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Hi Everyone. Well, today I turn thirty six!

I thought you might enjoy a photo a card my Mom sent me which I opened this morning.

It features a foil stamped message and rhinestone decor element which she has...um...redesigned. Damn, it made me laugh. You know, I feel so grateful to have people in my life who not only make me smile, but let me laugh with them, and who just plain "get it."

Truly, this photo up here sums up my personality to a tee. I'm no shrinking violet, and nowhere near perfect. Often I feel that I am too outgoing and overexcitable. But, I do love my life, and I love what I am, even though my own antics make laugh and ok sometimes cringe. While at times I wish I was more graceful, younger, less brassy, more this more that... in the end, I know none of that really matters. What matters is having love in your heart, humility in your soul, and an openness to letting life teach you about it's many unexpected wonders.

So, on that note...Happy Birthday Everyone!

Love, Susan

A poem I liked

Here is a poem my mom gave me over the weekend that I thought you might enjoy. It is about something very simple, and simply expressed, but It made me think.

When I was a kid, my mom would come and wake me up at about 3 in the morning to go look at the stars. I would wake up and think she was nuts. But out I would go. Now, I am so glad she made me look. The sky has changed because of us, and it is not as dark at night, and you can't see as many, anymore. But I remember how it used to look, and I'm happy to be one of the people who was able to see that.

More about Robert Francis - and links to more poems and books  - here

Working to get calendars out to the printer today... and press releases sent for the winter. More news on new designs to come. I'm very happy to see that the little snippet I posted on facebook got some nice comments and likes. I've been working really hard, so that feels good.

 

Fabric Prints

 

Here comes the weekend...and I am going to be heading upstate tonight, for a few days with my family. I'm really looking forward to it. I had a very busy week...visiting Printsource, preparing and sending holiday gift guide pitches, and working on a major revision to my website. In related news, I've been sampling some fabric printed with my designs, and I'm really enjoying the process. Up here are a few test prints. These are not quite right yet, I am still working on scale, color, and other details in terms of product...but I think they look pretty good so far, and I wanted to share them.

I have to say, seeing my designs on textiles has ben a longtime dream of mine. Now that it is slowly becoming reality, it's taking some adjusting to. But it's very exciting for me. I feel a bit self-conscious sharing these, but even though that's the case, I wanted to share my excitement with you.

Have wonderful weekends all! Here is to making dreams happen, even if it takes a while. x S

ps. have some paisley.