First of all, a belated "happy new year" to my colleagues and friends on Crafthaus. I returned from my festive break to a 'flu which completely knocked me for six, to the point that I was in bed and unable to move... feverish, coughing, weak and aching. Horrible, in short.    2013 has already started off to be busy. First of all I had a quick-fire commission to make a ring "with fish that have a…