7d1MyNbp0pGkMoyKC4J6d4kwyc/s320/aveorabge.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjax9SguccbNbhsWrsdsm0XwXG70OYaVeIXqgKQE7YyZ7KNZiV4td2N2puj6GSUZ-hfWDYxBmg8R8-NrJjirlo3gC8b5GXBo2bGMSBrkctoO6E-bJJgFB-C9dgl26FMK34zRVnt91ThwrE/s1600/271121_204560376261886_142377722480152_660557_6213595_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjax9SguccbNbhsWrsdsm0XwXG70OYaVeIXqgKQE7YyZ7KNZiV4td2N2puj6GSUZ-hfWDYxBmg8R8-NrJjirlo3gC8b5GXBo2bGMSBrkctoO6E-bJJgFB-C9dgl26FMK34zRVnt91ThwrE/s320/271121_204560376261886_142377722480152_660557_6213595_n.jpg" width="264" /></a></div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-63309043518458263582011-07-11T02:47:00.000-07:002011-07-11T02:47:53.387-07:00New life !!!!!It's been SO very long since I last blogged ... so I am going to attempt to rectify this terrible habit of blog neglect :)<br />
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Well ... I don't really know where to start ... life is a strange old thing, isn't it ... just when you are just about to give up on it, it throws you a lifeline !<br />
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My lifeline came back in May, in the form of Rob ... it's a very long story really ... about 15 odd years long actually :)<br />
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Many years ago, I started a relationship with a wonderful, caring, thoughtful guy ... but as with so many things in life that don't work out, it just wasn't our time I don't think ... he always was 'the one' for me, and over the years I have bumped through life, never quite settling with anyone, and making some pretty questionable relationship choices.<br />
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Anyway .. fast forward to 2011 and the fates decided it was finally time to smile on us and he came looking for me :)<br />
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So here I am .... I never for a minute figured that having such momentous but good things happen would be so tiring ( in a creative sense ), but it has been .. and still is really, but I am getting used to this whole new way of being, slowly but surely :) I still find it hard to focus though ... I have so many thoughts, dreams and plans flying around in my tiny brain, still, but I am getting there and starting to feel more settled and grounded now :)<br />
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Now is the time to start to focus on building the business ... there will be no more misery, stress, frustration, depression ... and lots more happiness instead :)<br />
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I have so many new inspirations right now ... they are slowly starting to formulate themselves into concrete plans and designs ... Rob has enriched my life in so many ways .. but what is having the biggest influence on my work at the moment, are the beautiful sites that he is showing me :)<br />
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I have always loved stone circles and BEAUTIFUL countryside, but have just never managed to get to see them ... but now... finally, I can !<br />
I don't think I will ever stop being grateful to karma, and to Rob for enriching my life so much !<br />
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Anyway ... I shall stop waffling on for now, and share just a few of the beautiful sights that I have seen just lately ... I need to get to work after my coffee :)<br />
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</div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-1272184628622425382011-03-13T10:23:00.000-07:002011-03-13T10:23:47.091-07:00Went for a walk in the countryside ....It's been a little while since I posted a blog .... I think that sometimes, I just get stuck in the day to day routine of trying to work ... clean house and see to the kids, and I forget to think about things.<br />
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This tuesday was different though :) My lovely friend, Milton, took me out for the day and we went for a ramble through some beautiful Shropshire countryside. Now, Shropshire ( I am sorry to admit), has never really got me too fired up before. I now know that the reason is purely that it's a county I have never visited before, and so I have never had the chance to appreciate.<br />
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We were blessed with a beautiful day on Tuesday ... the sun was up and the sky was blue, pretty much all day.<br />
We started by having a wander around the gorgeous little town of Much Wenlock.<br />
The place is just beautiful !!!! Lots of lovely old and quaint buildings, and the ruins of an Abbey could be peered at over a high wall. Shame the Abbey ruins were closed really ... they'll be open in April though.<br />
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Here's a picture I found on the net ..... it'd be lovely to go back and walk around the place when it's open to the public though ..<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a slap up breakfast in a lovely little cafe, we went for a drive up to Wenlock Edge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a lovely, lovely place to wander around ... we went on a walk along the edge, up past an old quarry, and caught some beautiful views through breaks in the trees, down into the valley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shame we couldn't get a picture really, but it was just fantastic looking down and watching two red kites below in the valley, hunting ... just awesome !!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After walking along the Edge, we decided to drive through Church Stretton and up the Long Mynd .... it was absolutely gorgeous up there .... my kind of countryside ... much more hilly and open to the elements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We even saw someone's hang gliding rig sitting there ... the owners were in a car drinking hot coffee .... waiting for the right wind, I suppose </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-14911652097064079202011-02-22T04:53:00.001-08:002011-02-22T04:53:01.657-08:00Taking it easy today ...Well kind of ... I've spent the morning tearing my hair out, trying to take half decent bead photographs. The light is so dull that's it's almost impossible to get a decent image that doesn't need photoshopping half to death.<br />
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So how's it been going since I last posted ?<br />
Slow - ish really. Steady, but slow. I think that when my partner first lost his job, I kind of panicked and threw myself into accepting every sniff of a commission, but then I started struggling to keep to deadlines, so I had to apologise to a few customers and slow down a little bit.<br />
My biggest problem / fear is creative burnout. The pressure on me to be creative and productive when I am the sole earner in the family can be horrendous at times, but regardless of how I might be feeling, the bills still have to be paid, so I try and just plod on most of the time.<br />
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If it wasn't for all of my wonderful customers though, my mortgage and other bills simply wouldn't get paid, so I shouldn't really complain. I feel privileged to be able to sell what I enjoy making so much :)<br />
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So other life stuff ... I still have a bad shoulder. The physiotherapist thinks it's tendonitis, and is giving me some exercises to do. It's not much better yet, but I haven't lost any more movement, so that has to be positive.<br />
I just wish that when it hurts, it didn't hurt quite so much.<br />
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My middley had his birthday at the weekend .... 13 already .... teenager number 2 to try to survive, LOL<br />
He's getting so grown up now ... he went bowling with a friend instead of me taking him bowling .. I guess that at 13, bowling with Mum just isn't the done thing anymore *sigh*<br />
The whole family pooled his birthday money and he is now the owner of his very first console ! It's so quiet here now, haha .... I wouldn't normally allow him to spend hours at a stretch on it, but it's new, and it's half term, so I'll let him have his fun for now :)<br />
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Anyway ... that's pretty much it from me for now... so I'll round up today's post with a few new bead pictures<br />
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If you got this far, reading ... congratulations ! LOL<br />
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</div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-49533479517893949312011-01-20T14:20:00.000-08:002011-01-20T14:20:07.089-08:00I've even impressed myself today !!!I slept REALLY badly last night .. only just managing about 3 hours of sleep ... so waking this morning was far from a joyous occasion, lol.<br />
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I did, however, have a lovely morning catching up with my friend, Hannah .. I hadn't seen her for what felt like AGES, so it was lovely to catch up :)<br />
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I bought a bead mag today too .... I'm not really what you'd call a trendsetter with my beads, but I like to stay up to date with that's up and coming, just in case it's something I actually like.<br />
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I also bought a notepad and pen too ... this year is going to be a busy one for me ... and if things go to plan, it will be a big year, work-wise too ... so I thought it best to start keeping a running journal / scribbles book, to try and keep up with everything.<br />
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I also took a very brave step yesterday too ... I won't know until the end of January ( I think ), but I have registered an interest for a table at the Stourbridge bead fair this August. Last year's exhibitors are usually given first refusal, but then the list is opened up to others, such as me ... so please wish me luck !<br />
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And now to the reason I am impressed with myself today .... I've been making a few hearts just lately ... yeh yeh .. I know ... but a heart isn't just for Valentines Day, is it !<br />
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But today I decided to make a funky set of little hearts .... I don't own a heart press, so I figured I'd give it a go and see what they looked like when they're done ......<br />
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They were all made one at a time ... I had no other bead to gauge them by as I was making them .... and they are all ( pretty much ) the same size and proportion !!!!<br />
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I have never managed to make a set like this before ... there are always odd sizes, so I usually sell them as 'graduated' sets of beads .. but nope, not these !!!!!!<br />
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I can't wait to clean and dress them tomorrow .. they are rather cute ... not all I need is for someone to agree and buy them !!!<br />
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Anyway .. enough rambling from me for this evening ... I hope for a productive day at the torch tomorrow ... I have a whole day of portraits on the books ... eek !<br />
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Lets hope I get more sleep tonight than I did last night eh ....<br />
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xLesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-84912137014812499342011-01-19T17:00:00.001-08:002011-01-19T17:00:12.679-08:00Can't sleep .....I ate a cookie ... NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooLesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-28106728018950061072011-01-19T16:59:00.000-08:002011-01-19T16:59:25.623-08:00Public Transport REAAAALLLYYYY stinks !Today is a happy day ..... I paid the mortgage with beads ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D<br />
OK ... well not literally, but yep ... for the first time ever, I made enough bead sales this month to cover my mortgage !!!!!<br />
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I had a great day today ... went into town to post stuff ... enjoyed (well almost enjoyed) a SKINNY latte .... yep, I started a diet yesterday ...<br />
Well .. not so much a calorie counting effort, as a better eating plan ... day 2 ( today) wasn't too bad until Mum dropped the kids off this evening .... she bought some choc brownies with her ... home baked and all .... so yeh .... my bad ... I've eaten one ::)<br />
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Only one though ... and well, she does only bring then round once a week .... I did refuse cheesecake last night .. and the whipped cream and cake I usually have in Costa, so it's not all bad :)<br />
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I have made some beads today .... but as a pat on the back, I let myself take it a bit easier this afternoon, so haven't made as many as usual .... I did make some hearts though ... although I had forgotten how badly I scorch opaque red ... so that ones' for the bin :P<br />
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Am off into town tomorrow to catch up with a lovely friend of mine ... so tomorrow will be a short work day too ... ahh well ... I shall just have to make up for it later on :)<br />
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I'm off to make a cuppa and wait for the Etsy chat room to open up now ... so enjoy your evening :) Catch you tomorrow xx<br />
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Oh and by the way .... the bus home smelled of wee today ..... just wanted to share ;)<br />
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Should you feel the need to discuss the total wrong-ness of a low fat latte, or the state of our public transport, then just post a comment below ;)Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-76682742400766940082011-01-18T23:05:00.000-08:002011-01-18T23:05:03.924-08:00Soooo busy and tiredHow's everyone doing ?<br />
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I am soooooo tired !<br />
This working for yourself lark is knackering ! Well it is when you're the only one in the house who's working ... I'm not sure if it's the pressure I'm feeling or just the fact that my days are so busy, but I am just plain pooped and ready for bed already !<br />
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Up at 6 ish ... out by 8am ... back in by 9 ... then it's emails, bead cleaning, photographing, image prep ... then there's the endless networking you have to do to get your work seen by potential buyers .... coffee break then it's of to the torch ..... worked till the kids came home, then it's dishes, cleaning the kitchen floor ... then the laundry.... then I sit by the fire place for an hour or so burning all the rubbish we can't get rid of .... sit down for a bit then it's time to cook dinner ( we had hot dogs today cos I couldn't be bothered)<br />
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Where does the day go ?<br />
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I really don't understand this fabled equality ... it confuses me so !<br />
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When my partner was working, I did it all .... and fitted as many work hours in as I could .... so why, when I am the only worker, do I have 'help' with the jobs ?? I did them all myself when it was the other way around ? so why do I need to do them, but with a bit of help ??<br />
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And I don't understand all of this "oh it's a man thing" either .... people are people ... jobs are jobs ... so why the inequality I ask you ?<br />
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Ahh well ... tired moan over with ... I have had a few really productive days at the torch, which is always good :)<br />
I'm still getting portrait requests, which is fab ! Challenging, but fab :D I might moan, but I REALLY need the work right now !<br />
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I made my first attempt at a thimble monster yesterday ... unfortunately, he slipped off the mandrel ... DOH ! So he looks pretty sorry for himself now ... he's intact though, so the attempt wasn't a total loss :D<br />
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Yesterday morning was nice too ... Mum slipped me £30, instructing me to 'treat myself' .... so I did :D It took an hour of walking in and out of the shops, but I finally bought myself a real luxury ... a new handbag !!!!<br />
Oh and I bought a cool jewellery stand in the sale too ... not for me, I don't really wear jewellery, but just in case I get the chance to sell anywhere this year :)<br />
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Here are my goodies ...<br />
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Hmm .. anything else interesting happened to me over the last day or two ?? Ummm...... nope .. don't think so ...<br />
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I made some nice beads though :)<br />
You may have seen them in the show and tells, but for the benefit of those who haven't and for posterity on my blogspot site.. here are a few piccies :)<br />
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Well that's pretty much it for now ... I have some commission nugget sets to clean and etch after this ... oh and a lovely chunky set of crunch beads, all left shiny, in graduated amber shades ... oh and there is my first home attempt at Anouk's Angel Wing's technique .. it was going quite well until I accidentally squished it, so I now have a flat, off mandrel pendant ... it actually turned out better than I had hoped... will share pictures tomorrow :)<br />
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Well I hope you all enjoy the rest of your evening :) Catch you tomorrow with more day to day mumblings :)<br />
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Ta Tar xLesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-57030264010704666592011-01-14T13:39:00.000-08:002011-01-14T13:39:24.061-08:00Oh yessss !!! It's friday !!!!<br />
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Well it's been a fairly productive week for me ... how about you ?<br />
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Today's been busy too ... I had to get my new sets all cleaned, etched, photographed, etc .... I got there eventually, but it always seems to eat into my day ... Maybe I should start subbing the work out to someone else so that I can just get on and make beads ;D<br />
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I still can't believe how well my portraits are selling at the moment .. I feel blessed ! Although I still have to finish them off !<br />
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I have one that's all finished though .. here she is ..<br />
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I've spent more time at the computer than making beads today. I'd much rather be at the torch, truth be told, but at least I have got lots done.... there's just one other thing I want to share with you this evening ... I've started building my new site, to compliment my Etsy shop .... I hope Sooz doesn't mind me sharing the link ... I just want to show you all what I have been working on .. not plug my work.<br />
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Well here it is ... I still have some work to do on it though .. like a proper banner !<br />
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Drum roll .......... ;D<br />
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http://www.madcatglass.com<br />
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There ... my new dot com :)<br />
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I'm so glad it's Saturday tomorrow ... no silly 6am alarm clock ... the chance to nip into town and post some orders off, then an afternoon back at the torch :)<br />
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I hoe you all have a lovely day tomorrow ... speak soon xxxLesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129317407950825421.post-3395171675381243992011-01-14T07:43:00.000-08:002011-01-14T07:43:21.443-08:00I love, love LOVE my friend George !!!!<div style="text-align: center;">*squeals* !!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Look what my wonderfully talented friend made with one of my beads ...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Catch you later :)</div>Lesley Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234808629540757777noreply@blogger.com0