| A little bit about me... |
| Short Bio |
| I have been fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom to my two beautiful daughters for all of their lives. My oldest is in college (I know, I can't believe it either!) and is studying therapeutic massage therapy. My youngest is a junior in high school, and is all about tennis. She plays on the girls' team in the spring, and manages the boys' team in the fall. (She is also my *reluctant* apron model on my website.) I have been married to my high school sweetheart Tim, for 22+ years. We have one crazy cat named Lola, and one eccentric dog named Phoebe, that we rescued from shelters. (Check out Pet Finder to see what pets are available for adoption from a shelter near you.) We are also very busy with our church. We have such a wonderful church family! I teach 2nd & 3rd grade Sunday School at the South Whitley UMC with another friend. I just LOVE this age group! They're so enthusiastic about everything! I could sit and listen to their stories forever... Mid-summer of 2008, my website's catalog of recycled-item creations caught the eye of a growing company whose sole purpose is creating useful items from the things that usually end up in the trash. I joined their design team a few weeks later. What a fantastic opportunity to do what I have been doing (finding creative and fashionable ways to recycle), but on a larger scale than I ever dreamed possible!!! This change meant that I would no longer have the time to make the various wrapper purses and accessories that I had been making in the past. But since I believe so strongly in keeping everything possible OUT of the landfills, I am now offering PATTERNS for the wrapper purses and accessories that I had previously offered for sale. My patterns include detailed step-by-step instructions and tons of photos for ease of use. (I will continue to add more patterns as I find time to write them. Feel free to email me if you'd like to purchase a pattern that hasn't been written yet-- I can move your pattern choice to the top of my "to-do-list", and notify you by email when your pattern is completed.) Finally, I just wanted to stress that everything I make is created in a SMOKE-FREE environment. As an unreformed perfectionist, I pay extreme attention to detail. I figure if I'm going to invest the time to make something, I want it to look better and be of much higher quality than anything that has been mass produced and sold in the stores! |
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I've been a professional seamstress for more
than sixteen years. (For almost 6 of those 16
years, I sewed for a fabulous children's
clothing designer-- for her store in Fort
Wayne, IN... The best "job" I've ever had! It
was so much fun, it never seemed like work!
Thanks, Susan!) In early 2005, as I was
deciding on a name for my new business, I
chose Laurie's Gifts for two reasons.
Everything for sale on this website is an
example of the things I have been creating as
gifts for friends and family, so the name fits for
that reason.
than sixteen years. (For almost 6 of those 16
years, I sewed for a fabulous children's
clothing designer-- for her store in Fort
Wayne, IN... The best "job" I've ever had! It
was so much fun, it never seemed like work!
Thanks, Susan!) In early 2005, as I was
deciding on a name for my new business, I
chose Laurie's Gifts for two reasons.
Everything for sale on this website is an
example of the things I have been creating as
gifts for friends and family, so the name fits for
that reason.
Secondly, and more importantly, I have no formal training as a seamstress and pattern
maker. God has given me a great love and passion for sewing, and the talent and ability to
do it very well. I give all the credit to Him. As I was watching a program on PBS one night, I
heard Red Skelton say something I hadn't heard before and just loved:
"If you have any talent - That's your gift from God. And,
if you use that talent - That's your gift to God."
maker. God has given me a great love and passion for sewing, and the talent and ability to
do it very well. I give all the credit to Him. As I was watching a program on PBS one night, I
heard Red Skelton say something I hadn't heard before and just loved:
"If you have any talent - That's your gift from God. And,
if you use that talent - That's your gift to God."
| Romans 12:6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. |
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