Erin's Christmas Gift

So here is a gift for my sister.  She was my "test dummy" (lucky her!)

It's a good thing it worked out! This was a 31 bag I had ordered for her earlier, but I didn't have them embroider anything on it. I thought I'd give it a go... And it worked!! 

This gave me some extra courage try try other projects people asked me to do. :)  I think it turned out really nice.  I hope she liked it!

Painting party for Maggie

In opening my Etsy shop, I had a fanatstic turn out with fantastic friends that volunteered to help! We knocked out 7 paintings that night :)

 

Kacee and Morgan were so helpful.  Jenn showed up towards the end for entertaining comic relief.  We painted for several hours, but it was a blast with friends. 

We got the 6 orders from the first day I was open finished, and 1 extra and ready to go. :) So if you're interested, but didn't want to overwhelm me with orders, feel free to place yours.  You can either order on esty, or if you're local and don't want me to ship it, you can just contact me to order. :)

 

Let's bring Maggie home. If you missed my first post about all of this, check it out! 

Etsy has begun

So I have started my next adventure.  It is a little intimidating, but I am excited about it too!  I have opened an Etsy account after many of you have encouraged me to give it a go.

My shop name is HazzardousHousewife and right now I only have 1 listing.  I am excited to see where God takes this.  My listing is actually to benefit an (soon not to be) orphan, Maggie.  Maggie is a young toddler currently in China with a severe heart condition.  Her parents are in the (long and difficult) process of bringing her home and getting her the medical care she needs.

You can read about Maggie's adoption, and the calling of her parents at these blogs:

4uruthie and ThinkingThoughts


Both the adoption and medical expenses for Maggie will be expensive.  God laid it on my heart this past week to do what I can about it.  I have posted this painting on Etsy with the few others I have done similar in hopes of helping out.  I am asking $20 for the painting and for every painting sold, I will donate $15 towards Maggie's adoption (and then medical bills once they have her).  The other 5 dollars is simply to cover the cost of the materials and Etsy fees.

Please hear my heart on this: none of this is for me.  I deserve no recognition for this.  If you want a hero... look at Jesus.  If you want to see His hands and feet... look at this family.  I am doing a tiny portion.  I am just trying my best to do what I was told to do by my loving Heavenly Father.  I don't need praise because of that.   I do need your prayers that I haven't gotten in over my head. I figure that I can at least make my mom and sister buy one if no one is interested in a painting. I am slightly nervous that I might get 16 orders at once.  I am scared of people having expectations that I cannot meet.  What if the quality of my painting isn't good enough?  I do, however, know that my God is faithful.  He knows about my silly fears, and He cares.  He also knows about Maggie's needs and His timing is perfect.

If you have read this far in my post, please take the time to read through the blogs above to see what a unique and special thing this is.  Include this family in your prayers and if you feel lead, order a painting.  If you would rather order a painting through me instead of ordering online, that is perfectly fine as well.  Also, if you have any suggestions for me to add or change, PLEASE let me know. :)

Natalie bib set

My sister-in-law requested a Bib set earlier in the fall, and I'm just now getting around to posting it.  She sent me a picture of the baby's nursery and asked me to possibly match it.  

This is the fabric I found and the pattern I made:

I really like the colors and pattern combination for this project.

All Done:

Stryker's bib set

Friends of Bryan and mine from college are having a little one early next year.  I wasn't able to go to the shower, but I made these for him.  Sending our love and prayers for baby Stryker. :)