Grandma

Hey everyone. I have really been slacking on the blogging front. There are posts to be written and pictures to be posted. Unfortunately it has been a rough couple of weeks. My grandmother passed away last week and I spent some time in Ohio with my family. We knew this was coming so I was able to prepare myself a little but you can never truly be prepared. Her passing made me reflect back on our time together. My grandma is truly the one who inspired my love of crafts. She loved to sew, crochet, macrame and do various other crafts.

My aunt found a great photo with my grandma standing next to about 5 hanging plants all of which had macrame plant hangers she had made. She was always so trendy when it came to handmade items. She always seemed to know what was in vogue whether it was clothing or home goods.

My mom always jokes that my grandmother was one of the most beautiful sewers she ever met but yet she couldn't read a pattern to save her life. Like I said, my grandmother always had fashionable clothes when she was a young mother since she made them all herself! She would also visit local craft shows. If she found something she'd like to make, she just bought it and took it apart to see how it was made. I remember her teaching me so many crafts. I was always bringing projects home from grandma's house. And cookies too. She always made sure I had cookies to take home for my dad. I think he ate his weight in Snickerdoodles!

I say the passing of a loved one is not a time to be sad but a time to celebrate the life of the one who has passed. I am thankful for the time I got to spend with my grandmother and how she helped shape who I am. She will be greatly missed.