Pure Fabrication

08/25/2022

Breathtaking sunrise this morning…so much better place to be than in an operating room hoping my cancer surgeon can work her magic 🌅

08/08/2022

Olivia Newton-John’s passing has brought that lurking beast-cancer, to sit too closely with me today.
Seventy three, only 3 years older than I will be in a couple of weeks, it just feels way too young for her life of love and joy and talent to end.
I know no ones journey is mine, but her passing was even more a sad moment for me knowing her cancer battle, like mine, began as a breast cancer diagnosis.
Her passing reminds me that every day is a gift and tomorrow is not guaranteed…love each one as they come and fill them well.
Dame Olivia Newton-John…
a remarkable woman, an example of grace, strength and honesty, at 73, so courageous through 3 more recurrences, breast cancer just would not let go…
Please be at peace and rest now.

07/01/2021

Done, done and done for today…drinking water like crazy trying to get the icky stuff to get out of my system as quickly as possible. Wish it worked that way for the cancer but, unfortunately, not so much 🥺
The bilateral MRI with and without contrast involved setting up an IV that did not go smoothly at all … I looked like Custer’s Last Stand with all the failed sticks and bloody gauze everywhere. Wish I had known to have the genetic blood draw from my other arm cuz the afternoon tech decided she’d go right back after that same good vein from this morning 😬 They only use my right side veins for the MRI because the contrast moves into the body much more quickly and clearly on that side(who’d have known, not me for sure, duh 🥴) So when that vein kept collapsing she tried 2 more sites on that arm but all a NOPE, probably to many tries by that point. She finally looked at the back of my hand and liked what she saw there…success on her second stick! FIVE sticks, one day, one arm…enough for now for sure 😟 And just gonna say one thing about laying on my stomach, arms over my head, tatas freely hanging out for 45 mins in that MRI tube was like standing IN a jet engine noisy, WOW…and they put earphones on me so I can’t imagine how crazy loud that would have been!! But done with those two tests and now more waiting, maybe I’ll develop patience somewhere along this journey 😏

07/01/2021

Talk about “moving forward”… the testing is happening really quickly today. I drove to UF/Shands in Gainesville early this morning to begin genetic testing which is now being moved forward as “Stat” because of my family history of cancer. The first 8 high risk panels should 🤞🏻 be back before my first surgical appointment on Jul 12th. The 85!! other results will take a full 21 days. So I’m currently a bunch of blood short but at 1:45 this afternoon another test, the bilateral MRI with and without contrast, will add a bunch of glow in the dark “stuff” to balance me back out some. I thought the contrast was with dye as I’d had a ways back but was told no this is a kind of radioactive goo that is attracted to bad cells…seems appropriate-bad stuff goes to other bad stuff 😬 Maybe I’ll light up the 4th of July in a different way 💉🦠🩸

07/01/2021

For the past two days I’ve been trying to find the right way to share what’s going on in my life at the moment since I haven’t posted on IG or FB much lately. There’s just no easy way to do this so…
I have been diagnosed with breast cancer and am at the very beginning of this battle, with this horrible beast that has visited my family too often, and sadly, in the past won…I want desperately to change that history. I’m still at the very early stages of knowing and understanding exactly what I’m dealing with, but thought perhaps as I go further and further down this road, my experiences will help someone else even newer to this than I am. The few women I’ve shared this with until now are all much further along in their treatment and care and have been so wonderfully supportive and given me a wealth of information that they’ve found helpful, I am beyond grateful to each of them. I count myself as very fortunate to have my daughter close by both in location and especially in heart, she props me up when I’m not sure which way is actually up, I love you sweet Abi, thank you. My son, is very much a son, I know he cares and is concerned but is half a country away and I think isn’t quite sure what to say or do right now but I know he loves me too. And the very few friends I have told, until now, are my rocks, they get me and accept ME just as I am which is huge right now. So yes, I have cancer, it’s a terrible nightmare to wrap my head around that but I’m moving forward and will have a remarkable team at UF/Shands in Gainesville to guide me through these unknown and challenging days to come.

03/15/2021

Seeing pieces of my work in the hands of amazingly talented photographers, creating beautifully unique memories for new Familes, will NEVER get old. Thank you for sharing this itty bitty bunny visiting with you Felicia, Twisted Root Images 💗🐰💗

Easter is just a few weeks away but I had an early visit courtesy of this sweet 🐰...I just can’t with her-she is such a doll! I just love when clients trust my vision to create for them 🙌 Hope everyone is having an amazing Sunday!

03/11/2021

Winter day that could not have been more PERFECT 🤍💙🤍 First, I spent it with my sweet Abi, such a treat! Second, we were on the water paddling in another magical place, Kings Landing. And third, the weather was spectacular...I just loved and added to my Mom memory bank this adventure.

02/26/2021

Can you believe how precious this wee Easter bunny is who snuggled in with Stephanie in NOLA...more of her beautiful magic... 🐰💕🐰
My heart just melts seeing my work as part of such sweet memories, thank you Stephanie 🙌🏻❤️🙌🏻

I'm LOVING all these sweet Easter bunnies visiting our studio lately.....Spring is in the air!!!
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Adorable bunny outfit: Pure Fabrication

01/28/2021

Bunnies and all the goodies to go with them are finally finding their way in front of my camera and into the shop 🐰❤️🐰 This fun set is a squishy, fluffy bunnie bonnet with fun, standup felted ears and poofie poms on the ties, an oober soft snuggle sack ready to cuddle your wee visitor into and rustic, felted bunnie fav carrot just right for those itty bitty hands to hold 🥕🐰🥕

01/19/2021

Hippity hop, hippity hop .... oh my gracious ... THE MOST PRECIOUS LITTLE BUNNY
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And a HUGE thank you to you Stephanie ... I just light up seeing how creative you are with this sweet bunny set, it was such fun making it but to see it in use like this is “the very best” 😍🐰😍
Stephanie Jones Photography: NOLA

I know it's a little early, but we are already planning for Spring & Easter in the studio & OMG would you take a look @ this lil' bunny? Isn't she just the cutest?? And those cheeks.....cheeks for days!