Tweets and Triplets!

A quick post... just added to my lollishops.

http://www.lollishops.com/piecefulbits

These will be great added to a frou-frou creation
or just perch them on a tree and they
will sing sweetly
(not really, but sounds fun)!!!
Look how pretty they look

on my pink tinsel trees.

The triplets are these sweet glitter cottages that Debra has ordered. I whipped them up in 2 days. What else is a girl to do on a freezing winter day? She requested pink, green, and blue. Some of my favorite colors for these houses.

Stay Warm,

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Julie

The Sweet Shelf

More Hi Sugar valentines added to Lollishops www.lollishops.com/piecefulbits Have a little peak at all the sweet shops!

Oh my goodness look what Mary from www.lollishops.com/snowflakesoneyelashes secretly sent to my mailbox! What a sweetie. Everything is so cute and she included chocolate!!!! Thank you Mary!

This is my sweet shelf located in my foyer. I have added the things that Mary has sent me, Renegade Roses cupcakes, Betz White's felted cupcakes, purchased ornaments, and a few of my own creations. Look at Mary's Whimsical Valentine Ornament made from a cupcake pick!

Thanks for visiting my blog. Happy weekend,

Julie

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More Sugar Overload

This set of sweet cuppie cake ornaments available on lollishops tonight.
www.lollishops.com/piecefulbits
More Cute cupcake cottages reserved for Mary http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowflakesoneyelashes/ This is the whole set that Mary ordered! It is going to look so yummy on her tree!

Stress & Happy New Year

Received this as an email and thought it was worth sharing.

STRESS
A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked
'How heavy is this glass of water?'
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.

If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.

If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.

In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'

He continued,

'And that's the way it is with stress management.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,

as the burden becomes increasingly heavy,

we won't be able to carry on. '

'As with the glass of water,

you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.

When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.'

'So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down

Don't carry it home

You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you're carrying now,

let them down for a moment if you can.'

So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.

Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.

Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

* Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet,
just in case you have to eat them.

* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
it was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Just get up and dance.

* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.

* When everything's coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you.
The more you have, the longer you live.

* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

* We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.


*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Happy 2009!

Julie

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Hi Sugar!

Just a few cottages that I will be adding to my lollishops tomorrow morning. Soon as the sun comes up I am planning on taking individual pictures and posting these. I spent most of the day in my craft studio making these! A very small peek at the mess going on there. I had to clear a spot to snap this photo...hehe. One more week off and then back to work.

I just love this valentine! "Hi Sugar"!!! Isnt she a doll and there is a cupcake too. So of course I had to make something SWEET with it! I wanted to trim some details with glitter but decided against it cuz its cute enough on its own. This is for someone special...shhhh!

I need to make one for my sister and I think if time allows I will whip some up for lollishops too.

Whatcha think???

Until Tomorrow,

Julie

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After Christmas Sale

This pair of birds plus much more ready for their new home <3

www.lollishops.com/piecefulbits

All Christmas items are marked down 20-30%. The prices listed are the reduced price. All prices include shipping and handling!!! Whatta deal:D

Featured Lollishops and Thompson Family Blog

The sweet Sadie Lou featured me on Lollishops Blog today after seeing my cupcake cottage and glitter cottages on Danielle Thompson's blog. YaY!!

http://lollishops.blogspot.com/

Danielle's photos look way better than mine! She ordered these 3 cottages from me earlier this month! I luv her style and she is a sweetie. Her boys are super cute to boot. Check out her popular blog.

http://thompsonfamily.typepad.com/thompson_familylife/2008/12/honeycomb.html?cid=143292504#comments

I went ahead and made an extra one while I was filling Danielle's order...Here it is. Wish I was a better photographer. New Year's resolution perhaps??? Danielle knows how to capture the sweetness in her photos;)

www.lollishops.com/piecefulbits

I like Sadie's name for them "Sugar Shacks"

Last one for sale this season! Get yourself one, you will love it!

Happy Day,

Julie

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