tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19650351277688620462024-03-13T04:13:01.914+01:00Indulge me ...marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-57102969972876712592008-06-22T17:10:00.008+01:002008-12-10T19:28:31.919+01:00"To bed, to bed,"said Sleepy Head. "Let's tarry awhile," said Slow. "Get out your stuff," said an excited Marsha. "We'll make some beautiful jewellery before we go!!!" :)))<br /><br />Here's what I created late Friday night/early Saturday morning before I finally went to bed at 5am, feeling mighty pleased with myself.....ahhhhhh.....heaven.......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF58B3n4hHI/AAAAAAAABT0/JeY13TxZb4c/s1600-h/flowerwithgarnetsnecklace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF58B3n4hHI/AAAAAAAABT0/JeY13TxZb4c/s400/flowerwithgarnetsnecklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214741790094558322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF58Cmaz5YI/AAAAAAAABT8/WgY86GuVPkg/s1600-h/rosesonrussinjadenecklace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF58Cmaz5YI/AAAAAAAABT8/WgY86GuVPkg/s400/rosesonrussinjadenecklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214741802656195970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57JsOcg7I/AAAAAAAABTM/6Esf1BzmU0g/s1600-h/bluetuliponwood3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57JsOcg7I/AAAAAAAABTM/6Esf1BzmU0g/s400/bluetuliponwood3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214740824962401202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57J68IKJI/AAAAAAAABTU/DblTXeypJ9g/s1600-h/floweronwoodearrings3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57J68IKJI/AAAAAAAABTU/DblTXeypJ9g/s400/floweronwoodearrings3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214740828912101522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57J3RGrMI/AAAAAAAABTc/G7LPxLNG730/s1600-h/floweronwoodnecklace3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57J3RGrMI/AAAAAAAABTc/G7LPxLNG730/s400/floweronwoodnecklace3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214740827926342850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57KB9qeII/AAAAAAAABTk/pbEof6bPnyA/s1600-h/floweronwoodlariat2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57KB9qeII/AAAAAAAABTk/pbEof6bPnyA/s400/floweronwoodlariat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214740830797592706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57KJbeneI/AAAAAAAABTs/q1AENNOygFQ/s1600-h/greentuliponwood2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SF57KJbeneI/AAAAAAAABTs/q1AENNOygFQ/s400/greentuliponwood2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214740832801693154" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-29816869651735326252008-06-13T04:11:00.006+01:002008-12-10T19:28:32.241+01:00evolving ...I was speaking to my wonderful friend, a fellow Etsyian and highly talented metalsmith, <a href="http://www.howlindoggie.etsy.com/">howlindoggie</a>, the other day, and I was telling her about how I'm totally hooked on vintage looking pieces now. She said my tastes/skills etc are evolving, which happens to almost all jewellery makers. It's a natural process every designer goes through - this need to experiment, change, evolve.<br /><br />So seeing as how I'm in sync with vintage at the mo', I decided to experiment. I'm bringing vintage up a notch or two to where vintage meets zen. Here are my works-in-progress, they'll be turned into beautiful pendants shortly.<br /><br />I love the effect produced by the juxtaposition of a pale and dark colour. What do you think?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SFHoBQymIyI/AAAAAAAABS8/bb_iwot85ZA/s1600-h/Picture+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SFHoBQymIyI/AAAAAAAABS8/bb_iwot85ZA/s400/Picture+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211201352229069602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SFHodbwn0jI/AAAAAAAABTE/lB9Gb-_TQPI/s1600-h/Picture+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SFHodbwn0jI/AAAAAAAABTE/lB9Gb-_TQPI/s400/Picture+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211201836209918514" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-72784894209449096682008-06-11T07:25:00.005+01:002008-12-10T19:28:32.915+01:00it's been soooooo long ...since my last post and I honestly do apologise for the absence! I've been neck high in exam preps and school ... and it's just plain crazy to think that an 8-year old (i.e., Josh) has to go through this amount of stress. Granted, they benefit entirely from the solid foundation the education system provides them but it feels like as if they're sitting for their GCE 'O' levels at Primary 3! Good grief!<br /><br />I'd like to thank all of you who so very sweetly emailed just to check in on me. I'm well and back to my jewellery making since it's the school holidays now.<br /><br />So without further ado, here's an update - Please note that I'm currently in <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Vintage mode</span>. I used to not honour jewellery pieces which exuded a vintage feel with a second glance, but now ... I'm hooked. I went out shopping (FINALLY!) for oxidised brass items and once I had whatever I needed, I delved head-on into the world of vintage beauty ... here are my latest creations which will formerly be part of <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">'The Vintage Collection'</span> and these, my dear readers, will be available in my <a href="http://www.marshatoh.etsy.com/">Etsy store</a> soon ... :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zEzXVYeI/AAAAAAAABSc/Zzbm6apc2QY/s1600-h/vintagenecklace2a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zEzXVYeI/AAAAAAAABSc/Zzbm6apc2QY/s400/vintagenecklace2a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210509820235702754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zFpQhLjI/AAAAAAAABSk/mGKex4Np7QI/s1600-h/vintagenecklace3b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zFpQhLjI/AAAAAAAABSk/mGKex4Np7QI/s400/vintagenecklace3b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210509834702630450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zGKDHyvI/AAAAAAAABSs/O2BP1Gl6o_E/s1600-h/vintagenecklace1c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zGKDHyvI/AAAAAAAABSs/O2BP1Gl6o_E/s400/vintagenecklace1c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210509843504810738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zGd1vjaI/AAAAAAAABS0/ngBR1NE_K3I/s1600-h/vintageearrings1a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SE9zGd1vjaI/AAAAAAAABS0/ngBR1NE_K3I/s400/vintageearrings1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210509848817405346" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-21317664772500584452008-04-20T05:17:00.005+01:002008-12-10T19:28:33.784+01:00something old ... something new ...I've recently started experimenting with other types of metals. Up till now, I've only used either hypoallergenic stainless steel or sterling silver chains and findings. Below is my latest creation, simply entitled 'Vine'. I just love how this brass vine stamping connector turned out against the brass effect chains ... it's got this whole antiquish look about it that's so beautiful. <div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191177989611895874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SArE4KSkvEI/AAAAAAAABSM/ULl6enWKCGY/s400/P1080064.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191177993906863186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/SArE4aSkvFI/AAAAAAAABSU/YhRvjftxc_w/s400/P1080058.JPG" border="0" />marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-84974223503628967672008-04-02T05:48:00.012+01:002008-12-10T19:28:34.655+01:00my little fashionistaI believe we have a little fashionista in the making! Gaby gave the word "head-dress" a whole new meaning when she pulled out her shorts from the I-promise-to-do-the-ironing-later pile of clothes and placed it over her head!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MVaKOrfQI/AAAAAAAABR0/4FSMSquBtVw/s1600-h/Picture+070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184511135200279810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MVaKOrfQI/AAAAAAAABR0/4FSMSquBtVw/s200/Picture+070.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MVNqOrfNI/AAAAAAAABRc/iprG-P0w94s/s1600-h/Picture+067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184510920451914962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MVNqOrfNI/AAAAAAAABRc/iprG-P0w94s/s200/Picture+067.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MVNqOrfNI/AAAAAAAABRc/iprG-P0w94s/s1600-h/Picture+067.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MVNqOrfNI/AAAAAAAABRc/iprG-P0w94s/s1600-h/Picture+067.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MWAKOrfRI/AAAAAAAABR8/EPbGtgZoGzc/s1600-h/Picture+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184511788035308818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MWAKOrfRI/AAAAAAAABR8/EPbGtgZoGzc/s200/Picture+069.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MXYqOrfSI/AAAAAAAABSE/pT3BaTR3hcU/s1600-h/Picture+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184513308453731618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MXYqOrfSI/AAAAAAAABSE/pT3BaTR3hcU/s200/Picture+061.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R_MVNqOrfNI/AAAAAAAABRc/iprG-P0w94s/s1600-h/Picture+067.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And lo and behold! It matched her outfit! :) Hmmm ... upon closer inspection, she was playing with a matching set of yellow cutlery as well (check out the bottom right pic)!!! Well, looks like SOMEONE was busy playing matchy-matchy today!marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-241619554944962092008-03-26T09:57:00.006+01:002008-12-10T19:28:36.719+01:00behind-the-scenesHere's a peek at what I've been working on during the past week ... I've been busy as you can see ... :)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQKOrfII/AAAAAAAABQ0/9btEt4lWAR0/s1600-h/Picture+248a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181973290564680834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQKOrfII/AAAAAAAABQ0/9btEt4lWAR0/s400/Picture+248a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQaOrfJI/AAAAAAAABQ8/GIMys5qWSsg/s1600-h/Picture+240.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181973294859648146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQaOrfJI/AAAAAAAABQ8/GIMys5qWSsg/s400/Picture+240.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQaOrfKI/AAAAAAAABRE/CUCXbRAi_fI/s1600-h/Picture+302.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181973294859648162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQaOrfKI/AAAAAAAABRE/CUCXbRAi_fI/s400/Picture+302.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQqOrfLI/AAAAAAAABRM/pNDaH7WhMjA/s1600-h/Picture+339.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181973299154615474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQqOrfLI/AAAAAAAABRM/pNDaH7WhMjA/s400/Picture+339.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQqOrfMI/AAAAAAAABRU/UBORkHNYpNw/s1600-h/Picture+374.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181973299154615490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oRQqOrfMI/AAAAAAAABRU/UBORkHNYpNw/s400/Picture+374.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ2qOrfDI/AAAAAAAABQM/7xzUBKSeQxE/s1600-h/Picture+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181972852478016562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ2qOrfDI/AAAAAAAABQM/7xzUBKSeQxE/s400/Picture+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ3KOrfEI/AAAAAAAABQU/IRDxjVzCv8o/s1600-h/Picture+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181972861067951170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ3KOrfEI/AAAAAAAABQU/IRDxjVzCv8o/s400/Picture+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ3KOrfFI/AAAAAAAABQc/u8ZL5CTPmPA/s1600-h/Picture+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181972861067951186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ3KOrfFI/AAAAAAAABQc/u8ZL5CTPmPA/s400/Picture+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ3aOrfGI/AAAAAAAABQk/nSy3vyAgFvE/s1600-h/Picture+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181972865362918498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ3aOrfGI/AAAAAAAABQk/nSy3vyAgFvE/s400/Picture+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R-oQ3qOrfHI/AAAAAAAABQs/B2bHYh9lKoo/s1600-h/Picture+012.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-45746270142823655902008-03-12T08:58:00.010+01:002008-12-10T19:28:38.584+01:00all done - phew!<div align="center">Our home is officially DONE UP. PHeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeW! That was just plain crazy ... running around and coordinating with the contractor ... getting furniture from IKEA and then assemblingthem ... then unpacking 88,yes - 88 boxes. And after all that - it's done. YAY!!!<br /></div><div align="center">Here are some pics of our little apartment. We decided to keep it simple, zen and all woody ... :D</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176778191759013282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R9ecVnDI9aI/AAAAAAAABP8/vnIcjA2D-V8/s320/Picture+322.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Our Main Entrance </p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176805241463043506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R9e08HDI9bI/AAAAAAAABQE/LwQKRi65PF0/s320/Picture+324.jpg" border="0" /><br />Some framed antique plates which have been passed down from generation to generation ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176764499403273570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R9eP4nDI9WI/AAAAAAAABPc/phJ0urpnq7c/s320/Picture+228.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Our Living Room - Night Shot (those window rails are such an eye-sore but I suppose when you're on the 6th floor with a 2 year old, it's better to be safe than sorry)</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176764507993208178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R9eP5HDI9XI/AAAAAAAABPk/kUp6oELWOpo/s320/Picture+278.jpg" border="0" />My Little Kitchen - Had to work with the peach flooring the apartment came with. But it turned out well in the end me thinks...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176764512288175490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R9eP5XDI9YI/AAAAAAAABPs/KXpS0OBSTjg/s320/Picture+280.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">And my cutey bedside table - check out those litle babies, and by that I don't mean the Japanese dolls ;) - just a teaser as to what will be available in my store soon!)<br /></p>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-19612854571535445892008-02-08T10:19:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:38.761+01:00HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!Here's wishing one and all a very happy, properous and blessed lunar new year! May the year of the rat bring luck, love and happiness to you and your loved ones!!!<br /><br /><div><div>Below is a pic taken at my uncles's place on the first day of the chinese new year ... it's great to home. :) </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164632562592330210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R6x188i7MeI/AAAAAAAABPU/4FdustCIi4Q/s400/Picture+201b.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-48244304284919167112008-02-05T09:45:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:39.295+01:00Greetings from SINGAPORE!Hi once again to all my dear readers! It's been a REAL long time since I last blogged and I do apologise for having been missing in action all this while.<br /><br />We arrived on December 29th and hit the ground running - literally. Dashed off to get Joshua's school shoes, got his school books and uniform ready for his new school which started just 3 days later! Catching up with family was next on our to-do list and me-oh-my, Gaby had such a hard time adjusting to all the new faces. She decided to turn into a koala bear and turned into a permanent accessory on my arm. Thankfully enough though, she's slowly but surely getting used to the faces around her as well as to the new environment.<br /><br />The next big thing we were faced with was looking for contractors to do up our apartment. Getting wardrobes, curtains etc from IKEA - love IKEA, and all that needs to be done now is the actual renovation itself, which won't happen till after the Chinese New Year just around the corner.<br /><br />'Nuff said. It's great to be able to have help with the kiddos at long last, I'm so deeply appreciative of all the help I'm getting now, especially since I've been away from my family for 9 years! And it's extremely wonderful to be able to just zip around over to my mum's place as and when I can ... that's cool!<br /><br />Here are just a couple of pics of Singapore's skyline ... more pics to follow shortly, I promise. I hope to fill my etsy store soon with new goodies ... here's when I wish there were more hours in the day.<br /><br />Hope everyone is well ... I have missed you all and am off to catch up on all my fellow bloggers now. In the meantime, enjoy these pics ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R6gmbMi7MaI/AAAAAAAABO0/qOd2D-I7m34/s1600-h/s2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R6gmbMi7MaI/AAAAAAAABO0/qOd2D-I7m34/s400/s2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163419221446308258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R6gmbsi7MbI/AAAAAAAABO8/dib08zjjbY8/s1600-h/s3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R6gmbsi7MbI/AAAAAAAABO8/dib08zjjbY8/s400/s3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163419230036242866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R6gmbsi7McI/AAAAAAAABPE/xtHWso0-Hkg/s1600-h/s4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R6gmbsi7McI/AAAAAAAABPE/xtHWso0-Hkg/s400/s4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163419230036242882" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-80318773363981163722007-12-24T01:07:00.000+01:002007-12-24T09:15:12.009+01:00Season's Greetings!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">-:¦:-.•:*¨¨</span>My family and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry and Blessed Christmas!<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">¨¨*:•.-:¦:- </span></span><br /></div><br />We'll be leaving London this Friday and we're rather sad to be saying goodbye to one of the best times of our lives. This vibrant city, to us, is a trove filled with so many fond and happy memories ... However, having said that, c'est la vie, life goes on and a new chapter unfolds back home in Singapore, where all our loved ones reside. So may it be filled with as much happiness, joy and blessings as the past 5 years have brought!marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-69710471153873959142007-12-13T23:22:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:39.725+01:00zoomThe days are passing by in a blur ... packing, meeting up with close friends, packing, attending farewell luncheons and dinners, packing, last minute shopping, packing, packing, packing ... I've finally found time to take a breather and attend to my blog and store.<br /><br />I realised in the past few days that it's been awhile since I made my last lariat, so in the midst of all that packing madness, I found time to make the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8412497">Lariat of Teardrops</a> ... what do you think? :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R2GxwQjM0SI/AAAAAAAABOk/PDxniuKKFW0/s1600-h/P1070370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R2GxwQjM0SI/AAAAAAAABOk/PDxniuKKFW0/s400/P1070370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143587692068262178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R2GxwgjM0TI/AAAAAAAABOs/PptCymekuOA/s1600-h/P1070376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R2GxwgjM0TI/AAAAAAAABOs/PptCymekuOA/s400/P1070376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143587696363229490" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-27766761502849566172007-12-06T14:46:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:40.618+01:00busyI do apologise for my lack of blogging ... you see, I've been doing nothing but packing and throwing out unwanted stuff ... all in prep for our big move back to Singapore at the end of the month. It's been exhausting sieving through alllllllllllllllllllllll our stuff, but it's got to be done.<br /><br />In the meantime, I managed to squeeze in what little 'me' time I've got nowadays and have come up with more goodies ... hope you like them as much as I do ... :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-DTyu9yI/AAAAAAAABN8/xArEiUmrMsk/s1600-h/P1070125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-DTyu9yI/AAAAAAAABN8/xArEiUmrMsk/s400/P1070125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140856832472839970" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8161911">Sakura-Turquoise Bangle-Bracelet</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Djyu9zI/AAAAAAAABOE/G71yJ-PqKn4/s1600-h/P1070189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Djyu9zI/AAAAAAAABOE/G71yJ-PqKn4/s400/P1070189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140856836767807282" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8221595">Blossom</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Djyu90I/AAAAAAAABOM/FSAT7q9Tl4A/s1600-h/P1070198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Djyu90I/AAAAAAAABOM/FSAT7q9Tl4A/s400/P1070198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140856836767807298" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8221632">Chic</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Dzyu91I/AAAAAAAABOU/7zF7XQefwQ0/s1600-h/P1070260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Dzyu91I/AAAAAAAABOU/7zF7XQefwQ0/s400/P1070260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140856841062774610" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8245049">Abacus</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Dzyu92I/AAAAAAAABOc/2xa2O1C8Z78/s1600-h/P1070268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1f-Dzyu92I/AAAAAAAABOc/2xa2O1C8Z78/s400/P1070268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140856841062774626" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8289355">Sweet Trio</a><br /></div>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-58406189937856301242007-12-03T13:45:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:41.082+01:00expansionI'm adding a new line of mobile phone charms to my store ... they're cute, and what's even better is that I can still incorporate my wooden pieces into them!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1P60Dyu9vI/AAAAAAAABNk/QPt8xNWHSEI/s1600-R/P1070162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1P60Dyu9vI/AAAAAAAABNk/iR7TldZ3yqk/s400/P1070162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139727372038108914" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8200177">Sakura Cell/Mobile Phone Charm</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1P60Tyu9wI/AAAAAAAABNs/YSGgbxjekA8/s1600-R/P1070171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1P60Tyu9wI/AAAAAAAABNs/6QJsdRSdmKw/s400/P1070171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139727376333076226" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8200311">Flower In The WoodsCell/Mobile Phone Charm</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1P60jyu9xI/AAAAAAAABN0/W9rEtOvUk2U/s1600-R/P1050728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R1P60jyu9xI/AAAAAAAABN0/BVM9UZMMoRI/s400/P1050728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139727380628043538" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8200253">Mushroom Cell/Mobile Phone Charm</a><br /></div>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-48384475766246221572007-11-29T19:09:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:45.022+01:00back in london ...Hi everyone! I'm back from my hols in Europe which we toured around with my sister-in-law, brother-in-law and godson. Here are some pics for you to enjoy ...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08Fm2cMQRI/AAAAAAAABNM/KWHRIPC28X8/s1600-h/P1060269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08Fm2cMQRI/AAAAAAAABNM/KWHRIPC28X8/s400/P1060269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331864859951378" border="0" /></a>Windmills at Zaanse Scaans, Netherlands<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FnGcMQSI/AAAAAAAABNU/RP7XOmOPKPs/s1600-h/P1060351.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FnGcMQSI/AAAAAAAABNU/RP7XOmOPKPs/s400/P1060351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331869154918690" border="0" /></a>A MUST pic on and in a clog in Amsterdam ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FVWcMQMI/AAAAAAAABMk/LAiL8zk4bjU/s1600-h/P1060422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FVWcMQMI/AAAAAAAABMk/LAiL8zk4bjU/s400/P1060422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331564212240578" border="0" /></a>Josh getting a first-hand taste of history at Anne Frank's House, this was her bedroom whilst in hiding ...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FVmcMQNI/AAAAAAAABMs/baqfANEIuqc/s1600-h/P1060470.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FVmcMQNI/AAAAAAAABMs/baqfANEIuqc/s400/P1060470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331568507207890" border="0" /></a>Breakfast at McDonalds ... Gaby was excited over the animals in their glass display cabinet.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FWGcMQOI/AAAAAAAABM0/utroovQfUZM/s1600-h/P1060501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FWGcMQOI/AAAAAAAABM0/utroovQfUZM/s400/P1060501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331577097142498" border="0" /></a>At the Arc du Triomphe ...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FWWcMQPI/AAAAAAAABM8/fUKJ6dv-UiU/s1600-h/P1060523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FWWcMQPI/AAAAAAAABM8/fUKJ6dv-UiU/s400/P1060523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331581392109810" border="0" /></a>Another view of the Champs Elysee leading up to the Arc du Triomphe ...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FWmcMQQI/AAAAAAAABNE/YfMb1hTE-EU/s1600-h/P1060529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08FWmcMQQI/AAAAAAAABNE/YfMb1hTE-EU/s400/P1060529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331585687077122" border="0" /></a>Dinner at a French restaurant<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08E02cMQHI/AAAAAAAABL8/_7bw9rBfips/s1600-h/P1060542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08E02cMQHI/AAAAAAAABL8/_7bw9rBfips/s400/P1060542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331005866492018" border="0" /></a>This was probably the cause of the food poisoning I had ... :(<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08E4mcMQKI/AAAAAAAABMU/C5QXpNv_rCs/s1600-h/P1060568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08E4mcMQKI/AAAAAAAABMU/C5QXpNv_rCs/s400/P1060568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331070291001506" border="0" /></a>The beautiful Eiffel Tower ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08JBGcMQTI/AAAAAAAABNc/dkUyD5lU9fM/s1600-h/P1060562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08JBGcMQTI/AAAAAAAABNc/dkUyD5lU9fM/s400/P1060562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138335614366400818" border="0" /></a>A family pic ...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08E42cMQLI/AAAAAAAABMc/hX4T1e9r0cI/s1600-h/P1060578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08E42cMQLI/AAAAAAAABMc/hX4T1e9r0cI/s400/P1060578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138331074585968818" border="0" /></a>View from the top of the Eiffel Tower ...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08Ed2cMQCI/AAAAAAAABLU/l40CjLcCFVw/s1600-h/P1060598.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08Ed2cMQCI/AAAAAAAABLU/l40CjLcCFVw/s400/P1060598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138330610729500706" border="0" /></a>... and it was freezing up there!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08EeGcMQDI/AAAAAAAABLc/wtIPBgSyspQ/s1600-h/P1060615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08EeGcMQDI/AAAAAAAABLc/wtIPBgSyspQ/s400/P1060615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138330615024468018" border="0" /></a>The Eiffel Tower - Simply spectacular near or far<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08EeWcMQEI/AAAAAAAABLk/i3TeEVNCczs/s1600-h/P1060619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08EeWcMQEI/AAAAAAAABLk/i3TeEVNCczs/s400/P1060619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138330619319435330" border="0" /></a>I wolfed down hazelnut spread French crepes like crazy!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08EfGcMQFI/AAAAAAAABLs/rgUsLeHASCM/s1600-h/P1060623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08EfGcMQFI/AAAAAAAABLs/rgUsLeHASCM/s400/P1060623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138330632204337234" border="0" /></a>The Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08Ef2cMQGI/AAAAAAAABL0/6X6Rxuzxt5Q/s1600-h/P1060659.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08Ef2cMQGI/AAAAAAAABL0/6X6Rxuzxt5Q/s400/P1060659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138330645089239138" border="0" /></a>The Lourve Museum, Paris<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BImcMP9I/AAAAAAAABKs/c_Cu98PXv70/s1600-h/P1060670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BImcMP9I/AAAAAAAABKs/c_Cu98PXv70/s400/P1060670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138326947122397138" border="0" /></a>A family shot outside the Lourve<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BI2cMP-I/AAAAAAAABK0/USD8XOa9lCs/s1600-h/P1060672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BI2cMP-I/AAAAAAAABK0/USD8XOa9lCs/s400/P1060672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138326951417364450" border="0" /></a>I can only imagine what the people standing below must've been thinking ... :D<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BJmcMP_I/AAAAAAAABK8/9d6fX8nfyQI/s1600-h/P1060846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BJmcMP_I/AAAAAAAABK8/9d6fX8nfyQI/s400/P1060846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138326964302266354" border="0" /></a>My sister-in-law and I outside a quaint French store<br />...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BKGcMQAI/AAAAAAAABLE/NAk7Y8nKdGA/s1600-h/P1060855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/R08BKGcMQAI/AAAAAAAABLE/NAk7Y8nKdGA/s400/P1060855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138326972892200962" border="0" /></a>Our 2nd time at Le Mont St Michel ... still as breathtaking!<br /><br />I'm now recovering from my bout of food poisoning but will definitely be back with more goodies for my store ... stay tuned ... :)<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></div></div>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-84304194975087133212007-11-15T12:08:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:45.673+01:00coming back down ...... to earth. That's me after enjoying my past few days of being on Sale 100-land. Many thanks to all those who took advantage of my 4 day sale ... my shop is looking bare once again and it's time to create more goodies!<br /><br />Many thanks to all who left me well-wishes in my previous blog post! I shall endeavour to fill my store with more beautiful and unique creations and make it to that next milestone pronto! :)<br /><br />Store update:<br />These are now available...more unique self-designed focal beads!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzwpY6yi5tI/AAAAAAAABKU/kbMVUGr3lUI/s1600-h/P1060116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzwpY6yi5tI/AAAAAAAABKU/kbMVUGr3lUI/s400/P1060116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133023183370381010" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7888724">Sakura Matsuri Necklace</a> (Cherry Blossom Festival in Japanese)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzwpY6yi5uI/AAAAAAAABKc/yN485XrCF3c/s1600-h/P1060112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzwpY6yi5uI/AAAAAAAABKc/yN485XrCF3c/s400/P1060112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133023183370381026" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7888863">Sleek</a><br /></div><br />And here's my latest pair of earrings ... I love how they dangle and bob around just under the earlobes!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzwqKayi5vI/AAAAAAAABKk/xOoqCbGHRhk/s1600-h/P1060074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzwqKayi5vI/AAAAAAAABKk/xOoqCbGHRhk/s400/P1060074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133024033773905650" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7836985">Wooden Berries</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More goodies will be listed over the next few days before I depart for my holidays ... we'll be off to Amsterdam and France for over a week!!! :D<br /><br /><br /></div></div>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-23799053426328508212007-11-12T00:26:00.001+01:002007-11-12T10:49:26.920+01:00The Big 1*0*0*<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-family:georgia;" >My little store of Indulgence and I have reached a milestone ... we've reached 100 sales! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-family:georgia;" >In retrospect, it's funny remembering that I took SO long to take the plunge and set up my Etsy store simply because I was scared of failure and of the unknown. I registered on Etsy in August '06 and was only a buyer then and all that while, something at the back of my mind was telling me to turn my love for jewellery into something BIG - something I would be proud of. Then in March '07, I decided that it was time - it was time to unleash my creative side and Etsy allowed me to perfect the whole Stay-At-Home-Mum thing AND achieve something so satisfying whilst doing that. It wasn't long before I 'found my feet' and decided on the style of jewellery I'd adopt. Much to my sheer delight, I received so much positive feedback and this only served as a big time confidence booster. It fuelled my need to create more and when I needed more of a challenge, I started bead designing. I now design a couple of my own beads so they're unique only to me. How very exciting! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-family:georgia;" >Here I am now, 8 months later, feeling so chuffed that it was THE right decision I made and I'm eternally grateful to Etsy and to my family members who had so much faith in me and cheered me on every step of the way ... thanks for all the unwavering support and encouragement! Thanks also to all the inspirational friends I've made through Etsy, it's been an honour to be amongst such lovely and highly talented artists! A gazillion thanks to all my customers too - Where would I be without you? :) You've given me nothing but inspiration and delight in doing what I love and I hope this shows in my jewellery pieces. :) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-family:georgia;" >So, to commemorate this wonderful achievement, I'm having a S*A*L*E from Sunday 11th November till Wednesday, 14th November. I'm offering a 20% discount on everything in store (except for the 1 sale item). Just mention '100 sale' in your message to seller upon checkout, and I'll send you a revised invoice. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-family:georgia;" ></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:georgia;" >Yay for the big 100!!! Now, to work towards that big 2*0*0!!! ;)</span>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-91103628568851171912007-11-09T17:03:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:46.194+01:00kawaii & vintage love*Note* <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />kawaii - </span>The Japanese word for cute. Pronounced ‘ka-why-ee’.<br /><br />In one of my earlier posts, I was going on about how crazy I am with apple inspired items at the mo' ... add to that now, my latest obsession with vintage beads - flowers and leaves in particular. So you'll understand that these came about very naturally:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzSGeLPujVI/AAAAAAAABJ8/GzYhEAbgrVY/s1600-h/P1060045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzSGeLPujVI/AAAAAAAABJ8/GzYhEAbgrVY/s400/P1060045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130873728454790482" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7792034">Kawaii Apple Earrings</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzSGebPujWI/AAAAAAAABKE/udB3ud6uiw0/s1600-h/P1060048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzSGebPujWI/AAAAAAAABKE/udB3ud6uiw0/s400/P1060048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130873732749757794" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7791358">Mocha Apple Earrings</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzSGebPujXI/AAAAAAAABKM/0BE-iagOsuU/s1600-h/P1060064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzSGebPujXI/AAAAAAAABKM/0BE-iagOsuU/s400/P1060064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130873732749757810" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7826020">Single Blossom Necklace</a><br /><br /></div>I just can't get over how pretty they are ... the textures, colours and intricate detailing are what make them stand out from normal beads and stones. And trust me when I say, "The possibilities are endless!"<br /><br />Viva la kawaii! Viva la vintage!! Viva la handmade!!!marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-74078920656617014982007-11-08T10:55:00.001+01:002008-12-10T19:28:47.537+01:00stocking upMy store was starting to look rather bare ... so I went into turbo mode and created these items to start filling it up again ... think of it like a giant X'mas stocking, full of great handmade goodies! I'll be adding items to my store later in the day, so be sure to look out for them! :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdvbPujNI/AAAAAAAABI8/4Ez-Wp5k0KU/s1600-h/P1050961.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdvbPujNI/AAAAAAAABI8/4Ez-Wp5k0KU/s400/P1050961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130406732365728978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdv7PujOI/AAAAAAAABJE/hkAZWi4axl4/s1600-h/P1050968.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdv7PujOI/AAAAAAAABJE/hkAZWi4axl4/s400/P1050968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130406740955663586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdv7PujPI/AAAAAAAABJM/iYHSd65uk_g/s1600-h/P1060004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdv7PujPI/AAAAAAAABJM/iYHSd65uk_g/s400/P1060004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130406740955663602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdwLPujQI/AAAAAAAABJU/RWnoAfhIg3k/s1600-h/P1060001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdwLPujQI/AAAAAAAABJU/RWnoAfhIg3k/s400/P1060001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130406745250630914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdwLPujRI/AAAAAAAABJc/6LpnvY_S88c/s1600-h/P1060012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzLdwLPujRI/AAAAAAAABJc/6LpnvY_S88c/s400/P1060012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130406745250630930" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-44661598097402107542007-11-07T09:54:00.001+01:002008-12-10T19:28:47.997+01:00keeping it simpleMy latest custom order required the use of pearls. She wanted a necklace and earrings set and she told me to keep it VERY SIMPLE. I can do simple. But I didn't want it to look too plain either. So I gave it an edge by combining sterling silver findings with antique bronze filigree bead caps. And by placing the bead caps UNDER the pearls rather than over them, a whole new look was achieved. Simple yet different and definitely pretty - all in the same breath.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzF-WMGVC6I/AAAAAAAABIs/Me_bp8aO3CE/s1600-h/P1050938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzF-WMGVC6I/AAAAAAAABIs/Me_bp8aO3CE/s400/P1050938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130020370221697954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzF-WcGVC7I/AAAAAAAABI0/kkCZ0k-jgm0/s1600-h/P1050916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzF-WcGVC7I/AAAAAAAABI0/kkCZ0k-jgm0/s400/P1050916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130020374516665266" border="0" /></a><br />And her reaction?<br />"They are gorgeous! I couldn't have imagined a more perfect outcome. You must have an intuition about these things! :)"marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-65095809510016519082007-11-06T09:45:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:48.187+01:002nd time lucky!Yippppeeee! My Autumn necklace was featured on etsy's front page yet again! And this time, thanks to <a href="http://www.juliapearl.etsy.com/">juliapearl</a>'s treasury, not only did it bring loads of traffic to my store, it also landed me loads of sales and custom order enquiries! It made my entire week, yessireee ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzAqPcGVC5I/AAAAAAAABIk/B4FmqyejtfM/s1600-h/frontpage4thnovember"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RzAqPcGVC5I/AAAAAAAABIk/B4FmqyejtfM/s400/frontpage4thnovember" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129646420304137106" border="0" /></a>... and I'm still enjoying my 15mins of fame. :Dmarshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-14519506108446393272007-10-30T22:27:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:49.862+01:00yet another phase ...I'm going through another phase, folks. This time, it's apples. Yes, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyejlcGVC1I/AAAAAAAABIE/CVP0SFktMzw/s1600-h/corduroy-apple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyejlcGVC1I/AAAAAAAABIE/CVP0SFktMzw/s200/corduroy-apple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127246564377824082" border="0" /></a><br />anything and everything apples. I'm falling in love with apple inspired<br />fabrics like this one and am even getting a large granny bag made with it! :D<br /><br />Maybe it's cos they're cute, maybe it's cos' they're ... a good source of nutrition? Naaaah, I think it's the whole retro feel they seem to exude, esp with the fabrics!!!<br /><br />And you know me, when there's a phase, there's a creation. In this case, creationsssssss. So here's an ode to apples!!! Enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyekEsGVC2I/AAAAAAAABIM/nYaCFtUWYb8/s1600-h/P1050825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyekEsGVC2I/AAAAAAAABIM/nYaCFtUWYb8/s400/P1050825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127247101248736098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7650026">Snow Apples</a> (available in store now)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyekMMGVC3I/AAAAAAAABIU/14mLg19G4HE/s1600-h/P1050819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyekMMGVC3I/AAAAAAAABIU/14mLg19G4HE/s400/P1050819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127247230097754994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyekMMGVC4I/AAAAAAAABIc/6440piHJ4yE/s1600-h/P1050822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyekMMGVC4I/AAAAAAAABIc/6440piHJ4yE/s400/P1050822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127247230097755010" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-14782727432881330352007-10-29T13:52:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:53.659+01:00the colours of fallWe headed down Stourhead Gardens on Sunday with our posse of friends to bask in the beauty of England's fall colours ... here are loads of pics for your viewing pleasure ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXZXcGVCzI/AAAAAAAABH0/8NiOqKV3znI/s1600-h/P1050641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXZXcGVCzI/AAAAAAAABH0/8NiOqKV3znI/s400/P1050641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126742747534134066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXY3MGVCxI/AAAAAAAABHk/vz9gK0EkfT4/s1600-h/P1050648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXY3MGVCxI/AAAAAAAABHk/vz9gK0EkfT4/s400/P1050648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126742193483352850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXY3sGVCyI/AAAAAAAABHs/shnz64H9BC0/s1600-h/P1050655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXY3sGVCyI/AAAAAAAABHs/shnz64H9BC0/s400/P1050655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126742202073287458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYrsGVCrI/AAAAAAAABG0/dgmdQOgVY0o/s1600-h/P1050659.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYrsGVCrI/AAAAAAAABG0/dgmdQOgVY0o/s400/P1050659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741995914857138" border="0" /></a>Hmmm ... looks similar to my Sakura bead!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYrsGVCsI/AAAAAAAABG8/orjknZXCUjc/s1600-h/P1050664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYrsGVCsI/AAAAAAAABG8/orjknZXCUjc/s400/P1050664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741995914857154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYr8GVCtI/AAAAAAAABHE/Hd0lvL5wjNI/s1600-h/P1050677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYr8GVCtI/AAAAAAAABHE/Hd0lvL5wjNI/s400/P1050677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126742000209824466" border="0" /></a>I love the burst of colours in this pic!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXZ68GVC0I/AAAAAAAABH8/kjkynENZ4Zk/s1600-h/P1050682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXZ68GVC0I/AAAAAAAABH8/kjkynENZ4Zk/s400/P1050682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126743357419490114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYdsGVCmI/AAAAAAAABGM/u-b4H4KzIhY/s1600-h/P1050688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYdsGVCmI/AAAAAAAABGM/u-b4H4KzIhY/s400/P1050688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741755396688482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYeMGVCnI/AAAAAAAABGU/k8chLqyUGhU/s1600-h/P1050693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYeMGVCnI/AAAAAAAABGU/k8chLqyUGhU/s400/P1050693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741763986623090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYeMGVCoI/AAAAAAAABGc/qgcJdMXGWEo/s1600-h/P1050695.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYeMGVCoI/AAAAAAAABGc/qgcJdMXGWEo/s400/P1050695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741763986623106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYecGVCpI/AAAAAAAABGk/ScFC69KQlhE/s1600-h/P1050728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYecGVCpI/AAAAAAAABGk/ScFC69KQlhE/s400/P1050728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741768281590418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYesGVCqI/AAAAAAAABGs/GVNTqB7pInU/s1600-h/P1050741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYesGVCqI/AAAAAAAABGs/GVNTqB7pInU/s400/P1050741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741772576557730" border="0" /></a>Don't they look like EARRINGS??? :D<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYOcGVChI/AAAAAAAABFk/6gGjkZf3-Dk/s1600-h/P1050746.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYOcGVChI/AAAAAAAABFk/6gGjkZf3-Dk/s400/P1050746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741493403683346" border="0" /></a>Love this pic ... the shock of orange amidst all that greenery!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYO8GVCiI/AAAAAAAABFs/Hs-MgMCwGDA/s1600-h/P1050758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYO8GVCiI/AAAAAAAABFs/Hs-MgMCwGDA/s400/P1050758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741501993617954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYO8GVCjI/AAAAAAAABF0/_fgkHF8tnv8/s1600-h/P1050760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYO8GVCjI/AAAAAAAABF0/_fgkHF8tnv8/s400/P1050760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741501993617970" border="0" /></a>Backdrop - The Pantheon - where the proposal scene of <span style="font-style: italic;">Pride and Prejudice </span><span>was filmed.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYPMGVCkI/AAAAAAAABF8/J8K8CCNL_Mw/s1600-h/P1050764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYPMGVCkI/AAAAAAAABF8/J8K8CCNL_Mw/s400/P1050764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741506288585282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYPMGVClI/AAAAAAAABGE/WoP00T8IWIg/s1600-h/P1050783.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RyXYPMGVClI/AAAAAAAABGE/WoP00T8IWIg/s400/P1050783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126741506288585298" border="0" /></a>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-63331452054149326402007-10-21T18:15:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:55.402+01:00My First Craft Fair!!!I participated in my very first craft fair on Saturday! It was held at the Horticultural Halls in Victoria, London, and embassies from all the Commonwealth countries came together to sell items from their country. My contingent, the Singapore team, sold food and jewellery.<br /><br />AND ... It was a complete BLAST! It went so unbelievably well and it far exceeded my most humble of expectations! As I had never done a fair before, I was filled with a mixture of excitement and anxiety in the morning (almost falling ill and praying so hard that I wouldn't) ... I kept telling myself that even if I didn't manage to sell my things, I would've gained so much experience and exposure for my Etsy store and that, in itself, is priceless. So imagine how stunned I was when I sold more than half my wares!!! I was completely blown away by the success of the fair and my dear readers, my knees are still trembling and I'm still reeling from all the excitement... :)<br /><br />Here are some pics from yesterday - enjoy! I know I did! ;)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuNOhRhe9I/AAAAAAAABEM/toOSljMomq4/s1600-h/mydisplayset.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuNOhRhe9I/AAAAAAAABEM/toOSljMomq4/s400/mydisplayset.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123844281653623762" border="0" /></a>My Little Corner of Indulgence<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuNOxRhe-I/AAAAAAAABEU/-psq512UBBQ/s1600-h/me.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuNOxRhe-I/AAAAAAAABEU/-psq512UBBQ/s400/me.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123844285948591074" border="0" /></a>me ... :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuN0xRhfCI/AAAAAAAABE0/kf8-oDFQJ-s/s1600-h/mytable.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuN0xRhfCI/AAAAAAAABE0/kf8-oDFQJ-s/s400/mytable.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123844938783620130" border="0" /></a>A more close-up view - about 2 hours into the fair<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuRfhRhfEI/AAAAAAAABFE/kErUvN_Crco/s1600-h/mytags.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuRfhRhfEI/AAAAAAAABFE/kErUvN_Crco/s200/mytags.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123848971757911106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuSDBRhfFI/AAAAAAAABFM/ZOvuZicYf3Q/s1600-h/backoftags.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuSDBRhfFI/AAAAAAAABFM/ZOvuZicYf3Q/s200/backoftags.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123849581643267154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I made my own tags & they received so many compliments, much to my delight!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuN0hRhfBI/AAAAAAAABEs/YS7HabzfNWM/s1600-h/josh+arranging+bottles.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuN0hRhfBI/AAAAAAAABEs/YS7HabzfNWM/s400/josh+arranging+bottles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123844934488652818" border="0" /></a>Josh, everyone's little helper for the day, arranging some sauce bottles ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuNPBRhfAI/AAAAAAAABEk/NNouZYrGvjk/s1600-h/joshngaby.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuNPBRhfAI/AAAAAAAABEk/NNouZYrGvjk/s400/joshngaby.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123844290243558402" border="0" /></a>The kiddies were being taken of by my dear hubby the whole day whilst I worked at my stall...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuQBxRhfDI/AAAAAAAABE8/C-2f_K7ldb4/s1600-h/back+aerial+view.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxuQBxRhfDI/AAAAAAAABE8/C-2f_K7ldb4/s400/back+aerial+view.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123847361145175090" border="0" /></a>A back aerial view ...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">THEN, when I got back, I was in for another treat as my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7398518">Autumn necklace </a>was right smack on the front page of Etsy! I had convos upon convos and emails congratulating me on the feature. It was featured on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.marymarsh.etsy.com">MaryMarsh</a>'s treasury and this was chosen to grace Etsy's front page!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxvBDBRhfHI/AAAAAAAABFc/q4uvh884uoc/s1600-h/frontpage20october"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxvBDBRhfHI/AAAAAAAABFc/q4uvh884uoc/s400/frontpage20october" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123901258689772658" border="0" /></a>It brought so much traffic to my site - utterly amazing. T'was a good day for me indeed. :)<br /><br /><br /></div></div>marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-16293893894238334662007-10-17T10:46:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:56.498+01:00more awwww-some pics ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbVxRhe4I/AAAAAAAABDk/m2cvjKCnZPI/s1600-h/P1050477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbVxRhe4I/AAAAAAAABDk/m2cvjKCnZPI/s400/P1050477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122241318254377858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbVxRhe5I/AAAAAAAABDs/qSUp2YUfqC4/s1600-h/P1050478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbVxRhe5I/AAAAAAAABDs/qSUp2YUfqC4/s400/P1050478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122241318254377874" border="0" /></a>I love how Josh is so protective over his little sister ... and how he cares for and is so gentle with her. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbWBRhe6I/AAAAAAAABD0/2echfBSBm54/s1600-h/P1050473.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbWBRhe6I/AAAAAAAABD0/2echfBSBm54/s400/P1050473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122241322549345186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbWhRhe7I/AAAAAAAABD8/zkB_466b1iM/s1600-h/P1050474.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbWhRhe7I/AAAAAAAABD8/zkB_466b1iM/s400/P1050474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122241331139279794" border="0" /></a>They had a hilarious dancing session with the little one trying her hardest to groove like Barney and Josh!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbWhRhe8I/AAAAAAAABEE/rUZuFV-x5tg/s1600-h/P1050475a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxXbWhRhe8I/AAAAAAAABEE/rUZuFV-x5tg/s400/P1050475a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122241331139279810" border="0" /></a>A disappointed Gaby as the show ends ...marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965035127768862046.post-36330621432485579942007-10-16T10:03:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:28:57.053+01:00bonding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxSA2BRhe0I/AAAAAAAABDI/fbqSpqLfSjo/s1600-h/P1050467.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxSA2BRhe0I/AAAAAAAABDI/fbqSpqLfSjo/s200/P1050467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121860341770320706" border="0" /></a>Josh was showing off some of his pc skills to Gaby & humouring her at the same time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxR_mxRhewI/AAAAAAAABCo/lHhknHlSnzs/s1600-h/P1050469.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4zTAUwnkpcI/RxR_mxRhewI/AAAAAAAABCo/lHhknHlSnzs/s320/P1050469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121858980265687810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love taking pics like these ... it just makes my heart melt and you can't help but go, "Awwww..."marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312730305333114097noreply@blogger.com6