I am in the NOFAS newsletter

I am very privaliged to be in featured in this news letter and get the word out about FAS.
http://www.nofas.org/living/ErinD.aspx
check it out.

NOFAS interview

A few weeks ago I was previlaged to have a phone interview with a lady from NOFAS(National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)  this interview, or should I say my story of what its like living with FAS. Is going to be on there electronic newsletter.  Yesterday the lady that interviewed me sent me the completed interview so I see if everything I said was right.  my interview is going to be in there news letter next week monday. and I think it will be up there for the month of March.  So this is another way of spreading the word about FAS.  I will have a link to it soon.  I am so excited, because I am going to be known nationally. Not just statewide.  
What I have been doing lately, well mostly making paper beads and crocheting. I have been getting some colored ones too from a lady at church. 
Oh and did I mention that in May my mom and I will be going to a FAS conference in Washington D.C.
for three days. I am excited about that too. because I might be selling my jewelry there. 

I wish I had pics to post, but have a broken camera. Hopefully I will get a new one soon. 

branching out.

My blog was mainly for the beadwoven jewelry I made. and for FAS awareness. though that is still the case. and the title was merely a pun. but now its not.  I am doing more craft things other then beaded jewelry.  I am crocheting with plastic bags, making small bags, purses, placemats, door mats.  and i might sell those too.  but just this week I have been interested in making paper beads.  and make jewelry with those.  I have been making them out of the scrapbook paper I have. I really don't scrapbook much anymore.(though I have TONS of pictures yet to get in a book.)  I think the designs on the paper is fun. I have made alot of paper beads in the last couple of days. I have some that have bugs on them, music notes, and stripes.  I will have pictures up soon.  Tomorrow is the phone conference for NOFAS I am looking forward to it.

conference call

I have a conference call coming up next week thursday afternoon with a lady from NOFAS(National Organizion for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)  someone from nofas had recieved one of my card and shared it with her. and she contacted me and wanted  ask me a few questions about what its like having FAS. and what I would like others to know.  And its going to be up on there website. www.nofas.org
that si the organization I am giving the money I make from my jewelry to.  So I am pretty excited and honored. 

Project 'USA" flag

Sunday night I started this project.  I am crocheting with plastic bags the USA flag. it is almost 3 feet wide and I don't know how long it will be.  I have done almost 5 of the stripes. so I have been working on it alot since sunday night.   I don't really have a goal to have it finish by a certain time.  here is a pic of what I have done so far.

this is one of the coin pouches I have made. I have two more in the works.

snow day

today is the first day we got alot of snow and its staying.  Its a good day to work on making jewelry, or atleast finish some I have started.   for the past couple weeks I have been working on making round coin pouches.  and i just got finished one yesterday complete with lining.  pictures to come.   No news in the FAS world that I know of.  I was going to go down to Arlington VA.for a FAS conference for a few days in may, but that got all changed(several times) now its in florida in March.  and I won't able to go.  My hope is that I get to to atleast one conference this year. I thinkit would be a good experience.  so for now I will just  be spreading the news by blogging

Happy New year 2012

I have to say 2011 was a great year for me.  I went on anxiety meds, and I started my own business (i guess you can say)  and friendships grew.  I am hoping that this year and just a great as last year. I the last few weeks I have been working  on jewelry.  and  learned how to make a beaded purse.  (i will have pics up when its all done.)  Unfortunately the jewelry that I had displayed at Urban mill didn't sell.  i thought it would be a great thing for Christmas gifts.  Oh well.  I am planning on maybe doing some craft shows this year. and spread the word of FAS that way.  My Christmas was good even though none of my sibling that live out of state came home for it. 

Here are some pics: