Lala's Trinkets and More

Weekly Update

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:08:35 GMT

Update

This week we worked on several tumblers and t-shirts. I got a new printer for sublimation. My older children are out of school. I have been working on teaching them how to package products. I have 4 older children with special needs. Each one is different and has their own abilities. I am working with each of them so that they can learn skills that will help them in the future. As a special needs mom one of my biggest fears is who is going to take care of my children, when I am no longer able to care for them. Most children grow up and move out, go to college and start a family of their own. The parental role shifts you are no longer a caregiver. For some special needs children they will never be independent. They will need a caregiver all their life and it’s scary as a parent, because who is going to take over that role when you are unable to do it. I want to teacher my children as many skills as I can so they can be as independent as their disability allows. If only there was an IEP for adult life.

Toddler Breastfeeding

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:46:12 GMT

3 going on 13

My youngest is 3 going on 13. She’s acts so grown up for her age. I think it’s because she has older siblings, and she wants to be like them. She takes dance lessons. She says she wants to be a singer and a dancer when she grows up. She very shy so I don’t know about that. I can’t believe that we are still continuing our nursing journey. When I was pregnant with her I thought I wasn’t going to be able to breast feed, because I have a lot of fibroids. I am so glad that I was wrong. I have been able to successfully nurse her for 3.5 years. I love the closeness and bonding that it creates. When she’s sick I am grateful that I can provide hydration for her when she refuses everything else. For the most part she’s only nursing at bedtime and when she wakes up in the morning. I feel that she will wean herself soon when she’s ready. With potty training I attempted several times even though I knew she was ready, I didn’t push her. One day she wakes up and she says no more pampers I want panties. Since that day she’s had a few accidents during the day and completely dry at night. I feel like she does things in her own time. To celebrate our nursing journey I am posting T-shirts for sale with breastfeeding designs.

This afternoon my toddler put on her gloves and helped me make some epoxy crafts. Hopefully they will setup well and I will be posting some pop sockets, earrings and epoxy glitter pens. We also worked on designing some personalized tumblers for a wedding and a mermaid t-shirt. My older children have extended school year so they are still in school until Wednesday.

Introduction

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 21:01:10 GMT

A little about me and my family and how I got into crafting.

M y name is Laura and I am the owner of Lala’s Trinkets and More. I just turned the dreaded 40. I have 5 children and got started with crafting while helping out in their school. I started out with bulletin boards and classroom decorations for multicultural day. I’ll never forget that one time I cut 600 mustaches by hand. My husband bought me a circuit after that lol.

My 4 oldest were adopted from Ukraine and have several special needs. Are they going to be able to form meaningful relationships? Are they going to be able to learn skills to maintain a job? Are they going to be able to live independently? These are just some of the questions I ask myself everyday. I am hoping that through my business I can teach them some of the skills they will need to be successful in life. Thank you for supporting my small business.