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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Featured Etsian Artist~DotDotStitch

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Hand stitching has been around for centuries, and yet it still amazes me. This is an art in which one must have heaps of patience to pull off! I'm all about my machine...

I've always wanted a pair jeans filled with hand stitched designs, completely covered. When I see art like this, it just inspires me to push myself so that maybe one day I will own those jeans.

Then I remember my set back...I've NEVER hand stitched! Thus, no talent in said craft.. Someday I might try it, though :)

With that being said, it's just impressive that someone can stitch in such wonderful detail on so many items without going insane ;)

DotDotStitch has adorable items, I'm showing off most of my favorites, See? I know you do!

Out of all of these fantastic items, I can't really pick just one..

So I will leave it at that. I Love them All!

What about you?

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I've crafted my whole life. I started out with crochet, rug hooking, and embroidery - all hand work that I love. I opened my etsy shop (dottyral) in 2006 with a variety of items, some of which were emery pincushions and pincushion rings. Those quickly became my best sellers, so that's what I concentrated on for the next three years.

Recently I've realized that I really missed hand stitching. Though my etsy shop was exclusively pincushions, I added some hand embroidered pendants. They were so fun to make that I then decided to really get back into hand work. I opened up a new shop-Dot Dot Stitch- that now holds my hand embroidered items - towels, aprons and wrist cuffs. More pendants will be coming soon. Some machine embroidered items just might make an appearance too.

Though I've enjoyed designing and creating pincushions, this new turn for me has been a breath of fresh air. Every day now, I just can't wait to get stitching. In a way I've found a new sense of freedom. Who knows what I'll decide to add to this new shop. I'm excited to see what happens.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Breast Cancer

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My Mother-in-Law was just diagnosed with Breast Cancer today.

We found out that there was a possibility that she may have it about four days ago. She had a surgery biopsy done yesterday, and we received the life wrenching news today. I pray everyday for a cure for this horrible monster of an illness. My own mother had Breast Cancer about 12ish years ago, I was told there is a 70% chance that my sister or myself will get it, because it's in my family genes.

I don't remember being scared or even too aware when my mother was diagnosed and going through radiation. Maybe I was too young and in my own world..

But now, with my MIL... It's indescribable and.. painful.. to understand the possible outcome. I love this woman as much as my own mother, if not more. This is her 4th surgery in the past 6 months! She's had back surgery, gall bladder surgery, a brain tumor removed.....etc. And now Breast Cancer.

She's the nicest, most gentle.. person I've ever known and could ever hope to know. She doesn't gossip, doesn't talk behind one's back, attends church just about every week, doesn't even use fowl language.. (this is a big wow to me) She is a true loyal Christian.

She is OOAK.

My husband asked me today, "What will I do if she dies?" How does one answer this question? It was something that I hadn't considered, but now can't stop thinking about. She has a bad immune system, the common cold usually lands her in the ER. And maybe that's a big reason why this is so scary to me.. I wonder if she is strong enough to fight cancer.

Please pray for this beautiful, one of a kind mother that I've grown to love as my own.

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Most breast lumps aren't cancerous. Yet the most common sign of breast cancer for both men and women is a lump or thickening in the breast. Often, the lump is painless. Other potential signs of breast cancer include:
A spontaneous clear or bloody discharge from your nipple, often associated with a breast lump
Retraction or indentation of your nipple
A change in the size or contours of your breast
Any flattening or indentation of the skin over your breast
Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange

These are the most common ways to spot Breast Cancer, but please don't only rely on yourself to detect it. Get a mammogram done at least once a year. My MIL did NOT have any of these symptoms, not even a lump. It was found using a mammogram and then ultrasound. If it were not for this check-up, the cancer would still be spreading and she wouldn't have a chance to fight it.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

My Brand Spankin New Pretties For My Babies

Shaylynne is styling with her new pretties!

I couldn't capture Lilly sporting hers :(

I bought some silver bracelets for my little sweeties! ohhh I'm so thrilled with them! hehe
I had to show them off...

My daughter, Lilly, calls them "pretties". She didn't want to take hers off. But she normally only wears her pretties for a little while before she decides it needs to come off. So my plan, this time is to have Shaylynne start wearing her pretties at a VERY young age. (She's 4 months old) So when she's like 2-3 years, she won't have any qualms about wearing pretties... :) I only wish I had thought about this for Lilly...

These were made by BrighidsForge.

I found that this store had the best price out of everyone who had answered my alchemy request.

Which was great for me, since the items would be worn by youngins.. I don't want to pay too much for jewelry that may end up lost, ya know? And the quality is great and the lettering is fantastic! Though I hope to have these until the girls are adults... The seller assured me that they are sturdy enough to have around for decades. So I have high hopes! :)

So, yay!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Winner of the giveaway is

Cheryl F. (The Lucky Ladybug)

The wonderful Giveaway has ended, I hope you all got your entries in and I'm just disheartened that I could not enter as well. :(

But Yay for the Lucky Winner who gets to keep her feet warm in these comfy slippers!

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fatboydesign

The Alchemy Speculum necklace is amazing, you really should take a look in his store to see better photos! I love all the ways that this piece can be taken. Hatred for Self Image is what pops into my mind first. How about you? I'd be interested in hearing about what this piece means to you..?

Fatboydesign has great jewelry, and I absolutely love that he can sew, knit, crochet, and make beautifully wearable art!

He may need to have a talk with my husband...hmm.. (hehe)

Great new contest on fatboydesin's blog! Win a purse and possibly a necklace too!

I guess my talent was discovered a couple years ago around Christmas when my wife and I were looking for a better gift idea for friends. I just decided that I'd try my hand at making them some jewelry, and the rest is history. In terms of my sewing...my grandpa was a tailor his whole life and used to teach me how to sew on his old Singer treadle machine, so for my birthday last year I finally went out and bought a machine. The knitting on the other hand...that was just one of those things I went out and just wanted to learn.

The most important influence in my work is probably my mom. She was always very encouraging when I was younger when it came to arts and crafts. She always let me have that creative outlet and never pushed me into doing anything that I didn't want to do. Other than her, really the world is my inspiration. I try to just look around at everything and see what comes to me. A lot of my work really depicts who I am. I try to keep with style that will appeal to everyone, but at the same time I tend to throw in at least one little slightly out of place thing that keeps with my signature style.

It's hard to choose just one favorite piece that I've done, but if I had to choose I would have to say the Alchemy Speculum necklace.

I'm a big fan of gothic style, and the double imagery of the pendant has a beautiful yet chilling side to it.

Most of my work is done just sitting around in front of the TV with my wife and dogs. I've never been the type of person who could concentrate in quiet environments. The most creative moments usually come later at night. With my regular job I'm used to being up all night so that's usually when the most ideas come to me.

All of my work speaks to me in some way or another, but the most important thing to me is that people just appreciate what I do.

I've found that there are some pros to being a male artist. Mostly because people can't believe that I'm the one that made the pieces. They immediately look to my wife and she has to tell them that I'm the one who made it.

I don't really think that I should be promoted for being a male artist. I tend to care more about what the pieces look like and the quality of them over who actually made them.

Most of my self-promotion is done through word of mouth. I've done a little advertising on craigslist, but I usually let my work spur conversation and then just pass out a business card. Some of my work is seen on the morning show that I direct. My morning anchor has quite a few pieces that she wears on the show, so that has helped a little. The biggest thing is that I've been in TV for almost 10 years, so I have a lot of friends around the country that help to spread the word as well.