08/31/2026
August, you stretched me. š„¹
There was a lot of making this month, but there was also a whole lot of learning, trying, celebrating, stepping back and realizing just how much growth has happened along the way.
I made things simply because I wanted to. I tried things Iād never done before. I had opportunities to create for the Army that I never could have imagined when I started this business. I created a piece that I hope opens the door to many more customs celebrating our female veterans. I saw my work in a customerās home and probably eeeked louder than necessary. š And somewhere in all the busyness, I still found room to learn new techniques that Iām already thinking about carrying into future pieces.
Some of these were orders. Some were experiments. Some were just me following an idea because I wanted to see where it went.
And that may be my favorite part of looking back at this month ā realizing that none of it was wasted.
The stretching. The learning. The opportunities. The things that worked and the things that taught me something. Even the random desire to make another canarywood frame becauseā¦ gawgeous. š
August did a lot of teaching and a lot of reminding. My goals, my mind, my heart ā itās all been stretched. And the stretching has been oh so sweet.
Nothing is wasted. All things for my good and His glory. š„°
On to September. š«¶š¾š
