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Susan Vermillion Woods's Blog – June 2011 Archive (9)

What (Tries) to Hinder You?

I warn you, I am about to get very real here. Not gross real, just real real.

As my business begins to really grow, I have a little something that tries to hinder me. It tries to steal my comfort, my energy, my drive, my peace, my joy. It makes me want to curl up in a little ball and bawl.

I can't let it, obviously. I have three little ones who need me to be a good mommy. I have a husband who needs me to be his partner in all things. I have a house that needs...well, some… Continue

Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 30, 2011 at 9:20am — 8 Comments

A Little Encouragement for the Dreamers

Firstly, I am just barely a Doer. I have been blogging and "in business" for less than a year. I feel I must disclose that. But, I wanted to just encourage the dreamers out there with something I have learned in all of this craziness. Are you ready for it? It's earth shattering, so prepare yourself. Here it is: Slow and steady really does win the race. It is as simple as that.

In the beginning I felt like I needed to rush to get everything just right, right then. It turns out…

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Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 26, 2011 at 12:23am — 16 Comments

The Three Best Things I Have Ever Made

It has been quite a week for my little business. And I haven't even really made anything. I finished up my largest order ever for my best customer, Kelly. Three pairs of shoes and a bracelet.

I also did my first ever guest post this week. If you missed it you can find it here.

And I had quite a week on Martha Stewart's Dreamers Into Doers site. Have you seen that site?… Continue

Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 24, 2011 at 10:49am — 1 Comment

A little tutorial

I shared this whimsical little bracelet when the weather was just starting to turn warm and lovely. I had requests at the time to do a tutorial, and here it is finally. Let's take a look at what we're going for.…

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Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 21, 2011 at 11:03am — No Comments

A Thoughtful Gift

A while ago, I made these shoes for Emeline when Katy at No Big Dill was doing her Once Upon a Thread series. They were inspired by the children's book Are You My Mother?

Well, my sister in law (who is partially at fault for… Continue

Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 20, 2011 at 9:29am — 2 Comments

New Jewelry Designs

I have an incredibly sweet friend who requested a favor of me. She had a leaf necklace that another talented friend of ours had made her for her birthday. But, within hours of putting it on, two of her very young children had managed to break it twice. Isn't that always the way? So she asked if I could make a version to replace it.…

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Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 17, 2011 at 2:24pm — No Comments

New Peep Toe Shoes!

Peep toe shoes take a good deal of extra handwork. They are adorable and totally worth it, especially when they are being made for sisters. Can't you just imagine two sweet little girls, playing together with their feet perfectly matched in these?…

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Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 15, 2011 at 10:43am — No Comments

I Now Have A Logo!

Oh my. I am so blessed to know such generous and talented people. I have a good friend, Jim, who is a wildly talented graphic designer. He's been working on my logo and I finally have it! I love it. The colors are perfection. My Etsy shop looks so fresh and new. My FB page looks more…

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Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 15, 2011 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

My little ladybug is One!

I can't believe my baby girl is one. It honestly feels like I brought her home yesterday. And yet, somehow we just celebrated her first birthday with family and friends. How does that happen? How do they go from this:…

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Added by Susan Vermillion Woods on June 14, 2011 at 1:37pm — No Comments