Sunday Paddle update

I got a lovely message yesterday from M, who commissioned the "sunday paddle" necklace from me - a little boat with a little boy in the front and a little girl in the back. She had asked me to make it for her as she had seen my single person in a kayak necklace and it reminded her of the treasured times when her kids go out together in their boat on the lake.


Her message was just delightful. She said she was "beyond thrilled!" and that she "sat, parked in the middle of the road, and put it on!". Luckily she lives in the country! and... "You have provided me a treasure I will cherish- just like the two little people it symbolizes". And here they are!!!:


Yes, to go with her message, she included some photos of her son and daughter in their boat and views of their lake! It's lovely to feel a part of her story and to share the photos of her family and the lake where they paddle...


So enjoy M's beautiful photos of her treasured kids and the lake.




Thanks again M. It was a treat to make it - and just a joy working with you. Thank you for your lovely feedback. Happy paddling for all your family.

No wonder I always go on about how much I love selling online! I just love being part of stories like this and working with lovely people like M.

Commissions - V - Sunday Paddle

A lovely customer of mine saw the "anyone can kayak" listing on etsy that had sold and asked if I would make another for her. Instead of having one person in the kayak however, she wanted to have a boy doing the paddling and behind him, a little girl with no paddle.


When she had seen the original necklace it had made her think of the treasured times when she would look out at the lake and see her son and young daughter paddling around..... So I created "Sunday Paddle".


In the first necklace, the kayak was a big of a squeeze for one person...so fitting two people in, I knew would be a challenge!

Anyhow - one paddle, two children and a kayak! What a sweet scene.


Thanks Merrell. Hope you have lots of happy paddling time with your family.

Anyone can kayak

Summertime - and time to get out on the water and do a little bit of paddling around..... and that's what my latest "anyone can" piece is showing you! Anyone can kayak.


My little anyone figure in his very own kayak, enjoying the peace and sunshine and water and activity.

We used to love kayaking in Florida when we lived in Sanibel. Kayaking in the bay and the dolphins would come and say hi, and the manatees...and birds.....and one day I saw a hammer head shark swim under the kayak.....Oh - it was such a great way to experience nature. Nowadays our kayak seems to stay in the shed waiting for a day out.....and envious of the canoe who sits in our tiny pond!


The pond is so small that you only need to paddle about once and you get to the end and have to turn around :=D So instead we sometimes take our cocktails in the canoe with us - go round in circles a few times, look out for the fish, otters, frogs, and birds and then cocktail hour is done!

Have you been out on the water yet this summer?