Thought I would post some more things to say. I am so glad to hear
from Candy, I wonder if your name is Candice! Such a gorgeous name!
I went to my daughter No.2 graduation last week! She came up from
Tasmania it was the biggest highlight in my life watching the look on
her face when she was handed the certificate. She has really worked
hard for it, a single mother she had lost her jobs, business and
everything! Out of it all the tears and frustration she made it!

One thing that she has said to me is mum come down here and open up a
place with your things! You would do so well! Well Candy I have done
my etsy shop and like a real shop I find I don't have customers
walking in yet and buying!!! So I am thinking, thinking and looking
at what next to do. Yeah fix up my shop front, and put on some
specials that would attract people! I thought I would sit down this
week and do a
lot of sewing. (cause its quicker) and also put on some dolls they
could dress themselves. Even make outfits so they can put them on and
some of the accessories. I have boxed things away when I had the shop
and am going through the boxes and pulling stuff out!

I didn't realise how expensive dolls house furniture has become! The
small dolls. So this week I'll work on those things and do a display
and the rest of it just have it laid on the table in order of
sequence of what I am making. I have met a lady who used to come to
my classes that absolutely loves craft and we are going to open the
garage and do displays that lead into my studio! I have been
cleaning and putting things together and boxing them for the next
thing to do. I have been reading magazines about all the top people
and how they started. They all said the same thing they started from
home did a few showings and put it on the web! They all started from
humble beginnings! I have been talking about it and talking about it
and have never been able to get the show on the road! So I have made
a date Easter next year 2009! I will make a date and time soon and
start to put it in magazines, local paper, around shopping centres
straight after Xmas when things get going again! Around March/April.

I thought that now its too late! People would be buying for Xmas
already and I haven't anything really to show! If it goes well I
will do another one next Sept/October ready for Xmas! and of course
for my Barn! I should be then getting ready for the Barn next
Christmas and have this place all sorted out! I have been doing a
lot of gardening here! I am so proud its starting to really look so
pretty! I find the gardening is so soothing! and you can talk to
yourself and think of what you want to do! I have all the Iris's out
at the moment and they are so so pretty! Beautiful ideas for my
flower brooches! This week my stumpwork is finished and I'll be
framing it with along the others! I am doing more projects. I am
doing a baby rug with strawberries and rabbits, and new stumpwork 3D.
I can put around displays with my small fairies! So I am busy I hope
to see some of you with inspiring ideas too, gives more food for
thought! Please don't give up folks! Life is awesome its much
better than sitting back and doing nothing! Hope to hear from you as
you all work through this climate of stress and greed! Out of it
comes light! Don't let your dreams go! ..... Natascha