Uplifting thoughts

 The video "my new life" from Stephanie Nielson is what I discovered today. Her blog is on the side links of this blog. I admired she wrote on her blog everyday, even three years before her plan crash. That's a beautiful family history she has at her fingertips. Hers is a beautiful and inspirational story. Even before her tragedy, she represents the thousands of mothers waking up each morning and doing what needs to be done, even though it seems mentally and emotionally impossible at times. 

Since 2014!?

 Ok. So being consistent is not one of my strong suites. But luckily because of technology, I can prove that yes, I have had these ideas and did something with them now and again, SINCE 2014. 

One lady was making a bunch of little snowmen and needed some carrot noses for them.

Another sewed gnome figurines and was doing some chef themed gnomes. She needed  giant clay cookies to go with her idea. 

My grandma still wanted to keep up the tradition of an ornament each year for her unmarried grandkids. She has ten left. I customized a unique and personal design for her to give to them for Christmas. 

My darlings have their favorite animals. They also see ideas that they want for their own. So I make some for them. They also wear some of the jewelry at school and kids ask where they got them from. 

Our family friends were nice enough to let me sell my stuff when she does her booths at 4 different craft fairs at the end of the year. 

I was brave enough to call the boutique and they were accepting new venders. 

See?! Baby steps... better than no steps at all. 

Poky Dot Boutique!!

 Pocatello Idaho. The Gate City of the Wild West.

I first moved her a year ago. We loved driving around and seeing what was in our new town called home. When I first saw this shop it made my heart jump and the name made me SO happy since one of Pocatello’s nicknames is Poky. THEN when I went in, I realized it was a year round craft fair. That made me even HAPPIER! Then when I called out of the blue, they said they were accepting new venders. So..

 I will be selling my merchandise at the Poky Dot Boutique. Sue manages this shop and she is the sweetest woman you’ll ever meet. People like her are the reason I love supporting Mom and Pop shops/local businesses. 

You can find their store on 201 N Main Street  Pocatello ID 83204  

There I’ll have a variety of items including earrings, keychains, magnets, kid’s toy clay food and ornaments.  

This is a bucket list project and I hope it ends up being a positive experience for me and those inspired and excited about supporting small business and the local creative mind. 

Email me with questions or custom orders. ascraftasyoucan@yahoo.com

Keep crafting

 Stop comparing. That’s what I need to keep telling myself. Keep creating even if you don’t feel like your work is all that great. God created us to be creative beings. It fuels something crucial inside of us. A reason to live, a sense of belonging and purpose. So keep on making things that didn’t exist before you!!

A.DD. blogger

 I get in to something. Then I move on to something else. Then come back to it. A bit ago I realized another writing blog I had was deleted and was devastated since it was not backed up anywhere. So I’m beyond excited when this one was still active. 

I also want to sell my clay stuff again and I don’t want the business cards I printed to go to waste too. Anyway, there’s my keep it active post. Yay! Let the crafting begin!!! Again… 

 Why abandon something just because you haven't been consistent on keeping up on it. I am at a season in my life where I can write here again. I also feel like it is extremely therapeutic and remember it being so back when I created it. I have to admit, Pinterest has made me less creative. I search there before I search my own brain for ideas. I know there are those out there that feel similar. 

I love my life. Of course there are good days and bad days but I love the blessings that have come to me because of the good choices I have made and the hard things I have gone through and continue to go through to enjoy the life I have right now. Right in this very moment. 

Lifes too short

I feel like I started this blog and even though I go months or years without posting why re create another one? I enjoy looking back at past posts to see how Ive changed (and how my skills have improved on the clay creations) There is this Studio C where heaven or hell doesnt want this man who has died because he has done nothing with his life. Worked,watched Netflix, ate microwavable dinners. I then randomly came across an info video on youtube about self disipline and productivity, along with one about how short life is and after all the things we have to do, we have 12 years worth of time to really choose how we fill that time. All those things combined opened my mind pretty wide. I dont want to spend it watching tv. I want to spend it writing which is what I enjoy doing and spending quality time with my family. There is a whole long list of projects to finish and small bucket list items and I thought, why wait? There is nothing too personal in these posts so why not put my little journal entries on the world wide web? If I die young, people may be interested in this site who knows. Ha. Or my grand kids will have something helpful to read when their young mothers.