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Diamond City Sports became official in 2019, but it really began back in 2004 after watching the movie Dodgeball. My friend, Tom Hannon and I, talked about other sports we loved to play as kids and one of the first that popped up was WIFFLE ball. From there, we started playing in his front yard and we got the crazy idea to try out a league. We put it out to the two local papers - The Citizens' Voice ran an ad and the Times Leader did a phone interview with us; a big story, which helped get teams. We have been going ever since, with now nine sports on our calendar.

I was always fascinated with spiders and their intricate webs. I thought it would be a perfect home decor. So I decided to try to preserve some webs from our garden. After a couple of tries I've managed to it. We still have my first webs in our home in small vintage frames. I'm really proud of them, because they kick-started my spider web journey. 🕸🕷🕸

I’ve always been into arts, with painting and drawing in my teenage years. In 2017 after the birth of my last child, I began making Dream Catchers as a hobby and quickly realized that this was the path of my calling and StarFire was the beginning of my blossoming as an artisan/crafter. After my first few shows I started expanding my craft and added resin jewelry, gemstone bracelets, pendants, pendulums and resin/gemstone decor, including our top selling Intention owls and dragons. During Covid, my husband started adding gemstone necklaces and then later on added some of his Spiritual creations which include: meditation prayer beads, rosaries, wands, staffs and antler/bone creations. Fast forward to now and we combine our knowledge, creativity and love for making one-of-a-kind items that everyday people or people who practice particular paths, can use or utilize in their daily lives. Today StarFire Creations continues to grow and we spread our wings even more with Paintings, handmade bone/antler Athames, Shaman sistrums, Talking sticks and a variety of 3D Tree of Life Dream Catchers! As we grow we find what works and what doesn’t but we always strive for uniqueness. Between StarFire’s talented eye for color combinations when designing dream catchers and her skilled hands with painting to 5Feathers love and talent for working with his element, this husband and wife team are working together to bring a unique blend of talent and creativity into your life and daily practices.

None. Nothing besides simple hand stitch techniques to sew buttons. My mother is a seamstress and sewed many different things since I was small but she never showed me how to make anything nor did I try to learn. I honestly never saw myself ever using a sewing machine, let alone create plushies. I was more of a plush collector. Some time last year I just decided I wanted to make my own plushies so I did lots of research online and watched a few videos before deciding to make my first plush. I've been hooked since and I can't stop creating them!

My grandmother taught me to sew, by hand, when I was around two years old and we made two piece bears; she showed me how to make patterns so that I could try to make different animals. She passed away from cancer when I was around five, but I have the memories of how I enjoyed making them with her, which keeps me making them today.

Nothing SPECIFICALLY? I guess the fact that I've been drawing pictures since the age of six, and that I never let it go. It's always been my hyperfocus/comfort activity.

I have been practicing yoga for 7 years and teaching yoga for 5 years. I met an inspiring yoga teacher who became my role model. Even in her 60s, she continues to be my inspiration.

Flutter & Fern began as an escape of being “just a mum.” I didn’t have a clue what direction I was going to go in but I knew I wanted to make some pins as I am a collector anyway. Fascinated by these tiny pieces of art work, I bought myself an iPad and started teaching myself to digitally draw! 3 years later and it’s grown into what it is today and I couldn’t love it more!