In Loving Memory

In loving memory of my "Sassy". How you will be missed. They say man's best friend is a dog, well this woman's best friend was a cat. You were so beautiful with that soft shiny coat that had the feel of rabbit fur, and those shiny lime green eyes. You were just the right amount of pur mixed with a snottiness I just couldn't get past sometimes. But man did we play. I will never forget your sassy personality that made you so live up to your name, or that cute little smudge of gray on your lip, or how you would suprise me by wrapping yourself around my wrists and ankles to playfully bit and kick. I will always bear the scars on my wrists and ankles from the times you bit too hard--you definately left your mark on more than just my heart. So much spirit, and such a sense of humor reserved especially for me. Rest in peace my furry little friend. You will always be missed, and I will always love you.

For those waiting on work from me right now, know that I have encountered yet another delay in life. Something I knew was coming, but was unexpected for this week. My cat had to be put down this afternoon, and I am so lost and so devastated. I doubt this will put me too much farther behind because I welcome any kind of distraction from the incredible emptiness and sorrow that I feel. I am planning on going out of town this weekend to see some friends, and hopefully when I come home the hurt won't be as bad so I continue where I left off. I just feel like a person has died, and that's what my pretty little kitty meant to me as a friend, she was like a human, she was more actually. :0)

This is much easier!

Well I thought it was time to get a real blog so here I am, or at least one that's easier for me to use! The one I had originally set-up on my website is nice and all but harder for me to update and therefore I tend to avoid even using it as often as I could be. Hopefully I'll get more use out of this Blog set-up and then people that care to know, can and will know what's happening with me!

So, my most recent creation is this sage green and ruby red costume that I did for Tami Blankenship. She has it in hand and has told me she's very pleased with it and might even show it in April! So Congrats to Tami, and hope you enjoy!

I took a little vacation to Upper Michigan with my boyfriend to visit his family at the beginning of the month so that put me a little behind on things, but it was a well needed break for sure! We experienced a 42 degree rise in temperature just coming from northern Minnesota. It was 22 below zero when we left Minnesota and then 20 above when we made the 8 hour drive to Upper Michigan. We didn't wear coats the entire time we were there! And even though it wasn't by any means an oasis gettaway, it sure was nice to be able to spend some time outside. I get really tired of holing up all winter here at home, and that's mostly what I do. I hate the cold! :0)

So what's happening right now in my studio? I am currently working on a tripple tier (3 rows of tassles!)maroon, pink, and ivory costume for Pat McDonald. I have high hopes to wrap that up at the end of next week. Speaking of wrapping, that's exactly what I've been doing a lot this week so far, wrapping tassles. This one will have 386 tassles total. I got about 120 done today! Yep, I'm crazy, and I do have blisters forming on my fingertips...again! LOL!

I haven't found time to make many new sales pieces in that last few weeks due to being busy with my trip, but that's going to change soon. I got a very positive response to my new Swarovski Crystal Chain halter that I made toward the end of last month, so I plan to order supplies this week to make a decent sized batch of them to sell! Hopefully that group will be done and ready to be released by the first or second week of March. Hard to believe that's coming up already! So, that's about all that's happening with me right now! Stay tuned for more random information, and also progress pictures of Pat's new costume, as well as information on the release of this new batch from my new "Crystal Desert Signature Series" OooOOoh! LOL!