Sunday, December 7, 2008

pawandclawdesigns.etsy.com

Make sure you check out one of my favorite jewelry designers she is at pawandclawdesigns.etsy.com  I have known her for several years, in fact she is the 1st person to tell me about etsy... Thanks girl

heather knitz designs: Grab my Button and Pimp it on your Blog!

heather knitz designs: Grab my Button and Pimp it on your Blog!

Friday, December 5, 2008

So much to be thankful for!
I've been working on some fun stuff lately.  Getting back to using some maps.  I have a thing about maps, not sure what that is!

We had a great Thanksgiving with our family and now just making it to Christmas when we can breath a sigh of relief/relaxation.

Here is a great photographer in the Milwaukee area, check it out! http://www.semphotography.com

Saturday, November 22, 2008


SASSMAMA AND MATHEW

Smile Baby!  Those pants nana made for Christmas will fit some day!

Mathew last year around Christmas.  He was very puffy from the steroids.  Now the puffiness is gone but he sure is hairy!  That is a side affect of the new medicine- Neoral.  Thank god he has gone into remission, we pray that this continues....  Picture 1 is how he looks now. He is a lot happier. So is sassmama:)

Friday, November 14, 2008

LUCKY CAR CHARMS

MJ and I have been working very hard to get these finished and online.  He has spent many hours taking his toys apart!  When he first went on steroids over a year ago, it made him very angry and moody.  His body puffed up all over and it hurt to even get a hug.  He enjoyed taking his toys apart with a screwdriver and I felt it was a positive thing that would teach him how things work so I encouraged it. When it started to get out of hand I made the rule that each toy taken apart would have to be made into art and thats what we did.

Now we spend hours painting and glittering the pieces,  I then use the Reiki energy to infuse them with positive energy.  MJ says that everything we make is made with LOVE and this is the truth.

MJ has been off the steroids now for a couple of months.  The puffiness has gone down and his temper has gotten better.  He still has a lot of medicine to take currently he is on Neoral, and a high blood pressure med. They consider him to be in remission which means that the kidneys are not getting worse, but they will not get better. He has FSGS which is scarring tissue and a transplant may be needed in 3-5 years if he does not stay in remission.

He knows he can't have sugar, that is hard for a 4 yr. old.  He also has to watch his salt intake and knows how to look at the labels on everything.   

Doing art and being creative helps MJ to keep his mind focused on positive things.

I hope you like the pieces, thank you for looking.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

WELCOME


Hi,

Welcome to the Sass Mama blog.

I am creating this blog to offer some insight into my creative world.  Much of my art can be viewed at  www.sassmama.etsy.com  I hope you enjoy it.