Violets in Bloom

These violets where given to me by my sister while I was in the hospital for my surgery last year.  The flowers died a few days later mostly because they were sitting with me in my chair in the living room which was very dark. 

I decided to put them in my workroom window for some color. They seem to love it in there. The only direct light is in the Morning. 

I love to have plants where I work. When I had a job working in software development my desk was covered with multiple types of plants, fountain, small garden statues and of course my Japanese desk garden. I only left a 2 foot area in front of the computer to work. The rest of the 8 feet of my desk was an office garden. I think when I rearrange the workroom I am going to setup a desk garden in there.

Since I took this picture the violets have doubled in flowers and leaves.

I think I will find another violet plant with the really dark flowers to go with this one. 

Still Here! Still Alive! Starting to Move on!

Well, I am still here!

Last year was a long journey that is finally starting to come to end. 

My 2014 started with a doctors appointment that confirmed I had breast cancer. From there I went through many many different tests, Chemotherapy, Surgery and finally Radiation. I may share those experiences later on from my journal but for now I need to step away from it. 


Everything was put on hold while I went through cancer treatment.  Now that I've got through all of that I am back and starting to work again. Moving forward is important to me. =)

Cheers!

Buying a Craft Show Tent

The tent is the first important item you are buying for your craft show business. The right tent makes all the difference.

We made our first mistake when we looked all over the place for an 8x8 tent and found ONLY one. The wrong one! We found this one on sale for $80.00. It was in our price range and we thought we had it made. Unfortunately, the tent has slanted legs instead 
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Dyed Skirts, Pants and Totes

 I've been dyeing skirts this weekend.

A dyed set of Turquoise skirts.

A set of Grey skirts dyed.

Then the Crimson Red set of skirts dyed.

The last color I dyed was Black. I dyed two totes to test the black dye and how well canvas totes dye.

 
 The last thing dyed was a cotton pair of pants in black. Again, to test the black dye on cotton. Not bad! If I do say so myself. And I do!! =)

Lots of work to do.

Cheers!

New Banner!

My blog is under construction.

***Update***
Today I added a New Banner.

The changes I am making to the blog right now pertain
to the look and feel of it. I thought it would be best to get the
layout and backgrounds done before moving on to content.

I'm playing with the background colors and backgrounds themselves. So far I've picked this one with ribbons and bows. 

I'm also leaning toward something in the blue or teal color range. I want something that is peaceful to look at and I love the sailboats.

So far I like the colors and backgrounds but now that I have my banner done I may change the background again.

Enough playtime with the blog.... Back to work!  =(