Yes, it's another competition!! This time entry is completely free.

This time, all you have to do is become a fan on my Facebook page. The competition ends on July 31st.

Click here to join - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lifes-Big-Canvas-Chloe-McGenn/54354552143

If you're already a fan, then firstly THANK YOU - secondly, you can still enter by the following means

1. write a blogpost about this competition and leave a message for me linking me to the blog post - if I haven't already written about you, this also means I will probably do a blog post to help promote your blog or shop

2. recommend me to a friend, and leave me their name here

You can also get extra entries by the following

1. following me on twitter - I follow everyone back who adds me on my business account

If you love me, vote for my nephew

http://littleasos.dbmblogs.co.uk/owen/

I'm not sure what the competition is, but he should have more than 4 out of 10 

Because of my OCD, if I see a cashback site I'm not a member of, I have to join it. Things is there are loads of the damn things. So I'm now a member of 56 of them, as well as all the survey sites and mystery shopping sites.

If you like these sort of things, leave me your email address and the names of the cashback sites you're already in, and if there are any you aren't a member of, I'll refer you. Some of the ones I've found will give you money if you're referred, as well as giving money to the person doing the referring.

Also, if anyone wants to get sent 'paid to read' emails, which don't pay much, but need no effort whatsoever, leave me your address for that too, and i'll invite you. 

CBT today - was very straining. I need to write up properly about it, but I'm too exhausted.

I've been busy busy busy doing art stuff. I'm now obsessed with paper pictures instead of painting (although I'm still sketching of course) and i tried using fimo as tomatorama gave me a pack - I am still shit at it.

I'm not up to date with news - let me know if i've missed anything important

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Spring 2006 - Pesky pimps the French Fancy



Summer 2009 - Mr Kipling brings out 'Big French Fancy' and wins Golden grocer award



Mine is LOADS better though, theirs hasn't got the lumpy top, and it's not the same shape!! AND the icing is rubbish

I've not been brooding over this all week or anything.

1. if you haven't already, please rate me here - http://www.greatbritons.ba.com/users/12616

2. I'm ordering 10 of the books now I know it's come out alright - if you have no idea what I'm talking about, the information is here - http://pesky33.livejournal.com/424927.html

3. it's the meet-up tomorrow! i almost forgot. information here - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=82364048558&ref=mf


and now i'm off to finish claudia's father's day project with her...

Finally FINALLY sorted out my BA profile. It now has everything I want, except it still has a photo of me in my bra. Never mind

http://www.greatbritons.ba.com/users/12616

Looks like someone has rated me poorly, so my star rating is at 4 at the minute. If everyone on here voted for me, I could have quitea few ratings!

It says you need to sign up to vote, but all you need to do is use 'facebook connect' and it automatically registers you, so it's not hard work.

I haven't written in here, because life has been getting in the way.

I've condensed the last 7 months of entries on here, and started writing the book I keep saying I'm going to write. It's called 'Pesky, 33' and it's about the last year. That's why it's not finished yet, because the last page will be my 34th birthday. Do you see what I did there?

It's basically most of what I've written here, interspersed with photos and paintings to keep it visually interesting. Ian's had a look and says it looks good so far, but he hasn't read any of it yet. It's going to be a hell of a spell check job because I hardly ever used the shift key on here for a few months for some reason. I'm leaving in any capslock.

Going through what I've written is a funny experience. It reminds me how far I've come, and yet makes me feel sad. The same old things crop up time and time again in what I'm writing, and fuck me, but I can swear. Do I take the swearing out? Also, there are times when even I want to shout at myself, so I can't imagine how frustrating it must have been for you lot.

No temp jobs yet, but I found a nice agency who get me a bit more than the one last week. I didn't really mention that I don't think. She told me I should do voluntary work at the local hospice so I could see the people dying, and I'd realise that my life isn't that bad, and there are loads of people worse off than me. I don't need reminding of that. I do so love unsolicited advice from people I met 20 minutes ago. Do you think she says to people recovering from post-natal depression 'well, at least your baby is alive, lots of people have miscarraiges'?

2 of 85 cards sold on ebay. oh well.

Does anyone want any of the unsold ones? You can have them for 50p each, and i'll do massive deals for multiple buys

just have a look here - http://completed.shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/peskychloe_W0QQLHQ5fCompleteZ1QQ_ipgZ50QQ_sinceZ15QQ_sopZ12?_rdc=1&_rdc=2

there'll probably be another 34 later on as well, so look at my current listings as well - http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/peskychloe - i'll finish anything you're interested in. I just need to thin down my card collection a bit before the craft fair

If there are 10 people who want a copy, I can get it for £8 each (instead of £14.61 through the website), so let me know if you're interested!  I know Katie was after one, so if there are 9 other people, that'd be ace. (Elliot, if you see this, I'm giving a hardback version to joel for his birthday :D )

I've ordered a copy to check the print quality (because I know Blurb are good, but I just have to make sure, you know what I'm like) so I'll let you know, but in the meantime I thought I'd check if it was worth a bulk order. If I can at least get, say, 5 interested people, I can buy 10 and then try and sell some at the craft fair

uber_w3nch 

YOU WON THE RAFFLE!!

what painting are you after my love?

everyone who entered is going to get something in the post anyway, it just won't be a painting :)

Thank you to everyone who donated (all 8 of you)

1. the raffle is still ongoing. Nearly £30 for MIND now! - http://pesky33.blogspot.com/2009/05/get-it-off-your-chest-week-raffle-to.html

2. I sold a painting on Etsy last weekend! It was only a dollar but never mind - http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=16306702 - i don't know if that will work, but i can't work out how else to show you

3. The blog is still going well. I've been putting sketches and stuff on there, and trying to 'promote'. It's hard work though, because every time I post and don't get comments, I feel weird, but I know it's good for my mental health - http://pesky33.blogspot.com

4. I have two craft fairs coming up, one end of June, one mid July. You can see details on the facebook page if you don't already have it on your list - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lifes-Big-Canvas-Chloe-McGenn/54354552143

5. I've clearly made too much stuff, and if I don't thin it out I'm going to end up taking too much, so I've listed EVERYTHING on eBay to see if anything sells, and if not, at least I know not to bother with eBay - http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/peskychloe

6. I haven't managed to go to any shops yet. I'm scared of the knockbacks. Still someone got in touch with me through eBay asking if I wanted to stock my paintings there on a sale or return basis, so maybe something will come of that?

7. Finally Big Paw Gifts haven't sold any of my paintings yet. The two which they sold were to themselves and a family member. It's disappointing, but he's stocking different animals now which gives us both more scope - http://www.bigpawgifts.com/origamipics.htm

8. The meet-up is still happening on 12th June - not loads of attendees, but maybe it'll become a regular thing? I hope so, because it's had a lot of people saying they wish they could come but they're at work, so I might do an evening one - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lifes-Big-Canvas-Chloe-McGenn/54354552143#/event.php?eid=82364048558&ref=mf

9. I also signed up to an extras agency at *some* point in the past couple of months. They were asking for magazine stories, so I contacted them; they emailed today asking for story details, and I hadn't really decided which story to tell. So i decided on a 'triumph over adversity' thing and told them about Ian and me. Don't know if it'll happen yet, but if it does, at least I'll have some money to put towards a MacBook.

And now to blow your mind, I'm going to leave this with just 9 things.
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for anyone who wanted a better photo. it's healing nicely

We're 10 days into the raffle, and I have 5 entries. There's 6 days left to contribute, and then on June 1st I'm going to be drawing a name, and letting that person have a free painting.


More information here - http://tiny.cc/ByTpN

Running total - £29.16

Entrants - thexoopx, kevan, ep1curas, benaness, gemma_e, uber, sibley, whoopidoo

Ok so i had my hair cut tonight, and was talking to Vic about my plan to have an evening where she cuts people's hair. She has a friend who also does home spray tans! So we decided that on June 12th, she's going to come along and see if anyone from the crafty meet-up wants to have their haircut by her when she next comes to cut mine and claudia's hair - she can do a consultation at starbucks to save time on the night.

So even if you're not crafty and just want to come and chat and have a coffee, please come along. There's 4 confirmed guests, and only one from leeds so far.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=82364048558


p.s. i feel much better now

Claire finished my jacket. How amazing is this???

Reminder about the painting raffle for MIND - see here for more details - http://tiny.cc/ByTpN

ALSO

the Birstall meet-up is going ahead. I'm just going for it.

June 12th, 11am, the Starbucks near the Ikea, junction 27 of the M62

I'm making a facebook page now, so if you're on facebook and i don't have you added, give me a shout, and i'll send a link

FACEBOOK PAGE - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=82364048558

ION My head hurts so much from withdrawal, bleurgh

 

I've talked about this on my other blog, but i thought I'd mention it here as well.

I'm raffling off a painting to raise money for MIND. Every time I've tried to raise money by selling a painting, it never works. Hopefully this time, who knows?

More information here - http://tiny.cc/ByTpN

Running total - £18.66

Entrants - thexoopx, kevan, ep1curas, benaness, gemma_e

I worked up one of the sketches into this painting. I'm pretty pleased with it, but annoyed with the face. That's the 6th face she's had in total. And i'm still not 100% happy.