The Winner is...

Hi all! I picked out a name from all transactions processed last month and here's how it went =)

And here are all the names:







All the names were folded:




And the lucky winner is...



Congrats Dorothy!

Your order and your prizes have already been sent =)

This month's promotion >>> Buy any 4 items and get the 5th item (of least value) for FREE!

During the Easter long weekend (10th-13th April inclusive), i will be offering 25% off ALL store items! This does not include postage, only store items =) My way of thanking you and wishing you all a happy Easter =P

So if you purchase four items during this time period, not only do you get the 5th item (of least value) for FREE, you get a whopping 25% off the 4 items.

Make your purchases and make payment via Paypal and the offers will be refunded as fit =)

This offer expires on the 13th April 2009.

Easter Embellishment Packs

I started my Forensics course last week and boy, what a week it has been! My advanced standing application was sucessful so I won't have to do almost half of the course - woo hoo! Time saved AND money saved = extra woo hoo!

The campus is so far away from where i live so it takes a good 2-3 hour travel time by public transport =( Not to worry, i think this course will be worth it =P I had a pretty unsure and unorganised start but i think everything is now finally sorted with my timetable and enrolment so we're back on track.

Onto more scrappy news, I have added a few spring stock recently. The blossom fleurs are doing ok, i'll be adding more stock throughout the week. The majority of new stock to be added at the moment, will be tags.

The Easter sticker embellishment prizes (and their close-ups) are posted below:







They are cute and some are fabric, felt and glittery =) awwww kawaiiiii!

For your chance to win these 2 cute little packs, purchase any item or items from my Etsy store during March for your chance to be in the draw to win. I'll be placing names in a container and randomly select one name. Offer expires on the 31st March Etsy time and the winner will be selected and announced on the 1st April Etsy time.

Early Valentine's <3

Today's the day that Coles Supermarkets will be donating all profits made on sales today to the bushfire appeal in Victoria. That surprised me that they would be willing to do that. So far i think the country has donated and raised about 60 million dollars. That's the aussie spirit!

A lot of stories have been told of tragedy as well as those of miracles. It is very disheartening to learn that most of the fires were deliberately lit.

Onto a different subject, my projects were published on the DCWV site on the 7th of February! I was so excited! I thought that they either didn't like my projects, didn't even bother looking at them or just simply forgot. Then i got an email from them =P woooo! You can find them in the 'idea gallery' link at www.dcwv.com. These were the projects published:













I have ordered some new stock of pearl rhinestones so i'll be working on listing them soon. I have some already and have been using them and i have to say, they are so beautiful! They add elegance to any project!! I used them on Norman's Valentine's card and it turned out great! In case you were wondering what it says, "My One & Only" in spanish. My darling is part Mexican and i know he'll love that it's in spanish =P













It's hard to believe that I'll be starting the forensics course soon...10 more days =( I've been having a lot of admin trouble with this university from day 1. I still am unable to register in my tutorials and my timetable still not sorted out - not looking forward to starting =(

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Happy (early) Valentine's!

~~Marianelly

It's a small world

It's been agessssss since i've posted, i know *naughty naughty*

I can't believe my little vacation came and went so fast =( Only 6 weeks away but so much happened...

Overall, our trip was a success and i cannot wait to go back to California!!!!! i miss Norman a great deal =( I'm already planning to go back in June/July during end of semester break. Which reminds me, uni starts next month on the 23rd =( Time's going by so fast. My year off will finally come to an end and it will be back to hitting the books along with all the other things i already do =) It looks like it's going to be a busy year.

Scrapbooky wise, i haven't really been motivated to create anything new. I was taught how to use a loom by Norman's step mummy while i was visiting, so i have been making scarves and working on my crochetting skills hehe

i bought over a hundred bucks worth of scrapbooking supplies while i was there so i really should make the most of them =) Craft in America is absolute heaven. When Norman and i are more settled and we decide to live in the US for a short period of time, i think i'm going to be in pure craft bliss!

I'm going to leave you with some pix from Disneyland - it is truly the most magical place on earth!



This is a shot of the "It's a Small World" ride from the outside, very spectacular at night!!!