well, I have been absent for too long and for that I apologise. I have no real excuses, I just had my procrastinators head on and didn't motivate myself enough to write anything here. I had a chat with my eldest son,( and closest confidente) this morning and promised him that I would get off my lazy butt and blog today. I kept my promise, and here I am!
What has been going on here, you may ask? Not much really, life is pretty normal at the moment, save for a bit of furniture re-arranging, a few days of horrendous gales last month that blew away both of my greenhouses and destroyed them,oh, and a new business idea! (well, not new but re-considered!)
I have definitely decided to start making teddies and rag dolls, stuffed dragons and unicorns (and various other stuffed toys) from recycled fabrics and try to make a bit of income by selling them on Etsy and Ebay. I was going to include household textiles and other bits and pieces, but I'm not sure now, any opinions? We will have a very big reduction in income from May next year when my youngest son reaches 16 and we lose all monies for his care. I need to find a way of replacing at least some of that money so I thought I would give it a go.
Talking of Jack, he recently won the Merseyside Young Sportsperson of the year award to go with his many other awards that he has won this year. He is being kept very busy with trying to combine school and table tennis training, in preparation for the 2012 Paralympics in London. good luck to him!
Meanwhile, Chris, my eldest son is tackling his University studies, and also holding down two jobs! Another busy boy! (shouldn't call him a boy really, he will be 23 next month!)
Myself, well, I have already made three cute teddies (photos to follow), and cut out the pieces for four more, so at least I have made a start and I will make at least one more each day until I have quite a stock ready for sale. Each one is unique and being made from recycled fabrics ( curtains, clothes, linens etc), they are eco friendly too, which is always a good thing. I can but try.
until next time
Blessings
Rae
