The Passing of a Friend...

A few months ago, she complained about her back hurting... then with a hug, she received a couple of broken ribs. From there, the pain overtook her and she found out there was a mass when she was xrayed for her ribs.

Nancy sold on eBay and was known as PrimsandFancy. I haven't blogged for awhile and am checking my links to the right today and found hers there. I don't have the heart to remove it. It was the link to her eBay store.

About a year ago when the economy starting going downhill, she started closing some of her retail space and asked if I would like to help her sell some of her items. She would ship number 7 boxes filled to the top with her made in China wholesale items. She was a PowerSeller on eBay and strove for perfection everyday, every moment. She emailed me at least 5 times per day, giving me information on my listings, advice, and informing me of our competition and what was selling. She knew the business inside out...

A month before she passed, her emails diminished to one every three days or so. She told me she loved me in every single one of them, something she had never done in all the years of our friendship. The pain was so intense, that she could not sit at the computer for any length of time. She gathered some items together and sent me one last box. The hardest thing after she passed was looking at the items that were next to me on the floor, waiting to be listed. I eventually gathered up the strength deep within me to pick her things up and place them in the family room, with unsold items that she refused to "give away", and had been listed since the beginning of time it seemed...

Now, I am boxing up the items and dropping them off at the local Goodwill shop. Some things I am throwing into the trash next to me, as I sort through each prim and decide if it is worthy of keeping... deciding if Nancy's items would be someone else's treasures.

I am unlisting many items on eBay and will be relisting my quilt items again soon. The items that are not handmade by me, are most likely Nancy's goods. Remember... we are not promised tomorrow. RIP Nancy. I love you, too.

Valentine Heart Make Do

I finished this pretty shabby style make do today and listed it on eBay. I used vintage cutter quilt pieces and stitched it onto an antique rusty spring. The rusty key and stained hang tag make it look a bit more primitive. I love the pretty pocket on the front and tucked a bit of Sweet Annie inside it. Thank you for stopping by and to see the whole make do, click on my eBay link to the right. Eventually, it may make it to my Etsy shop, but who knows :) xox

Christmas Tree Bowl Fillers on eBay

It's that time of year when fall items are starting to fall off (pardon the pun) and Christmas and snowman items begin to fly off the shelves. People are stocking for their own shops or possibly reselling on eBay. Regardless, this is one of the busiest times of the year for my sales on eBay. I hope you have a few minutes to click on my link to the right and browse my store. I have almost 600 listings including auction templates, quilts, shams, throw pillows, Christmas and winter primitives, my own handmade primitives, fall items, rusty goods, primitive pillows, raggedy dolls and more! I am always listing new items so if you pop in and don't find what you are looking for at the time, put me into your favorites and check back often.