The Wood's Secret Garden

T his morning I had an idea. So, while still in my pajamas, I go out to the little area on the corner of our street and the main street, where I know there are tons of fallen leaves from the Japanese Maple tree that grows near the pond. I set up the scene and begin the "Fall" photo session. Little did I know what joy this would bring to passerby's out walking their dogs. I even heard a grumpy old man, who as never said a word, say under his breath as he walked by , "Well that is the cutest things I have seen in a long time". Of course, he may have been referring to my pajamas, lol. How delightful! I am so excited about the response to my "Just K.I.D.S" bratz transformed dolls. Many of you know that I transformed 100 "bratz" dolls in order to raise money for an organization that helps rescue kids from the sex trafficking industry! The campaign is well underway with 31 dolls sold to date. The goal is to have them a...

I am so excited about the response to my "Just K.I.D.S" bratz transformed dolls.  Many of you know that I transformed 100 "bratz" dolls in order to raise money for an organization that helps rescue kids from the sex trafficking industry!  The campaign is well underway with 31 dolls sold to date.  The goal is to have them all sold before Christmas in order to present a check to the organization before the holiday season.  The extra wonderful thing about this campaign is that many of the ladies that have purchased the dolls for the little girls in their lives have sent pictures of the little girls holding their dolls and their little faces say it all!  Kids absolutely love K.I.D.S! If you want to make the little girls in your life really happy and at the same time help other kids, I encourage you to visit my shop and make your purchase.

I have finished the transformation of 100 "Bratz" dolls and most have been listed in my etsy shop. The goal is to sell all 100 dolls before Christmas so that we can present a check to the organization who helps rescue girls out of the sex trafficking industry. These dolls are only $24.99, which means you can buy 8 of them for the price of one "Tree Change" doll.  I am not making a profit on these dolls.  This is purely a labor of love and I pray you will join me in this campaign.  For those who are not familiar with this project: I purchase original Bratz dolls from second hand stores and online.  I begin by giving them a good bath and washing their hair. I then comb, cut and restyle it. Now for the fun part! I completely remove their factory faces (wipe the slate clean, so to speak) Once the ugly is all gone, I give them each a fresh, sweet, new, hand-painted face which is sealed with polyurethane. Once their hair and face is complete, I create un...

No, that is not the creature.  That is what started our exploration.  We recently built a small back patio so that we could sit out back and watch the zucchini grow.  Seriously, have you ever noticed how fast zucchini grows?  Okay, back to that thing up there.  Over the last few weeks we started seeing what looked like mouse droppings, only they had a little white ball on the end of them.  So, being who we are, we wanted to solve the mystery.  So, I googled, "droppings with white tips" and guess what?  We discovered that what we were seeing were lizard droppings.  Yep, you heard me right--lizard droppings.  Here is what I have learned:  "Lizard droppings have white tips due to the process of reptile elimination: both feces and urine exit their body through the same opening: the cloaca. Lizards are very water-efficient and their urine is quite concentrated. The white tip on the droppings is uric acid crystals."  In case you w...

I know a lot of people are doing the "tree change" thing.  I just finished 100 myself and have posted 12.  50% of the proceeds will be going to organizations that help rescue kids out of the sex trafficking industry.  I would really appreciate your help in promoting this worthy cause.  Let me know what you think of my kids. Thanks so much.  Here is a link to one of the listings: https://www.etsy.com/listing/240958357/bratz-transformed-into-just-kids-bratz?ref=shop_home_feat_1

We are overwhelmed by the response to our down-sizing to a single-wide mobile home. For those of you who are unaware that we moved last year, here is an article about our new little home. "Our desire in sharing with the reader is with the hope of inspiring others to enhance what is already there and use what you all ready have—those who want to think creatively about the existing space; and their “stuff” and how to merge the two into something that is uniquely theirs that i s affordable, beautiful, and functional. Now, give up that mansion, find a cute little single-wide, and get busy!" http://mobilehomeliving.org/started-love-making-520-sq-ft-1964-single-wide-mobile-home/