It’s something I’ve done for so long now that it’s hard for me not to do it. Design. Create. Take old, worn out things and breathe new life into them. But in April of 2024 my body began to tell me it was time for a change. Never having had a broken bone in my body until age 56, the next 7 years handed me a broken foot, 2 broken wrists, and numberous other injuries to my back, shoulders and neck – all due to this furniture design business I had been enjoying so much.

My sister and I had been inspiring each other for as long as I can remember. She was the encouragement behind my dream-come-true when I created my business of Burlap & Lace, a business that became my daily routine and joy from the opening of my own brick and morter shop in 2017 until I recently ended my business within the walls of The Marketplace on Locust in Hendersonville, NC.

But this man, my husband of 41 years, has been the biggest encouragement of all. When the accidents began happening, he encouraged me to “go smaller”, stating that “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing”. But with time and much prayer, he and I decided together that perhaps – for me – it did have to be just that. My creative design brain just couldn’t “go small” or do this business “half way”. And so in April, he and I decided it was time to close the doors to Burlap & Lace for good. And I couldn’t possibly imagine what would happen next.

In May we welcomed our 4th granddaughter into the world, followed by a June delivery of our 2nd grandson! With 6 amazing grandchildren total now, I was thankful I was no longer having to design and create furniture pieces and spaces, as I’m not sure how I would have managed!

As summer progressed and ran straight into an early Fall, I once again became restless for ways to express my creativity and design ideas. So with that restlessness, I decided it was time to create a new blog site (welcome to it!) with new inspiration. My hope and prayer is that this blog site will be an unfolding adventure, one that I hope you will dive into with me and journey along. And as always my heart declares that whatever is done here, may it be God alone Who receives the glory and praise. My life is His.

~Blessings,

Connie