“speak to yourself kindly every day
and watch your outer world change”.
Vanessa’s (Instagram: @vanessacalafiore) life motto
Vanessa is a beautiful 32 year old woman born with no hands or feet. Her condition causes great pain daily and she is a total inspiration for how she deals with her pain and challenges our biases about those with disabilities! Please read her inspiring story on the ABC news, know that she is special.
my most recent creations, shopping bags made from an old nightie, the cat, and one of my favourite dresses, the floral. The teal edging is from old curtains.
Love saving fabrics from landfill to make lovely gifts!
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thanks, nice to meet you!
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Wow the bags are beautiful Kate. Great advice and we really need to be kind and loving to ourselves. Thanks for sharing the story
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Kate, thank you for sharing Vanessa’s story as well as your creativity. Both remind me of the preciousness of life. May we treasure every small victory.
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well said RIchard!
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Such inspiration.
And yes, you are very creative Kate.
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thanks so much my kind friend 🙂
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🤗
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Thank you for sharing Vanessa’s inspirational story! She is an amazing person! Your creations are lovely!!! The little cat is so very cute. 🙂
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So wonderful! So beautiful! Vanessa is so inspiring! 🙂
Your shopping bags are super cool and so useful!
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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HUGS right back to you and Coop 🙂
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I like how you’re repurposing things to make something useful out of them.
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Kate the video had such a positive message! She is an amazing young woman. I think your shopping bag project is very eco-cool!
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Living example of anything is possible if you have the will to do it. Thanks for sharing this, so inspirational.
ps: Loving the creations, especially that black cat one, looks so professional!
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thanks heaps, really appreciate your kind words Jay … V is so inspirational, anything is possible once we are kind to ourselves 🙂
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Good advice. thanks for sharing the story.
and I love your bags! (K)
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Thanking for sharing this amazing and inspiring story, Kate … and my niece, Kerri’s life motto is “Don’t let the world bring you down” …
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oh I do think Vs motto is possibly the best I’ve heard yet Ivor … please pass it onto Kerri, it might help 🙂
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I really like the bag.
Great to hear about Vanessa.
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she has a great outlook on life! Wow, you make gifts with old fabrics? Cool! Your very artistic Kate! 🙂
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The bags are quite delightful. My daughter would love that cat one.
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sorry Deb it’s made for a local friend who specially requested it 🙂 I had no intention of making shopping bags but that’s what she wanted 🙂
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