I love what I do

Every day I make these darling little guys. I carefully sew them with a pattern I designed, I stuff their little bodies then add the face and embellishment pieces. While I am sewing the faces on a personality emerges and  I can't help but smile. Each one has its own personality and is one of a kind. It makes me very happy to know that soon a child or teenager will take one home, cherry picked as their favorite. These are a few I finished recently.

I sell my Cuddle Wumkins on my Etsy site. You won't find these guys listed. They are part of a group that will be sold at my booths in upcoming craft fairs.

Inspirational Message

"People are important to me and I am important to myself. I keep only my friends who bring me joy and add value to my life. All others I let go." -- Daily Whisper Inspirational Cards

We need people in our life to help us through the good and bad times. Sometimes we have people in our life who aren't good for us. You know the type. They criticize, complain, constantly see the worst in life and they drag us down. One meeting with them and we feel exhausted.

Picture this. When we have a pleasant conversation with a friend the words we speak are flowing back and forth from person to person. It feels good, and we can effortlessly stay charged with energy. When we are speaking with someone who is negative, disturbed, disruptive, angry, etc. the energy is different. The angry words have the ability to suck the energy away from the person they are talking to like a vacuum. That is why we feel exhausted when we leave a conversation with a person who has negative energy.

Years ago I made the decision to let go of the people who did not bring me joy or add value to my life. It wasn't easy to do but once I acclimated to the change my life was happier. Now my life is focused on positive energy and healthy conversations. There are always times when a temper flairs but that is part of life. I know when that happens is was the effect of something and not the nature of the personality.

Inspirational Message

"Step by step I am working towards my goals and dreams. I am staying focused as my faith is being tested along the way." --Daily Whisper Inspirational Cards

This Inspirational message is for those of us who are having a frustrating time reaching our goals. We have the best intentions but sometimes life gets in the way. Let's call these speed bumps on the road to success. All along the path towards our goals and dreams we are being tested to see how badly we want to get there. We hit a road block, we push through it, and then all of a sudden many things fall into place.

Ellevation Market

April Beck put on the nicest market on Sunday at the Old World Village in Huntington Beach. We were all in a large banquet room, there must have been 40 vendors and the quality of the artists work was wonderful. I was very impressed with all of the booths.

I had a new display this time and I believe it brought people into my booth. I was happy with my sales and even more happy with the comments people shared with me about my product line. I am so awed and inspired by fellow artists, they are like a breath of fresh air to me.

Here is my wall of animals. It was made from grid panels, zip tied together with a painters drop cloth behind it for a more solid look. I also had a table to the left with small items that could not hang. A grandmother purchased the white cat with the purple belly patch (top middle) for her 7 year old granddaughter. I am so excited for the granddaughter, she and grandma will be very happy with the gift! Call me crazy but I love the fact that my animals are going to be loved by someone. That brings a smile to my face and makes the time I spend sewing all worth while.

Mondays

I love Mondays. It is my favorite day of the week. Mondays represent beginnings to me. It is the day I choose in the week to begin something new. For instance, today I am going to eat better and do so all week. I have a husband that can eat all night and in the last few months I have been going along with his madness. Also my friend Catherine works for Dove Chocolate and I hosted a Chocolate party in my home. In doing that I went to 2 more parties and now I am addicted to Dove chocolate! Needless to say I don't have my husbands metabolic rate so I am now wearing 6 pounds that I don't need or want. I would like to say it is all Steve and Catherine's fault but I am humble enough to accept full responsibility of my own actions. So hello Monday, here is my goal for this week. Loose 3 pounds by cutting out sweets and late night eating.

Tooth Fairy Pillows

My friends have been asking me to make a Tooth Fairy Pillow. I live on a block with lots of kids who are loosing their teeth. Back in my day the Tooth Fairy would find the tooth under my kids sleeping pillow and leave a nice reward. Today, the parents have gotten smarter. Maybe there is a Tooth Fairy website that asks parents to help out a bit and to find an easier way to leave the tooth so the Fairy would not have so much trouble.

After doing some research I could not find many pillows for boys. Since I raised 2 boys I always feel like boys are a little left out when it comes to cute stuff. Naturally, since stuffed monsters are my thing, it made since for me to make a Monster Tooth Fairy Pillow! It has been a fun process and I am please to post the first 3 colors which are on sale on my Etsy site.

To see the Tooth Fairy pillow details: Etsy Store

August Newsletter

The skies are blue, the birds are singing and a soft wind is blowing. A butterfly flew into the yard yesterday and I was delighted because we don't see butterflies often around here. This morning a little brown bird plucked a worm off my tomato bush and we cheered because the worms are eating the bush and we don't want to use any poison to get rid of them. Instead nature is doing the deed for us. It's all wonderful, and my heart is full of joy to witness such splendor on a daily basis.