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Just a little about me

I have noticed yesterday that reading my about me profile on my blog is pretty pitiful. I sit here and post and post my crafting abilities but never really about myself. I do have a past I swear. Everyone gets mushy and gushy with their blogs.. maybe tells a complete life story and cries about it in the end. I never really understood how people could sit and think wow my life sucks so bad. I have always believed in you are your own judge. You make your life what it is.

I like to think that I have always been lucky for the life that I’ve always had. I have a wonderful set of parents that almost our whole community knows as great people. My father has always been a handy man . He would seem to disappear in the depths of his work room making things out of scraps of wood. It always seemed to intrigue me and my sister when we were little. We would sit in the bathroom and listen through the vent to find out what he was doing. Listening to him singing to himself would always make our day. When Dad wasn’t using his hands he was usually making up some god awful poem that made us laugh. He was always great at comforting us . One hug made me and sister cringe with happiness every time. We knew we were his girls.

 My mother ever since we were little couldn’t keep her hands off of any craft. I remember playing in the basement consisted of watching mom paint intricate lines on a  piece of wood. My mother was always surrounded by crafting. My grandmother dedicated a hole bedroom in her mobile home too craft supplies. She always said the room was for us kids. A day bed ,stuffed animals, and a lot of cat hair, wasn’t really impressing to us. Mom now has her own crafting room. When I moved out my sister was not hesitant to take my room . Hey like they say whatever makes you happy. Little did she know my room was cold and dark. Mom made it out with the warm and bright room filled with loads of crafting supplies. That lucky duck.

When I was a little girl my most remembered moment was I always wanted to be a business women. My sister and I always researched at the library for new things. My best friend Amanda always tagged along. We tried the friendship bracelet selling, the neighborhood plays, and the best of all of our ideas, our own magazine. Amanda has always loved fashion and the gossip magazines. I did also but the only time I read them when I was being corrupted underneath her bed reading them. Along with her sisters journal of course. Each of us ( which was only three people) had a different job. My job was too cut out magazine pictures and glue it to a piece of cardstock. Yeah, great magazine. We swore that someday this glue dripping construction paper magazine would be on all of the magazine racks. Amanda and I would spend days planning our bike ride down to the park with tuna sandwiches just to talk about it. Like all things the magazine idea eventually floated by when we found Pokémon cards. Worth a try.

For one Christmas I begged and begged for an easel. After reading all of these art books in the library ( the kids section) I thought painting would be my thing. I got my easel and I’ve probably painted five paintings. The rest were never finished. They all seemed to consist of lost ideas that I come back to and ask myself “what was I doing”. I never really go back to those paintings unless I move them. I never really move them. In high school I always had thought the kids in the art classes were cool. They always seemed like a close nit group. Nobody cared what the wore or they looked like. They were almost best friends with the teacher. People just knew they were an art kid. I wanted that.

I took two art  classes at Hudson valley. They other classes were the stupid ones that nobody liked, like English. In my views why do I need to take those dumb classes when I am taking art. I will never forget my first class in drawing. The teacher was wacky, kind of reminded me of the mad hatter. Just a sheltered art professor that knew his stuff. Looking him up on the internet I found wow he really knew his stuff. His sculptures were emaculant, his drawings were perfect, and his speaking was inspiring. Walking into my first class I expected  him to stand up and say “draw.. drawww away”. Yeah no. We spent a hole day on drawing a circle. “hold your arm out , that’s not good enough” for a week. That one class I took kicked my butt. Late nights up drawing kicked my butt. It all kicked my butt. Then there was one rainy day coming home from my art class. Slam I was hit. I passed out, and hit my head. I  woke up in a hospital with a concussion and an old man saying “ look at that baseball on your head”. This is when I say my famous quote “o my life”.

I did many things after this point some good , some bad, some life changing but doesn’t everyone? Art has always stuck by me in the end. I always made a friend a shirt, drew a friend a picture, painting  a friend a portrait ,I was always with art. That would be why I’m here. Doing what I love and what has stuck by my heart.The funny thing is ending this blog post I’m still thinking I missed so much. I didn’t document this story or tell about this. Well I guess that’s for me to know and you to find out.

Wedding Secrets

For the fall season I have a few weddings that I’m attending! I love love love the idea of wedding planning. Helping a friend of mine Rachel on her wedding flowers really brightened my eyes on how personalized people are making their weddings now. Weddings are covered in favorite colors, favorite things ,old pictures, favorite seasons, holidays, vintage décor, anything you can think off.

I had the pleasure in taking part in two weddings that are coming up. Rachel’s wedding I am most excited about because I’m not just making all off her flowers but I’m attending the wedding. It will be amazing seeing everything together! The best part is if there was no Rachel’s wedding there would be no Fabri-Fleur Designs. Rachel has inspired me in so many ways with her wedding . Through making her bouquets, boutonnieres, hair pieces, and off coarse her own bridal bouquet and bird cage veil. I had no idea I could make any of this without her coming to me for an opinion. Looking at Rachel’s very first piece I made for her it amazes me how much research and trial I have gone through with this business. She has no idea how much it means to me just for her to ask me for help. Thank you isn’t even a big enough word to explain.

It truly is amazing how you come across people in the most random places. I was recently at the Think Pink day last month and I found a familiar face. Yulia in whom which I haven’t seen since I have left high school, was at the event helping. She was one of the hand full of people I respected in high school . To hear her new news of her upcoming wedding I was so happy for her. It’s great to see people from your past doing well and not going the wrong way. Unfortunately a lot do  these days. Seeing Rachel’s beautiful head piece she wasn’t hesitant to ask me to do her brides maids feathered, black ,bird cage veils. I didn’t hesitate to say yes. I am excited to make five great pieces for her girls to keep forever. I am also honored to have the opportunity to make these pieces for her.

Having the excitement of having two weddings this fall inviting in my business inspired me. So much that now I’m announcing that after these two weddings are finished I am now starting a wedding collection. I plan on incorporating things that people aren’t used to seeing at weddings, bright colors, glitter feathers, satins, and big bows. I hope to inspire brides out there to personalize their own weddings. I cant announce when this will be finished but with a little research and hand crafting hopefully soon enough.

For My Customers:)

I can only make so many stay tuned blog posts before I actually have to tell your readers something J. Sorry for being so boring. Fortunately, I have lots of things to talk about today!

 I wanted to make it easier to order my product. I think that people are getting more and more confused on how and where to order through my website. I recently made an Etsy site that you can order, pay ,and everything in a one shot deal. I also connected it to my website!! I plan on adding more things to order as I go along! Simply click and view pictures, read about the product, buy, and personalize!

Check it out :http://www.etsy.com/shop/Michalo388

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