It's a Party- 5 Years on Etsy

My beautiful cousin. 

Five years ago today I opened my shop on Etsy. It has been a blessed 5 years. This art on silk has been my therapy on days when I was stressed out and needed calm as a Mommy of 3 young ones. 

Etsy has been a place for me to grow and learn from other artists around the world. I have made new friends and come so far in this journey of art and online sales.

Thanks to each of you who has stopped in, in my shop and perhaps even bought something. You guys have been the ones to keep me painting and dreaming!

In honor of this special celebration I have a sale going on until the end of the week- use the code 5YEARS at checkout .www.etsy.com/shop/silkiness for $5.00 off. 

And to add to the party you can join in this giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for the best of times! 

7 Years

7 years ago and now a day or two past I married this man.

3 children later and we are now 5 strong! These 3 little blessings are teaching us more life lessons than we could have ever have imagined.

We have shared so many special moments over these last years.

I will never forget how we went skating when my dear friend J was in Latvia. Mr. G and I had just started getting to know each other and I still remember the music that was playing when we skated together.

Then we were married, not once, but twice, in both our countries.

Years passed.

 Memories were made. 

Babies born.

We laugh, cry, quarrel and make up.

And through ups and downs we have become a family.