I got Crafty for the Holidays

I feel like now the holiday season is rolling around my craftyness has gone into overdrive

In the past few days I have done a ton of new bows for my etsy you can see them here

I have  made some cute fabric roses for a top secret project of mine ;)

Also i have made an awesome Christmas decoration made out of shiny red and gold lucky stars and it is the perfect size for our tree (as it is going to be mini)

sorry for the super duper crappy photo quality there! (bring on the pro camera TP and I are getting each other for xmas!)

I also felt very inspired by British Girl in Norway and decided to make my boyfriend his very FIRST stocking!

Obviously this isn't the finished project i just bought some fabric from ikea this evening and have cut out the pattern! tomorrow is sewing day to see if it all worked out! the pattern is kind of made up so i hope this works!!

also I kind of went Christmas mental in Ikea this evening and came home with lots of adorbs stuff for our apartment including this beauty

and yeah i realise i could probably make this without too much hassle instead of spending $25/£16 but it is effort and this one was just so perfect!

Have you guys been Crafty recently??

Fun with our Phones Monday

It's Monday so i am Linking up with SavanahSmiles again for

A beautiful sunrise on Monday morning!

Only to have a super frosty day on Tuesday

And i watched a gorgeous sunset at work on Wednesday and then i realised with dismare that the sun was setting at 3:30 :(

I didn't take many other pictures this week so i thought i would show you what i made this week and what is now available in my ETSY shop just click the photos for the link

Belle Hair Bow

Tweety Hair Bow

Constance Hair Bow

Megan Hair Bow

This is just the first of many i have made this week and will be putting up slowly during the week.

They are only $7 each!! what do you guys think of them?? i wish my photographs were better but trust me they are soooo cute!!!

Changes and i NEED your help

I have decided the time has come to really kick in some changes around here!

I have got myself a domain name www.wolfandthefox.com

and now i am looking for an amazing blog designer who can help me transform this into something a bit more special so if you have any reccomendations or if you are a super snazzy blog designer and want to help pleaaaase get in touch!

I wasss going to change my twitter name to match the domain/email name but alas someone already took it :( so now you can find me at @Wolf_andthe_Fox  

if you haven't already come and said hello pleaase do!

also i have a facebook fan page

which is a little neglected and could always use some love! you can visit that here

In the meantime i thought i would give you all a little sneak peak of some items which should be making it into my etsy store this weekend

as you can see i have gone a bit bow mad!

but i think they are super cute and i will be selling them for pretty darn cheap so keep your eyes peeled!!

right i am off for a good nights sleep! 

please let me know if you know a great blog designer!

Fun with our phones Monday

I have had a little trouble getting ideas finalised for posts at the moment so i thought i would try a new link up to see if  it helps spark some ideas.

So i chose  the Fun with our phones Monday link up from Savanah at Savanah Smiles.

Lots of Foggy mornings these days!

Winter is definitely coming!

Tall Candles in Mason Jars light up our front doorstep perfectly with the dark settling in early.

We took the kids to Bergen Aquarium and i made friends with the cutest little penguin, who kept snapping at the kids boots!

A sneek peak at some of the things i am working on for my ETSY store

and another you lucky lucky things ;)

It was a FUN week! how was yours?

Shop News & Mrs. Monologues Giveaway Extravaganza!

Guys i am super excited because i am working on a lot of new cute things for my etsy store

Haven't visited my etsy store yet!? well why the hells not it's awesome and affordable (and as of  Monday will have a BUNCH of new things in it!

also i made it a cute new banner and button which despite how simple it looks took me a loooong ass time to complete!

ANNNND if that wasn't good enough a quick heads up to let you know that i will be participating in Mrs Monologues Christmas Extravaganza, so one of you lucky bisnitches could win something i made for FREE! 

go check out her blog to find out what the deelio is!

and the winner is......

That's right folks, the time has come to announce the winner of my giveaway..

and the winner is...

Sarah @make life more pink

Congrats Nina, you won the vintage style rose ring amongst other goodies so all you need to do now is contact me via my email :)

I also decided last night that i would like to giveaway both rings so i generated a second winner who will receive the butterfly ring and the winner is ......

Talitha @TTimeChatter!!!

So congrats to both of you, all you need to do now is send me an email to Wolfandthefox@gmail.com and let me know your address!

and for those of you who didn't win but like my stuff anyways can always go visit my ETSY store and use the Cupon code DENNORSKELISTEN for 10% off

What i have been working on

I thought i would show you some of the new things i have put up in my ETSY shop

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let me know what you guys think, i'm working on a few more things which i hope i can get up soon!

also just wanted to remind everyone about my GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Happy Weekend!

was meant to do a post and have it qued but i forgot so instead i will leave you with a few of my recent creations ;)

what do you guys think? this stuff worthy of my ETSY store?

Happy Weekend!

The Gift Dilemma

So as the month of August rolls around i have started to think about TP's Birthday...granted it isn't until the end of the August, but i have kind of planned to get something from ETSY and so will probably have to think ahead.
 I never really know what to buy for men, with girls i usually have a go to gift if i can't think of something a little more personal, but with the opposite sex i am at a loss.
 Also it's his 30th so i can't exactly be like "oh i love you...here is a card i drew and breakfast i made" it has to be something significant or at least something that will last past breakfast time...

So yesterday i made a list of things my boyfriend likes...

• Steelbooks (has tons, very expensive and he could well buy the same film before his birthday rendering my gift useless)
• History/The vikings (i thought about getting him a book but he doesn't read all that often and it would probably just get left unread)
• Music (his taste is techno and frankly i would rather avoid listening to that at all cost, love of my life or not i shan't be endorsing any more playing of that then is necessary)
• Whiskey, now this is a good one but i know his friends will buy him a bottle for sure.

And the list went on and on (well actually that was about it, as i am a crappy girlfriend and apparently don't know what my boyfriend is really into :/ )  But then i had a brain wave! the lightbulb popped on and my eyes were opened...yes it was that epic!

Maaybe i should get him something Whiskey related but that will last and always remind him of what a wonderful and thoughtful girlfriend i am...so i trawled through Etsy's 42 Whiskey related pages and came up with some of my favourite options... Here they are...

1.Carrabinos whiskey eco screen print

2. If the river was whiskey print

3. Whiskey scented soap

4.What Whiskey Will Not Cure, There Is No Cure For

5.Whiskey - hand printed rocks glasses

6.Whiskey Cork Coasters

7.Mustache etched rocks glasses

8.Varieties of Whiskey Gray and Chalk Orange 8 x 10 print

What do you think? at the moment my favourite choices are 2 or 4 because we are moving into a new apartment soon and they would look pretty nice on the walls, as would 1 or 8. Or maybe i could get him a set of glasses with the coasters. I am just not sure..

Also do you have any other ideas for birthday gifts suitable for men? do you have a go to gift when you can't think of something a little more personal??  .answers on a postcard please (or even better in the comments box) ;)

Giveaway!!!!

I am so impatient, as soon as i decided i wanted to do a giveaway, it's all i can think about so instead of waiting until the 1st of August to do it, like i had planned i am going to do it NOW! yay!

Ok so here is what you can win.... (please excuse my crappy hand modelling!)

Turquoise butterfly ring

OR

Vintage Inspired Rose Ring

I will also be including some yummy Norwegian chocolate in my giveaway and  something yet to be decided  a secret prize!!!

The contest is open to EVERYONE (because i am nice like that and i'm happy to ship internationally) all you have to do to win one of these beautiful rings is the following...

1. Be a follower of my blog on google friend connector or facebook, 

2. Leave me a comment telling me which ring you would like and what you would wear it with!(a cute summer dress? or a cute pair of denim shorts?

If you would like extra entries for the giveaway you can..

1. Follow me on twitter @DenNorskeListen leave me a comment letting me know you did it(+1 entry)

 2. Post about my giveaway on your twitter -leave me a comment with the link (+1 entry)

3. Post about my giveaway on your blog - leave me a comment with the link (+1 entry)

Please make sure each entry has a separate comment and you have got yourself 4 chances to win one of these snazztastic rings and other prizes!

The DEADLINE for this giveaway is one month today.. so 20th August 2011 and i shall announce the winner the day after!

If you would like to see some of the other jewelry i make take a gander over to my etsy shop, link is at the top.

I got crafty!

Hey guys!
 How is your tuesday hanging? good i hope! I just thought i would drop you a little update on what i have been up to today...

Crafting!!

Yep, today i have been making lots of cute little jewelry things for my brand new etsy site

It has also inspired me to do a giveaway! more details about that coming soon...

Untill then check out the etsy!