It's Tray-mendous

08/14/2023

Lisa and I are calling this the "It's Tray-mendous sunscreen edition" 🤣🤣

10/29/2021

11/17/2020

I'm a little sad that there's no tray making for the Christmas season this year, but here's a fun memory from last year 😊.. Maybe it will inspire you as Christmas approaches to be creative and thrifty with your Christmas decor! 🌲🌲

11/05/2020

Local peeps.. you can bid on this tray to support our fabulous schools through the Highland Foundation's annual Great Gifts auction. Lots to be thankful for, just in time for Thanksgiving. 💗

https://www.highlandfoundation.com/Content2/2020greatgiftsdinnerauction

10/19/2020

Fall, friends, and 50th birthdays! I finished up this tray for a special lady before starting back to chemotherapy. Friendship always make everything better! 🧡

10/02/2020

Transitional trays 🥰... I finished up a tray this week with the goal of creating something that could transition with the seasons. The client wanted a tray for her friend who loves seasonal decor and enjoys being creative in her own home. With a few inexpensive swap-outs, this tray can go from Fall through the Christmas holidays. The recipient can add or subtract her own decor pieces to further personalize it to fit her own style 💟

09/28/2020

I'm finishing up a Fall inspired tray for the Akron Children's Museum virtual auction. ACM is a valuable and wonderful place that supports the growth and development of children in our area, through a variety of wonderful hands-on activities and exhibits. Check out a wonderful opportunity to support this local gem!!

https://akronkids.org/GUPD

09/26/2020

WELCOMING the beautiful Fall season in O*H*I*O 🖤🖤🖤

09/25/2020

My friend, Sara has a beautiful organization that she founded to support families who have experienced pre-term or at birth loss of their babies. I was honored when her friends asked me to create a tray for her new office space seating area. Throughout the office there are elephants of all types and sizes, since an elephant "never forgets". These babies are forever loved to the moon and back. Thank you, Sara for doing this beautiful and important work. 💗🐘💗

09/23/2020

Good morning, Tray-mendous friends! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weather. 😊 This is undoubtedly my favorite time of year.

As many of you know, I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, a little over 3 years ago. Since then, its been a rocky road of chemotherapy, surgeries, and recoveries. Every 3 months I have labs and scans done to evaluate my cancer. I've been grateful that for the last year, I've managed to avoid chemotherapy. It's been a true blessing.

Unfortunately my tumor marker, which is a gauge for evaluating my cancer, has continued to rise over the last few months. Typically this has meant that there's cancer growing somewhere in my body. On October 5th, I will have my scans done to give me a clearer picture of what's going on with me, healthwise. Even though I feel relatively healthy, I sense that the cancer is doing something. I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for the possibility that I will need to return to chemotherapy or surgery, quite likely in the next month or so.

For this reason, I have decided to step away from my tray making. Even though I love doing it and bringing happiness through it, I know I need to focus on my family and my health right now. I am finishing up a few current orders, and then will wait to see the results of my scans on the 5th. I will know more moving forward after that.

I am so grateful that God brought this little endeavor into my life. I've truly enjoyed meeting new friends, and pouring my creative energy into these trays. Since mid-July, I have completed orders for over 40 trays!! I had no idea the idea would be so well-received! I am hopeful that sometime in the near future I can pick things back up, but for now, I know the right thing to do is to step back. I want to make sure that I'm prioritizing my family and my health.

Thank you all for being so supportive of "Its Tray-mendous". It truly means a lot to me..

xoxo

09/22/2020

Always remember that it costs nothing to be kind..

09/20/2020

Uplifting a friend recovering from a breast cancer surgery 💟

09/18/2020

A housewarming tray for a young couple celebrating the purchase of their first home together 💗💗

09/16/2020

This past weekend I was able to join up with a friend to SURPRISE one of our dearest mutual friends with a centerpiece tray of her own! 💗💗

09/13/2020

Friendship is a gift to be grateful for... 🖤

09/12/2020

L💗O💗V💗E
Fall birthdays 💗💗💗

09/05/2020

A birthday tray for a lovely woman who enjoys cooking and hosting friends and family in her home

09/04/2020

This birthday tray's goal was to seamlessly tie in to a beautiful dark wood kitchen with fun pops of red! I love how the birthday girl tweaked it by adding apples! 🍎🍎