Thank You!!!

I just wanted to thank all the folks who sent me sweet letters of encouragement over the last few days! It is so wonderful to know that people I have never met, folks who live in faraway places, connect to me and read my ramblings. Sometimes life is so tough and one feels so terribly alone in this world. Especially when you are thousands of miles away from your family and homeland.

I am so surprised when I find letters in my "virtual" mailbox that are filled with loving caring words like a sister or mother would say to you. It makes me want to cry.

New Mini-Me doll...

I am glad to be able to report that my husband is on the mend from his surgery. I want to thank all the doctors and nurses and folks who took care of him. They really did a great job, and I am thankful for their work. I guess I was so too exhausted - physically and emotionally - at the time to give them a proper thanks. But it's really hard when you are in the midst of such a situation...And I should also stop grumbling about the huge bill. I am sure the 20 or so folks who were part of this deserve every penny of it!

Things are looking up. I am so excited about creating and sewing up sweet dolls for the Christmas season. It's my favorite time of year. I have so many ideas in my head. So much fabric to cut into, and so many little dolls to bring to life.

Thanks for being there, dear readers! Thanks for sticking with me - even when I am having a bad day and ravin' mad at the world. You are the BEST!

Merry Christmas & Thank You

I can't believe Christmas Eve is here. The last couple of days have been rather hectic and filled with baking, cooking, and catching up on some gifts for the family. I know I say this every year: It's really tough when you run a little business that get's the busiest this time of year.

Luckily, I have learned a few lessons from going through this process for a number of years.  By setting the cut-off date on custom orders much earlier and only putting items in my Etsyshop that were finished and ready to go, my life was so much easier this time around. I still wish I had a little Elf helper to wrap and ship things for me, but alas such is life.



Looks like our pyramide stable scene needs some dusting off...No doubt I will get to it before too long!

I want to thank all the people who have helped me so much. First of all, I want to thank the people at the Post Office who patiently put up with my big piles of packages and odd requests for putting pretty stamps on my letters to Germany - when there was a line all the way out the door.

I want to say a big "Thank You" to all my wonderful customers who ordered from my little shop and left me such wonderful feedback and comments when ordering. Here is one of my favorite ones:

I was looking for a sweet doll for my youngest granddaughter, something soft and sweet, and looked at all sorts of horrible dolls until i found your lovely, sweet, soft creations. They made MY heart glad, and I hope this charming green doll will find a happy place in Helen's pockets... and we ALL love pockets!! Thank you!
 

It made my heart glad to read your note, Dear Susan! I find in times like this, when the world seems such harsh place, we must work extra hard to make things better. Every little kind gesture and word matters.

I want to thank my collegues from the NaturalKids team, particularly the folks who wrote articles and helped to keep the blog going. Rachel, you are wonderful!

I also want to thank my friends and family who put up with me and were understanding about having to cancel a lunch date or an event of making merry because I was on Elf duty. Thank you all for keeping me going with your lovely comments, patience, and kind words of support.



                       Have a Merry Christmas - if you celebrate Christmas - that is!

                       I wish all of you Good Health and Happiness for the New Year!

Thank You!

I hereby want to thank all the dear people who have supported me during my illness and sent me emails, messages through facebook, conversations via etsy, cards, and even money to support me at this tough time in my life! I also want to thank the wonderful leader of my Etsy team, Beccijo who called me this morning to encourage me. It was good to hear your loving caring voice!

I really appreciate all of you so much, and words can't describe what your kind gestures mean to me!

Our little family will be traveling to New Mexico for the funeral of our beloved Uncle Erasmo. Please keep us in your prayers and thoughts as we go on this journey.

My Etsy and Artfire shops will remain closed until further notice!