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So…um, this is awkward. I’ve been meaning to write an entry for awhile now and it looks like it’s been more than two months since I last did. Whoops. And here we are not only in 2015, but midway through the second month of 2015. Yeah sorry about that. I did get around to making […]
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Posted by miss m on Friday, December 5, 2014 @ 12:49pm in
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The holidays start showing up in store decorations months in advance these days, yet it seems we STILL manage to get ourselves overwhelmed trying to figure out the perfect gift every year! And despite “Christmas creep” taking over Thanksgiving and even Halloween, it still normally blindsides us. My first suggestion: Avoid the mall and mass […]
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2013 went out with a whoosh as it flew past me and my intentions of posting more frequently in the blog. The second half of November and all of December became unbelievably busy and there was simply no free time available for updating, despite the fact I really did intend to many times. So here’s […]
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Posted by miss m on Friday, November 15, 2013 @ 3:07pm in
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Holiday Wishes is a fun idea where you post your wishlist – anything from cards to pipe dreams like a car – and then you go through lists other people have posted and see if you can fulfill any of their wishes. I’ve been doing it on a community on Livejournal for years and years […]
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Posted by miss m on Monday, November 11, 2013 @ 4:05pm in
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My Miniature Four Seasons (Wheel of the Year) Tree of Life earrings are the Fire Mountain Gem’s Design of the Week! Here is the original image submitted: Available from PhoenixFire Designs here!
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Posted by miss m on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 @ 3:16pm in
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HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES I know people don’t want to think about Holiday & Christmas shopping yet. BUT…as everything is handmade by my two very human hands, there is more lead time required than grabbing something made in China from Wal-Mart. Especially factoring in shipping. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS REQUIRE THE MOST TIME. International orders shipping first class […]
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Posted by miss m on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 @ 3:37pm in
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Ok, not literally daily but I do find myself taking a lot of pics of my girls. First, because they’re always around. LOL And second, because dammit, I think they’re adorable. Plus, cats are a great way to practice photography because they move a lot, they’re quick, you have to really get a good lock […]
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The month of December went by in a complete rush this year because of being so busy in my shop. I had a record 103!! orders for the month of December alone! (And many of those had more than one item in the order!!) It meant though, that I didn’t have as much time as […]
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Playing catch-up in photos… I managed to get the village up around the tree the night before my craft market but I still haven’t gotten my monorail up yet: Of course, you know what that means. Tree + village = Gracie! The craft market went great. Not only did I have a pleasant amount of […]
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Posted by miss m on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 @ 12:20pm in
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I finally had a chance to decorate my Christmas tree last night! I haven’t finished the village and monorail yet but at the very least, lights and ornaments are up! I took some pics last night of it and thought I’d share. ~ ~ I shared this one on facebook, but for those who aren’t […]
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Posted by miss m on Monday, December 3, 2012 @ 11:59am in
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The Handmade Craft Holiday Market is THIS Friday and Saturday at Tampa Upcycle in Ybor!! PhoenixFire Designs will be there as a vendor along with a bunch of other awesome handmade crafters and artists! Please share and tell your friends!! Hope to see you there! Friday, December 7th 7pm-10pm Saturday, December 8th 11am-3pm Tampa Upcycle […]
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Posted by miss m on Friday, November 23, 2012 @ 3:59pm in
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My Black Friday / Small Business Saturday / Cyber Monday sale is on right now! Use code STARTER for 10% off any order all weekend long! I also recently restocked six pieces in the shop that were previously sold out! Now ready to ship. And there are THREE Fire Crackle Agate Full Moon pendants in […]
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Posted by miss m on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 @ 10:30pm in
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Big day tomorrow. Love goes in for his hernia repair tomorrow. He’s nervous, I’m a wreck and the place is a disaster. Getting sick with the food poisoning was the worst timing ever since it left me in a lurch this week preparing for his surgery. Never got the tree down Sunday because I wasn’t […]
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Shopping is done. Presents are wrapped. All the bills are paid and there’s even a little left in the bank. Life’s not too bad, especially given how insurmountable it all looked a few short months ago. We’ll start the turkey brine as soon as I post this. Tomorrow morning, we cook the 20lb bird, have […]
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Posted by miss m on Friday, December 23, 2011 @ 3:43pm in
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Getting a late start this season on my cookies but the first batch is in the oven right now! Find the recipe here!
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