Out of the Ordinary

So this is not a typical post for me, but I wanted to share some advice to anyone who reads this blog....

Our home was broken into and they took our iMac and my jewelry box. Everything was on that computer. All our music, our pictures, budget, and anything and everything that had to do with my shop. And our tax information...

I see the importance now to backing EVERYTHING up. Put all your pictures and important documents on a separate flash drive or burn them to a CD. If you have passwords saved, don't. At least not for anything that could be compromised. If you have homework or in my case the beginnings of a portfolio, keep that on a separate flash drive too. And most importantly don't forget to take your flash out of the computer.....

I will probably never get my jewelry back. There are things in there that can never be replaced and hold sentimental value to me. To some jerk who took it it's worth nothing and I hate to think of which dumpster it ended up in. Scan or take pictures of all your jewelry. Save receipts or photocopy them.

It sounds so paranoid to do this but I never imagined getting robbed. I have equal bouts of extreme anger, helplessness, and sadness. I don't know if I will ever see the necklace my grandmother made me or my hair comb I wore in my wedding, but take pre-cautions and safeguard your possessions.

The Stash

We've all been there. You find a cute piece or something unique and YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT! This is how fabric stashes are formed. It's like collecting pieces of artwork or cute sweaters. I inherited this trait (passed down on the X chromosome) and have my very own fabric stash.......



I came across this article from Craftzine.com and the similarities are eerie....

This article has some good advice for de-stashing that stash. I'm just happy I haven't gotten to this point yet....

So I stumbled upon this woman, Anna Maria Horner, and I just have to say how AWESOME is her fabric!?

Just a wee sample of the awesome goods

She has a link to her online shop and blog plus information about a book she wrote that will be coming out October 20th.