I retired with my husband back in 2015 and moved to Joshua Tree, CA. Prior to retirement, I owned and operated a successful house cleaning company in Palm Springs - Pigpen House Cleaning - as a means to get through the recession, and before that, I worked about 10+ years in Human Resources with various companies including New York Food Company and Longs Drugs.

I started crafting in 2016; inspired by the handmade Christmas Ornaments my mother made. Hers were from a kit, mine are from my own creativity. Every year those ornaments were the one thing I looked forward to when trimming the tree. After 40+ years and a number of moves on my part, they are tattered and worn, but still just as beautiful as they were when I was a child.

I never understood when someone was driven by their passion and doing something for the purpose that is brings joy. Making these ornaments brings me a great deal of joy, and it keeps me out of my husbands hair. 

About My Work:

Every single piece of ribbon is cut and folded into shape before put into place. Each petal is pinned into dense foam core. The embelishments are also pinned into place. Please treat every ornament as if nothing has been glued to the base which is why you need to keep these away from children and pets. 

Like my mother’s ornaments, these will last for years, if handled carefully. These are heirloom ornaments, and just like my mother handed hers down to me, you will want to hand these down to your kids as well.

The best way to find out where I am and what I am doing is to follow me on Instagram.

Now be off with yourself, there’s fuckery to spread!

My god, look at those bags under my eyes.