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Welcome to my Blog! Yes, I have been in the fight of my life against Leukemia, insomnia, depression, side effects of medications, molting skin, pooping my pants and this list goes on.... however, I still love my life, and that's what this blog is about Real Life. I hope to meet others who trails have brought them closer to the Lord and molded them for the next step in God's will. In January 2011 , my family, physician, and Be the Match was featured on a Fox 5 news story about bone marrow donors and transplants. In March, I was interviewed on Atlanta and Company along with Be the Match. I was chosen to sing the national anthem at the Be the Match Run last year and will also be doing it this year, along with some other songs. My team, no thanks to me, raised over $4,000 and raised more than any other team! Please join my team this year or consider donating here at the Run those Stem cells out ! Team I was also chosen for a patient advocacy panel for the international council meeting at Be the Match in MN in November. How exciting!! I ended up not being able to attend due to the relapse. I had hoped I could help raise awareness about how easy it is to sign up to be a donor and how many people need your help! Please go to bethematch.org and sign up! I was able to have my bone marrow (same as stem cell) transplant at the end of March thanks to a 22 year old donor oversees that I hope to meet her one day. As I came up on my 6th month mark and continued to add more normal activities to our lives, I relapsed, meaning that the that the cancer had mutated and the leukemia came back. I spent 2 more weeks at Emory and some other nights here and there and now I'm on a drug from the FDA. I have a compassion waiver so I am able to get it. I have to take it day by day sometimes hour by hour. Time keeps moving and my little girl is growing up. I'm lucky that I'm getting to see it. I continue to praise God for his wonderful blessings he has shown us including my wonderful husband Jonathan, baby girl Evalyn Rose, supportive family and friend, great medical care, new readers, and the chance to make a big difference, even if that means being a Lab Rat.
God Bless You!

Please read, comment, enjoy, learn, grow, LOVE LIFE.

Most Recently I have started a booth at a local consignment store with handmade jewelry from friends, crafts, and my own art from recycled materials. It is called DAY by DAY. God was very clear with me starting this. Please look over to the right of blog and click on Day by Day to see some pictures. I'm just getting started but I am taking orders from people that I know. You will be able to personalize items, etc. I just haven't decided how I will be selling them via internet yet. But for now, the jewelry is at A Weekend A'fair in Athens, GA and will hopefully be at some stores downtown soon.

Monday, June 11, 2012

The art inside me!!!

Finailly found a way to display by small collections of feathers and coins!

I'm making changable shadow boxes out of old drawers.



Owl earrings!!!


Hi, everyone. If you read my blog about finding my unfinished painting in a thrift store, you know that it was a clear sign that God wanted me to choose art instead of going back to school or trying to get a job but with the state. As my Pop said, I don't really need that stress right now but I need something that doesn't involve cancer or trying to take care of my family when i can barely take  care of myself.
I'm just now starting to get some inventory together so I don't have very much and I'm very slow at making things but you should have heard my first guitar chord or seen my first crocet piece. I also found someone that lives very close to give me free sewing lessons for free. She doesn't have any kids, just works outside the home and also make jewelry. I liked her a lot, maybe she will like Evalyn too!

So, my thing is going to be mostly making items out recycles wood, metel, bottle caps, anything I can find. That's where I need your help, if you live pretty close but even in c ville or near Atl, I'm there a lot, I could find a way to pic it up. So before you send stuff to good will, besides clothes, think about me. Here are some of the items I am looking for.... any bottle caps, including plastic ones from juice, gatorade, etc, frames with or without glass, old medal pieces even with rust with or without holes, if you go to the beach, I need drift wood and palm bark that has fallen off, fabric scraps, trinkets for jewelry, small old end tables, that one earring you keep holding on to, old wreaths, unfinished projects, old drawers for shadow boxes,old  beads that broke, or your welcome to ask also! I will be willing to purchase some of this stuff.

I've had a lot of interest and trying to figure our the best way for people to order online. Right now, I'm just going to let people order that I know to try out the products wear and tear.



The silver Jewelry holder, magnet bottle caps are "diva" style.  Also a place to hang neclaces, bows, etc.

One of my random wood/ bottle cap decorations for the kitchen. 


Stephanie Hunnicutt is one of my featured artist and has a few things in my booth. She makes the cutest things! I Love the match box car holder. 

Some of my featured artist, Lily, work from their place "Sailor Studios".  They make the most beautiful jewelry.

Evalyn was helping mom.... or so she thought. 

Feather earrings that I made. They have the word Love hanging from both sides, need  a better  pic.



More random work art.  Forgot everything it says because it's at the booth, but one says  something about  " our house is clean enough and dirty enough to have been lived it.   The other one says something about if it is not something you need or find precious then get rid of it. 

My Chloe earrings, the other one is wallace of course..... great for girts!. 

My Jewlry and Jewelry holder set up at the booth so far.


Cute " Be yourself earrings"

The Hello Kitty Jewelry holder, even has magnetic box to put  things that don't hang. These can be purchaed separtley or as a set.

This says cabin fever and there is a place to put your own fishing or camping picture 

Life magizine from 40's on recycled wood. 

"Do not wash or tumble dry means I wil never wash this"

One of my favorites.... "stop me before I volunteer again. 


Music notes earrings with hanging birds. Coca Cola on the back.

My Evalyn rose earrings turned out great! 

Sprite earrings with pearls. 

New baby pins.
They Hydrandria feather wreath. 
The Horseshoe crab/ shell wreath. 

I also paint acrylic paintings but I forgot to take some pics of those.... maybe next time.

Thanks for looking. Feel free to email me at heather.cape@yahoo.com or call at 404-307-5000 if you are interested in making a purchase that you see are talk about personalizing. 

pitching a fit when I stopped by the booth to pick something up..... she didn't agree with my prices.




1 comment:

  1. Lovely earrings especially! I love that you can put photos in them. :)

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