Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Once Upon A Handmade Time......


Once upon a Handmade Christmas time,Bags By Hags decided to take her handmade items and make the journey to the land of Etsy. She set up her little shop and opened up for business. She really had no idea of how it all really worked but she continued to plug along.

Then one day she met a very special group of people, The Handmade Circle Team, they were so friendly and welcoming! These wonderful artists taught her many things about running a shop, and became more than just fellow members of a team, they became her friends. Friends who encourage, who are happy to help, and who dance with you when you have a sale, and console you when it is slow.



She has now come full circle with this wonderful group of people, and is very honored and humbled to be one of the Leaders of this great team. She hopes to continue to grow, learn, and to now help other people as they make their journey to their own Handmade Dream. Here are a few things she learned over the past year:

  • Never stop believing in yourself or your dream
  • Stay positive- you get back what you put in
  • Hard Work yields beautiful fruits from your labor
  • Encourage each other- What goes around, come around
  • Never forget that at one point you were once a stranger in this land yourself

We would love to have you join our team, there is always room for our circle to grow!

Please go check out some of the great shops who are a part of Handmade Circle:
Right now we are having a Christmas In July Sale and all the listed shops are offering anywhere from 10% to 30% off.

You will be glad you joined us in the land of Etsy, and by the Grace of God we will live happily ever after!



Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags
BagsbyHags@gmail.com







Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Friends Indeed.......

In this day and age of all the social media sights it is easy to meet people and follow or "friend" them.  But have you come across any friends that are more than just a number to your contacts or who you might say hello to every now and then?  I have been blessed to make some real friends.  I joined a great team for my Etsy Shop called Handmade Circle these folks are great, very friendly, supportive, and really care about each other.

During the last 13 days a few of us have been doing Boot Camp and we have really gotten to know each other better.  These ladies are not just merely people I am on a team with these ladies are my friends.  The kind where I feel comfortable enough telling them anything and know they will not judge me only encourage me.  Everybody deserves to have friends like that, friends are an important aspect to our life, they laugh with you, cry with you, and hold your hand through this journey we call life. They encourage your dreams, but are also honest enough with you to say I don't agree with that one!

I also have another friend I met online several years ago when I was living in Alaska, I was so far from my family and really down when I was blessed with this person walking into my life.  We have never met face to face but she is one of my best friends.  I called her the day my first grandchild was born and she cried tears of joy with me.  My dream is to one day hug her neck in person.

I hope everyone is as fortunate as I have been to be blessed with great friends.  These ladies are wonderful you should visit them and get to know them yourself!

Red Weaverhttp://www.facebook.com/RedWeav

Lulu Divinehttp://www.facebook.com/DivineLuluCreations

Erin Kellyhttp://www.facebook.com/ThePrettyDoGood

Michelle Smith -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mondays-Child-Primitives/188454317916327

Debbie Nowickihttp://www.facebook.com/GrowingPhasesFarm

Charlie Cain-Tolbirt -http://www.facebook.com/WordsWithWisdom



I want to thank you all for being in my life and for being my friend!


Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags