The Odom family has been super busy lately... let me just show you!!

We decided to design and create our very own stone patio in the backyard. Haha 3 days of digging a huge hole and carry off all the excess dirt... ended in 2 weeks of rain. Boo! What a mess!!!

During all this came Easter! I made the girls matching dresses, Annabel went to a fun Easter Hunt/CookOut/Horse riding day. She loved all of it... specially the horse riding! Then on Easter we hung out with my parents.

Suddenly Mother's day, band concerts, award cermonies, a new football season and watching a friend's dance recital took up all our time. We even got a little sun time... but not a bunch!!!

Most recently we all loaded up and went hiking on Sugarloaf Mountain in Heber Springs Arkansas. It was sooo awesome and so beautiful!!!

So now I guess you are all caught up. We are a little over 2 weeks until school is out, spring football training has begun, Katie has a job and is starting flag / marching season practice. Annabel and I are super busy making clothes and dolls and sooo much more! heehee

Who ever said staying home means you aren't doing anything!?!?!?!

My creative side

So when my teens were younger I sewed a little. Made Halloween costumes and stuff along those lines. Lately however I have dusted off my grandma's 1959 White and really opened up my creative side. Usually around Christmas I get a craving to make little things... ornaments, cookies, pies, etc. This year, along with my 2 year old, Annabel, I made salt down ornaments for family and for an auction to raise money for a sweet little March 2008 boy. Along those lines we also broke out the sewing machine and made the first of several rag dolls.

I love love love making these rag dolls so much that I have advanced from the original cutout pattern to making cool dolls with yarn hair, painted faces and designer outfits. Each doll is definitely a one of a kind... never to be replicated.

Along with my new obsession (the dolls) I am happy to admit I have made some really cute toddler dresses too. Annabel is the proud owner of several new dresses in different styles... which is only fair since she is my very own personal model for both the dolls and dresses. haha

Now that my sewing machine is all set up and I have taken over about half of the bedroom with patterns, yarn, pieces of dolls and all the other cool stuff that goes along with my little projects; I decided to try to sell my dolls and dresses. Along with my grandma and her creative coolness, I started a facebook business page. Grandma Nellie's Creations... because my Grandma Nellie (heehee) is my inspiration to try to create a home based business from this creative gene. Now with a page to advertise all I offer... I am struggling to figure out how to get people to purchase the items I love to make. I have paid to advertise on facebook, I am making business cards, put some on etsy and doing give aways so my name gets out there. However sells have dwindled to nearly nothing.

Soooo if anyone reading this blog knows anyone that might be itnerested... send them a link to our facebook page. LOL I would really appreciate it!!!!