Vibe Designs

2009-09-25T04:18:00.000-07:00

Just a few of my new rings in my shop now. I just love the colour explosion in these. Hope you all do to.

Wow, its been so long

2009-09-25T04:04:00.000-07:00

Suddenly time has just passed and its been ages since I have been on here. Life has been pretty hectic and mostly all good things had happened in the last months or so...

* My mum and dad came over from New Zealand and I flew up to Brisbane for a week to see them.

* My cousin also came over from New Zealand to stay with me for a few days before going to the Mountain Biking Championship in Canberra.

* Have just brought an outdoor table setting which means a good excuse to have a few beers with friends in the sun.

* I have a new lot of earrings and necklaces to be added in the next couple of weeks to my shop.

* Its Spring, and can't wait for summer

* Have had a few wholesale orders come through

So all in all lots of excitment in my life.

Featured in Treasury

2009-07-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

Oh my I just worked out how to copy and paste screen shot of a treasury that I am featured in. Woo Hoo. Finally. Am stoked..

Little Designer Book - Giveaway

2009-06-29T15:29:00.000-07:00

Little Designer Book are doing a giveway for me via their website www.littledesignerbook.com

Below is the post, I love it and they are so great to work with.

It’s Monday and time for our next weekly giveaway. This week’s giveaway is sponsored by Vibe Designs. Vibe designer Rachael Conn is inspired by paper, fabric and color, color, COLOR! I always enjoy hearing how designers got started because their stories are often so different.
Rachael started Vibe Designs while recuperating from a knee operation and was unable to walk for 12 weeks. Well, what is a girl to do? She couldn’t walk, but she could get crafty! So she bought a small jewelry-making kit and combined her love of paper with her love of jewelry to create beautiful resin pieces.
This Aussie designer promotes her pieces on her etsy shop, her blog and now on LDB! We are happy to include her in the LDB family!
To enter to win this gorgeous Candyland Resin Ring and Spanish Daze Resin Pendant:
- Tweet this post (1 entry)
- Leave a comment (1 entry)
- Mention it on your facebook page (1 entry)
- Blog about this post (3 entries)
- Link to LDB on your blogroll (2 entries)
- Become a twitter follower @designerbook (1 entry)
-Become a fan on facebook (1 entry)
Best of luck! Winner will be chosen at random at 10pm PST on July 6, 2009.

I want a cookie monster cupcake

2009-06-24T17:10:00.001-07:00

How cool is this...

Magnolia Sqaure Markets

2009-06-24T17:06:00.000-07:00

Are on this weekend at Randwick Racecouse and am so looking forward to it as there are so many cool designers going. Oh my god I am going to find it really hard to hold onto my money as there are so many cool shops....

Free Shipping

2009-06-10T20:33:00.000-07:00

Just to let you all know there is free shipping on all items in my etsy store until the end of June so if you are looking to spoil yourself or someone else head on over and check out my rings and pendants.

New Rings

2009-06-10T01:16:00.001-07:00

Just listed a few new rings. I love the new shape.

Owwwww to cute

2009-06-09T20:17:00.000-07:00

This is just to cute had to share xx

Manly Food and Wine Festival

2009-06-08T18:09:00.000-07:00

Had a lovely relaxing weekend, make some new rings and pendants on Saturday of which I will be posting in my shop in the next few days. Watched a couple of DVD's, ate lots of chocolate and really treated myself to some time out.

To top off the weekend it was the Manly Food and Wine Festival which is held every year down on the beachfront in Manly. There are loads of food stalls selling steak sandwiches, paella, desert plates etc and wine stalls so you just wander around having some food and snacking away. Also caught up with some old friends that I used to work with. We have all drifted away doing different things but isn't it amazing how you can just pick up where you left off again. Ended up at the Boat Shed in Manly which is a dive but i love it and wandered home about 2am, Yes a bit sore yesterday, very slow. The only constructive thing I managed to do was cook a fab vegetable soup. It rocked.

New Designs

2009-06-01T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone have been working like made in the last couple of weeks to get some new designs up and here they are am super stoked with them all love the colours. You can see more in my shop now.

A few of my favourite things

2009-05-21T14:52:00.001-07:00

Just going through some of my faviourites in Etsy and I really want these now... Just need some sales so I can start spending some money. There are so many wonderful sellers on Etsy and so much great stuff.

Have a fab weekend everyone I am having friends over for Pizza and Beer tonight, could it get any better, and Sat night am going to a fundrasing dinner for doggie rescue so all in all a great weekend to be had.

Cake and lots of it

2009-05-18T15:32:00.000-07:00

I am sitting here and its cold and chilly and raining outside and thinking about baking a cake, I do love baking but do not do it as much as I should but nothing better than getting a nice big slice of cake and a massive cup of tea and sitting down and watching a movie on a cold wet day....

Well better go now as am very hungry now need to start cooking. Check out these cupcake photos I found while browsing Flikr, I could get really inspired.

Its just been tooo long

2009-05-12T14:43:00.000-07:00

Well its been a bit of a long time since I have been here what with working part-time and walking a few dogs and feeding cats, my other little side business pet minding and making jewellery I have not had a lot of spare time. But in the last couple of months have managed to make some more sales on my etsy site, thought was never going to happen, have some new ideas for earrings etc, catching up with friends decided this weekend am going to totally relax and not do any work so me and a friend are driving to Orange about 3 1/5 hours from Sydney to catch up with an old flatmate of mine. Haven't seen him in over a year so am looking forward to having a beer or three.... Anyway just thought I would post this photo cause I love it of me (on the left) and two friends Malin and Ashlee.

Have a great day everyone.

Friday special

2009-05-07T19:08:00.001-07:00

As its Friday and am feeling in a good mood, I am having a sale on in my shop just for today only. 20% of all in store now, in note to seller put "peg". I will then refund you the discound back to your paypal account.

Woo Hooo

And the Winner is

2009-04-19T15:17:00.000-07:00

New York Memo

Congratulations and thank you so much everyone for entering my little competition.

New York Memo I will email you today to get your details and look out in the post for a cool new pendant from me..

Who loves a giveaway

2009-04-05T18:23:00.000-07:00

Me me me. To celebrate the fact that I am one very happy camper and love to share I thought I would do a giveaway just for the hell of it. Just post a comment under this blog with details of your favourite necklace from my shop www.vibedesigns.etsy.com. This will be drawn on the 18th April so plenty of time and you can post as many comments as you like.

New Pendants

2009-03-29T03:23:00.000-07:00

Just thought I would post a few pictures of new pendants avaliable.

In Bloom Resin Pendant

2009-03-25T17:12:00.000-07:00

Have just listed this new pendant, I love it the colours are just great and would look nice in summer worn with a white top. I will be listing more pendants in the next few days so keep an eye out.

Not very energetic

2009-03-18T19:37:00.000-07:00

I have not been feeling myself lately, have had a bit of flu and sinus and also my neighbours have been partying till late into the night and haven't had a good night sleep for over a week, but finally last night, after calling the real estate to complain about the noise, finally they were quiet and also came and apologised and said they didn't realise how noisy they were. Yay, finally. So I am feeling a little better today and am now a little more motivated to get some more pendants done tonight, can't wait I feel like I have not done anything new in a while and I also have Manly Markets on Saturday so need some more stock. Wish me well and thought I would post a few photos of Manly where I live.

Help, I don't want to go to the Vet

2009-03-06T05:55:00.000-08:00

Ha Ha Ha Hope you get a good laugh like I did when i saw this.

Things I love

2009-03-06T05:44:00.000-08:00

Well just to contine on from a couple of weeks ago, I know I have been really bad and not blogging for a while, just been taking some time away from the computer and enjoying some me time, going to the beach, spending time with friends and reading lots. .

I am crazy crazy crazy about animals, must be because I grew up on a farm in New Zealand and if I had my way I would have a little animal shelter and care for all those unwanted animals in the world but alas I live in a unit and cannot but I do have a cat, peggy and some gold fish which I am happy about until I win lotto and can buy a farm... Anyway have to share with you some photos I found. I want them all now, how cute.

Things I love - Part 1

2009-02-24T20:42:00.000-08:00

I have decided to post a little subject on the things I love just so you can get to know a little more about me. So first up, Chocolate. Now who doesn't like chocolate, not be, I love it but not your ordinary daily milk, have moved up in the world and like the finer dark chocolate, yes I think I am getting old. Anyway my favourite desert for Christmas is Chocolate covered strawberries. I usually do these with all manner of things, I like to use both dark chocolate and white chocolate and I cover some in more chocolate sprinkles, or coconut or slivered almonds which is really nice. Yum Yum need to go to my favourite chocolate shop NOW!!!

Hey you am I cool or what

2009-02-19T17:22:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone, just hanging around like my new friend the green lizard.

Mars Bar Slice

2009-02-16T18:35:00.000-08:00

I just have to share this recipe with everyone. This is the best slice ever and I think I am going to make some tonight. If you don't have any Mars Bars am sure you could use Snickers and it would be the same. Let me know if you try.

Mars Bar Slice
Ingredients
3 Mars Bars
90g butter
3 cups rice bubbles
200g melted chocolate (cooking or normal eating chocolate)

Method
Grease and line slice tin with baking paper
Melt Mars Bars with butter and mix with rice bubbles.
Pour mixture into tin.
Melt chocolate and pour over slice.
Let slice set in a cool place (or the fridge).
Remove slice from tin and cut into pieces.

Sharing some of the Valentines Stories

2009-02-15T13:50:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone this week I will be posting some of the Valentines Days stories to share..... Read on

" My boyfriend and I don't really do anything. One year I forgot and felt bad because he got me a Cadbury Creme Egg and I got him nothing. The next year I made sure I made up for my mistake and got him something nice and he got me nothing!"

"the best gift i've ever received for valentine's was a 3 carat platinum diamond ring.from me. to me. and it was actually diamonique. and not real platinum. from qvc. that was on sale for like 27 bucks.oh yeah."

"A blender - 'nuf said"

"um I am unfortunate, I have never received a valentine's day gift. But this year I think that is going to change"

"I once received a Tweety Bird valentine card with red glitter. The caption and inside read "I tawt I taw a Valentine" "I did! I did taw a Valentine and it's YOU!"I was 29 years old, and this was from the man I had been involved with for years. LOL!The best part - he had also given me a red glittery Tweety Bird Christmas card 2 months earlier...and no, there is no inside Tweety joke in our relationship.I am still confused by it"

Winner Winner Winnner Winner

2009-02-12T17:02:00.000-08:00

And the winner is..................................... (drum roll please)......................... is

Marigold with her really very bad Valentines Day Present, I think this is the worst I have ever heard!!!

" I once dated this crazy marine biologist. In retrospect he was a little off, even by my extremely loose standards. Anyone, one year he brought me a dead squid in a vat of formaldehyde for Valentine's Day. Apropos of nothing. He said he saw it and thought of me. Years later, I'm still not quite sure what to make of that"

Thank you to everyone who participated, had such a great response. I think I might do this more often for a bit of fun, so please keep your eyes and ears open for new competitions. In the next week I will be posting some of the comments i have received so we can all have a bit of a laugh and also a bit of a cry so stcik around.
Have a lovely weekend everyone. Marigold please email me at rachael.conn@gmail.com and let me know your address details and I will be posting a pretty pendant out to you.

Rachael

Cute Valentines Day Piccies

2009-02-11T17:52:00.000-08:00

Check out these cute photos....

And the Winner is

2009-02-11T17:34:00.000-08:00

To be announced tomorrow for the Valentines Day Pendant.

Thank you to everyone who took part, have had such a great response and some great valentines day stories, some really bad ones and even some sad ones. During the next week I will be putting them on the blog to share with everyone.

Have a fantastic day.

Valentines Day Giveaway

2009-02-05T02:58:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, so I thought I would do a little giveaway for Valentines Day.

To go into the draw to win one of my resin pendants all you have to do is leave a comment telling me the most fabulous, terrible or awful gift you got have ever recieved on on Valentines Day!
The giveaway is open now and will close on the 13th February 2009.

Good luck everyone

Vibe Designs

2009-02-02T16:03:00.001-08:00

Just a photo of some of my creations....

Flikr

2009-02-02T15:59:00.000-08:00

I love Flikr.

Check out these cool photos.

Sydney in Summer

2009-01-31T21:48:00.000-08:00

Well its so so hot all I have been doing this weekend is hanging at the beach. It has been so popular the last couple of days but we did have a shark sighting so they sound the horn and everyone scrambles out of the water!!

2009-01-22T21:09:00.000-08:00

While having a little browse around Etsy this morning, whilst constantly updating twitter and checking back all the time to see who's hearted me!! who else has this crazy thing that they have to check all the time just to see if any sales have come through, i think i am addicted.

Any who found this cool bag and anyone who knows me know i love bags and the stranger and funnier the better. check this one out..

Little odd Forest

2009-01-19T13:22:00.000-08:00

I have to tell you about one of my favourite shops. Little Odd Forest they make lots of quirky bags, cushions, tee shirts and anything else you can imagine all based around forest animals and generally the forest!! what a cool shop you can check it out at http://www.littleoddforest.com/. I am saving my pennies to I can buy a cool little bag.

Isn't my cat a cutie

2009-01-14T16:13:00.000-08:00

Loving the grass. She is so cute....

Sydney Festival

2009-01-14T16:10:00.000-08:00

Its that time of year again for the Sydney Festival. They are lots of free acts, exhibitions, comedy shows, live appearances etc etc going on for the month of January and me and a group of friends when over to the Domain and watched a free concert and headlining was Grace Jones, yes the one and only and didn't even know she was still around but anyway she was great and sang all here old favourites, like "Slave to the Rythm" etc. Heres me and a bunch of friends.

Welcome to the New Year

2009-01-13T17:50:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I had a fantastic time in New Zealand, caught up with loads of family and friends, ate way to much, drank way to much, spent time on the beach, lots of nice walks and generally having a great time away.

Was a bit sad to leave but am now back into the swing of things. Am getting very motivated with my jewellery this year have already listed some new pendants in my shop and an also coming up with some new ideas for the coming months. Also have a market on this weekend so a great start to the new year.

2008-12-11T14:30:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone and just wanted to wish everyone a very merry christmas. I am taking a couple of weeks off and going back home to New Zealand to spend time with family and friends. I can't wait I get to spoil my little nephew and my best friends little daughter, drink lion red in the sun, have icecreams on the beach, go shopping with mum and generally chill out. I am so excited.... I still have my shops open so if you looking for some pretty pendants please check out. I will be checking orders every couple of days but wont be blogging until I get back....

Markets at Manly

2008-12-08T19:45:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone. Well the markets were great on Saturday made lots of sales and gave out all the goodie bags that everyone had participated in. Had such a great response, everyone thought it was a great idea and ravved about them.

Thanks to everyone who particpated and hope we all get some extra sales out of it. Have attached a couple of pictures of the goodie bags as you can see my little cat was a little bit tired after trying to play with everything.

Funky Mutts

2008-12-02T16:31:00.000-08:00

I received some really cool samples yesterday from Funky Mutts which makes great stuff for dogs, cats and their owners. They have a great selection of stunning collars, leads and matching headbands &

buttons for owners! You can check out at www.funkymutts.etsy.com

I love all doggies

2008-11-30T18:02:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, Hope you all had a nice weekend. I had a nice relazing time, went to see Australia and I am in love with Hugh Jackman, like everyone I know, what a hunk!!!. It was a beautiful day yesterday and in my other life I do dog walking and pet minding which I love so much but am not able to walk as much these days as I had a knee op a while ago and can only go for short walks. One of my friends Malin loves animals as much as I do and we decided to do some volunteer work at doggie rescue. Its such a great organisation where all the rescued doggies go until they can find someone to love them. Check it out here wwww.doggierescue.com. I can't go onto the website very often otherwise I start tearing up!! I am a bog sook. Anyway here are some photos of the lovely dogs we walked. I love them.

Shupg

2008-11-26T13:43:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I got some very very cool brochures in the mail from Shupg and you need to check out her funky necklaces, they rock. I want to buy all in the shop. You can find her at www.shupg.etsy.com

New Pendants

2008-11-24T20:41:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I have been so busy the last week making some new pendants. I am now totally exhausted and going to have a break for a couple of days. I have sold some pendants to a cool store in Manly that sells very cool t shirts, dresses etc that they make and screenprint themselves. Anywho they want me to make some pendants up for them with their designs quite excited about that....

Tialey Vintage

2008-11-24T18:49:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, got some cool pocket mirrors in the mail in the last couple of days from Tialey Vintage who have the most amazing vintage clothing. You have just got to check out their shop as you will find loads of great

stuff. Check it out at tialeyvintage.etsy.com. Never seen so much vintage stuff.

Yay its the weekend

2008-11-21T19:36:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, thank god for the weekend, yay. Last night decided to do something different and me and a girlfriend Malin went to the Rocks area of Sydney just down by the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. In November they have weekly night markets so we strolled around along with hundreds of others and watched a free concert, had an icecream and even some chocolate dipped strawberries, they were awesome. We then had dinner at a lovely italian resturant and Sydney put on a show of fireworks, what a night, fantastic.

I even brought a great singlet from a cool shop prettyinpink.

Half an Acre

2008-11-20T16:23:00.000-08:00

I just received in the post some great badges from half an acre. They are sooo coool.

Have just checked out her shop and she has some great stuff. I especially love the wall decorations.

You can check out her store at http://www.halfanacre.etsy.com/

Ching Teoh

2008-11-18T21:25:00.000-08:00

I have just got some wonderful bookmarks in the post to add to goodie bags and they are so beautiful. I have attached a picture of what is on the bookmark and it is just so beautiful. She sells the most amazing artwork. Please check her out at http://www.chingteoh.etsy.com

Beaded Boutique

2008-11-18T21:21:00.000-08:00

Hello again, well my mailbox is full and received some more samples from beaded boutique and she sells the most lovely jewlery. Earrings necklaces etc.

I am sure she is very popular.

You can check her out at www.beadedboutiquebox.etsy.com

Black Rose

2008-11-18T21:15:00.000-08:00

Hi there everyone.

Well got some more samples in from Black Rose today and must say they are just great. She has sent in some little potpourri sachets which smell divine.

You must check out her shop it is great and she sells a lots of different things. She has scarfs, dolls, perfume sachets and she even does readings.

Check her out at http://www.blackrose1.etsy.com/

Felicia Fairy Designs

2008-11-14T14:37:00.000-08:00

Emma from Felicia Fairy has sent through some christmas candy canes for the goodie bags and i must say they look so good. What a great way to do the business cards.

Emma has some wonderful goodies at her etsy store she makes colourful, handmade, dyed and patchwork clothes blankets and other goodies.

You can check her out at http://www.feliciafairy.etsy.com/

Planet Treasures

2008-11-14T14:29:00.000-08:00

Morning everyone.

Wow I got some more samples in the post yesterday and am so inpressed with everyones work. I love all of you independants out there.

Today I am featuring Planet Treasures who has send me in some beautiful earrings to go in the goodie bags.

She has the most lovely necklaces, earrings etc in her store check it out.

http://www.planettreasures.etsy.com/

Early Bird Creations

2008-11-13T15:43:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, some of the first samples I got in the post arrived the other day and they are just great. Early Bird Creations http://www.earlybirdcreations.etsy.com/ sent in some great colourful resin keyrings and they are really cool. Check out her shop she rocks.

Manly

2008-11-13T15:32:00.000-08:00

Check out where I live. How beautiful is it!!

Well this is the start of my blogging life

2008-11-13T15:23:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone

well I never thought I would start a blog, firstly I thought my life wasn't that intertesting and secondly I am not that much of a writer but thought may as well give it a go now I sort of have an idea of what I am going to blog about.

I love supporting independant designers of all sorts and have decided to help out.

I have a market stall in Manly, Australia selling my pendants, rings etc. I have only just started doing this and I love it, its a great day, lots of laughs and socialising. I thought I would see if anyone out there wanted to send me some samples of products and some business cards to go into a goodie bag to give out on the market stall on the 6th December 2008.

I have had such a great response that I am going to feature all the sellers that have sent me items.

So over the next couple of weeks keep your eyes peeled for some great stuff from some of our designers out there.

Vibe Designs

Wow, its been so long

Featured in Treasury

Little Designer Book - Giveaway

I want a cookie monster cupcake

Magnolia Sqaure Markets

Free Shipping

New Rings

Owwwww to cute

Manly Food and Wine Festival

New Designs

A few of my favourite things

Cake and lots of it

Its just been tooo long

Friday special

And the Winner is

Who loves a giveaway

New Pendants

In Bloom Resin Pendant

Not very energetic

Help, I don't want to go to the Vet

Things I love

Things I love - Part 1

Hey you am I cool or what

Mars Bar Slice

More Valentines Stories to Share

Sharing some of the Valentines Stories

Winner Winner Winnner Winner

Cute Valentines Day Piccies

And the Winner is

Valentines Day Giveaway

Vibe Designs

Flikr

Sydney in Summer

Little odd Forest

Isn't my cat a cutie

Sydney Festival

Welcome to the New Year

Markets at Manly

Funky Mutts

I love all doggies

Shupg

New Pendants

Tialey Vintage

Yay its the weekend

Half an Acre

Ching Teoh

Beaded Boutique

Black Rose

Felicia Fairy Designs

Planet Treasures

Early Bird Creations

Manly

Well this is the start of my blogging life