Truly Lovely Creations sometimes take 4 million hours

After googling for the 11 millionth time how to take a screen shot, and my computer inexplicably not doing what it used to be able to do, even with the pc erganomic keyboard that I bought for $4 at Salvation Army, I took a pic with my phone and plugged it in to this 97 year old mac to show you what I did today. (And yesterday, and the day before...)

Did I use Word to create an image based document? Yes. Was it a good idea? No. Is it done? Yes?

This is for my mom. She make amazing things, and people for that matter. My bro and I rock! Good job mom! She makes amazing curtains and pillows and bed spreads and dresses and alters everything I own so it fits just right and she even changed the neckline on my vintage 1920's wedding dress. Did we both burst out crying after having helding our breath when she made the cut into the silk and it was perfect? Yes, oh yes.

She also makes incredible tote bags. They are stunning. Thick upholstry fabric, remnants that many designers would throw out, she turns into beautiful, sturdy, functional bags. She calls them love bags. We decided today that love totes is better, because I always think of anatomical parts when I say love bags. So, about the LOVE TOTES, she makes them, would like to sell them, but instead of selling them, she GIVES THEM AWAY!!!!!!!!

OVER AND OVER SHE GIVES THEM AWAY!!!!

She says, "It makes me feel so good to give them away, and it's not worth my time to make any less than $60-$75. I'd rather give them away." I ask, "You'd rather give them away than make $30-$40?" "OH YES!!!" And she has given 700 away. 700.

Ok, not 700, but a lot. You probably have one.

She is not a computer person. She can not turn the thing on, which is a major accomplishment. She can check her email, but that doesn't mean that the email account doesn't inexplicably eat the email with the link to a funny commercial I did. Her account has done this twice.

(Reader's note: Email accounts cannot eat email.)

So, with computers and my mom, Etsy is not an option. And a couple years have gone by.

Why couldn't I open an Etsy account for her? Why? Absolutely no reason.

So JaceDesignsonEtsy has one bag for sale. For $75 damn it!

And I didn't do my list of things for a couple of days because I made her this:

Isn't it nice?

I was going to show you the other thing, but my husband tells me its time to go to boo boo, which I believe is his new word for bed and so I will listen to him and show you tomorrow.

Lovely. Truly lovely.


I hate annoying questions at the end of blogs. They are like worksheets in elementary school. Supposed to be good for something, but mostly just boring.

So in that spirit of love and support, what does your mom that's awesome?

ldb