Waving but not drowning

It's definitely been an up-and-down sort of week, but we're getting there slowly. Mike's made more beads and they're in the shop! Some 'Fitz' beads, some bead sets and also some focals. We're not going to the London Bead Fair due to all the problems with the 'flu this winter, Mike's not up to the trip (poor thing!) Good news, though, as it means more time to make beads.

Blue Monday?

Blue Monday? Don't think so. The back of winter has been broken and although February seems to be miles away, it's just around the corner and after that comes spring! Mike's back in the studio again today, although he's not as happy as possible because he's still got a chesty cough and isn't feeling up to par. Still, can't keep a good man down, he's torching away because it's better than going home and having a nice lie-down in a comfy bed. Men! At least it means beads. And more beads, which will be nice for a change.

Sometimes....

.... the only way I can tell what day it is lately is to see how much of the Cadbury's advent calendar we've eaten so far. The worst part now is the fact that we're almost out of chocolate, but the good part is that Christmas is just a few pieces of chocolate away. It's also almost the shortest day of the year! How do we cope with that? By having another giveaway. So, if you read the blog, then you know that on the 21st we'll be sending out a random email to one of our customers/newsletter subscribers/students (see? plenty of ways to be eligible for this one!) with the happy news that they've won something special. With luck it will help brighten someone's day, even if it is the shortest day of the year.

Brrrr..........

Still cold, but with luck Mike will get to make more beads. We've decided to do something slightly different and give the lucky winner of the drawing their choice of colours for the set of 5 beads instead, as we realized that some people prefer a particular colour combination or don't like bumpy beads, or they do like bumpy beads. We want the winner to really love their beads so the best thing is to give them a choice of colour and surface. Can't say fairer than that.....

Don't forget, the drawing is on Tuesday, the 16th. We've decided to extend it by a day just because.

2009! How did that happen?

It's been so good to have some time off, we've all had the lurgy in one form or another over the holidays but today seems to be the first day where we've felt well enough to simply get on with things. Mike's down in the studio, playing with glass and we're trying to get the momentum going again to get things listed. It's still a few weeks till our first bead fair of the year, it's nice to know we're not having to rush like very mad things to get ready.

It's a good feeling.