Dreams can come true ............

For most of my motherhood years I have been wanting to start a wee venture! 

One specifically for ME.

 I have seriously needed a creative outlet

(bookkeeping for our own business in the bicycle industry has been a learning curve, a challenge and rewarding but

NOT

creative enough for this crafty girl)

and sewing has always been a hobby of mine.

(a sort of escapism, if you please)

Initially I thought I would try the local markets and had been part of the "committee"

that started our local

"make it bake it grow it"

 market which took off in Winter 2009.

Then I discovered etsy!

I knew the path I wanted to take straight away.

Being the "not-so-dandy-at-the-techno-stuff"  kind of chick I struggled to get it off the ground. 

(In fact I procrastinated for months) 

It took me MANY hours late at night trying, trialling, researching, googling, you tube tutorial-ing, asking, begging and borrowing to learn how to navigate my way through, behind and around this whole social media, online craft world that I knew jack squat about!

Boy have I learnt a lot!!!

(and I have no way in hell mastered it - YET!)
But I'm giving it my best shot!

In between squirrelling away in front of the computer screen,

 passing on my executive role *ahem* as a director/administrator/gofer/floater,

 taxiing my 3 kids to their various activities and running a household 

I have managed to launch this teeny-tiny-slow-but-steady home based business called

where I sew garments for lovely lass's who want something a wee bit different.
(In my spare time of course)

I get to create.

It gives me an excuse to op shop for fabric

(not that I ever needed one)
Infact I op shop even more than I used too!

I can do this from home.

In my own time.

Exactly how I want it.

And
it truly feeds my soul

more than I could have ever imagined

and because of this

I have met some amazingly talented, stylish, hilarious, crafty, thrifty, kind and giving souls here in blogland!
You are all truly amaze-a-mondo!!
So, I have no idea where this venture will take me in 2012 but I know one thing for sure I will be sticking around!
So here's to a bright, prosperous and fun-filled 2012!

enjoy
Dee x

(A little of some of the things I have made since going "online")

xox