Angel Arts Custom Sewing and Artworks

Our family has a history with L & N Railroad starting with my grandfather Augustus Forehand. He worked for the railroad met my grandmother Lillian in Franklin Tennessee. He became a Conductor for Louisville and Nashville and worked in that honored position until his death in 1961. My father Jim Forehand always loved those trains, and became a collector of Railroadania and also a model railroader. As his daughter I helped him build the tiny houses and paint the details on all the itsy people in his model town. His railroad entertained a generation of his grandchildren. He took my son, his oldest grandson to many railroad collectible shows. Sadly, my father has passed away and we must make some room and help my mother sell some of his collection, which was rather large. If you have been waiting for rare L & N items, I will be listing many items as we decide and research them. We have lanterns, watches, pencils, locks, doorknobs, and much more, boxes of timetable, etc. If you are a collector you will find some wonderful items if you keep an eye on what is being listed. I am not a store, or reseller, I am a eBay seller who sells items and artwork that I make, or items from the family. Glad to meet you!

Creative sewing is just one of my outlets. Almost any hands-on activity releases my creative juices, in fact I am tiling my bedroom presently and loving it! Mostly known for my murals and commissioned painting around town here in Northeast Oklahoma, I decided to find something I could sell on eBay that would satisfy a few of my criteria; It had to be creative, nearly indestructible to ship, and light enough that the shipping was reasonable for the buyers. After some thought sewing unique pillows and other smallish custom work seemed to fit. As a single Mom with a child with autism, I have to keep a fluid schedule. Sewing also fit with this because I can do it at home, order most of my supplies from other eBay vendors, and do the actual work at night or when my son is in school. In fact my son takes the packages into the UPS Store for me from the car, so this business helps him interact with the public, always a challenge for an autistic person. So far I have shipped to Spain, South Korea, Australia, Canada, and England. Buying extraordinary fabrics and trims from around the world gives my work a special and individual look. The feel or 'hand' of the fabrics is also very important to me, so I use a lot of silk, chenille, velvet, and viscose. Many people will be surprised to know that the trims are often more costly than the fabrics, these finishing touches really MAKE the pillow though, like a perfect frame around a fine painting. Enough for my first post, I have to make a pillow stuffing run! I shall return! Angela 2/20/09