Tonight was their christmas special – with 20% discounts throughout the whole store, the place was HEAVING. I couldn’t even buy anything…as I could hardly move to the queue. Sigh. Anyway – as promised, here’s my goodies!

From left-right: leopard print linen scarf, Levis’ 501 cutoffs, set of 3 headbands, two pairs of pseudo Raybans, patchwork dress, purple thighs, LEE 120 years anniversary bag and salt-and-pepper shakers

Sooooo fab! The only glitch is that the cutoffs are way too tiny, and the thighs are definately not my size – I am not very tall, but it’s made to fit girls up to 5ft 3! So I’m going to have to figure out what to do with them – I see a giveaway coming up! I squeezed into the pretty patchwork dress that only came in one size….loved the salt&pepper shaker. Incidentally, I purchased the exact same salt and pepper shaker in Sydney back in 2006 as a gift . The pseudo-Raybans are cute – not something that I would ordinarily purhcase for myself, but I do think its cute. So is the scarf – I so really needed something like this but had just not gotten around to buying one.

Definately very random – but I love it nonetheless!

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Hybrid clutch bag with intergrated speakers. Lipgloss in a speaker? How fab is this?? I can now keep my ipod in it AND plug the ipod in as well. No batteries required, which makes this speaker slightly softer than usual, but you can’t fault it for what it is – portable speakers on-the-go. Enough space inside for money, keys, lipgloss and of course, the ipod.

And at only £4.99, I heart you Urban Outfitters!!

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Introducing polymer clay.

Polymer clay is very much like plasticine/ Play-Doh. I had always loved plasticine – I remember when I was young I used to yearn for Play-Doh sets and the amazing things the little pressers churn out. However, I was never the proud owner of a Play-Doh set – my parents always told me that they cannot afford it, but I think that they just can’t fanthom forking out RM40 for some tubs of plasticine that can be purchased for RM2 per color. Anyway, I digress (as usual!).

To cut a long story short, I have started creating beads using bars of polymer clay. I make them into unconventional beads, and work with them on the basis that I would with my usual pearls and crystals. Due to the large size of it, I use it as a drop earring instead of my usual intricate designs – the design is in the bead itself. You can shape whatever you want from the polymer clay very much like plasticine, put a loop thorugh it, bake it for 15 minutes, glaze/varnish it, and voila, a bead!

Cupcake earrings complete with icing and sprinkles

Piglet cell phone charm. I love the texture of this bead as it looks slightly grainy-resembling wood!

Bacon and Egg cufflinks set. I love mini food! Bacon wore this to work today and he has lost both the Egg and the Bacon in a meeting room somewhere. Hmm. My glue is obviously not strong enough, will be looking for proper metal glue.

My row of toadstool beads, all ready to be made into whatever I want. Reminds me of the Smurfs colony.

Candy cell phone charm. This is currently on my phone. Inspired by the picture of the giant candy I posted earlier.

Rubber duck earrings!!! I love them! But then again I would – seeing that I have developed an obsession with them.

Another pair of cupcake earrings, this time without sprinkles but tomato-red icing.

This is my latest pair – half the size of the other cupcake beads that I’ve made, therefore more attention to detail and very delicate. There is a mix of red and orange sprinkles on them

Apologies for the superbly bad quality of the pictures, it was taken last night. I will be having a proper photo session with my new goodies hopefully this weekend. Slightly peeved at the moment – the person had not got back to me to confirm if I have a space at this weekend’s market. AAAARGH!!!!!!!

If you’re wondering why am I not selling soaps in the market, well, I have now come to a health and safety hurdle before I can sell them in market place. What remains of my beloved cleanducky.com remains to be seen, as I am now very busy job hunting whenever I manage to get hold of bacon’s laptop. I had so lovingly spent long hours creating it, and it will be a waste to let it go. I am however still taking orders…so if you are happy to donate to me, please click on to cleanducky.com!. Paypal payment is up and running – I just had not have time to work out my marketing plan. I may well do it when I am sitting on my redundancy payment in a few months time!

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Well, the bacons go shopping.

Not the market, but NEXT infamous 50% off half yearly sales. This happens every summer and winter, with the crazy people at Next opening their stores at 5am on the first day so crazy buggers like us can go scouraging for bargins

5.20am : The roads are still clear and dawn is breaking. I was hoping that the store would be fairly empty so I don’t have to push my way in.

5.23am:Wahlau.

5.30am: Look at all the bedhairs grabbing onto stuff like its going for a song.

Its not actually that dirt cheap, seeing that NEXT is fairly Topshop priced.But with the 50% off, it makes every item affordable…and with the changing room not being open, people just grab it all and take off with it, returning items that do not fit the next week.

We left at 6.10 after grabbing:

3 pairs of curtains
4 photo frames
1 lampshade
1 bustier
2 skirts

Seeing that none of my curtains matched, we headed towards ANOTHER NEXT to continue with the damage

6.19am: This was even worse.Apparently Toys R Us down the road were having a morning madness as well

This is proof that even men likes 5am shopping madness

4 queues, all snaking around the store.Like free only…

8.15am: After 1 hour’s queuing, the end was getting near…

Our damage

Total Damage:

5 pairs of curtains
1 bedsheet
4 photo frames
2 lampshade
1 bustier
2 skirts
2 shirt set w tie
1 pair cufflinks
1 bra
2 necklaces
1 coin purse
2 bath & body sets
1 wedding hat
1 coffeetable (!!)

I know, I know, no proper pictures of what I had actually bought. Comming up soon – I had put up the curtains as well.We were home by 8.30, breakfast by 9 and in bed by 9.30; totally and utterly shopped out. Hopefully this will stop any further shopping madness for at least a month…

At 4pm (yes, we went back just to check) – it was all over.

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weekend carnage produced:

striped city shorts for work – $14.99 from H&M

grey buttoned casual city shorts – $19.99 from H&M

Paisley smock top – $9.99 from H&M.

Great with the grey city shorts

striped jersey dress – $25 from Oasis

Black jersey dress ($29.99) with turquoised emboidered belt($15)-Both from Marks & Spencer

Seagreen strappy wedge- $29.99 from Marks & Spencer

Raffia effect aunty-like heels – $25 from Marks & Spencer

Not forgetting three bras.No,no pictures…i am not that shameless yet:)

I am hero

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GAP Voucher

I love it when they have coupons as such – I just go completely crazy and buy anything that fits me.But GAP is of good value – good material and dirt cheap during sales,clearances & in outlets – half of my wardrobe is made out of GAP.

Guess what am I doing this weekend?Not to mention the cute-ness of babyGAP clothes – I swear my baby will be swathed in nothing but babyGAP.In the meantime, my godson will profit.

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YC is one of my favourite blogger with a heart of gold. She is smokin’ ,super drama, dead nice…and a sucker for ice cream..how can y0u not like anyone with such a innane love of ice cream.In the midst of her super-drama life, she has found time to lend a helping hand …and for all of us whose life is waaaay less dramatic than her, surely we can find some time from all this blog reading to give a little back to someone else who truly needs it?

In YC’s words:

” I stumbled upon Yvonne Foong’s website by chance. Being a drama queen who whines n complains gila babi when the world doesn’t revolve around me puts me to shame after spending more time understanding her situation.

At the peak of her youth, Yvonne’s diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (A rare inherited disorder resulted by genetic mutations which causes growth of tumors in the nervous system, commonly involving the cranial, spinal and auditory nerves (brain, spine and ears). With its broad clinical spectrum, NF2 patient may develop a wide range of distinct problems such as symptoms of nausea, balance problems, partial facial paralysis, changes of vision, numbness or weakness in the arms or legs, fluid buildup in the brain and most importantly the loss of hearing.)

Yvonne suffered sudden health deteriorations that robbed her bodily capabilities, became deaf, and soon had difficulty balancing. To date, Yvonne has undergone 1 spine and 3 brain surgeries.

Despite having went through four surgeries, many tumours are growing in Yvonne’s brain, spine, and along peripheral nerves. To monitor her health, Yvonne requires periodic MRIs, expensive doctor consultations, eye examinations, X-Rays, and many more.

Just recently, a cluster of tumours were newly discovered inhibiting her right optic nerve. Doctors in Malaysia tested her eyes and concluded that they could not do anything about it. Yvonne is set to see an Neuro-Ophthalmologist at UCLA in May. She is determined to save her eyesight, and nothing can stop her from believing.

Yvonne’s one of the most courageous young women I’ve ever met, she deserves every single piece of respect that I have to offer. Instead of letting the incurable disease get in the way of her dreams, she took the world with all the strength that she has.”

YC has kindly sponsored four handmade dresses by Drama Mama under her own funky label of Blackjettas Design for Yvonne’s fundraising which will soon be up for auction on Ebay. During the month-long charity auction, a new dress will be up for bidding each week.

The charity auction will span from March 22 to April 22, 2007. All biddings will be conducted on Ebay, making worldwide participation possible. Winning bidders will have the option of paying by Paypal which has credit card facilities. Dresses may be shipped worldwide.(NO MORE EXCUSES KAY!)

100% of the making from the auction will go to Yvonne’s medical fund.

For more information, please visit Yvonne’s website. If you want to know more, Yvonne has a book up for sale as well..” I’m not sick, just a little unwell” , and I believe that it is on sale at MPH.

Now get your ass off and go bid/donate/buy/remortgage. Thank you have a good day god bless you.xx

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