If I knew then what i know now...

I wouldn't change a thing, not one single thing... 

To change anything would change where i have ended up & that would not bless me with the two most beautiful children in the world, my best friend, my lover, my shoulder to cry on - my husband, or even our two very crazy dogs..  

Nor would it bring me to be chasing my dreams - two dreams that will take me a path of challenging new self confronting thoughts & experiences that only those who dare to dream know of.

Please don't mistake me i have a fear of failure & up until this point it has held me back from doing so many things.

So it is with blind faith i push forward into the unknown, always with encouragement from those who love me most..

Sometime ago my husband read a book & remembered a quote which i now hear often........

Feel the fear & do it anyway... 

The above is the logo for the Ava Carter 09 Collection mentioned below.  Hope you see it on a chair that you love in your own special place.

The chair below is for sale & if you have any questions please shoot me an email or make comment.  ( The fear of promotion is now being overcome...)

BJP ...     

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Welcome Ava Carter..

So many people search their whole lives for something they love to do.. Me i know the things i love to do.. Spend time with my husband, play with my babies, eat food, drink & be merry.. Take photo's of pretty much anything & wait for it....... restore chairs! Observe them, think about them, feel them & picture them loved in beautiful houses...

So to continue to follow my dream i put out the call to all family memebers - please if you see an old chair pick it up & let me play.. My mother found this chair in a little shop near where she lives, it was well loved by someone for a long time before me. That is what i love about chairs,  no doubt at some point someone has contemplated a life moment sitting in this very chair. No doubt someone has closed their eyes with the hope of a little rest after a long day.. When i sand them & choose their new cover fabric i think about all the places they might have lived before coming to me for a little TLC.. 

They feel special when i work on them - it has become rather a passion to work on my chairs, so I have put together an 09 collection.. Ava Carter Chairs has been born or should i say reborn...

BJP

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Beautiful...

Sunday's are the perfect day.. i worked my dream job.. 

Amy & Bryan got married, & i was there to ensure their memories

will be with them in pictures forever & ever.. 

Weddings are so special & so unique that every single one amazes me...

A&B spoke to each other so softly & with a tender respect that i will always

remember, tears were shared as promises were made & pictures were created.

Thank you my life for walking me down this path..

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My favorite day of the week..

Sunday is by far the best day of the week - it is inspiring, fun, easy going and always over to quickly..

But the rose colored glasses will last all day as will the never ending "mums" & "my love's".

Sunday's were once about sleeping in, always a long breakfast, random trips back to bed & maybe something got done at some part of the day.  I only occasionally miss that surprisingly, four years ago Sunday's changed forever...

But it sure was for the better....

My husband and I went through so many names before i arrived at the happy gallery - i love it, he not so much...

I wish for more happiness in the world, more smiles, more laughter, more fun..

When i see beautiful things it makes me feel beautiful, to actually be able to create beautiful things is a gift.

I love Sunday's...

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Thank you Wednesday..

Yesterday I realised for the millionth time just how lucky I am..

For everything I have, love & miss..

I am on my way to my dream with a job on Wednesday of this week that went well..
It's a funny feeling to be chasing a dream - this week has been like being at the starting line of a race waiting for the gun to sound, and it did and I didn't miss the start I have hit the mark..

It feels like there is so much to learn and discover - it's an almost childlike feeling & it's so freeing. A feeling not often felt when the wain of monday to friday responsiblity wares on me to often.

Thank you my beautiful husband for your faith, I promise it will be worth it..
Thank you Wednesday for giving me an insight into what my life might one day be like..

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