Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

That's what little girls are made of ...... How I love to make clothes for little girls, especially my granddaughters. Through the years, I have made many outfits for my daughter and now for them and it always pleases me to see them dressed in my creations.

When our first little darling girl was born, we were all so excited. My first grandchild and a little girl to boot. I sewed sunsuits, dresses, and many other items. What a joy!!! As she got older, we got into outfits with pants.

Then, about a year and a half later along came our second little girl. What a little sweetheart, but so different from the first. One so blond and the other dark. But both are so adorable you could squeeze them til their stuffin' pops out ... just a saying. Now, gramma could make matching dresses and how I loved it. They looked so cute in their little dresses.

Now, they're getting older and turning into lovely little ladies. Not much into dresses any more. But still, they are gramma's pride and joy. I still make dresses for them sometimes and they still wear them.

And last but not least, along came our special little boy. His daddy was especially pleased as he thought he'd never get a little boy. He's our little angel and gramma loves him just as much as the girls. No homemade clothes for him but who cares ... I can still enjoy him and when he puts that little hand into mine .... gramma melts ... and away we go to look at snails, bugs, etc.

How lucky I am to have three such wonderful grandchildren. May they stay this way forever....

Messenger Bags for the Young at Heart Woman!!

Until recently, I preferred to stick to making the run of the mill tote bag and diaper bag. Then I decided to try something new and see what happened. My messenger bags were created for the young at heart woman who didn't want something mundane. They were made with exciting fabrics to boost your spirits and make your business day more exciting. Even if you've been ragged out by your boss or put down by a co-worker, when you see your bag, you have to smile and feel better about yourself. Although, I've been told to tone down my bags in order to sell more, I feel that some women want to have a more outstanding and special messenger bag that's just for them. Below are a few outstanding bags I made in the past...

These sold really well and ladies loved them. Now, I've toned down a bit and am making my messenger bags in floral fabric. They are very pretty and I'm sure will be loved as well. Myself, I prefer the outstanding bags. How about you?? Check out my floral bags...

eBay or Etsy???

I have been on eBay for almost 8 years now. Until about a year ago, I've always done really well. However, now it's gone down hill. My sales have really dropped. What could it be? Are people not buying anymore or are there just so many sellers on eBay that the little person (like me) gets overlooked. I make and sell tote bags, diaper bags, etc. My workmanship has not changed, if anything, it's improved over time. I make beautiful bags and believe that anyone would love them. My daughter suggested I try a new site ' Etsy' . I put it off for a while as I like to keep things the way they are. Don't like change. However, I finally broke down and decided to try it. A few days ago I started listing my bags on Etsy. I'm still keeping eBay for a while until I find out what's the best. On Etsy, I have a lot of people looking at my bags; more than on eBay. Hopefully, this is a good sign. No sales yet though. If you want to take a look, go to http://slheuston.etsy.com/ . My eBay site is http://stores.ebay.ca/SANDRAS-CREATIONS . Below are a few of my newest bags. I started taking my pictures outside beside my beautiful Clematis... Much better pictures than before.

Do I Know What I'm Doing???

Well, here I am trying to set up a blog and don't really know what I'm doing. This is my first attempt at anything like this. Although I know a fair bit about computers, this is a new experience for me. My daughter has a beautiful blog going .. http://mysteriesofthejuniper.blogspot.com/ and always knows the right things to say and the right pictures to add. Me, I'm not so sure. My experience on the computer has been with EBay. Of course, everything there is already set up for you. You just have to enter your information. Anyway, I'll give this a shot and see what happens. Perhaps in the days to come, I might even put something interesting on here.