Mother's Day

Well, Mother's Day is almost upon us. It is hard to believe how quickly time goes by. For the first time in 11 years, there are no more diapers or pull ups to change. My yougest is getting big so fast, she is not a baby anymore. And while I am happy to be celebrating my first Mother's Day in which I don't have to worry about diaper duty, it's a little sad too. So many "firsts" are behind us and although I know there are so many more to come, there's just something about the discoveries children make as babies and toddlers, the innocence and awe and wonder. I hope some how I will be able to preserve a part of that. I pray that each day I will find a way to approach life with the wonder and awe and innocence it deserves and by doing so inspire my children to do the same.

May your Mother's Day hold abundant blessings for you, your mother and your children!

What Happened to March?

Oh my! Where did the month go? Was it the usnusual amout of snow, the craft show, spring break or the trip to visit family that made it disappear so quickly??? I'm not sure what happened but hear we are in April, which is Autism Awareness Month.

One of the groups I belong to, Etsy for Autism, is having a little contest to help promote autism awareness and support autism related charities. Please help out by checking out the link below. Once there take a closer look at some of the great items availible by awesome Etsy artists.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=37145

There will be another Treasury posted as soon as possible with even more great entries so please check back.

TURQUOISE, isn't it pretty?

So here is one brand new piece. I just love this green turquoise, all the variations and textures in the stones make it so interesting. This piece is listed at http://www.cherryscreations.etsy.com/ .

Getting Started

Whew! The past year has been crazy. We moved about an hour and a half from where I started my business and I'm just now getting it back on track. I've met some great people in and around our new hometown and my kiddos are finally settling in as well.

I'm so excited about recently becoming a memeber of Etsy Dallas and having my own Etsy Web Store for my goodies. Please check it out at http://www.cherryscreations.etsy.com/ .

If you are in the Dallas area on Saturday February 9th, come say hi. You will find me at the Etsy Dallas Trunk Show. See the info below for details.

On a more personal note, my family and I are excited about the Nascar season getting started back in the next couple of weeks. We all have our fave's and it's just a lot of fun for us to watch the races together. I have a couple fave's, one is Carl Edwards and the other is Jamie McMurray. Jamie does quite a bit to help support Autism Awareness and since this is an issue that touches our family directly, I gotta root for the guy and the cause. However, this is an older pic of a car that Hermie Sadler drove several years ago.

Well, although I am very creative, computers are still a bit of a mystery to me, so please bear with me in this endeavor. And to all my dear Etsy Dallas fellow members, when I figure out the link thing, I'll get you added. In the meantime check out Etsy Dallas Street Team and all the fabulous artists at http://www.etsydallas.blogspot.com/