Monday, June 23, 2008

The meme of seven

Yes, yes. We all know what I'm about to say here - something to the effect of "My name is Jen and I am an absolutely HORRIFIC blogger". I am, and I'm trying, but seriously people, there are not enough hours in the day.

I've been tagged, twice, for a meme though, and who can resist a good meme? Exactly.

Brought to you by Joan (who I'd love to link to, but can't because her profile isn't public and I can't find her blog, gah! Joan, if you ever read this, let me know where your blog is!), and the lovely Nutty Knitter.

The rules are:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here goes!

1. I'm a Jenny, NOT a Jennifer. These days though, I'm known to most as just Jen.

2. I struggle to drive a car with an automatic transmission. I need gears!

3. I adore the musical Grease and I've seen it on stage four times so far.

4. I like getting my ears pierced and have seven holes in them - three in each lobe and one cartilage of my right ear.

5. I cannot stand tea. I don't even like the smell of it. Yuck!

6. As I've mentioned before, I'm terribly accident-prone. Back in February this year I wound up with a suspected broken wrist and the joy of wearing a splint for three weeks...because I fell over the door of the dishwasher. (You could also say I do a good job of living up to the name of my shop!)

7. I LOVE Halloween. Last year I wore glittery bat wings to work. The year before I was a devil.

Okay, I’m tagging:

The lovely Deb (aka TheDevilsWallPaper AND Champignons)
LAMDesigns
Saint Kitten
PinkFlamingoSwizzlestick
WildCatDesigns
Steven's Happy Accidents
And last but not least, FeltMeUpDesigns

Phew! Never before has the UKESWB blog ring come in so handy!

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Free Shipping Weekend, woohoo!

I may be a bit of a bad blogger, but I'm not so bad with the sales!

I'm having a FREE SHIPPING weekend! March 14th - 16th! The perfect excuse to treat yourself, yay! :)


Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
Numpty.etsy.com

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Blogging and supplies and business cards, oh my!

Well, here it is, my first post of the year and it's still January! I'd say that's not bad going! I have a few ideas in the making for this here Numpty Blog so here's to a bloggy 2008!

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In other news, I made my first trip to Hobby Craft yesterday. I say "trip" but perhaps pilgrimage would be more appropriate - I was ridiculously excited when we got there (and I'm sure that only had a teeny bit to do with finding a pair of fabulous boots in my size on sale just before we went in!). Needless to say, I'd never been to a Hobby Craft store before as until now the closest one to me had been over the border in Newcastle - though don't let that fool you into think I hadn't thought about making the trip down there before now! I was more than a little intrigued when I found out that a branch had opened here in Scotland – yay!

So yesterday, off we went. Can you say "overwhelmed"? I was amazed at the unbelievable variety of supplies they have. It was almost like there was too much. I found myself looking at displays and having to look again because there were so many things I kept missing stuff. I have to confess I did think their findings selection was a little disappointing, but then I maybe have more specific needs these days. That said, it certainly got my brain ticking over with ideas… And I’m sure I'll be going back!

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Finally, the UK Gang is about to have another Business Card Swap! I organised one around about this time last year and it was a lot of fun. It was so great to not only see everyone's cards but also to be able to send them out into the world with my orders. I suggested another one to the "Gang" and I'm so pleased that it's going to be going ahead! Yay!

(If anyone else wants to join in on the swap, just give me a holler! Please let me know by this coming Friday (25th January) if you'd like to take part :) Oh, and obviously this is a UK Gang swap so it's just open to UK Etsy sellers! Maybe next year I'll be brave enough to attempt an international one...!)