Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I've heard of a few fellow bloggers receiving spammy comments from someone called "Jenny"... so I popped over to my sadly neglected blog to check.
Wooomp there it is - spammy spam from Jenny and someone else spamming about jewellery supplies.
Booh to spam. This is how you reduce / prevent it - go to your settings, make sure you have both word verification, and comment approval set.
I've just done it, so bye bye Jenny. You can have your spam and eat it too.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
I just got back from a lovely week in Fiji with my fiance Josh... It was gorgeous - turquoise water, cobalt blue skies... amaaaaaaazing sunsets...
We went on a tour of a Fijian village, including a river boat cruise and a waterfall swim and a traditional Lovo lunch, but other than that we lazed by the pool, snorkelled in the water (I have a phobia of open water... this is the conquering fears bit) and generally did sweet FA. It was just what the doctor ordered!!!
We stayed at the Wellesley Resort, a "boutique" resort boasting 15 rooms only, with no children allowed - woohoo! It wasn't all it boasted, with two small children staying (and wailing) a couple of rooms up on our first night (thankfully they left on our second day there), a double-bed only (the website boasts king size), repetitive (but yummy) menu and no BBQ / Lovo nights as advertised... and a bit of a whammy when we left - guess what guys - your transfers are one way only! That'll be $150 thanks to get back to the airport (we negotiated our way out of that one though as the website wording is dodgy "pick up and transfer")...but sheesh!
We chose to ignore those little things, and looked on the bright side - at any one time there were only 10 guests at the resort - we had pretty well exclusive use of the pool, beach, kayacking and snorkelling equipment, and it was so QUIET! No dogs, no kids (except for the first night), and no mobiles, computers or televisions! Heaven.
Then we got back home... I felt a little dodgy... then Josh felt a little dodgy... then the ralphing began - we'd gotten food poisoning! We figured it was the burgers we ate in the departure lounge at Nadi airport... 36 hours later I'm able to stomach coffee, but solid foods are a no-no...
All in all, a lovely relaxing break, with a bit of a funny (in time I'm sure it will be) story to tell at the end...
pic 1 - kayacked to a secluded beach and drew this in the sand
pic 2 - snorkelling in 4ft water... i still hyperventilated, but did indeed snorkel!
pic 3 - Josh playing rugby with some of the plantation workers one evening - the sunset was just gorgeous
Monday, October 26, 2009
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33172599
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33057877
Friday, October 23, 2009
There has been a lot of talk lately on the Etsy forums about Etsy's Weekend Deals. I've participated in one so far, and was lucky enough to get in the gift guide, storque and the email - WHOA! :) Got me a lot of hearts, only two sales, but hey - sales is good!
But after much contention on the forums, Etsy has decided to can them. So, I'm giving it my last shot too! So, for this weekend only, you can receive 20% off all full priced stock in my Etsy store! Whoop!
Also, there are bargains to be had in my clearance section, including items with 60% and more off.
This weekend only... the last Etsy Weekend Deals!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
I treat myself to a new camera recently! A Canon Powershot. Quite exxy, but I think worth it. I've retaken some shots of existing listings, plus my newest piece (the garnet wire wrapped one at the bottom).
Sunday, September 27, 2009
This weekend I am participating in etsy's weekend deals.
This means everything in my store is discounted by 20% - incredible!
Pop on over to see- http://angelene.etsy.com
Ends this Sunday night 27 September 2009.
Friday, September 18, 2009
There's also the premium account with lots of cool features, including unlimited listings/relisting, a customised shopfront that even allows you to add widgets including an etsy mini, twitter links, facebook fan box and project wonderful advertising- which might mean your shop ends up paying for its own advertising!
Premium accounts are currently available for a reduced monthly fee of $7, but for every person you refer who signs up for a premium account, $1 will be taken off your monthly fee. So refer 7 people and it's free for life!
Zibbet has kindly arranged two special offers just for Australian Etsy Blog readers:
Free 7-day trial of a premium account
Have a play! Create a video of yourself for your profile, change the colour of your shop every day!
Just enter the code AUSFREE when signing up (available to readers in all locations)
Sell for free for life, with unlimited listings and a customisable shop!
All you need to do to enter is become a fan on Morphologica's facebook page and leave a comment on the 'Exclusive from Morphologica & Zibbet: Zibbet Giveaway' post on the facebook page- that's it!
(there is a 'become a fan' button at the top of the page, and the link to leave a comment is just below the competition post)
The winner will be chosen using a random number generator after the 8th October (closing date), and contacted through facebook (unless alternative contact details are left). Entry is open to everyone in all locations.
Good luck and don't forget your free trial :) (code AUSFREE)
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Yep. That's my ring... gorgeous huh? So for three weeks (nearly) now I am a fiancee officially. It's weird. I keep saying "boyfriend" when I should be saying "fiance"... and I don't feel any different, except that it's OK to talk about "when we get married" and know that it is actually a possibility that it's gonna happen.
