Finally! My Etsy store is now open. I have a lot more items to post but I'm still getting the hang of how the site works. I'm really excited to start making (and hopefully selling) more pretty things. Right now I'm starting with some baby girl headbands but I will expand to adult hair accessories like the ones I made for my wedding. See below.



Here is one of the baby headbands I made. Look at my beautiful little model.

In addition to my Etsy store, I was introduced to a woman who has a store/gallery in Uptown who is interested in selling some of my Mexican Folk art / Dia de los Muertos art. She said she supports creative moms and she can't wait until I show her my creations. She's about to have a little baby girl of her own so I'm hoping I can send her some examples before she goes on maternity leave. I sold most of my inventory so I am going to need to stay up late & get working. I'm so excited!

In other news, my sweet baby is having PE tube surgery on Friday. Please keep her in your thoughts & prayers. I am so anxious about the whole thing but I am hoping this relieves the discomfort in her ears and increases her hearing. The ENT is going to examine her adenoids and if they are enlarged they may get removed. She was a little concerned with Sydney's heavy breathing. I noticed her breathing was heavy but it never occurred to me that it may be a problem until her infant teacher commented on it. I was going to mention it to the Dr. but she noticed it almost immediately and thought to do the surgery sooner then later so she can check things out while Sydney is under anesthesia. Just typing the word anesthesia has me hyperventilating. I am growing gray hair and wrinkles by the dozen!

Toy box make-over

I finally finished the "make-over" of Sydney's toy box. I still have to varnish the whole thing but it's just about complete. I am not entirely happy with the way it came out but I put lots of love into it and I really enjoyed being creative again. It's been so long since I've done anything artsy. I'm ready to start creating again. I think I'm getting closer to a happy medium between motherhood, housework & all the other stuff that makes me happy...although I have to say that the housework usually takes a back seat! Life's too short to be stuck inside scrubbing floors.

This is the toy box after I painted the green accents. This was the paint color that was supposed to go on the walls of our bedroom. The hubby was scared of the color so I decided to use it on this project instead.

I painted the middle section white. This paint was supposed to be used for our kitchen baseboards but it didn't match. I put it to good use here.

I sponge painted the top with pink & gold. I'm not too crazy about the way it came out but it was fun playing with color.

The flowers were cut from pretty papers I've been collecting over the years. I used decoupage glue & sealer to affix them to the front of the toy box. The glue & sealer was supposed to dry clear but it had a yellow tint when dry. It looks a little uneven & splotchy and some of the flowers dried bumpy. Hopefully it evens out once it's lacquered. The letters are wood with origami & scrapbooking paper decoupage. I used rhinestones & puffy paint to pretty things up. I loooooove puffy paint. It's the greatest invention...ever!

Here is the (almost) finished toy box. I cut out two little birdies from a note card I've been saving for a few years & hid them among the paper flowers. I'll post some photos of Sydney's room once I lacquer the box and put it back in her room.

Stay tuned...more creativity to come!