Foundations and structure

If your are at all familiar with the building trade you will know that a solid foundation and a well planned structure is essential for a successful building. Well the House of Sugar has non of that, its more like that club house build at the bottom of the garden with scraps of wood left over from all sorts of projects and the original one room play house has been added to so much that its a monstrosity that  is still a lot of fun to play in, may wobble a bit under the pressure with lots going on at certain times of the year. There is no doubt that SN is bigger that we ever dreamed it would be but it's still a ramshackle put together back yard business that sits along side those amazing designer mansions in the world that is rubber stamp companies.

So we may offer you BBQ in the back yard instead of a banquet in a top hotel,
A put together blog with an author who failed English in school as is clear to see in my spelling abilities. articulate I am not !
But with all our failings, problem's and traumas, we still  find what stampers are looking for. I  by myself must run  SN with  about 8 hours real work in a week and 60 hours of surfin and chattin, I am delighted to find new artist and bring them into the spot light, I have enjoyed seeing them grow and flourish, some are still very much part of SN even if they have moved on. I am more than happy to say that I have met and become true friends with some lovely girls, those girls are my support system when I begin to doubt why and what I am doing here, when I could be sitting in a craft room enjoying this hobby like I once did, oh so long ago, they are the ones that give me their honest opinions and loyal support. Thank you girls you all know who you are , luv ya all :)

I need to focus, ( I need to do all that b****y paperwork the government chuck at small businesses)
I need to go back to the beginning and have  a good foundation, its too late to save some parts of what Sugar Nellie  has built up as the cracks have already appeared and are unrepairable, I was so naive and trusting in the beginning but everything for now on needs to be signed sealed and solid, lets also improve as we re build, not necessarily bigger but defiantly better.

My first step and they will be baby steps as I ain't the least bit athletic!.......... is to regulate the posts on this blog ...........so here is the plan

Monday~
Tuesday~ try something new, a card fold or a box, maybe a home decor item, what ever I find I will share with you. New products in the craft market, tools toys and papers I will seek them out.
Wednesday~ work day , whats on my desk, news on artwork, mag feature and competitions
Thursday~ challenges, the sugar bowl and other challenges you should know about
Friday~ something for the weekend from Mark at Funkykits
Saturday~
Sunday~ spotlight on a sugar addict, we can now tell where our site traffic comes from and maybe I will trace back to who is sending readers our way and shine the spot light on them.

If YOU have any input just leave me a comment or a suggestion, if its meant for my eyes only start it with PRIVATE and I will read and delete, its easier than emailing me. Sugar Nellie has always listened and been guided by YOU so don't be shy or pop over to the face book page with you can chat with me and all my sweet buddies. If you think I can blether you ain't read anything yet!

Before I go, special hugs to dear Donalda who's not feeling 100%, take care and look after yourself Donalda, I will be thinking about you.
Chrissy's little darling is burning up and in need of some TLC from her Mummy, hugs to you both and I hope she feels better soon.
If anyone else needs a hug. here is yours (((((hug)))) and here is a little treat to cheer you up.

PS Simply Sassy set #2 should be over at Funkykits by this weekend, they have skipped pre order this time and have taken a lucky guess as to how much stock they will need, fingers crossed they have enough.

take care

Karen