Handbags for Heros - Etsy CABTeam

I am a proud member of the CABTeam {Carried Away Bag Maker Team on Etsy). Our team is 203 members strong and growing every day. We opened this team shop so that we could give back to those in need. All proceeds are given to charities voted on by our team members.

Our first team challenge is to create a bag that represented our personal feelings about the word "freedom". We are so excited to be able to show our appreciation for freedom by helping make life on the front lines a little easier for one of our fighting girls! The proceeds from all bags sold in this shop will go to send care packages to deployed military ladies through herobox.org.

Currently there are 8 bags for sale in the shop with more to come. My bag is still in my head at this moment...I need to start working on it this week. Feel free to stop by and check it out and spread the word.

Huge thanks to new team member and former Air Force active duty solider & military wife Beth Holmes from Southern Sweet T's for suggesting this great cause!

HeroBox is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides custom support to our heroes overseas. Their mission is to provide items that deployed American soldiers need and want while they are away from home defending our freedom. A HeroBox is a care package that has been customized to a soldiers specific request. The troops have certain needs and wants depending on their sex, location, and a variety of other factors. The typical care package that a soldier receives isn't always influenced by those needs and wants. The goal is to make sure that each HeroBox is directly influenced by the soldier.

Just finishing up my first Home Show orders....

Sunshine and Summertime...

...I love this time of the year. We've been working on our Pool House for the last month and have got it up and running. We added some cool artwork from our Niece in the entryway. I think it looks pretty cool and goes quite well with the stained glass window in the back that my friend Gina did. My husband also added some granite countertops to go outside and inside to make a bar area and yes he added a TV. OYE!! The man cannot get away from his TV! Oh well, it's kinda cool cause I can hook up the Direct TV to the outdoor speakers and play music from the XM channels....yeah baby!

Only thing left to do is to recover the bar stools...I don't do PPG vinyl barstools. HA! I just picked up some very cool red and white outdoor fabric to cover them up. After that we can sit back and enjoy the backyard.