tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:53:01 +0000http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)Blogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-5664415408340081061Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:23:00 +00002009-11-23T22:32:53.960+00:00(Black Lace Mini Lined Notebook)People are driving me nuts today, I could really do without the hassle at the moment. In other news been half a sleep at work does not make for good mood or efficiency.I'm trying to give myself more of a break when I get home as I usually have tv going and am working on my laptop and its all too much so I don't relax and then don't get enough sleep.So I actually http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/11/brain-overload.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-4939789499477888579Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:29:00 +00002009-11-22T22:45:53.148+00:00(Leopard A6 Lined Notebook) I've been on a bit of a bookmaking spree the last couple of weekends, and a lot of it has involved leopard print material. I've made all different sizes and in lined and blank. They are all newly uploaded to my website.I also made my 2010 diary. It is gorgeous. I've gone for the day to view version but in A6 as I figure it will fit in a bag better. It is so solid, http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/11/bookmaking-and-leopards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-8580431158736126555Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:22:00 +00002009-11-03T17:54:29.772+00:00It's that time of the year when thoughts turn to Christmas and then New Year.And New Year means a new 2010 diary (which also make great Christmas presents).This year Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick is offering custom made diaries - so you can pick your size, fabric and layout.Yes, layout! Because this year I've added a day to view version, with a page for each weekday and half-pages for Saturdays andhttp://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/11/custom-2010-diaries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-7623778717548893939Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:24:00 +00002009-10-25T22:57:16.719+00:00I had a super productive day! I finished off the mini lined notebooks. I love this leopard print material, it's so fun!And I made cake...cake is far more important.It's chocolate and vanilla marble cake with chocolate icing and white chocolate buttons. I needed to use up some eggs and this is far and away the best way (the alternative is huge amounts of egg fried rice and that's nowhere near as http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-7103755740188880709Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:17:00 +00002009-10-24T23:25:38.706+01:00This week has not been going well.(Autumn Teeny Notebook)I seem to have got less done than normally, I need to learn to not procrastinate.This evening has been better and glue covered as I've been putting together mini lined paper pages in front of the X Factor.Tomorrow morning it shall be time to stick them into the card and fabric outer layers. And hopefully get pictures if the weather isn't http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/chaotic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-5189054463294031382Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:01:00 +00002009-10-18T21:44:05.863+01:00A little early but I'm being organised.I'm offering custom rather than ready-made diaries this year. For two reasons really, to give people a chance to pick the kind of fabric they would like to look at for a year and because if ready-made ones don't sell it becomes a bit of a waste of paper.The diaries are available in A5 and A6 sizes. I've reworked all the pages for the week to view diaries in http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/2010-diaries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-1107854106653910463Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:06:00 +00002009-10-15T22:11:24.925+01:00 They have arrived at Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stickhttp://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/gift-vouchers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-8715119951407055586Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:32:00 +00002009-10-13T22:40:29.779+01:00Uploading lots of new items to Etsy means I'm suffering through their add new item process on a fairly regular basis.(Garden iPod (Classic) Cover)And it's not great.Not sure if it's me or them, but it's timing out to the page cannot be displayed/problem with your connection all the time while trying to upload pictures and it's driving me up the wall.http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/uploading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-4188831811075103301Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:57:00 +00002009-10-10T16:03:35.014+01:00I've been on a ribbon buying spree - in lots of different colours.When I was making new iPod Nano covers the other week I realised that I had not only just about run out of buttons but I was also out of quite a lot of colours of ribbon (though not olive green, may never actually run out of olive green).So, as I'm about to hit diary making season (of which more soon), I stopped off to but lots of http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/ribbon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-3324314201199967959Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-10-08T23:35:23.694+01:00I can't really believe it's been two weeks since I got back from holiday, I haven't quite got back in the swing of work yet.I had an amazing holiday! I spent the first part of the week at Disneyland Paris, getting slightly emotional at the loveliness. My mum, Nana and I were staying at the Sequoia Lodge and we spent 2 and a half days in the parks, going on the rides, exploring the attractions andhttp://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/holiday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-1255206423046192558Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:11:00 +00002009-10-10T16:45:18.291+01:00The Autumn CollectionAs the autumn leaves fall, treat yourself to something bright and new as the nights draw in!The Autumn Collection is a selection of iPod Covers and Purses in warm autumnal colour and flower and leaves patterns. Notebooks are coming soon.The collection also features the new covers for the 4th and 5th generation iPod Nanos. These have been a very long time coming but there are http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-things-at-pink-flamingo-swizzle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-9084654390919034208Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:19:00 +00002009-10-02T23:21:31.715+01:00 Autumn is here!http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/conkers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-3696027621507330799Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:43:00 +00002009-10-02T21:58:24.943+01:00Well, chillies.I came back from holiday to a pretty good crop of chillies. They are seriously hot (I thought they were jalapenos, then I checked and they're actually cayenne). I've been putting them into curries and chili but it was unlikely I was going to get through them all before they went off, so I decided to try pickling them to preserve them for a while.Adapted from this recipe - reduced http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/10/pickled-peppers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-7576376155475755111Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:28:00 +00002009-09-29T23:30:02.431+01:00I'm so ridiculously happy with the way this dress turned out, I actually danced round my room in it once I finished it. It was a lot easier to make than I was expecting, I totally thought I'd have to spend time unpicking at least part of it but it worked first time.The thing I've learnt to do with Burda patterns is keep the paper pieces with the fabric so you can see rather than guess which seamshttp://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/red-leaves-dress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-277407296570040834Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:16:00 +00002009-09-27T22:44:29.764+01:00I finally got around to beginning to make covers for the newer iPod Nanos, which is something I've failed to do for ages.So I've been drafting patterns.And sewing things together. I've started with a autumn theme to all the fabrics I'm using. I'm planning on being a bit more organised in the future and trying to make and upload items that are similar in theme rather than just fairly http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-ipod-nano-covers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-4801416987531642887Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:15:00 +00002009-09-25T12:24:45.836+01:00Why do internet issues seem to take forever to sort.My internet connection was down the last couple of nights so I spent several hours last night switching things on and off, unplugging cables and calling Virgin to try and solve the problem.Managed to get the modem working but was stuck balanced on a sofa arm in the corner of the living room (I have a very short power cable) unable to get the http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/internet-issues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-7365323167968798277Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:24:00 +00002009-09-21T23:31:33.712+01:00I am just back from holiday (more about that later) and have resolved to sort out my etsy shop ahead of the holiday season.So I've started to repost things to my seriously lacking shop and I'm working on new items and designs to fill it up with great new things.http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-from-holiday-and-ready-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-3262836412600794438Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:08:00 +00002009-09-10T20:50:58.742+01:00In continuing the trying to get out of a menu rut, I've been trying to make Chicken Chasseur without the packet mix.IngredientsOnion, choppedClove of garlic, crushed250g chicken, cubedTwo carrots, sliced3 tomatoes, skinned and diced1 tsp tomato puree125ml White wine1 tsp dried tarragonHandful chopped parsley1/2 pint chicken stock1 tsp cornflowerServes 2I totally recommend doing this in a http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/01/chicken-chasseur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-7771585427361559279Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:53:00 +00002009-09-07T23:05:19.092+01:00I've been looking for a tie-neck blouse for ages, and for this fabric which I fell in love with in a fabric shop, so I pounced on this pattern in the May edition of Burda Style magazine. I put it together in a weekend, which seems to be a reasonable length of time for a sewing project. It was a little bit fiddly, it has a very narrow band round the middle and narrow bands on the sleeves and http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/blue-and-yellow-flowers-blouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-3383339770289153480Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:50:00 +00002009-09-04T23:01:17.184+01:00I'm currently updating my website. It's taking longer than I was expected.I'm slowly adding a paypal cart to it so people can pay for items through the website. It's slowly driving me insane.It is starting to look a lot tidier all ready but I still have pages and pages of iPod Covers and Notebooks to get through.http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/website.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-6344610554564036170Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:46:00 +00002009-09-02T23:52:17.753+01:00I quite like bank holiday weeks, despite the massively busy Tuesday as it means I now only have two days left until the weekend.Meanwhile, I'm trying to sort my very abandoned shop out as all the things in I last listed three months ago are busy expiring.I'm up to sorted stock and I'm working on a much improved website.I really got out of the habit of doing etsy/craft stuff everyday, I'm not surehttp://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/working-on-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-1002184924615138924Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:52:00 +00002009-09-01T23:33:04.785+01:00I like when sale purchases turn out to actually go with what you thought they would.I made this skirt a while back out of a very small part of an enormous piece of coral-coloured cherry blossom print material. It's just a very simple a-line skirt pattern I drafted, with a waistband, side zip and lining.Anyway, went shopping on Saturday and found £7 shoes in Marks and Spencer which have exactly http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/09/shoes-meet-skirt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-3184394189027812623Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:11:00 +00002009-08-23T22:41:50.215+01:00The slowest summer dress ever.I started this last spring, failed to finish it before we had good weather, then gave up on it when it rained most of July and August and summer dresses seemed a little bit pointless.I got it out of the craft cupboard again this year and decided the pattern for the top I'd picked wasn't really flattering (the pattern is great, it's like five dresses in one).So I tookhttp://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/08/orange-butterfly-dress-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-7859110353927022674Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:29:00 +00002009-08-22T22:48:37.286+01:00It's a now seriously ancient H&M dress and is pretty faded but I found a cute cardie that's the right red and added a vintage petticoat-type skirt (rescued from one of my mum's cupboard clean outs).I'm considering having a go at trying to make a copy of the dress. I've made similar dresses but they tend to be more formal, as this dress is nicely casual, I think it's the pockets, but there http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-love-this-dress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30193041.post-5366853920481417083Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:06:00 +00002009-08-19T22:20:01.639+01:00I'm currently working on sorting out all the stuff in my room and found a pile of free butterfly info sheets that were newspaper freebies.After lots of careful cutting out and some blue tac.http://pinkflamingoswizzlestick.blogspot.com/2009/08/butterflies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pink Flamingo Swizzle Stick)0