Hand Made Mafia!

Hi all! Just wanted to let you know that I applied for another craft sale! It is a monthly craft sale right behind the Strathcona Farmers Market- All you Edmontonians will know where that is! I am so excited! I checked it out today and it looks like it has a lot of potential to be an income earner! I wanted to apply for the Sept/Oct/Nov shows, but they don't fit in with my traveling schedule(*see paragraph below!) So hopefully I can get into the 3 before Christmas! I will keep you posted as to whether or not I get in!

Onto my "traveling schedule"!!!! In September I will be accompanying my sister, who is a missionary, and my other sister who is a nurse, on a humanitarian mission to Jamaica for 9 days! 100% of proceeds of all Butterfly Garage sales will be going to fund raise for this trip! So I will be sewing hard, and hopefully SELLING HARD! If you ever thought of buying something from me, but were waiting for some reason, now is the time to buy because the money I will be receiving will be going directly to pay for this trip! So... think of it as a feel good purchase, you get a sweet/cute/impeccably made crafted item, PLUS you will be contributing to an orphan child's happiness when I bring her clothes, and school supplies. And hopefully, by the grace of God, I can make a small impact in her life!

A month after I get home from Jamaica, I will be going with my husband to L.A. He is attending a music conference there and I will be along for moral support, PLUS! we get to stay 4 days after for a long overdue honeymoon! My husband will say this is a second honeymoon, where as I sorta disagree. Staying in a friends house(which I am extremely grateful for, don't get me wrong) in Crow's Nest Pass doesn't really qualify. Sure there was a hot tub, but what we did for entertainment, besides the obvious, was: watch all the Harry Potter movies, take one hike, and get some ice cream from the Pixie Shack. Not exactly an all inclusive tropical vacation... Again, don't get me wrong we were in love and dirt poor(not much has changed; still madly in love, just more in debt), so it was DEFINITELY a wonderful experience... But I am extremely grateful for these two trips coming up! Side note: The kids wont be coming with me/us for either, and my heart already hurts thinking about it!

All that to say it will be a busy few months ahead! Stay tuned!