Showing posts with label Small Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Small Business. Show all posts
Dirt & Beauty & Rain
I lost my mom a few months ago after a long battle with Alzheimer's. I only got glimpses of her during the last few years, but her optimism and positive spirit continued to reveal itself until the very end. She liked to encourage everyone she met and you couldn't help but feel better after you spoke with her.
Losing her left a space in my heart that no one else can fill. She was my biggest cheerleader—always believing in me, even when I couldn’t see my own potential. Her words of encouragement echo in my mind during the toughest days, reminding me to keep going, to trust myself, and to be kind. She had this way of making me feel like I could do anything, and even now, I find strength in her unwavering faith in me.
She always loved that I created my art to help encourage others. And though it's been very tough these past months, I know she's up in heaven now, completely cured and spreading joy to everyone she meets.
I finally felt inspired again and have been in the studio painting like crazy. I miss her deeply, but I carry her love and support with me always. Thanks mom for continuing to encourage me.
Put Some Love in your Heart - Valentine's Favorites
Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.
Aberjhani
Be you, love you. All ways, always.
Alexandra Elle
Love - the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
Robert A. Heinlein
Shop Small for the Holidays (and all year long)
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Willamette Valley Handmade Market
Join us for the 11th Annual Willamette Valley Handmade Market featuring 60+ Handmade Artisans throughout Oregon. Saturday & Sunday, November 2 & 3, 2024, 10am-4pm in Eugene, Oregon. Details
Letting Gratitude Create a Better Life - Thankfulness & Blessings
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It can turn a meal into a feast,
a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Melody Beattie
You are Capable!
Recently my sweet cousin sent me a quote that encouraged me
during a stressful time in my life.
When you're focused on a tough situation, it's too easy to forget that
you are more than capable. You got this!
It made such a difference and inspired me to create my latest piece.
Remember... You are Capable of Amazing Things!
Unique Mother's Day Gifts
Celebrate the special moms in your life with unique handmade gifts all made in the US.
Put a Little Sunshine in your life with Sunflowers
True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time.
Marie Williams Johnstone
Marie Williams Johnstone
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do.
Helen Keller
Back to School Favorites
Kick off the school year on a bright note with classroom decor, learning tools, fun school supplies, gifts for teachers, and creative ways to celebrate new memories.
Garden Favorites
Make your outside world beautiful and functional with unique
Garden Favorites from small businesses in the United States.
See more here.
For the Amazing You!!!
For anyone who focuses too much on the things they do wrong.
YOU ARE ALL KINDS OF AMAZING!!!
Show a little love to yourself or a friend.
It's Not the End
We tend to look at life from a very narrow perspective - seeing only what's right in front of us.
Wondering if a problem will ever end.
Will I get through this?
Pain. Grief. Sadness. Loss. Stress.
Not being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
It helps to remember that problems are temporary and that everything will ultimately work out.
But often it's not the timing we hope for.
Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it is not the end.
It's not the end. You got this.
Bees Bees Bees - So Many Favorites
The Hum of Bees is the Voice of the Garden
Elizabeth Lawrence
Fun Bee Decor, Art, Jewelry, Clothing and more....
Check out all My Bee Favorites from small handmade sellers.
These Chicks are Ready for Easter
Oh for peeps sake... so many cute handmade Easter Chicks.
See these and many more in my Etsy Favorites: Easter Chicks
Confessions of a "former" Control Freak
As a former (now just once in a while) control freak I was always focused
on making sure everything went well.
Work, People, Whatever.
Have you ever thought this way?
If I was organized enough, read enough peoples minds,
worked harder, worked longer, anticipated every possibility,
then I was sure I could change things or people and make things turn out right.
It was exhausting.
And ultimately unsuccessful.
You can't change circumstances. You can't change people. You can't change behavior.
We can only change ourselves.
So focus on you, on how you will feel, on how you will react, on what you'll decide.
And let go of what you can't control.
Freedom Awaits!
Love, Steph
Prints and more available in my Etsy Shop
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