Welcome to Vone Inspired.

It’s funny to think how much life can change in just 5 years. Things seem to move so fast these days that, to really appreciate how far we’ve come, you have to deliberately stop to every now and again to look at what’s changed.

I just looked back and I can’t believe I’ve had been writing a blog for over 5 years.

I think back to when I started and a lot has changed in that time. Back then, it seemed like everyone was blogging - or at least all of my friends. Not necessarily all crafty blogs, but posts about life, and kids, and family mixed with a heaving dose of rants on parenting and pop culture. I remember when one of my friends said that I should start a blog. But since I wasn’t a writer like her, she suggested I should do a craft blog. I didn’t even know that “craft blogs” were a thing at the time, but I thought “what the hell, I’ll give it a try”. And I soon discovered there was a whole world of people out there, writing about things they were doing, and sharing their projects and idea with the world.

And then Facebook came in our lives, and pretty quickly killed most of my friends blogs. With an easier, faster, and more direct way to share thoughts and photos, everyone gave up pretty quickly on blogging and stuck exclusively to Facebook. They still rant and joke, but in shorter mini-posts in the form of status updates instead. But my “How To” posts continued on. Give or take a few weeks off, here and there, I’ve posted 233 posts over the last 5 years - almost an average of 1 post per week over that time. And considering I’ve raised two daughters through their first five years, while working full time for most of those 5 years, 1 post a week is nothing to sneeze at.

I’ve really enjoyed the blog, and still love sharing all of my crafting adventures. But recently, I started to feel limited by the “How To” format and decided that I wanted to share more of what inspires me - not just the projects I’m doing. And then I realized that if I was going to change-up what I was posting about, that maybe it was time to really “shake the snow-globe” (as my husband likes to say) and re-design the entire site.

And so, I’m saying goodbye to my previous “How to …. do something” blog - and welcome to VoneInspired.com

I’ll still share all of my crafty adventures, kid projects, home improvement DIY’s, and other bursts of creativity. But I also want to share thoughts on everything else that inspires me: fashion, design colours, photography, cool things I found on Pinterest, recipes I love and more. And I think the new VoneInspired.com will let me share more about all that I am.

I’m an artist, and a crafter, and an amateur photographer. I love creating beautiful things, and sharing them with friends and through my blog. I hope you will find something here that inspires you, and that you’ll pass it along by sharing with the world.

I’m a mom, a wife, a sister, and a daughter. And I love making things for the people that matter most in my life – my two beautiful daughters and my husband. I hope you enjoy our adventures, or at least get a chuckle out of some of the things we try.

The other super exciting news is that I’m finally launching my own line of kids clothes and accessories - Hip Lil’ Kid -

This business idea has been in the works for 3 years. The past few months I was pushed to give it a serious go, and I’m so happy I did. I love how all the products and photos have turned out and I can’t wait to share with all of you. My girls are the inspiration for my creations, all the items in my shop are things that I love and enjoy, and have found useful and fun. And all of my designs have been kid-tested, on kids who love to play hard and get dirty! I’m starting with 4 cool products; The Towel Over Cover up, The Birthday T-shirt, The Slob Stopper Over-Sized Bib and the Hand Saver Wagon Grip.

As the tagline says, cute kids deserve cute stuff - so check out my store on Etsy, and hopefully you’ll find something cute for your cute kid!

Finally, you might notice another link at the top of my new site, to another shop - Renew by Vone. This exciting project is still in the works, but stay tuned — I’ll be sharing news and updates as we get closer to launching in the next few weeks.

I’m very excited by this new chapter in my life, and I can’t wait to share it with you!

xxoo,
Vone