There is "Hope" in my Garden

Back View

I recently learned on Facebook that my 19 year old cousin, Magen Diaz, is currently fighting stage 3 breast cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.   Magen's good friend, Ron Walker Jr, wrote on her wall: "She is one of 7% of the population that is diagnosed with this at an early age. Because she is so very young, the doctors said that this cancer is very aggressive and if it had occured in an older woman the cancer would have reacted differently and might be much easier to control."

Front View

My Aunt Eloisa wrote to me and asked if I would make a Heart necklace for a fund raiser on September 11th.  I immediately thought of the wonderful pink ribbon canes that Toni Ransfield, of New Zealand, makes and thought I could add them in the heart. Whilst looking through her etsy shop on http://www.etsy.com/shop/toninz, I couldn't help but purchase all the flowers and butterfly canes that are in this heart.  And what a surprise it was when I opened the package and found that Toni gifted me with this bumble bee canes.  I nearly forgot to meantion that she took the time to look through her stash of other canes for the Pink Ribbon cane (also a gift) when I didn't see it on her website.

The heart background is from the Striped Translucent Skinner Blend cane that I made today.  It's a cane that I will be teaching at Studio Amara on Saturday September 26• 10am till 4pm • Anglican Church Hall, Berrima • Cost $ 140.

More information about Toni Ransfield in the Spring 2009 Issue of the Coffs Coast Newletter.  See link at the right side bar.