Hiya!!!!!!!!!:) My name is kraftee, I have this nick because I make and sell Country Handpainted Decorative Woodcrafts (there are also other reasons why I have this nick hehehe) I have a homebased craft business called "Handmade With Love". I have been doing this for 8 years and I absolutely love it. I started out by making things out of all the cute tole books.

Then I started altering the patterns by adding my own touches..lots of wooden accessories and torn fabric strips (if I can paint it, I will find someway to add a strip or bow of cute country fabrics). The items that I did this with always sold better than the things that I made just like the books. This last year or so I have been making my own designs, and they have been very popular. I think I am on to the next step..to design my own pattern packets, but that is still in the thinking/pondering/worrying stage.

I am soo thankful for my creative talent. By doing this for a living, I have been able to stay home with my kids,and be a mom, what I have wanted to do most in this world,and is something that I feel VERY strongly about. I have 2 wonderful daughters, Ashley who is 10 going on 15 (oh what a wonderful age-NOT! LOL) and Kelsie who is 8, who is just like me...you can decide for yourself if that is good or bad!:)

I am 33 years young and I live in the beautiful desert in St.George Utah, the summers are HOT but the winter, spring, and fall more than make up for it. If you ever come through here, make sure you get a chance to see the sunset, there is nothing more beautiful than the sun setting in the desert over the red rock mountains. This is a wonderful place to live and to raise a family. There are deserts, sand dunes(so I can put my bod on a quad), mountains, lakes and rivers, and not to mention beautiful Bryce,Zion's, and the Grand Cayon all within a few hours drive.

Besides crafts, I love to garden, especially flowers. We have a 30'by30' greenhouse in our backyard where we start all of our plants from seed. I love to go camping, to the family cabin, and now I absolutely love my computer. I bought it in January and discovered mirc in February. I was so proud, I downloaded and installed it all by myself (kraftee pats herself on the back :) ) Now I have my mirc program set up real nice, I absolutely love to learn new things and this has been a real challenging, yet rewarding experience....I really do have a brain left after motherhood!!!! hehehe

The most absolutely, positively best thing about mirc is the friendships you can make here. I have good friends from England,Australia,Canada,and all over the United States. I have met some of my best friends in the whole wide world here, it is the greatest feeling, to know that there is someone to share you joys and pain with,to play in a channel, and to forget the pressures of life, and to just have someone to talk to. I know when I come here I can talk to 10 of my closest friends at the same time.

Friends are one of life's most important treasures. Wonderful things are happening with computers,internet...especially chat programs that let us meet, become friends with, and love amazing people from, all over the world...let yourself experience the wonderful friendships like I have and meet people from all over the world that we wouldn't have ever met any other way.

I met my bestfriend here, I never in my wildest dreams would have guessed that there was ANYONE in this world so much like me. The same dreams, likes, dislikes, personality, the ability to just talk, play, and joke with, for hours on end!! And I thank fate for bringing us together. My heart, mind, and soul are forever complete now. Because we were truely been blessed at a time in both our lives, when we needed someone to care, understand, and love. Hopefully this experience will grow, deepen, and bond us for life. :) Open your heart and enjoy friendship to its fullest.

Come and visit us at !mirc4dummies, we'd love to help teach you how to use mirc and WE LOVE TO HAVE FUN!!! We always have a big crowd!! So come in,let your hair down, and put some fun in your life! :)