Fun Custom Order - Matching Memory Album & Hair Bow Holder

I just love it when customers ask for something I haven't done yet, it just gets my creative juices flowing!  A customer ordered a Custom Girls Name Set  to match this bedding set:

And she asked me to doing a matching memory album with it:

 It has an acrylic cover.

 With lots of coordinating pages

 And pockets with tags for extra photos and memories

 Then this sweet customer really got my creative juices flowing.  She asked for a bow holder for the new little girl's first bows and barrettes:

You just clip the barrettes & bows to the ribbon.  How fun is that?

Sisters - Friends Who Listen with Their Hearts

Have you been blessed with a sister? I truly have been blessed - blessed with three sisters. They were the first three born of our family of 7, I was the last. They were mostly out of the house by the time I was old enough to remember. However, I have found as an adult that each one is quite the special soul and the years between don't seem to matter. What matters is that they do listen with their hearts. They love with a love that only sisters could understand. I don't know if they ever read this blog, but if they do, I love you! Here's to all the sisters out there!

Winter Kisses - Vintage Roll Top Desk Drawer Light

Whether I want to admit it or not, winter is sending its kisses (snow) my way shortly....it has already been trying!  Doesn't "winter kisses" sound more enticing than snow?  LOL!   By the end of winter, my family is definitely ready for it to be over, but there is always a certain excitement in the air when winter sends its first kisses to our home!  Since we homeschool, I have the luxury to stop what we are doing and let the kids go enjoy those winter kisses.  So, we are patiently waiting  (some of us impatiently) for the first winter kisses:

 This "Winter Kisses" is made from a vintage roll top desk drawer!

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Mom-You Taught By Example, I learned By Love

Being a mom, and then a homeschool mom on top of that, has truly been the greatest learning experience in my life.  It has stretched me and shown me how much I need to grow - the areas in my heart that need to be refined, mended and reshaped.   It has been the hardest and most rewarding thing I've ever done.  I am blessed to have three short people, soon to be tall, that call me momma.  =0)

Being a mom has taught me so much about my own mom and given me a much deeper understanding and appreciation for her role in my life.   Yes, there were times when I was younger that I was critical of her.....now that I am a mom, I just think, oh my goodness, she had to be a saint!!!  LOL!  There were seven of us kiddos living on a 25 acre ranch.  My dad worked out of town so my mom was in charge of the "funny farm".  My mom did everything from stitch up kids to deliver cows and sheep!  She taught us how to break horses, train dogs, tool leather, garden, can, milk cows (and goats).......the list goes on. 

One of the things I love most about both my parents was their encouragement to us to be whatever we wanted to be.  The girls in the family were told they had the ability to do whatever the boys did - and we did do it!!!  My mom went back to college when I, the youngest, was 5, and became a nurse.  Can you imagine 7 kids, a farm, a husband away from home and being in college?  NOPE, not me!!!  She has always been an example to me to step out and try something new.  She taught herself how to tool leather, paint, sew - I mean really sew - she has a taylor's license..... the list goes on.  So as I approach new challenges in my life, I turn to the example of my mom.  A woman who took the seeds and weeds in her life and made them into a beautiful garden.  I love you mom!

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Customized Word Blocks for Children

My daughter's birthday was yesterday.  Yes, it gave me an excuse to make another fun set of word blocks!  These can be customized to fit any sweet little girl's decor:

And.... we can't leave out the boys:

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