WINNING!!

Hey there lovely ladies!!

I'm blogging today to announce the WINNERS of my

  Sigma E25/Barry M GIVEAWAY!!

Very exciting indeed!!

I did it the conventional way in the end using Random.org. All entries were numbered and fed into the site and it chucked 3 random numbers back at me. Job done. I was really hoping that i could get a few numbers from the generator and then somehow let the ferrets decide the final 3 but both are curled up asleep on my bed and, quite frankly I'm enjoying the calm haha.

Soooo onto the WINNERS!! 

Prize 1) Sigma E25 Travel Blending Brush - Confessions of a Makeup Aholic

Prize 2) 2x Barry M Nail Paints of your choice - Jess 

Prize 3) A Barry M Nail Paint and a choice of a Barry M Blusher OR Lipgloss - Faye

I have sent emails to all 3 winners and would be grateful if I could get a return email detailing your product choices and posting details (so i can send you your goodies)!!

Alternatively you can contact me via Twitter (@LisaClare82) with these details. Prizes will be sent as soon as i have these details and have got all the prizes.

Thank you soooo much to EVERYONE who entered! I will DEFINITELY be holding another Giveaway when i reach 200 followers.

In Other News....

Today is a special day in my house. My little babies are growing up!! 

It is my ferret Pedro's FIRST BIRTHDAY today! And as my other fur-kid Jasper was a rescue but is almost EXACTLY the same age (maybe a couple of weeks older, but don't know an exact date) I have decided to celebrate their birthday on the same day. 

Pedro

Jasper

Even though i had to leave them home alone today while i went to work they have had LOTS of cuddles and treats. They had a SPECIAL treat of some Whiskas kitten milk which they LOVE and I've made them a CAKE.... out of chicken and ferret kibble haha. It even has chicken jelly icing and a candle! No photos though I'm afraid. Camera is out of batteries! Booooo!

They even were thoughtful enough to leave me a 'present' of my own.... in the corner in the kitchen. However, all little accidents are excused for today. Love my lil fuzz-butts millions :)

The Kids

 Okay so i know this one isn't about girlie stuff. But I get so many of you asking about the ferrets I just HAD to put together a little show and tell for you guys!

I'm one of those pet owners who has totally replaced their need for children in their pets. My two boys (both 11mths) are mothered and spoilt beyond BELIEF! Every little sniffle or sneeze or, God forbid, dodgy poop and  I worry my head off! I haven't branched out into dressing them yet (I've done a good job of resisting thus far) but they get EVERYTHING i can possibly give them from treats to toys, And even then they prefer to play with an empty box or carrier bag. Easily pleased. 

So let me introduce you....

I did touch on an introduction to the fuzzies when i first started the blog but i thought my babies deserved a full spread this time. Hope you enjoy this dose of CUTE!! 

Jasper

Pedro

A lot of people recoil in horror when i tell them i have ferrets. Most people automatically think ferrets are vicious, unfriendly and smelly. 

The truth is, ferrets are just like kittens that never grow up! As with any pet, as long as you handle them, socialise them and give them lots of love, play and attention they will adore you forever. Pedro is my little cuddle bug. I've had him since he was 9wks old and he's a total mummas boy. He will sit on my lap for AGES and have his ears scratched until he falls asleep. Jasper prefers to be on the go and we don't have that bond that i have with Pedro as i didn't raise him (i rescued Jasper in February this year when he was 7mths) but he has his loving moments too. 

Pedro made a sleeping bag by dragging his blankie into an old carrier

Jasper investigating their new Hamburger Nap n Play sack

So ferrets DEFINITELY have their quirks. Within 5mins of me getting baby Pedro home he had stolen my cigarette packet, taken ALL of the cigarettes out of it and hidden them all in his blankie! To this day he still has an obsession with stealing and hiding cigarette packets but i only let him have empty ones. All he does with them is hide them but he gets VERY annoyed if you clear his stash.

Jasper is a compulsive DIGGER! Food bowl, litter tray, carpet... he's really not fussy. I have started making a dig box full of uncooked rice for him to stop him turning their litter pan out onto the kitchen floor (ewww). 

Pedro planning their next trip to the park

We have so much fun! We regularly take trips to the pub and to the park (they walk well on a harness and lead) and get up to allsorts of mischief. And they ALWAYS draw a crowd! Everyone is always so surprised how friendly and playful they are. Parents even let their kids hold them. I've had a lot of people wanting to smell them which seems odd to me but i guess when you've always been told that they stink it would be a natural curiosity. My boys are both neutered and so do NOT smell at all (except when they fire their butt gun.... then it's WHOA!!). 

Jasper looking for MORE mischief

Mumma's little cuddle bug

So those are my kids. Hope you enjoyed looking at the photos and perhaps even learning a couple of things. Anyone else ever owned (or rather, BEEN owned) by a ferret? Would love to hear your stories or questions.  I have soooo many photos and videos of them. Too many for one post so there will probably be another dose of cute to follow another time. I will also have to upload my videos to my youtube channel but i want to get started on the beauty side of things there first. 

TAG!! A-Z of Me

Saw this lil baby over on Natalie's blog pixielashes.com (go have a nosey if you haven't already - she's a make-up NUTCASE!!)  and also on Sprinkle of Glitter. Occured to me I've never done one of these before. Always thought I was kinda nicking someone elses post but then i realised that that's the IDEA haha... (dumbass) :P

So this one's called the A-Z of ME (not to be confused with M.E in my case - God that would take forever to explain wouldn't it!!)

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Age: Made in 1982 so that would make me 28 (it would also make me 30 NEXT year... CRINGE)

Bed Size: Double, but with a KING SIZE duvet hehehe (all to myself too.. balls to sharing hehehe)

Chore you HATE: Scooping Ferret POOP.... Blehhhhhh

Essential Start to your Day: Actimel, Lucozade and at LEAST 3 ciggies(hey i hardly drink or get into trouble any more, I'm allowed ONE grubby habit)

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Favourite Colour: Bright Orange (clothes, not skin hehe)

Height: 5'6" and a bit ;)

Instruments: My voice... but I also learnt guitar and the drums. 

Kids: Two fur-kids in the form of Pedro and Jasper the ferrets (not the 2 pictured, but i just thought that pic was sooooo CUTE!!)

Live: Bakewell, Derbyshire... and BEFORE you start it's a PUDDING not a frickin TART!! (Glad we cleared that one up)

Mum's Name: Linda/Lindy-Loo/Mummyyyyyyyyyyyy ;)

Nickname: Crazy Ferret Lady

Pet Peeve: People that are LATE, people that are RUDE and people who chew their gum LOUDLY when sat behind me on the bus. 

Underwear: PRIMAAAAAAAAARK!! Yup yup :)

What Makes you Run Late: A combination of M.E and naughty Ferrets (but I HATE to be late so I usually do my best to HAUL ASS)

X-Rays You've had Done: Broken elbow as a kid and a couple of dental X-rays... no biggie

Zoo Animal: Hmmmmm... Toughie. I'll go with TIGERRRRR!!! 

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Some of the questions i really didn't have answers to but i thought this was a really fun tag and i tag ALL OF YOU to do it too! Let me know if you've done it so i can go and nosey at your answers :D

xoxo

Awww Fuzzy Family SNOOZE!!

I think some kind of Alien from outer space has beamed in and swapped my fuzzies! 

Last night BOTH ferrets were allowed up onto the bed and, rather than trying to tenderise my feet under the duvet and dig my legs to bits, they BOTH.. yes BOTH decided to curl up on the bed and have a snooze with me! 

That NEVER happens!!

I usually get Pedro wanting cuddles and tickles before he falls asleep on me but never Jasper! Decided to join them in an early night (but not before documenting the occasion on the iPhone lol)

Mumma's little 'Terror' Jasper

And total mumma's boy Pedro

I'm sure we looked a right sight all sprawled out on my bed sleeping.... Until Jasper decided to wake everyone up because HE wanted to PLAY! 

Awwww I LOVE my fur-kids :)

Introducing... The Fuzzies!

In this blog there will be 2 certain individuals which will feature HEAVILY as they provide no end of laughter and ridiculousness to my life on a daily (if not HOURLY) basis...

I am talking about my 2 ferrets Pedro and Jasper. For those of you not that familiar with Ferrets, these two are not smelly, unfriendly, rabbit killing biters. But rather (like most fuzzies I know) are extremely intelligent, funny and quirky little chaps whose one goal in life is to steal and hide EVERYTHING possible before curling up in it for a snooze (yes they are my ideal pet haha).

Here is their mugshot... if you ever see them with a pair of socks hanging out of their mouths, tell them i'd like them back please). Pedro is on the left and Jasper on the right :)