...the rest of the story
- My name is Iris. I've always liked my name (except in books, Iris is always a villan - well maybe that's true in real life too - maybe someone is trying to tell me something). I love the gorgeous iris flowers and so have populated my little corner of the web with them.
- I'm older than dirt. I'm a grandmother with 4 wonderful grown children and 8 more wonderful grandchildren.
- I love God, my kids & grand kids, my church, tiny poodle dogs, animals in general, fancy Barbie doll outfits, diamonds, sparkly things, a cool fall day, and a lot of other things I can't think of right now.
Where I live - I live on a small mini farm in rural north Alabama with 2 dogs, 2 indoor cats, an outside cat (well, looks like there's three now), wild deer, possums, raccoons and who knows what else. One of my sons and his family are living with me temporarily, so make that 2 more adults, 3 teenagers, another dog, another cat and 3 guinea pigs. Fortunately I have a BIG house but one grandson said we need to change the name to "Petting Zoo". Web Design
- A friend designed my first web site and I wasn't particularly pleased and decided I could do a better job. I did and one thing led to another and now I have a small web design business. I love working on web sites and can become engrossed quite easily. Smoke Free
Everything I offer online comes from a smoke free home. Pets abound, but my little poodle (Frosty) is the only one that is with me all the time I'm working - and he doesn't shed.
Barbie Gowns - I've been sewing for 50+ years and have always loved the beautiful Barbie outfits. SO, several years ago, my late husband encouraged me to go back to making them. I'm still having fun with that. And, I can use dressing them up for photos as an excuse to play with them :) They're listed at Doll Fashions by Iris and Iris Originals at Etsy. Counted Cross Stitch
- Been doing that for 20+ years and am totally addicted. I work a couple of days a week in a great cross stitch shop and am always needing a project. Some of those are listed at Iris Originals at Etsy. Jewelry
- I started making jewelry a few years ago when I couldn't find the earrings I wanted. Nothing fancy here - but I'm still making them and have them listed at Iris Originals at Etsy. Began buying a few pieces of costume jewelry wholesale at pretty good prices, so now there's Frosty Iris Jewelry Shop. Small Doggie Outfits
- My late husband got me a tiny, teacup toy poodle before he died - clothes are hard to find for the little dogs, so I started making some of them - again at Iris Originals at Etsy. thanks
Okay, if you've stuck with me this far you now know waaaay more than you ever wanted to about me. Didn't mean to write a book - but wanted to cover all the website bases as it were. Hope you'll stop by again, the coffee pot is always on.