I love to sew just about everything but my favorite is designing and sewing handbags, a few years ago my husband suggested I start making my own handbags so I thought I'd give it a shot. I can't count how many bags I've made since then and I'd be embarrassed to tell you how many I've kept for myself.

Aside from handbags I've gotten quite fond of sewing clothes for my kids, especially my little girl. It amazes me that I can sit down and sew a dress for her in the same amount of time it would take me to drive to the mall and buy one.

My favorite part of the sewing journey is taking the end result. There's something meaningful about taking a piece of fabric and turning it into something useful and beautiful. That's my therapy.

I stay at home with my kids and love it but as Mom I find I just need something for me. Something besides the cooking, cleaning, and playing with toys and that's where my Etsy shop and sewing comes in. I love the community on Etsy and some of the people I've met on here have become a daily part of my life.

Aside from being a Mom and running Handmade Therapy Kids and Handmade Therapy I'm also interested in a number of things.

Archery: I've been into archery and bow hunting for almost 15 years. It's a love I share with my husband and now my kids as well!

Gardening/Local Food: My family and I have spent a lot of time turning a decent part of our yard into gardens. We believe in locally grown organic food and what a better way to achieve that than to grow it ourselves!

Urban Beekeeping: We have been keeping bees for a couple of years now. I've been quite attached to the little workers and we certainly enjoy the honey, beeswax, and pollination they share with us.