Just Us Girls Crafting Update

Hi everyone! I just wanted to give you a Just Us Girls Crafting update. I know that I haven’t posted very often, but we have had some family issues since about mid 2018. In mid 2018, my mom had to move to an assisted living facility. Since then, we have had issues with her care […] Read more…

The Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

2020 was not only the year of the pandemic, but the year I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  My friend was just diagnosed with breast cancer early 2020 which reminded me to get my regular mammogram.  I think I was supposed to schedule one at the end of 2019, but I didn’t make my appointment yet.  […] Read more…

My experience applying for the Happy Planner Squad - 2020-2021. @the_happy_planner

Happy Planner Squad 2020-2021

So I did this thing the week before my birthday, I applied to be on the Happy Planner Squad 2020-2021.  The Happy Planner Squad is their ambassador program.  They select approximately 20 people to represent their brand and the term of being on this squad is for one year. I stepped out of my comfort […] Read more…

What does it take to be a troop leader?

Follow my blog with Bloglovin **Everything I write in this post about what is required for training, is according to my council, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles. If you live outside of Southern California, you would need to check the council that governs your area. What I say could be different for your area. […] Read more…

Welcome to Craftcation 2018

Hello from beautiful Ventura, California!   Today we are coming at you from Craftcation – business + makers conference.  Craftcation is the brainchild of DearHandMadeLife and is four days of business classes and creative workshops for Makers and Crafters.  Elena and I are both excited to be here, meet new people and to learn new crafts. […] Read more…

I’m a Re-Upholster Newbie

I love working on DIY project.  No…I really do!  If I can’t find what I need, I am usually make it myself.  I must confess that I am a Re-Upholster Newbie.   When it’s my first time creating something, I usually search first to see how it is done, if it is a relatively an […] Read more…

Knitted Baby Care Package

One of our close friend just had a baby, so I decide it would be a great time to pull out all my baby patterns and make a baby care package. So I knitted for a long time and put together a little care package, it has all the essentials, hats, booties, a blanket, a […] Read more…