Heavens knows that when I spent the last few weeks working till 1 am every night and prepping for back-to-back holiday shows I had no idea that I wouldn’t even be there for the second one.  Just a few days before the Crafty Wonderland show I got the very awful news that my grandmother was about to pass away.  I got on the first flight home and I was able to be there for her very last moments.  I didn’t give the show a second thought, but I feel so incredibly grateful to Eric for staying behind to run the booth, even though I know his own heart was breaking.  Thank you so much to Eric and Sherry and Liam and Jenn and Jenny for helping take care of things so that I could be here with my family.

My grandma had an incredible sense of style that I think has been passed on to me, and was a master of recycling before it was ever cool to recycle.  Grandma set me on my very first craft adventure when she taught me to crochet as a little girl.  She showed me how to make crepe paper flowers, how to propagate plants, how to cook enchiladas, and she let me have a creative space in her house for as long as I needed it.  Polly Danger exists because of the support she offered while I was getting off the ground.    I hope that all of my work honors her efforts.

Thanks so much to everyone who has sent kind words and condolences.   They are very much appreciated.