We have chickens! To be honest I wasn’t to excited about the idea a few months ago. But last Saturday I woke up and said “Let’s Go. Let’s do it now or we never will.” to my husband and his eyes got big as he ran around gathering all the things we would need to […]
This is my shop announcement on etsy. I have placed The Forks Farm shop on Etsy on a type of Hiatus… to allow for some reflection on what my shops message and mission is. Currently you will only find Ready Made – Ready To Ship embroidery items. Some items will be coming back others will […]
The recent snow storm in Western Washington, Seattle – Olympia, became an ice storm and wiped us out. As much as we tried to stick it out in our house we couldn’t. The old house, its walls and windows, couldn’t keep out the cold or hold in the heat from our fire. So we closed […]
The Holidays of 2011 have come and gone in a flash. Onto resolutions, weight loss, yes I am on that band wagon and getting organized. Being organized also means planning for the next holiday to come. Not that Valentine’s Day is a holiday like Christmas but it is deserving of its own decoration and symbols […]
I can’t wait to get started on this new year. Why does it take new numbers at the end of a date to make so many people jump into action? I wish I knew, but it seems to be the way most things work. And I am going to run with it. This New Year […]
I am spending the holidays in the desert with family. There is a chill outside, bright blue skies, laughter around me and food. The ground is dry, tumbleweed literally roll by the house and the nights are crisp. The only thing missing, my Seattle Colors. Evergreen trees, the red holly bush and birds chirping. Then […]
My Husband and I have decided to join his entire family for a holiday vacation. I am looking forward to it. The part that has me standing in my living room procrastinating… housework. I like to go on vacation and come home to a clean house. Clean as in fresh kitchen, no trash in the […]
A few weeks ago I figured out my “look” my branding. I had been playing with different ideas for 6 months. And in the process of making people dizzy I found it, THE LOOK. I wanted to wait a few weeks before getting business cards to be sure that every time I went to my […]
I like the idea of giving gifts that took some thought. That involved a little more effort then walking through a department store and picking out a tie or box of chocolates. Now, they are still good gifts if you know your sister really loves chocolate or dad has a pension for pinstriped ties. But […]
What do you make and WHY do you make it? Why do you sell it? Why would I buy it? All good questions and all can be tricky to answer. Finding my why. What does that mean? I keep reading on other craft/entrepreneur sites that you need to know WHY you do what you do, […]
