Made ~ setup

Made ~ setup
Originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!

I was in Lethbridge over the weekend to attend: Made.
It was great to meet new people and talk to the local Lethbians as well get exposure. I didn't sell as much as I had anticipated, however I most certainly don't regret the trip. I still managed to make enough to pay for the table. :)
I have so many ideas as these shows give me a lot of inspiration, even just eaves dropping on what potential clients say, opens up a lot of possibilities of where to push my creativity.

Also how can I forget that I got to visit with Jeff, Amber, Olivia and Ella! I had a great time, thanks for putting me up and feeding me :) And Thank you Amber for inviting me to join Made, I enjoyed it!!!

Thanks Lethbridge :)

Long-life Necklace

Cheeky went to Hong Kong in the search of happiness, she ate bird's nest sundaes and drank mango and sago drinks which was all good for her but she really liked this longevity necklace. She thinks you would like it more!  Check out more photos of the necklace in my Etsy shop.  www.cheekynado.etsy.com

Sorry I didn't have any pictures of the bird's nest sundae's, but the pic above is of my favourite chain of drink restaurants in Hong Kong.  If you're ever there, you should try the drinks. However I advise you to stay away from the brown drinks, I tried it once and found out that it was turtle jelly drink ~ apparently it's good for you!  

Oh and if you want to try the bird's nest sundae which you can here, check out the photo (in the menu on the tables) of translucent jellyish looking stuff on top of ice-cream or mango, they say it's good for your skin. 

My dresser is out there :)

Interesting, I was reading Rozzie Jewelry tonight and saw her posting about Googling her name.  I haven't done this in a while and now that I finally have Google Analytics up and running for this blog I thought I'd give it a go.  And this is what I found when looking for "shazzbazz".  I am so happy that someone noticed my dresser, I did try to get it out there, but several months later I'm super elated to see it was on one of my favourite websites, Apartment Therapy ~ yay!  

And searching for "Cheeky Nado" my Etsy shop is right on top!!!  However my Artfire shop seems non-existent.  Oh, I'm also working on some prints in my Etsy shop, so do keep checking. And for all of my family in the UK and friends in Asia, yes, I do ship internationally :)

Good night :)

Daily Creativeness 5: Cheeky Brooches

Wow, the new year is something else, I sure hope this is just a bad month. My grandmother was discharged from hospital on Monday after being admitted twice in the last two weeks. We honestly thought we may lose her, but my goodness she's a fighter!

We did though lose our accountant, who was quite a lively soul, each time we visited her she would talk and talk and talk. But now she's gone and a sudden death too, she died way too young as she was just 52! RIP Jolene!

My one friend was also stressed out as her father had surgery during the same week I was spending time in the hospital looking after my grandmother. Luckily her father is okay but to hear that her brother may not, is quite a blow and I really hope that he is well!

2009 just has to get better, I know this is the year of greatness after all there's a new President in the world arena that just may make sense of things ~ here's hoping and believing!

I also did some work since coming home this weekend as sitting in the hospital for over a week is just no fun at all! I listed the items below on my Etsy shop so check them out :)

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Hello 2009 :)

Wow, how quick 2009 has come. I know it will a great year as 2008 has some fantastic highlights but it ended not so lively.

So, what's new for 2009?

1. Well I finally got my Esty shop: Cheeky Nado up and running and my wonderful friend Irene made the first two purchases hoping to bring me luck ~ thanks sweetie :)
2. A long time friend has decided to disappear from my life but at the same time, another long time friend and I have a new spark, and I can't wait to see her again.
3. New opportunities have arisen but that's under wraps for now ;P
4. I am planning on going back to school this year ~ fingers crossed.
5. I'm feeling optimistic that this year is the year I actually make positive changes.
6. A new look for my blog to correspond my new work. Let me know what you think, I have other ideas too :)

I wish you all a fantastic 2009!

Cheeky Nado In a Craft Fair

I had a table at the Chestermere Lake Christmas Around The World festival.  I was excited and worked more than ten hours a day in the week proceeding the sale.  However, Southern Alberta had a huge snow fall and a major drop in temperature with a windchill of -35 Celsius, so who wants to even leave their home?  I know I didn't want to and the idea of driving was a scary thought.  But luckily we made it into the city but it took us two hours to drive in, normally it's only an hour, but visibility was bad.  Despite all the effort of getting there, my poor mother and I sat all day entertaining the idea of a sale ~ but not one :(   Unfortunately the only people who were there at the community centre were the parents of junior hockey teams that continued with their games and classes.  A few vendors packed up and left around lunch time as it was a waste of their time, and to be honest it was an expensive way to sit around in the cold!!!

Never the less I am in the process in getting my stuff online with Etsy.com I have to take a million photos, as I ended up making:

• 68 pairs of earrings
  
• 6 black necklaces
  
• 48 Gocco printed x-mas cards
  
• 8 moustache necklaces
  
• 11 santa beard necklaces 
  

Fingers crossed that this will go a lot better than the craft fair.  I really wish there were Canadian Renegade Craft Fairs or more tables available at the art fair in Kensington ~ I did try.  

Wish me luck :)