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Thank you ❤️

I'll keep my fingers crossed that you'll get some things you want in it, although it does look like the diamond art stuff will be there regardless - I've no idea why they think that everyone loves them!

Thankyou for your thoughtful comment and ongoing support, Vincent. It's always nice to hear that on-line friends both old and new, are about and appreciate my videos. 😊

Thank you! I'm glad you made it to the end and gave me that thumbs up 🙂

No, I think you're right. The things they put in the boxes don't seen to be any of the options that people chose and quite low quality with no instructions for things that need assembling/gluing/might actually be of some use (like the tulip lamp kit). It's a shame, because they could be doing so much better.

Definitely!

I don't think they ever got back to me regarding if the battery for it was even available in the UK (as I asked them). It's a shame the things they choose aren't what anyone asks for is it? I understand how curated boxes work (as I subscribe to a few each month from different companies) and I think where they are falling so wrong is asking people what they're interests are right at the start, because that gears us up for a crafting box of things we're interested in...then it all goes down the pan when we get boxes of stuff we have no interest in whatsoever. Now if they asked people a few months in to get ideas for future boxes, I think that would work much better for them and their customers.

Thank you for your lovely words. You're right, it's never easy, even if they were only with us for a short time, we still love them and they still love us. I'm getting there - we're getting there (Louis' passing affected my other half too as he spent a lot of time upstairs with Ian while he worked, squeezing himself into places he shouldn't and keeping Ian on his toes). I don't know if we'll "get" another cat. The Feline Distribution System may deem itself fit to grace us with one of these wonderful little beings again in the future and if that's the case, so be it. I've said for years though that if we physically "get" more, I would like to offer a home to two from the same home that are older and can't be separated, that may be FIV+ and need to be kept indoors and that get overlooked at the shelter (we have a cat shelter in Sheffield, as well as Cat's Protection) because of their age, the fact they need to be kept together and indoors and the fact that they have FIV. FIV doesn't need to be a life-limiting condition and can be treated symptomatically - it isn't the death sentence it used to be years ago (and isn't transmittable to humans).

It's a shame really, because I expected better. I'll be making an update video soon, but I don't think I'll be getting a full price one either - it's far too expensive for what is sent.

I ordered this in May, can you guess what I got "hand selected" for me? The exact same stuff. I feel totally ripped off! I asked for a refund, and it was basically, tough luck. This is a scam! Since when is a jigsaw a craft? It's a hobby in itself. Diamond art stickers, really? Are the diamonds going to come off when you use the stickers? Then that "light", that is the most useless light ever. You need a glue gun to make it, and a watch battery, but they don't tell you which one. Adding in the glue gun would make it nearer the value we paid. Full price they have to be joking! Spending £10 in pound land, I would get far better craft items, couple types of pen sets and colouring book, 3for2 wool balls and knitting needles and crochet hook. Some blank cards, stickers and embellishments.

I ordered my first box for June, and they hand-picked the exact same rubbish for me. I gave them a second chance. The next box was more of the same rubbish.

@@dawnmassey3836 I emailed them a few days ago to say I wanted to cancel (and mentioned the kipper-fragranced jigsaw). Not really much cop are they?

@@clairegraham6539 , definitely! It does honestly seem that they don't have any real idea what crafting and crafts are all about.

And thank you for your lovely comment, Vincent! I really do appreciate it. 🙂

Thank you, I'm really pleased that you like it. 🙂👍

Thankyou! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Thank you, I did indeed! And yes, I'm loving the supplies in the March box very much - they're very versatile. 🙂👍

Thank you for your comment, Carla, I appreciate you leaving it. I did buy it to try and yes, it is fairly expensive for what it is, but it wasn't all hair accessories, just mostly. Plus, I'll be able to put them all to good use as I use scrunchies, pony bands and other things to tie my hair back nearly all the time. Have you thought about making a video about the calendar you put together? I think that might be an interesting topic, if it's something you fancied doing? Have a great weekend. 🙂👍

I'll see if YT will let me look at your comment from last year. For some reason, they hide comments if I don't get to them fast enough - I've missed a fair few because of it - but I'll see if I can see it. The cough is much better now as well, thankfully! 🙂

And a super late thanks for the wishes! I'll make a note of your pick-me-up and use it when I next catch the galloping grots! 😁

Aw, thank you! I was meant to be working but the snow meant all our public transport was taken off, plus I still had that silly cough at that point.

Aww, thanks! Yeah, I was a bit disappointed in that too.

Thank you, I'll do my best! 😊

Hi there! It's late as I'm typing this (02.12, to be precise), so I'll have a watch after a bit of sleep and I'll definitely give you some feedback too. Thanks for the heads up! 🙂👍

Happy New Year to you too! 🥳

Aww, thanks Vincent! Sorry I've only just seen your comment. I hope you and yours had a good one and also, happy New Year to you. 🙂

Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it and I appreciate you taking the time to reply as well. ❤️

Thank you so much for your kind comment Leah. It's so good to hear when people enjoy my videos. ❤

Hello, yes it can be, but there's the down side too. Jersey was lovely and the weather was red hot all weekend (luckily we weren't there the week before or we'd have all ended up like drowned rats) - it was quite the change to have nice, warm nights. Unfortunately, because of a delay with the ferry going back to the mainland, there were a couple more hours added to our journey and after starting the homeward-bound leg at 09.30am I eventually got home a little after 06.00am yesterday morning. It is what it is though and nobody's fault, but there were a lot of very fed up people on the ferry (mostly not us by the looks of it) and you sort of become acclimatised to long hours travelling with the job. But we had some fantastic feedback from staff at the showground where the festival was held and I think we all really hope to be invited back next year. My fingers are already crossed! 🤞

You're not wrong there! It's been such a mixed bag but fingers crossed we'll have lots of warm weather. I'm hoping for a few warm and dry days so we can get the back garden mown. Jersey was a lot of fun, thank you, even though I didn't really do much with the down time I had but sleep. If we're able to do it all again next year I'll try and get out with my colleagues, weather permitting. 😊

Aww, thanks Vincent! I'm so sorry I haven't replied sooner, but I've been all over with work. I'm home for a few months now though, so hopefully my comments won't be as late back to yourself and anyone else that comments too.

They did used to let them, but that was changed a couple of months ago. At the moment sales of past boxes are only available to subscribers. Here's the text from their current FAQs: *Can I purchase a previous box? Unfortunately not! We have closed our shop to non-subscribers. To unlock past boxes, you will need to be subscribed.*

Thank you for your kind comment Vincent. I'm glad you enjoyed it enough to watch twice!😊 I had to attempt to learn to write right-handedly when I was in Junior school. I fell off the top of a stack of hay bales (me and some friends had been helping the farmer to put his bales into stacks but decided to have a mess about after he'd gone. I climbed up one bale, fell off and landed awkwardly onto my left wrist. It was X-Rayed but luckily there were no fractures), I'd only really badly sprained it, so my class teacher said I had to learn to write right-handedly to keep up with the class - bearing in mind that was in the late 1970s so the teacher wasn't that bothered about the accident, just that I couldn't write properly, but my right-handed writing never got any better than drunk spider walking in circles over wet ink legible. It's probably psychologically part of the reason I want my left-handed writing to be the best I can make it. Funnily enough, a few people have said that I write very neatly "for a left-handed person"! 😂

Aww, thank you! And you were right, my friend really loved it. The idea to make her a card instead of getting another shop-bought one came to me when she told me she still had the wedding invitation I'd sent to her in 1999, so I think it's safe to say she'll most likely be getting a hand-made card from me from now on. 😊

Thank you so much for your lovely, thoughtful comment. She was delighted to receive my card, so as well as keeping on making one for her each year, I'm going to try and make more. This was only the second one I'd made, the first being a couple of years ago for another friend. 😊

Aww, thank you, Vincent! Have you got a birthday coming up or have you already got this year's one out of the way?

@@jeanproctor3663 Got it coming, on the 6th of August. :)

Thank you so much! I don't always like my work (in fact, hardly ever if I'm honest because it never comes out as I "see" it in my head), so you comment really means a lot. 😊

Aw, thank you so much! Positive comments like yours make me want to try and have a go at doing more stuff. 😊

Hi there! We have a "not our cat" - he originally lived with a family up the road until they had a baby and then he moved himself out. They got him from a rescue place originally, but his "Grandma" (his other people's Mum) said that he always preferred to be outdoors. He's spending a lot of time outside at the moment because we're having a spell of mostly good weather, but last Winter he stayed indoors here for most of the day, only going outside to go to the toilet (he won't use a litter tray). He's got a fluffy blanket here, as well as his cat food and flea/worm treatment subscriptions. His name is Louis and he very occasionally makes guest appearances in my videos.

Aw, thank you! I really do appreciate all the likes and comments - anything to boost my videos in the algorithms!

Thank you so much for your comment Vincent! When the weather's nice I will usually record with the window onto our back garden open. It's lovely to be able to hear the birds, as well as giving me a bit of fresh air (we get owls at night as well).

Hello Andy, I'm so sorry it's taken me this long to reply to your comment - totally my bad. It sort of depends on the amount of spare time I get because sometimes I have a lot of work-work on and I could be away from home (I sometimes travel for work). I used to do a bit of scrapbooking when I was younger, but now it's mainly the art that you see on my YT videos and sometimes spur of the moment stuff when I get hit by inspiration, also needlework I knit, which is something I've done right from being little, but it's only in the past few - maybe 10-15 - years that I've started to add things like cable patterns into my work. Sometimes I can zone out more with needlework than art so that can sometimes be more relaxing). As to the literary angle, you might've guessed from the bookcase next to me in my videos that I love reading too. I could probably fill a small library with the books in our house and the bookcase you see next to me has the books stacked in double rows on each shelf, as well as there being a bunch of books on the top too. We've got about four or five bookcases of varying size around the house and could still fill more! I'll try and keep up the good work! 😊👍

Thank you Andy for your good wishes. It was a huge shock when I found out about my friend, but yes, I see what you mean about their character making it through afterwards. It felt important to mention because the people we meet, the people we interact with and develop relationships with throughout our lives are all important and we all gift each other a little something of our characters. I suppose you could say it's like making a huge quilt where everyone brings a bit of material to add to it that means something to them. The finished subject is the sum of its parts and each part is important. And it's nice to read that you find my videos inspiring too, thank you for letting me know this. I really appreciate that. 😊

Jean is the Bob Ross of unboxing videos - always chill, always inspiring. Nice one Jean 😎

She is so chill, love watching her vids! I just meant her not wearing her glasses was the difference I couldn't work out at first 😂 x

@@jenniferbrown2446 I always feel inspired after watching Jean’s unboxings, I find organising my art supplies quite stressful, but it’s good to get another perspective on the products and creative stuff 😊

I'm glad you liked it Jennifer, thank you for commenting. Sorry it's taken a long time for me to reply to you as well.

Thankyou for watching all my video, and I'm so pleased you enjoyed it.

Hi Marvia! Yes, we're all good here thankyou. How is everyone at your side of the Pond? The weather has been really lovely and warm for about two weeks now, so he doesn't really come in very much because he loves to sunbathe. He did stay inside long enough to eat almost a full meal earlier today (it was his second breakfast) but he was still out of the door like a shot when he'd eaten enough. I think he appreciates the whole street rather than just us, because he gets so much love and everyone knows him. 😊