| A little bit about me... |
| Short Bio |
| I am a stay-at-home mom of two teenage daughters. My oldest started college this fall (I know, I can't believe it either!) and is studying therapeutic massage therapy. My youngest is in the marching band, and plays tennis on the high school team. I have been married to my high school sweetheart Tim, for 21+ years. We have one crazy cat named Lola, and one feisty little puppy 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 fifteen years. (For almost 6 of those 15
years, I sewed for a fabulous children's
clothing designer-- for her store in Fort
Wayne, IN... The best "job" I've ever had!
Thanks, Susan!) In early 2005, as I was
deciding on a name for my own 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 fifteen years. (For almost 6 of those 15
years, I sewed for a fabulous children's
clothing designer-- for her store in Fort
Wayne, IN... The best "job" I've ever had!
Thanks, Susan!) In early 2005, as I was
deciding on a name for my own 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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