BOUTIQUE @ the busy bee

I have a lot to be thankful for this year...my family, my friends, my business.  But most of all I am thankful for the time I spent with my Mom.   She was a strong-willed lady who loved with all her heart.  For two months I sat beside her and held her hand, praying for God to heal her, but in the end she was in too much pain and too sick.  I miss her so much. So now I hug my kids a little longer each time and make sure to tell them how much I love them every day.  I cherish my Hubby for giving me the opportunity to spend time with Mom and taking care of things at home. I hold on to my Dad a little tighter knowing he is the only parent I have here now.  I appreciate my friends for being a shoulder to cry on and having patience with me. My business has been my therapy.  Mom had been very supportive of me and my creative side since I was little.  She loved my ideas, I even made her a basket to keep on her hospital table. I also want t...

The temperature has dropped and I got a cold.  A miserable, sneezing, runny nose cold.  I wasn't able to show my craft last weekend because of it.  Therefore this week I have been playing catch up on custom orders and still have two more to go.  My office is a frozen tundra in the wee hours of the morning.  Two baseboard heater and my little electric fireplace take about an hour to heat this space up to a temperature where I can no longer see my breath.  Which is not helping with my heavy consumption of tissues.  Time to buy stock in Kleenex! 

I love craft shows!  Looking around at what others have put their heart and soul into making with their own hands.  I started showing my craft last year, participating in three shows.  A lot goes into the preparation of a show.  First being your craft.  Since I have been unable to work for the better part of the past three months I am scrambling to finish items for the first of two shows this year.  Did I mention it is only four days away?  The second being the display of your craft; tables, tablecloths, decor, etc.  This part is the most stressful for me.  I am a perfectionist at heart and if things don't look just right, well...  I am considering this first show as a trial run for the second show in two weeks.   The best part of craft shows for me is seeing someone fall in love with something I created.  Just having the validation that I didn't waste hours fighting with fabric or the machine to make it just right.   ...