The Festival and Future Plans

Goodness... I haven't posted in a while. Within the last month or so we have had challenges as a new family and been more than busy. Brett's grandmother, Thelma, passed away a couple of weeks ago. In this time of loss, I definitely feel like we have grown together as a couple, and have been so blessed by our church family who has supported us in prayer.

Some other changes that have occurred lately include my new job! I am now a sales associate at DSW shoes. I have never worked retail in my life, but I have learning a lot and am having a lot of fun. I am just thankful to get some work experience outside of child care to expand my resume.

I was unemployed for about 7 weeks, and during that time I decided to work on my arts and crafts "business". I paint custom murals and canvases for people, but along with that I decided to start making and selling handmade fabric rosette accessories. Every year in my hometown, Henderson, Texas, we have a Syrup Festival where people can open booths to sell their products. This year, I decided to open a booth to sell my paintings and accessories. The festival was this past weekend, and I would say we have a very successful day. Here are a few things we didn't sell.

 Christmas Ball Canvas ($25)- can custom paint your family's last name and all of the names of the members of your family on the balls.

 ($25) Great for hanging the family stockings if you don't have a fireplace.

 Decorative Country Christmas Canvas ($25)

 Little Girl Jewelry Hanger ($25)

 Jewelry Hanger ($25)

 Proverbs 31 Jewelry Hanger ($25)

  Christmas Ball Canvas ($25)- can custom paint your family's last name and all of the names of the members of your family on the balls.

  Christmas Ball Canvas ($25)- can custom paint your family's last name and all of the names of the members of your family on the balls.

  ($25) Great for hanging the family stockings if you don't have a fireplace.

If you are interested in purchasing one of these or making a custom order you can email me at brandi2009leigh@yahoo.com

The festival was a lot of fun and the crafting was a great way to make a little extra money while I was out of work. Now I am looking forward to my next adventure. I am going to be taking floral design classes at Brookhaven College starting in the next few weeks. Eek!!! I am so excited to see how I like it and where this might take me in the future. I will continue in floral design classes next semester as well and end in May. I can't wait to learn this trade and build a portfolio. I have had so much fun searching pinterest for flower arrangement ideas. I will post pictures of my stuff once I get started.