Meet one of the sweetest people in the universe, Jamie Irene!

Jamie has been one of my closest friends since that first week of our Freshmen year of college. We were roommates for several years, and through all the storms in our lives, we have remained kindred spirits. Jamie is truly one of the kindest, most giving people I have ever known. She knows me through and through. That’s why it almost makes me cry when I say that one of Martha Stewart’s producers just happened to find her website of original, design purses and invited her to be on the show with Martha! No one deserves it more than Jamie!

When she told Brian and I the news, we of course had to come up and do a shoot for her! We couldn’t let her send snapshots to Martha!

What an amazing time of being in her Seattle studio and seeing the place where all her magic takes place. I LOVED it!

Don’t you love the fabrics above? You have to check out her website and see ALL the purses she makes for women. They are just to die for! Talk about a wish list for Christmas! And yes, she is the beautiful designer behind our signature gift to each of our brides.

Talk about inspiring! This little lady taught herself to knit a few years ago and fell so in love with it that she started creating her own patterns.

On Friday, she and Martha are going to make one of her signature children backpacks!

The backpack is a little owl! The sweetest creation ever! Seriously, I don’t know how she comes up with this stuff! You should see the bunny rabbit backpack!

Jamie has always given her cars names. Betsy, Gertrude, so it only makes sense that she would name her knitting equipment. This is Harriet.

If you read my book, Beauty Restored, you may remember a character named Taylor. This character was Jamie and the friendship she gave me in my darker hours. I could go on for days about all the sacrifices she has made over the years so that I might know life is worth living. I wouldn’t be here without Jamie, and she knows it. This Thanksgiving, I’m so very thankful for Jamie Irene.

So set your TV’s to record Martha Stewart’s show if you’re going to be shopping on Friday. (plug your zip code in on this page to find out what time the show airs in your area)

You won’t want to miss her and Martha! And it’s just like Jamie to share the show with Martha’s other guest, Patrick Dempsey aka McDreamy from Gray’s Anatomy. Whatever Jamie! 🙂

Congrats sweetie! No one else is more deserving.

I love you, Me Ra