It's mayhem here at  Chez Cheese and I seem to have dropped off the face of the earth for a few weeks there - sorry about that!

It's one of our peak periods at the day job (airport bus) so I'm very busy driving all those lucky schmucks happy to start their Christmas holidays, and in my spare time I've been sleeping, exercising, and taking care of my ( Read more... )

Ebay cancelled my auction because apparently if you're hosting a charity auction, you have to get written authorisation from the charity you intend to donate the money to.

So I've listed it again and changed the wording a little, omitting "Red Cross" and simply saying that the proceeds will go to the bushfire victims.

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I sure am beat, but before I go hit the hay I just wanted to tell you guys that I have a little handmade package up for auction on eBay.


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As I sit here slowly mulling over the last of the Christmas turkey I thought it would be a good time to post the last waves of Christmas handmade gifts, now that it's safe to show them.


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It's a flurry of activity down here at Chez Cheese, especially in the gift department!

Earlier in the week I bought some purse frames from nicolemdesign.com and I've been itching to try them out!

The purse itself is very quick to whip up, but maybe it's just me but I'm having a heck of a time gluing them to the frame! It's not hard, but it's super ( Read more... )

Phew! That took longer than expected but the shop is now all updated!


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My name is Holly and I have a swap problem.

There. I said it.

I love making, but one of the the best things about part of swapping is definitely receiving.

Today I got my honeybeehill  package in the mail and I teared it open (boxes wrapped in brown paper! I love it! It's like receiving mail wrapped like a present!).


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Unless you wanna see what your swap package is! I couldn't resist peeking at mine :D

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I'm glad I finally finished this! I had so much fun making it, although I probably should have started my first bag-making experience by following a tutorial. Instead I just eyeballed a few of my favourite bags (I should note that I have a LOT of handbags! But I generally only use one at a time until I get bored, then move on to another in my stash ( Read more... )