Teardrop in the Shade Designs

04/14/2023

07/24/2022

Was finally able to deliver this beautiful set in person after my broken shoulder delayed everyone's orders. Back at work tomorrow and continuing through the list!

06/28/2022

Soooo, had a bad weekend full of tremendous pain! Discussed with my doctor and PT and have discovered that doing dishes and hanging laundry is a big problem for me at my height. So the recommendation is for me not to it at all for now and let hubby and son take care of it. Why they couldn't have said this earlier is crazy! Best recommendation they have made yet! So no comments if my clothes a look wrinkled or strange. It's not my problem anymore! 🤣🤣🤣

06/25/2022

Good news! Yesterday I got the go ahead to start slowly sewing and am working on orders starting today. I still can't use my hot knife because the weight of the tool is still too much for my shoulder but I had metal patterns made up so that my husband can run the knife against the metal and cut them accurately for me until I can do it myself. I will still be in PT for about 12 more weeks (or more) since this was so bad. And I am expected to still be in pain for that long or even more but I am learning to live with it (sorta). Thank you again for all of my wonderful customers that have checked up on me and for your patience and I am so sorry that the healing has taken so long. I will say that after all the surgeries I have had in my life and other various injuries including a broke wrist, I have never had anything as painful as this has been. My doctor tells me that shoulders are similar to fingers and toes in that they have a tremendous amount of nerve endings that are basically screaming at me. I will be emailing all of you separately closer to the time I will be working on your order to give you an update on expected timing. I can't email everyone this week as I have no idea how these first few orders are going to affect me. Again, I appreciate your patience and know that your product is going to be worth it!

06/06/2022

So, did not get the news I wanted but am taking a deep breath and realizing that I don't have control of a broken shoulder. I am in physical therapy and learning how to use my shoulder and arm again. We are first working on the motions to help me sew and dress myself and they will add weights later. I have most everything hot knifed but just need the go ahead to start sewing. Absolutely sick of the pain and ready to get back to business.

05/09/2022

Better news, the break is healing on target and now that the swelling is mostly gone not as worried about a rotator cuff tear. I am doing physical therapy already in order to avoid "frozen shoulder" and while very painful is getting easier to do. Small steps...

04/22/2022

So, I have bad news. I slipped and fell in my house while the washing machine tried to die and flood my house. I broke my shoulder bones and have a possible rotator cuff tear. I will be down about six weeks and possibly more if the tear requires surgery.

03/19/2022

Here is a quirky fun set! A T@G visor and window shades custom embroidered for Slumber!

03/19/2022

Another "in the wild" photo!

02/12/2022

Look what showed up! Maisie in all her glory! The shades were first and now the coordinating visor! I think it looks beautiful together! Thanks Mary Pucker for sharing the photos!

02/12/2022

This one was a labor of love for me since I grew up on Star Wars. Thank you Shawn & Dawna for entrusting me with this, I feel honored!