It takes a village or two!

They say it takes a village to raise a child, this weekend for me it was two, and American village and a Canadian village. We went to our friends Heather and Roman's wedding this weekend. It was the first wedding our children had attended so I was a little nervous. It is easy to hang out with other families with special needs children, but going to a large event and being the only family with a Special Needs child can be tough.

First let me tell you about Heather and Roman. Heather is American and Roman is Canadian. Heather is loud, crazy and perpetually late. More importantly Heather has a heart of gold, she is kind, patient, and does not pass judgement, and when you have a personality like that you attract good people which is how she found Roman. This weekend we were part of Heather's and Roman's wedding. It was a beautiful event with an unusual ceremony with two different Priest, one Methodist and one Ukranian Catholic. It was by far one of the most beautiful weddings I have been to.

For us the weekend started with a BBQ with Heather and Roman's friends and family, a lot of family. I sat and watched my kids play and interact with a bunch of strangers and I was amazed. Everyone was so kind and patient with the kids and especially Mira. Mira oohed over the babies and invaded peoples personal space but everyone was very kind. I watched as a woman try to play a frisbee game with Mira, and enjoyed Jazzy and Buck doing the Hamster Dance.

On the day of the Big Event, I was very nervous knowing it was a Catholic ceremony. Would my kids sit that long quietly? And surprisingly they did it. We made it to the reception and waited. Waited for the bride and groom and waited for the food to come. It was then that Mira had her melt down. The man at the microphone was too loud and she sat with tears in her eyes and her fingers in her ears. I could see people staring, I think feeling bad for her, but then food was served and the magic began. The music started to play and some of the brides maids and Heather made a point of connecting with her and dancing with her and she couldn't be happier.

I feel blessed to have been on the guest list of such and amazing event with such amazing people. And I wish Heather and Roman many years of joy.

I'm back!

Well,  I am obviously not very good at this whole blogging thing.  It takes a lot of time, which I don't have now that the kids are out of school.  But I will tell you what I have in the works.  On Sunday October 12th the Puget Sound Indie Artisans also known as EtsyRain will be having another craft show.  The show will be at Saint Edward State Park in the Grand Dining Hall.  I will be there selling my purses and hopefully if I get busy weaving some beautiful wool rugs.  Let me know if you would like to be on an email list for upcoming events.

Upcoming Artisans Show

Mark your calendar.  Mothers Day Weekend, May 10, 2008 in Edmonds, I will be participating in a fabulous craft show with 23 other local Seattle artisans.  All items are handmade.  There will be door prizes, so come early and hang around to get a swag bag.  I will have some of my purses, rugs, and other items.  It should be a great show with some really talented people selling unique gifts.  It is a perfect day out for mom, or shopping for that last minute gift for your mom.

Warping again

I am getting to warp my rug loom again.  I just took the last two rugs off the loom.  I keep thinking spring colors, but I am destined to do blue again since I have some orders for blue jean rugs.  My little loom is vacant, maybe I will do a spring color on her.  Table runner?  Placemats?  I will have to think about for a few days.

Weavingone's Blog

Here is the deal.  I am a SAHM that does a little crafting in my spare time.  For those that are SAHM you know that there isn't much free time, but I make a point of doing something for myself everyday.  I like to think of myself as a fiber artist.  My husband says I am just a loom collector.  I also dabble in a few other crafts.  I have recently started selling some of those items on Etsy.com.  Etsy is a great website where you can buy all sorts of fantastic things that are handmade by some really amazing artists.

I call my store Junk into Funk-tion.  I make functional art out of recycled materials.  My latest creations have been purses that are made from recycled fabric and wooden signs.  It started with a purse that I made for myself, but my girlfriends loved them and wanted to buy them.   I also weave some fantastic rugs made from fabric that spent its former life as a pair of jeans, flannel sheets, or some other object