Raige Creations

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 ...

I may be making a bigger deal out of this than necessary.  (I may just be searching for NaBloWriMo content.) But after blabbing to my whole world that my son passed his drivers test, I got the best email from my sister, Sandy. Cross Stitch Pattern by All Stitches She sent me a list of some advice she remembered our Dad dispensed as he was teaching her to drive.   I had forgotten some of these, which were also used on me. But once I read them, the memories came back, and I realize how much I miss my dad. (he passed away in 2000 after living 83 wonderful years) Here is the short list of driving advice from my Dad:  1) When you make turns, try not to "throw" the passengers in the car. 2) Try to use your brakes as little as possible . 3) Always try to anticipate what the other driver is going to do. 4) "...Uh, Sand, can you step on it a little bit more? At this (slow) speed, it'll take ALL DAY to get there!" 5) (waiting to make a left...

I was up early this morning. Got the kids off to school, and was enjoying the rest of my coffee while online. This is becoming part of my routine, a nice part. As long as it doesn't waste an entire morning ..... While on Facebook , a friend was complaining about being an early bird   while her significant other being a night owl .   This I could relate to! {I am shot about 10 pm most nights, falling asleep on the couch, even computer sometimes. And I usually cannot sleep past 9am. Hubby, on the other hand, doesn't crawl into bed before 3am on a regular basis. And to get him up before 11am is a chore. He is most productive when I am fast asleep, and vice-versa.} Eggplant Purple Handwarmers with Bright white button flower To make a long story short - my friend was saying she must seclude herself to the cold , closed in porch so her light sleeping night owl would get enough sleep. And her hands were COLD!  Well, Raige makes gloves , perfect ones for sti...

I am officially a published columnist at IndieSmiles.com .  My first article was posted this evening. Christmas in July sales abound on Artfire , Zibbet , and Etsy . I had been enjoying the summer, struggling with accepting the idea of Christmas in July. So I researched it, surfed the sales, wrote about it, and IndieSmiles.com published it. Thank you to Barbra aka All About The Buttons , my editor and wonderful mentor, for helping me get this live on the site. Inspired by all the other sellers out there, I decided to run my own X-mas in July Sale at my Zibbet store , and my Etsy store . I have a special section for the X-mas sale items, so just click on the section X-mas in July. Of course, a huge thank you also goes to all the wonderful sellers who gave me permission to use their photos in my article and for their excellent items they are offering for sale: Southern Ladies Vintage Resetar Glass Art Studio Catfluff AndrewsReclaimed Feltplanet itsmythingdesigns Merry ...