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ebbandflo's blog: Time (mis)management tips from the front! ... and a bit of random crafting thrown in for good measure. Like the crafting stuff? Want to own it? then follow the link on the header to the right to go shopping or click below for exclusive deals

final blog giveaway mentions Fri Nov 28 21:26:00 UTC 2008

So this week, Monday to Friday, I've been giving a shout out for some sellers taking part in The Tiny Fig's blog giveaway.

Here are my final selections, picked for beautiful product photos. Click on each photo to find more. And also one of my own "i'm feeling quite smug about this one" pics - eccentrics cufflinks (square version) now for sale here.

ah! if only this were scratch and sniff! Thu Nov 27 18:52:00 UTC 2008

Pictures and very few words this morning. My inbox seems to get progressively fuller as the week goes on even though I've been patting myself on the back for being relatively efficient and productive so far!

Please click on the pics to get more info about the items, all are from sellers taking part in The Tiny Fig's blog giveaway (you know the score by now, blog and leave a comment here).

Meanwhile my desk is covered in silver filings as I polish up a pair of stud earrings ready for soldering later today. I've also got a ring blank waiting for my first piece of art clay soldering on top and I finished another fine silver constellation cuff.

BTW if you're wondering where else (apart from Etsy, Artfire, Dawanda and icraft) you can get your hands on ebb and flo goodies then if you're a local shopper check out The Treasure Room at the Arts Council of New Westminster. I have a few constellation wire crochet cuffs and some sterling wired cufflinks on sale there from December ...

buy now for christmas Wed Nov 26 21:10:00 UTC 2008

A really quick post today with more on The Tiny Fig blog give away.

My first pick today is the awesomely titled askingfortrouble who sells from her own website and is based in Glasgow, Scotland. These beautiful christmas cards immediately caught my eye and also made me a wee bit more homesick than usual!

My second quick pick of the day comes from the US. Jilldrapermakesstuff certainly does 'make stuff' but it was this amazing watercolour handdyed and spun yarn which took my eye. I've been bitten by the knitting bug again recently. Seeing such beautiful fibre makes my eyes water and my fingers twitch!

Meanwhile, all is busy in my little studio. I finished off a fine silver constellation cuff last night and today polished up some ring blanks for a project this afternoon. I will be selling at Portobello West in Vancouver on Sunday 30th November and again the week after at the Got Craft market on Commercial Drive. I sent out my newsletter announcing these events yesterday with some sneak peeks ...

more blog giveaways Tue Nov 25 18:47:00 UTC 2008

As per yesterday I'm blogging about more of the fantastic blog give aways which Tiny Fig is running from her blog (full details here).

In order to participate you need to visit the shops listed, blog about them and then leave a comment under the blog give away post at Tiny Fig - easy peasy!

My selections for today are dog biscuits and flowers. Read on ...

First up is organidog's wonderful pet treats. Don't forget your dog at Thanksgiving with these amazing drumstick biscuits.

... and secondly, even though it's miserable wintry weather outside (well it is for me!) how about adorning your earlobes with some enchanting chainmaille flowers by Xiztance. The design is very simple and is in fact one of the patterns I cover in my chainmaille class at Beadworks.

Lastly, do you have a man on your christmas gift list? (I'm meaning to buy for, not as a 'please santa, give me a hunky man for christams' cos it's a well known fact that the man in ...

righting wrongs Mon Nov 24 20:35:00 UTC 2008

OK I've been terribly remiss about blogging recently and also about participating in the Tiny Fig blog giveaway which Connie has been running since the beginning of November. My fellow Vancouverite has rounded up a great selection of give aways from fellow Etsy sellers and conducting a Christmas give away from her blog (full details here). I blogged about it right at the start but then vanished from the blogosphere!

Part of the deal is that I should blog about some of the sellers taking part - so here goes!

First up is chendric who makes awesome fine silver jewelry, such as the beautiful fine silver branch earrings shown here.

Cheryl works in precious metal clay (PMC) and also beads for some colour in her handwork.

She's also a member of Etsy For Animals street team, a very worthwhile cause.

My second choice for today's give away blog is TooAquarius who has the most awesome polymer

clay beads available in her shop.

This sampler listing immediately caught my eye. Now while anyone can pinch off a bit of fimo and rool ...

attack of the giant fluffy pom poms Tue Nov 25 16:37:00 UTC 2008

attack of the giant fluffy pom poms, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

something a little different while i wake up to start my day!

giant fluffy pompom eats sterling silver cufflink and moves in on the copper rings i finally finished off.

PS: i will be listing more cufflinks in my etsy shop and have already added some custom projects to my new artfire store.

blog give away - read on! Fri Oct 31 15:47:00 UTC 2008

ebb and flo will be taking part in a blog giveaway leading up to Christmas

check back for details!

check out sweet figments blog for more info

PS: my give away is top right, a mod dots bracelet in purple.

whassup? Tue Nov 11 03:54:00 UTC 2008

... or in translation, what am I doing these days?

Well, while my lil' sis was staying I finished setting these adorable glass cabs in sterling daisy mounts ........ but I'm not sure what they will end up being! They are definitely too heavy for earrings unless you have reinforced lobes.

I drew the flower outlines freehand then cut the sheet metal (yes, one petal is a little larger and the whole daisy looks very random) shapes out. The flowers were then domed slightly before soldering the bezels in place.

Polishing was tricky.
Setting the cabs was a dream.
Now what?

I also finished up another pair of cufflinks. These are a square version of the circular eccentrics I have for sale in my Big Cartel store.

They are just waiting for the sterling toggle bars which I'm hoping Canada Post won't send all the way back whence they came instead of notifying me they were waiting at the PO for me to collect!

Now that I've found I can complete the soldering on these at home I'll be making more with ...

sea anemones Mon Nov 10 21:59:00 UTC 2008

you will either like this or it will make you faintly sea sick!

summer 2008 afloat Mon Nov 10 06:05:00 UTC 2008

Finally added the waterproof camera pics to my flickr site!

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After a lot of logistical planning and deliberating we decided to kayak with me in the rear cockpit of the double, the wee guy in the front cockpit and mr ebb in a single in case of emergency!

Since we haven't done a family capsize drill the whole set up is at best theoretical, but we did get afloat and managed a short expedition from Belcarra to Jug Island.

Next year the wee guy is going to summer camp and will learn to paddle his own kayak!

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