Firmly back in computer land

I'm back, with my very own laptop...yay!!!

But that said we're excitedly awaiting the arrival our new baby any time between now (mid Feb) and mid March. As labour and newborns are a little unpredictable please bear with me over the next little while if I disappear for a few days or don't respond to mails immediately. I'm hoping to still be able to help my lovely and valued customers, but I hope you'll also understand if my attention is needed elsewhere during this time.

And here's a few things from the last week.

Book of love

Bunch of cutlery orders, local & etsy

Using My New Bits & Bobs

I have to tell you that it's been terrible, since I got my new stuff the whole family has been afflicted with the most dreadful flu, with added bonus of bronchitis, so I've had virtually no time at all to play :(
Please pray we survive the rest of the week, I've just about had enough and now DH and baby are looking worse for wear...sigh

I did manage to perk up a little on Sunday (before the near death I felt on Monday) and got a few things done to show you. So let's forget about all that tiresome sick stuff and move onto nicer prettier things!

So here is an example of what I can do with the sterling silver blanks.
I used one of my new fonts below, it's a 1/16" font size so I can fit more characters on than with my older font.

Here's a washer with my new font, which is lowercase and 1/8" in size, which is the same size as the original uppercase font I use

And here is a set of the children's cutlery using the new font

My little business idea

I've been busy with a little business idea and was waiting for my website, but sadly it's a case of the cobbler's children going without shoes at the moment and the website will be a while longer in the making.

In the meantime I've decided to start selling my Kid's Cutlery Set, personalised with each child's name.

Each set consists of a stainless steel spoon and fork which has the owner's name hand stamped onto it. The name is impressed into the stainless steel so cannot wash off.

As each item is hand stamped with love, please remember it will not be perfect, but it will be perfectly unique...which is the beauty & appeal of handmade items I like to think :)

I'm selling the sets for R85.00 each, excluding postage.

If you are interested you can e-mail me on whimsyandwhatnots@gmail.com

Example of the cutlery set
The sets all packaged

I'm also selling Words of Wisdom sets, which is a set of four coffee spoons with a special message stamped onto each one, they make great wedding or housewarming gifts.

Once the website is up and running I hope to offer a couple of other products too, here's a sneak peek at some of the ideas running through my mind at the moment.