Monday, February 17, 2014

2014 Amazing Year Workbook & Planner

It's not too late to plan your year!  I recently purchased the 2014 Amazing Year Workbook and Planner by Leoni Dawson!  I love it.  The planner itself is fun, not your typical planner.  There are two different Workbooks and Planners.  One for personal and one for business.  You can choose either or both.  I chose both.  I need to organize my personal life better and I need to organize my professional life better and work on balancing the two together.  Check out the link on the side for more information...you won't be sorry!

Leonie Dawson is a mentor to women wanting to create incredible businesses + lives. She is also an author, retreat leader, visual artist, mama and guide for the tens of thousands who receive her free “AMAZING BIZ + LIFE” ezine each week.

Leonie is a successful entrepreneur who has created a half million dollar a year company that helps thousands of women every single year. Her mission is to help as many earth angels – women with creative or spiritual gifts – to have profoundly profitable businesses so they may nourish themselves and heal the world.

Leonie has taught alongside such luminaries as Arielle Ford, Julia Cameron, Gay Hendricks and SARK. Leonie has coached tens of thousands of women to create their own incredible businesses + lives including crystal healers, celebrities, coaches, best-selling authors, award-winning singers, fitness experts, yoga teachers, multiple-six-figure entrepreneurs and artists.

Her strategic musings and practical wisdom have been featured on Problogger, Tiny Buddha, magazines like Spellcraft, Life Images, Goddess and Spheres, and in three of SARK’s best-selling books on creative fulfillment & freedom.

Leonie has also worked as editor of the Australian Government’s business website business.gov.au which garnered a United Nations award.  Best-selling author of “Succulent Wild Woman” SARK has called Leonie “a gifted goddess and illuminated creator. I happily recommend her and her lilting work.” Hay House author of “Oracle Tarot”, Lucy Cavendish has said “Leonie Dawson is an amazing artist and spiritual teacher. She’s inspiring, wise, kind and oh-so-talented.”

Friday, February 7, 2014

Twirly Dress

Today was a very productive day! I finished this adorable dress for my granddaughter. It's her birthday this weekend and I found this tutorial over at designed by dawn nicole. I changed it up just a bit...used a short sleeve top and put the elastic band just a bit below the waist. I do need to do the yo-yo yet, but that won't take long.  I love the red/white/blue...appropriate with the Olympics going on right now, don't you think?


I also started another Pouf.  I started writing the instructions for a tutorial.  Watch for that coming soon!

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Poufs

I created these "Poufs" for all my grandchildren for Christmas.  What a fun project!  Since then I have been making them for friends and family.  I am working on three more!  I will be working on instructions to post here while sewing one of them.  They are quick and fun to make.  I embroidered their names on to personalize them, so there is no sibling rivalry in the house!  Watch for the tutorial SOON!


The Poufs are approximately 28" across and about 12" high.  Perfect size for the kids.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

About Me!

I am a craft-a-holic.  There are no associations to "kick" my habit.  I love creating.  I knit, I sew, I crochet.  Those are my current passions at the moment.  I've done scrap booking and card making, even sold and taught classes for a home based direct selling company.

I have been married for 40 years this year.  I have three grown children with fabulous spouses.  Along comes a handful of beautiful grand children...three girls and two boys.  They are all the loves of my life!  I can't imagine my life without them.

My daughter is a photographer..check her out at www.shellywalkerphotography.com. She does awesome work!  A lot of my sewing and needlework is customized for her photo shoots.  You will see some of that here as I post pictures.