We All couldn't wait for 2020 to leave !! In February of 2020 my husband was working in Georgia & I was at home I got a phone call Feb 16,2020 saying I needed to get to Georgia that my husband needed emergency surgery, he had aneurysm & it burst , my son got me a flight out .Thank God all went good ! So that's how Our 2020 started out & Yes We are All hoping & praying that 2021 A New Year will be the answer for All the bad that has happened in 2020 !!
We are not the first generations to go through a Pandemic our parents ,grandparents , great grandparents all went through them . Nor is this the first pandemic for my generation there has been two one in 1976 the Swine flu & in 2009 the H1N1 that I recall, but actually nothing like this Covid 19 Pandemic & We Are ALL Praying It Ends In This New Year Of 2021 !
Now I will say that 2020 for our Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/inmypaintedgarden in January it started out GREAT but then I put it on " Not Open Do To Family Emergency " in February when John had the aneurysm , for a month until he was healed enough. So the day we opened back up we had our first sale and honestly for our small business we had a Fantastic year!! We had many return & new customers. We are So Very Blessed, Grateful & Thankful
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| Our Original Beach Dreaming Gourd Birdhouse |
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| Our Unique Old English Cottage Gourd Birdhouse |
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| Colbalt Blue Sunny Sunflowers |
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| Blazing Red Sunny Sunflower |
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So I am a girl who also likes to sew ( I have sewn for years , one Christmas I made hooded lined robes for my 5 granddaughters ) and of course I did what a lot of people did I started sewing Face Masks for my Family and friends. I used a basic pattern I found online but had to do a lot of adjustments so it fit my husband the way he wanted. He wanted elastic that went around his head instead of around his ears . I also added to the chin area and nose , so that when you talk it won't slip off the nose & chin as easy . The nose has a removable wire piece that forms to your nose & you remove before washing . My husband & I were at the store standing on our 6 foot spot in the checkout line and there were two women in line in front of us, one of the women turned around and said to me " I really like your mask " & I of course said Thank You ! My husband said " My wife made ours " Then she said " Well I guess that's the new normal to look at peoples masks " Hopefully Not for long !!
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| My husbands that I Made |
I have made my husband 8 of them so he has one to change out every day and an extra one and made my son one also. They have to where them at work.
This is The One I Made My Son
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| This Is One Of My Masks & Yes I'm Smiling !! |
Yes of course I made me some also this one is " Betty Boop " ! Same as my husbands I adjusted mine to go around my chin farther & my nose that way when I talk it doesn't
slip off our nose ! Yes they are lined with white cotton and also have a pocket for a filter pocket . For my filters I use the Small coffee filters I fold and cut them to size.
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| Bouffant Scrub Caps |
Then my daughter-in-law is a nurse and asked me if I would make some Scrub Caps for her . Again I looked up a basic pattern & altered it to fit, this one is a Bouffant Scrub Cap it fits short or long hair , it has a small piece of elastic at the bottom back so the cap can slip off and on with ease NO TYING !
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| My Daughter in law she asked me to make her Holiday Scrub Caps |
A couple of her co workers had me make them some also , I just Love the way they turned out and I have a lot of material! So a couple of days I will spend in my sewing room & sew and the other couple days I will be painting working on our gourd birdhouses & Gourd Birdfeeders so we can keep our Etsy Shop stocked !
So I had a couple of phone calls & some emails asking me if I would make Scrub Caps & Face Masks ! So I decided that I would make some more of the Scrub Caps & Face Masks &When I'm done I will post them on all our Social Media sites , If anyone would like one just let me know
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| Here are a couple more Scrub Caps I made for an order |
I Know I haven't been on here in awhile but I really Love connecting with people , customers, friends !! We Love what we do as our craft/art . I like to bring you into our gourd garden from seed to cured & into our studio ! The " In The Gourd Garden " Video Series is on Our Instagram . We did that this summer through our Instagram & Pinterest pages ! We went out once a week and did a video of how the gourds were growing . We still do have some still hanging in the garden so I will post on here our Blog, Instagram & on our Pinterest page .If you have any comments or questions feel free to ask I might be able to help !
but if you would like to check out the " In The Gourd Garden " Video series its on our IGTV on Instagram & Pinterest or our Facebook page . Thank You !! We Hope You Enjoyed Our Blog
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