Bev- those are gorgeous, and i love how they are displayed. I've been giving them away as gifts for about 20 years now, my mom must have at least 3 dozen! She bought a special glass-topped display coffee table just for all the pysanky :)

Sox, that's good to know. I was worried that my super exciting first sale was just some kind of scam and that made me sad.

And no wooden eggs, the dye that makes them so pretty doesn't work on wood. Or really anything except egg shells. I tried painting for a bit but it's extremely difficult to get that level of precision with bristle brushes

Speaking of ebay/ecommerce, we have a bunch of 78/old 33 rpm records that I'd like to sell, but I'm very leery of shipping them anywhere. Does anyone know a good way to package such fragile things for best survivability, or would anyone buying such things online expect to pay higher-than-usual shipping costs to cover protection?

Erin-- could you make some eggs with skulls on them? I bet those would sell like hotcakes. Hotcakes with skulls, even.

Connie, I could ask my dad. he's all up in the collectibles.

Not dead, exactly. Mainly exhausted. Achieved: visited possible new uni, collected The Girl's present (a fun cartoon-style painting I commissioned from a local artist), got my hair dyed. Now there's just getting up at 6am to go to a conference, and picking up vans and packing dresses and things, oh and we have to write something to say at the civil partnership registration on Friday (not vows exactly - for that we've got the ketubah at Satuday's blessing - but something to mark the legal bit. I might promise not to nag if The Girl promises not to leave her shoes in the living room, etc.) And then we can get on with it. And then there will be cake! I'm living for cake.

Erin, sorry for the delay in replying - haven't had a chance to check the boards today. I've replied to your e-mail. I may have forgotten to add 'UK' at the end of my address. But that is where I am!

Connie, I could ask my dad. he's all up in the collectibles.

That would be very kind of you. I could take them to the thrift store, where the ebay sharks troll for new stuff to sell, but I might as well get any profit.

I figured UK ;P Thrilled that you were able to reply to quickly, the sooner i get it in the post the sooner you have shiny new pretties for around the house. Every wedding deserved a pysanka.

Cake!

And also, so much supportive~ma out to Kristin. It's ultra crappy that you are under so much stress. Also, it's crappy that words on a screen can only do so much to make someone feel better.

Frack Pix, mayitallworkoutinagoodway~ma

speaking of working out, how much am i not feeling like swimming or going to yoga this week? Cold kicked in Saturday but i've been kicking its ass with rest, fluids, lemon ginger echinacea juice, and hot tea with lemon and honey. I feel like i've climbed to the top of the cliff of sickness and have both hands on solid ground but haven't quite pulled the rest of me up. And i honestly don't know if an hour of yoga would help or hurt at this point, but all i feel like doing is curling up in bed with kitties and book and napping away the rest of my weekend.