In case you missed last month's email, my studio got a nice big redo [see it and read the article here]! It's absolutely gorgeous and I have been back to work in my studio and working hard too. It's so nice to have a space that you love to create in. I sure am richly blessed.

     As many of my long-time friends, followers, & students know, I have a wide variety of heritage pieces, and meaningful things inside my studio. With this redo I added one more... you heard me say on social media that these gorgeous valances were custom made and indeed they were. I picked a gorgeous fabric that included my second favorite hobby, gardening and plants. I ordered the fabric and I gave it to my favorite sewing lady ... my Mom. Anything my Mom has ever touched, from her chocolatier years, to her 25 year stained glass career, to her retail Santa business, and back to her first love, sewing, she somehow makes into magic. She has more talent in 2 fingers than I have in my entire body. I have pieces of my Mom all throughout every room of my house from stained glass to quilts, table runners, and more...and I cherish every piece.

     Not many of us are this blessed to have someone make these things for us, I truly understand that. But I truly feel that each of us have the opportunity to collect pieces of our heritage and family that we value or are important to us. OR ... you can find pieces that reflect that quality at antique, thrift, and vintage markets. Don't discount those either. My husband and I love a good find and just picked up a gorgeous nightstand for him at an antique mall.

     I hope this month you will rest in the last throws of winter, knowing that Spring is just around the corner and a new season is about to blossom. Enjoy each and every day to its fullest.

Want to make a cute ornament? Come and make one with me on Monday night! We'll be making Ornaments all year to help us prepare for the CFRainbow Tree in November! Come and join me.