Hello!

Hi everyone,

So I thought I might actually start putting my blog to use and actually write some blog posts.  I read a good saying recently “start as you intend to finish” and I love that idea so I thought I’d get started and hopefully I’ll still be going strong at the end of 2013.  So here’s the first post of many - hopefully ;).

I thought I would tell you a bit about myself for those that don’t already know.  I have a husband of nearly 11 years, where the time has gone I have no idea although there have been many, many house moves, renovations and one house build where we were owner builders (never again!!!!).  I am also a Mum to one gorgeous little girl who is nearly 3 and we also have 2 four legged girls – a daschund and a fox terrier cross who actually probably give us more trouble than our 2 legged one.  The daschund particularly does as she seems to have a fetish of eating clothing and in particular socks which thus results in an expensive trip to the vet and surgery to remove the offending sock when it gets stuck. 

Now back to me.  I LOVE purple and jewellery, particularly earrings and I collect anything daschund.  I also used to love DIY/house renovating but after having built and doing a major reno at our current house I am SOOOO over it lol but we are nearly finished and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel (thank god!!!).  

I have been interested in all things art and craft since a child and have dabbled in many things over the years.    I was obsessed about paper previously and ran an internet business Daisy Giftwares where I sold cardmaking and scrapbooking supplies which I did for 10 years before selling it when my daughter was born.  I had intended to be a full time mum but my daughter turned out to be an awesome sleeper to every ones shock (who hears of a baby sleeping through the night as soon as we get home from the hospital, but we are sooo not complaining) so I started dabbling in craft projects again and I’ve always had a love for glass even having done some lead lighting courses and as I also love designing I combined the two resulting in R.E.S Designs being launched in August of 2010. 

I started off just as a hobby selling to family and friends and the odd online auction site and then we introduced a few markets here and there but it just kept going from strength to strength and we launched our own website www.resdesigns.com.au in August of 2012.  We also enjoyed attending our first wedding expo last year and we are looking forward to attending the Launceston Wedding Expo at the Hotel Grand Chancellor on April 14th this year. 

We also live in beautiful Hobart, Tasmania and thankfully are not near the dreadful bushfires that the Tasman Peninsula has suffered through already this year.  But it’s time likes these that I love being Tasmanian.  Seeing everyone rallying around and throwing themselves in to doing whatever they can to help is just so inspiring and moving. 

So that pretty much sums me up in a nutshell.  I look forward to getting to know everyone and feel free to leave a comment to tell me a bit about yourself.

~ Ruth :)