sleepy Sam

sleepy Sam, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

my littLe baby ..isnt he gorgeous

Im resting up a few days and have friends over ..were off to the Birmingham Christmas market today ..so if you are waiting for invoices or for me to get back to you

I should have just done it

all wigs have gone ..posted ...shipped ..Im feeling very festive and very mellow

all my Fliker comments and FM will be answered tommorow xx

HOHOHO

lilac mermaid

lilac mermaid, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

eeekkkk
thpught I wasnt getting much e.mail!
and no orders

they are all going through onto my old laptop!
which my daughter is useing !

bear with me ..I have now got to transfere all my mail over !
in my spare time !!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

it was supposed to be switched off

if you have e,mailed me since Monday and havent heard back i WILL BE IN TOUCH IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS lol

mINA

mINA, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

oOOOoooo I have just made up ( well over the past month )
some fullsets ...they are gorgeous

all ready to ship for Christmas
I agce listed a few on Ebay now ...and some will go on my Etsy

Im only shipping once a week at the momment ..gives me time to work ...and get all those orders out for Christmas xx

exhibiting this weekend

thoughtfull , originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

if you have been e.mailing me this weekend ..please bear with me
Im exhibiting at the Motorcycle museum Birmingham ..and swapping to a new PC ..so transferring data and getting on-line on a new PC ..so it may take me a couple of days to get back to you xx

Postin times ..and updates

Pippit and her friend, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Im kinda fired up to make some more miniature bears
this is one of my old Anime style bears I used to sell on Abracadabra

I just miss it ...I miss the creative side off it ....so next year ..more bears .
and I also spent a wonderful weekend with Miriam and Sam
and Vanessa ...was supposed to be tiny BJDs ...but ..well couldnt help but slip into bears

OK ...Im only posting once a week right now ...Saturday morning

its gving me a full week to work ...Christmas Crazy is well and truly on us ...Im inundated with orders ...and the dolls are waltzing out
its all hands on deck ...as we work to get out the orders ...I say we ..but its me
and Pete takes over the running of the house !
my last show of the year will be this Sunday ...then the Fullsets I have will go on my Etsy sight
Then I will be working on my web site
organising new colour charts
and updateing all the pages and photos

Maddy ..Rosie`s little girl

Maddy ..Rosie`s little girl, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

worse news ever
.Maddie passed away today .Mike the Vet tried desperately to save her ..but it wasnt to be

sweet dreams girl ..she is resting by her friend Stan

Cat Nip Cuddles

Cat Nip Cuddles, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

OK ..after a mad crazy week HUGE ammount of orders went out
including all the orders delayed after Zack was hit by a car

he is recovering well xx
but Poor Poor Maddie is on 24 HOUR Care in the Pets hospital
she is really poorly :(

so Im selling more of my dolls for Vets fees ..its nothing to do with Zacks ,flu ..which I now think Sam has caught ...

its just manic ...my head is spinning
orders out ...more to go out Monday

at last for Pre-order

 

a little retail therapy today

luckily I sold some of my dolls this weekend ..enough for LinLin

and the Killer Vets bills I put on my credit card ..the insurance is normally pretty quick though …I have Stock being shipped any day now ..the Christmas stock..damn its all money this month…LOL and its only the 2nd

 

Zack is sleeping a lot ..but the cuts and bruises on his face are healing real quick …from how terrible he looked Saturday to how he looks now is amazing

Im a couple of days behind now …I just couldnt do anything Sunday ..and Im catching up with e.mails and paperwork today

and Dyeing fur and making up orders tomorrow

thank you for the well wishing ..Zack is remarkable for what he went through

zack

zack, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Im just numb ...Zack got out of the garden this evening ...he wouldnt come in and ran off from me ..

some time later he was hit by a car ...his poor face ...and head ...he is in the PDSA now ..
the Vet has prepared us for the worse ...he has head trauma
she said by rights he should be dead and he is a very lucky cat
but has used up all of his 9 lives
..we will know more tommorow

OddBod in her BIGWIG

OddBod in her BIGWIG , originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Oh I love Bod ....
she always looks so pissed off LOL

WOW I cant believe how fast this wig sold ...I had just listed it on Etsy ...and ...gone
Im thrilled to bits

Delay and Christmas shipping xx

Halloween, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Im sorry due to some personal stuff...and crazy hands the wigs didnt go out Friday
My hands have been hurting again ..since I took on a commision ..opening up eyes ..never again LOL
THIS IS ALMOST DONE ..BUT ITS MAKING MY HANDS SUFFER

Im going insaine today as I have workmen in ...Im in the dinning room ..the wigs are all in the work room ..the dillbit to bevil out the eyes is in the shed ..and I cant get to anything
.so I am planning on shipping them all THIS WEEK

Im so frustraited I could SPIT



but I also now know the last shipping for Christmas
and I have 2 more shows untill the Christmas Crazy period is over


LAST Shipping date to guarantee for Christmas delivery is
10TH December
please bear this in mind if you are ordering multi wig orders and multi or specialised dyes and tips
each wig I make is custom done ..so can take up to 2 weeks
or if you want a particular Elf in time for under the tree ¬
I am now dyeing and getting ready for the Christmas rush and I like all my orders out by the 10th December ,
so we don't have any stuck in the system over the holiday period
HOHOHO ! and Merry Christmas



SHOW DATES 2009

I am pleased to announce I have been invited to

PETERBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL DOLL SHOW 18TH OCTOBER 2009

AND

DOLL AND TEDDY FAIR NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM , BICKENHILL ,Nr Birmingham 29TH NOVEMBER 2009

Sam helping me set up my Dollshouse

My little boys, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Wigs are a little behind still due to my holiday break ..and the fact I have 3 exhibitions in a row , and the HUGE influx of orders

Im wadeing through them ...all of August wigs now gone , September orders will be shipped Friday and late September orders will be sent next Friday :) ..so almost caught up


the show I attended Sunday at the MotorCycle Museum next to the NEC was fantastic ..we had a fantastic day
We will be going back there in November

this weekend Im exhibiting at the NEC ...Im looking forward to seeing my friends again

A view from the top

A view from the top, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Ohh wish I were there right now ...

please exuse the delay if your trying to contact me right now
I have an exhibition this weekend

and my 2 day show next weekend ...Ive got sore fingers and sore eyes..stock to finish makeing and wigs to get out
sp please bear with me if you dont here back this weekend

I will be back on line Monday afternoon ....after I have been to the post office xxx

Red Resin and Haute doll

oOOO I love this colour resin ..and these eyes are stunning . They are expensive …but glass , made in the Uk …I adore them

The Elves are featured in the latest Haute Doll Magazine …how thrilled am I …its like being in Vogue  Magazine ..Im thrilled !

I cant wait to see a copy !

DHL lost my parcel !

Not just any parcel ..a huge box the size of a coffin ! with 60 dolls in it ...60!

my stock ..I am just numb ....

all the Brackens ,normal Mina . Red Mina ..its the size of a bloody house how can they not find it

at least they phoned me ..so I can get the rest of this weeks wigs out

they have told me they will know more Monday ..but they did mention the LOST word

at least I have some Mina ..thats positive ...I have a doll show Sunday , it will go ahead ..but without Bracken

Ive had to let Dennis know ...chances are if the parcel is lost ...it will go back to Germany

and turn up in about 3 weeks ...dose that help me ...Nope

So I took a picture of MY ..yes this one is mine ..dark tan Mina ..and I love that lily ..its a giant lily and the smell is just beyond beautiful ..I have a new lens and filter on the camera ..the doll is lovely ..the lily is heavenly ..so I forgot the troubles of 60 lost Elves ....sigh

INTERNET DOWN

Coco detal, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

EKKKKKKKKKKKK
My internet went down today ...jist got back on line ....so everyones e.mail and PMs will be answered tommorow xx

her name is Odette- Odeco

her name is Odette- Odeco, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

this girl is si summery ..just sums up how I feel :)
I had a weekend off ...Took Rosie and her friends to Weston-Super-Mare for T4 ..we dropped them off ..and what an atmosphere the town had ... had a great day ..time off
sun sea , sand and amazing rain LOL
walked so far ..my feet are still acheing LOL
hand is feeling a little better .AND So do I ..not so grumpy LOL
.a few more weeks of this ..Im feeling very optimistic

update.. Good news and bad

what shall I call her :), originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

I have sold out of white ...I have A LOT of pelts on order ..but they still haven't arrived .they are being chased up

Im Ok for the orders I have now taken last week ..but it will affect a lot taken after today

GOOD NEWS

I am having treatment on my hands ...the damage I have done to them over working ..basically ..can be reversed ...
but I have been told
I HAVE to have a day off ..and I must take breaks
and use ice-packs every couple of hours , if I do this ..my hands will get better ..and I will be able to continue for may years to come

BAD NEWS
If I dont do this my hands will be damaged permanent
and I cant risk this ..
.I apologize if you have placed an order
IT IS BEING MADE
WAIT LIST ...up to 3 weeks again ...
this isnt because of the lack of materials ..but the state of my hands

it wont affect my orders, this is my job ..I have to work with it
..Im a little behind because of my holiday
and how long its taking me to make the pigglets sewn for Charles
These are now finished ..and the last bit of assembly is being done now

but I have to pace myself ..and Im haveing a day off ...as soon as I finish the pigs for Charles

As long as I slow down
and stop off the PC more ..rest ..meds ice-packs and the hand-brace should work ..Ive been offered injections ..but dont want these yet as I feel these will just mask the problem ..I have to learn to take some time off and stop abusing my poor hands ..starting now :)


I have so much planned for the future as long as Im careful ..I will be able to do it

POSTAGE CHARGE ..and look whats comming

a bit of an announcement ..postage is now a flat rate of $9.00 insured

I am subsidising it a little and not chargeing for packageing
...but I am having to ship everything insured
the last 2 months I have had to send out an amazing amount of replacement wigs due to packages getting lost ...i have had 2 return to me ..so I can add them back to stock
but too many are getting lost
my policy is to send out replacements ..but there are just too many

when I sent them out International Signed for ..very few go missing so from today EVERYTING is sent Insured

ALSO

look whats comming soon ..sample is being sent to me to see

will be fantastic with Large Moona , Yo , LittleFee

My design again...well ..with the help of Mina and Moona !

straight from the Elves woodshop !

Bracken has been busy for his girls

and Im back !

when we have good weather ...this country is beautiful!

we had a wonderful few days ....but I am glad to be back ..missed my kitties ..LOL Oh yeah and the kids ...

but Oh my we had just them most wonderful holiday ...perfect weather , so relaxing

now Im catching up with mails and orders and dolls and teddys will go out Friday and Saturday