Merry Christmas

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He was, He is and is to come Merry Christmas :)  Thank you for all your support this year

My Simple Pleasure

Have you found that thing that you are passionate about that could consume all of you, all day long if you allowed it? Have you found that one thing that brings out your inner child and makes you giddy with joy?  I can proudly say I have...





I shared my simple pleasure here with the lovely Jessica of Epheriell Designs, check it out and say hi.  Have a wonderful rest of the week.



picture: froggymonkey

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale

Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving, we got to spend it with family with LOTS  of good food, how was yours? Now that the eating is all done, lets settle into shopping, here is a special for you on my Etsy store.

 For your shopping needs.  The shop has a little something for everybody, men, women, teenagers, little girls, make it your one-stop shop and receive
10% OFF EVERYTHING in the store, use code Fav10 at checkout
FREE gift wrapping
FREE rose flower earrings  with purchases $30 or more

Happy shopping and have a wonderful weekend

Thankful....

• My amazing husband
• 2 very healthy and vibrant children
• Friends and Family
• Noah's Crew that allows me to share my passion for crafting 
• Plenty to eat
• Roof over our heads
• last but not least, the unlimited number of ways God has been good to me 

photo credit cathykennedystories.blogspot.com

FREE SHIPPING!!!!!

Hi Everyone, I'm currently offering FREE shipping in my Etsy store to US and Canadian residents for a limited time only. Enter code SHIPFREE at checkout and that's it. Grab something for you, your friend, family or start your holiday shopping early :)  You have plenty of items to choose from.  Go ahead, take a look and share the freebie with friends and family.

Sunday Etsy Find

Look what I found, are they cute or what?  As a lover of beads, hey you can never really go wrong with these.  They are hand painted and hand embroidered earrings, oh how I heart handmade!




I found them at this shop

African wax fabric: Oba/Olori Collection

So I have a brother that's so into fashion, he has been nudging me to start making accessories for men. So finally I obliged and I'm happy that I did.  I made him these pins above with Ankara African wax fabric.  I like the way it turned out.  He graced me with a picture, please view below .  Ankara African fabric bring me joy hehehe,  I just love the different patterns, designs and those awesome vibrant colors.

Here are some recent bow ties and cuff links I made for the shop with Ankara African wax fabric, they are unisex,  your thoughts?

Friday Find

Look what I found today on Etsy by Hearts Inc.  I just <3 all things handmade.  Isn't this just the cutest? Oh the joys of having a baby girl, you get to dress them up in all kinds of cuteness.  Enjoy!




I think this headband goes perfectly with the onesie





I found them here

Its Fall y'all

I'm all about making old things new.  Isn't this cardigan gorgeous? I don't know about your neck of the woods but we can use some cardigans around here on some mornings.  You can get the tutorial here  Enjoy!

Goodies in the shop

These and other items have just been added to the shop.  Rose necklaces, Ankara African wax fabric earrings and hair bows and beaded hair flowers.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

       

Keepsakes

I really believe in keep-sakes.  I plan on making some necklaces out of Baby S's clothes, some of the perks of having a baby girl , I guess :), it makes it that much harder to let somethings go due to cuteness overload.  I also plan on making a Baby S 1st shoes in a box frame.  I found something similar here to give you an idea



so I was reading about a woman that makes quilts and I thought it was an amazing story.  For instance Her two most recent quilts are particularly interesting. They started out as 35+ button-down men’s shirts, given to Ludwig by a woman whose husband had passed away years before. She wanted her grandchildren to have a piece of the grandfather they had never met and commissioned Patwig to turn his shirts into the Nine Patch and Log Cabin quilts.  How sweet?  you can read more about it here





How do keep the items that you can't let go of, would you rather store them away, or recycle them into   items that you can continue to use? Let us know in the comments

Poisoning kids? really?

You probably already heard about the apple juice saga created by Dr. Oz regarding arsenic (a heavy metal known to cause cancer) in apple juice.
I'm curious to know what your thoughts are, here are my thoughts
I totally see where Dr Oz is coming from, although I'm usually careful and vigilant, I don't see myself as the paranoid or easily flustered type.  However, I choose to take this research/allegations seriously especially since the juice companies refused to defend themselves initially when invited by Dr. Oz.
My biggest issue is arsenic which occurs organically and in inorganic forms is regulated in the US, now why on earth would they allow produce from anywhere where there are no such regulations.  Its ludicrous!  I often wonder what the root of all the diagnoses in children are coming from leukemia, ADHD, autism etc Could it be from the foods we are feeding our children?
Apparently American apple juice is made from apple concentrate, 60% of which is imported from China.  Anyways, apple juice is off the table in my home.  What are your thoughts and what steps have you taken.  Do you still give your children apple juice? do you still drink apple juice?


You can read more about the story here 

Wordless Wednesday: savings

It takes him like what? all of  5 seconds arrrghhh! LOL

Hope you like these...

Hi y'all :) I completed some new earrings for the shop.  Hope you like them.  They are available here

Its Friday: Gratitude Fridays

The best thing that happened to me this week was having a vacation with the family on the beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC.  Thankful for fun times and journey mercies


what was the best thing that happened to you this week?

photo: golfcoursehome.net

New Series: Gratitude Fridays

I listened to a message in church last Sunday that got me thinking, I mean really really thinking.  I've not been doing a good job on reflecting on the little and sometimes big things that happen in my life from day to day.  I find that I get caught up in my day to day activities that I don't take the time out to reflect.  In order to "force" myself to do this as I deem it necessary,  I decided to start this series as a means to share the best thing that happened to me each week/what I'm grateful for each week. It would mean so much to me if you shared yours with me as well.  Nothing is too big, too small. There no rules, it could be one thing, multiple things, anything :)


This week I'm grateful for a husband that loves me and takes very good care of me in more ways than I can even begin to mention
For great sales in and outside of my Etsy shop
For my healthy children, my baby turning 8months and her intriguing milestones

"Reflect Each Day On All You Have To Be Grateful For And
You Will Receive More To Be Grateful For." -Chuck Danes



Whats the best thing that happened to u this week?
Image: mainfo.blogspot.com

Ankara, Gold chain and Roses.

Here are some new additions to the shop. You can find them here.  I designed this gold chain necklace with  Seabreeze crackled glass chips.  The second and third pictures are Fabric covered earrings I made with African ankara wax fabrics, I love ankara! and the last picture are earrings I made with some of the roses I talked about in this post.  Let me know what you think :)  Hope you guys had a lovely weekend.