God works in funny and mysterious ways!

God definitely works in funny and mysterious ways.

I have been saying that I am going to sell my one of a kind, handmade handbags for YEARS. Years, people, years. But life, motherhood, procrastination and now homeschooling have always gotten in the way.

Well, I love to knit and felt what I have knitted. So, had around 15 or so bags ready to be finished. As in they needed lined and handled and finishing touches. I really kept thinking, "I need to get those finished and put on Etsy." But.....

Anyway, so this November, I am looking through my email when I start laughing out loud. Jason looks at me?????? I had an email from Rhoads owner, Carly. Our mutual friend, Brooke, told her that I made some great handbags and they were having a craft fair and would I want to come and an application was attached.

I guess God was tired of me saying that I was going to finish the handbags and start selling them. So, HE SENDS ME AN APPLICATION! Made me laugh out loud.

I know that it sounds kind of crazy. But I have been hearing God tell me that this is what I am supposed to be doing for years. Why handbags? I don't know. I love making them and sharing them and making people happy. (Have been giving them as gifts for years.) Also, this is another way that I can tithe and share God's word with people.

God also sent my friend Linda to help me. If it wasn't for Linda, I would never have been ready. She helped me make tags for the purses, came up with all the ideas for display, kept pulling bags out of my bag of bags, and most of all provided emotional and motivational support.

Also, a big thank you goes out to my wonderful husband and my parents for watching the kids so that I could get all of this accomplished in two and a half weeks.

Handbags, Faith and Elections

Well, I finally finished a purse.

This one has been knitted and felted for quite a while. Mom picked it out for her birthday present (yes, it was back in April. Sigh.). I had to sew the lining twice. First time, I made it WAY too small. And added the grommets for the handles. This is my own design and therefore no pattern.

Here is one that I let Mom choose from. When she didn't pick it, I decided to take it for myself. This is my own design too.

These two were finished this summer. The first is my own design. The second one is a pattern from a book.

I have a few more knitted and felted that need lined and finished.

Took a bunch of photos. Am trying to see what would look good for listing on Etsy. What do you think? Any suggestions?

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Oh yeah, and Joyce Meyer kicked my behind again this morning. God is truly speaking to me through her.

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So glad that today is election day. Living in Ohio, the amount of advertising has been unreal. We get about 5-8 pieces of advertising in the mail EVERY DAY. Also, we have been getting 8-12 phone calls a day. Three already this morning! I really should have reported them because we signed up online to stop getting the phone calls, AND Jason and I both called them to be taken off the list. To no avail. Started blocking all of the numbers but then they switch to 'private caller' and I can't block that. Sigh.

The TV advertising is ridiculous. I really think that political TV advertising should be banned. Don't you? They can say anything they want and then quietly retract it, if it is untrue. People should have to do true research. Voting is a serious thing. We should not just take whatever we see on the TV for the truth - they can skew it any way they want. Even my 10 year old has seen and realized this. So why is it so hard for older, supposedly wiser, people to understand that too?

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Do you think TV political advertising should be banned? What do you think of my purses so far? Has God been speaking to you lately?