Raige Creations

A week full of sweet dreams for Raige. Prepping for a show this weekend, a first for Raige, would have been enough. But added to that, hubby and I decided to get moving on a project that has been a dream for us since we moved here. A sweet dream that is coming together every minute. It is hard to stay focused on the show, but that is how we seem to roll: ALL IN or NOT AT ALL.      We are either ON the roller coaster, living our crazy sweet dreams, or OFF the roller coaster taking it easy, gearing up for the next chapter of our lives.  We are either Annie Lennox's version of the sweet dream ~ calm, soothing almost, mostly normal, taking it easy.  OR  We are Marilyn Manson's version ~ going full on crazy, hardcore and taking crazy chances, jumping in full throttle. Tho not for everyone, Marilyn Manson certainly is a performer and puts on quite a show. In addition, he IS very musically talented. He takes the original song and makes it his com...

Opportunities arise when you least expect them. And sometimes they involve things you never thought you would  try. The key is to let go of your limits, to step outside the box. Sometimes it is finding your way through a coffee bag. An opportunity presented itself at the beginning of this month that Raige never thought of. A coffee grinder had some coffee bags they wanted to see turned in to other things. They didn't want to just sell the bags, they wanted to give them to someone to inspire them to create, and then they wanted to showcase those creations in their coffee shop.  Coffee bags. Burlap. This is a medium Raige had not explored before.  The question to Raige was: "So, are you a seamstress?"  Raige: "What??? Um, NO. I would certainly not call myself a seamstress. But I CAN sew a bit."   Thank goodness Laura was as willing to take that leap of faith as Raige was. She gave me a bag, and thus began the journey through a coffee bag. As with any ...

It's not the kind of money tree you are thinking.  I wish it was. But it is not. It is technically a Pachira . The name supposedly comes from a story of it's origin.  A poor man prayed for money, and then found this "odd" plant. He took it home as an omen, and made money from selling plants grown from it's seeds. I bought it at a grocery store when we first moved back to the states, in 2004 . We had just moved in to our own house, after being displaced from Hurricane Ivan , and our new place needed some green. This was the biggest plant, for the least amount of money , at the grocery store. It said it was ' foolproof ' , and that is the right plant for me ! I thought the name was an omen too, hoping it would bring good fortune, meaning a little money .  It decorated our living room in New York for almost 6 years ! During that time, about 2 years after I bought it, I tried to root it from clippings just for fun. It worked , and I grew another money ...