Wednesday 26 March 2014

Etsy Finds: Unusual Orange

I recently discovered etsy.com and I have to say I have fallen in love with what I have found. Because of this I have decide to promote my favourite stores in a post once a month.
UnusualOrange
This months pick is the Unusual Orange. Unusual orange pride themselves on being able to make original pieces that are loved by a wide range of people. They are based in Barry in Wales and is run by Dean Morgan. Unusual Orange make and sell a wide range of products from dog collars to jewellery. Their statement piece though would be their orange jelly bean keyring. This is their biggest seller having sold a total of six of them since joining etsy in June of 2013. All of their products are made from polymer clay making them durable and long lasting. 
I have had a great experience with the Unusual Orange. For my sisters 16th birthday I wanted to get her something a little special and when I stumbled upon this store I thought I had struck gold!!! The unusual Orange make several food themed products. All of these items are also very reasonably priced with prices starting from £3. One such product is their Bourbon Biscuit keyring. My sister absolutely loves bourbons so when I saw this I knew she would love it!!! To make it that little bit more special I decided to get it personalised with her name being on the biscuit. The customer service I received through out the entire process was exemplary and due to this I will definitely be buying from them again. What makes your order even more special is the way it is sent to you. Enclosed with your item are several orange flavoured jelly beans. This gives it that personal touch you do not get from many places any more. 
Please make sure you check the store out and I will be back next month with another one of my Etsy Picks!!!
As always 
Love Hayley Beth xxx
Custom BourbonJelly Bean Keychain Polymer ClayI Give You My Heart keyringMEDIUM Strawberry Desserts Handmade Adjustable Dog Collar (size 32cm to 49cm)

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Need to rant

So this is going to be a bit like my diary and I am just going to rant about my life right now. And I know many of you will think your life isn't all that bad blah blah blah but for me it is. So here goes...
I have been arguing with my parents a lot recently, so much that I am on the verge of being kicked out (or am but currently have no where to go so they are stuck with me). I don't know what it is we argue about, if I am honest it is pretty much them telling me how I have no respect and how I am a complete failure at life and me zoning out because it is like a broken record.
They are also having a go at me because I do not eat 'properly'. Now this is purely because I was working late last night so I had a meal deal from the co-op instead of a cooked meal. Since when did not having a cooked meal mean I am not eating properly? Surely she should be more concerned about world poverty or global warming rather than my consumption!!!
So what has come out of these arguments you may ask? Well as soon as I finish my A Levels I am going to try and get a full time job and consequently move out. So I am currently looking into the idea of a flat share but I will only be able to move out if I can get regular full time hours otherwise I am stuck in this hell hole.
Sorry for such an uplifting blog (sarcasm intended) and hopefully I can report on something more interesting than my existence next time.
As always
Love Hayley Beth xxx

P.S. just an update on Tides fundraising campaign; they managed to raise a whopping £1806 beating their target of £1500.