Saturday, March 30

New Goodies in the Shop!

I just listed some new goodies in my Etsy Shop! I made one of these bags for myself, and I liked it so much I decided to make some more to share :) I love this bag - it's a great size, and it's just so cute =)  I think I'll be making some more colors to list this week.





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Tuesday, March 26

Fun Times!

I just love it when God sends a kindred spirit my way :) Heather Dickinson and I met through our blogs some time ago, but we never thought we would actually get to meet sometime, especially since they live in South America!
  I'm so happy it worked out that they could come see us while they were here in the states. We'd never met them before in our lives, but we just chatted away like we'd known them forever. (I feel like I have known them forever, just from reading their blog!) 
Can you believe we got a pic with everybody looking at the camera??
 I usually can't do that with just my 3 boys ;)
(You'll have to excuse Weston's casual attire - he threw up all over his cute little church outfit. He seems to be feeling better now though, in case you were wondering...) 

Poor Dave was smitten. It took little Mary about 5 minutes to have him wrapped completely and hopelessly around her little finger. You know it's bad when he'd rather hold a sleeping baby than go through the lunch line! He thinks he needs a little girl. I'm not so sure - she'd be too spoiled rotten! :)

All the littles had a great time together. It just ended too soon! We decided we need a longer visit sometime, so the kids can play while Heather and I do some thrift shopping and crafting! 
Thank you, Dickinsons, for coming to our neck of the woods - you've been a Blessing to us, and you're welcome here at the old parsonage anytime! 

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Tuesday, March 19

Share some Etsy love!

I am so thankful for all the plugs I've had for my little etsy shop, and all the lovely ladies (and a few guys!) that have actually bought things from me and supported my business :)  So...I'd love to pay it forward and put in a plug for some other etsy shops! 
These gals do AMAZING work. You really owe it to yourself to check 'em out!
My bloggy friend, Jenny, makes fantastic handmade cards - I have some of them myself, and they are simply breathtaking. You can visit her shop at... 

 I just love this one...
 And this one is so sweet for Easter!
She also makes hand painted signs that are super cute!


Another shop I love is 
She also makes handmade cards that are just awesome.
See what I mean?? This is beautiful. Who wouldn't love to get a card like that?!

This one is precious.
Good grief, these girls have some serious photography skills, too. Love their photos!
Pay these shops a visit, and give 'em some love. I promise - you'll love the eye candy!


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Tuesday, March 5

Here's Your Sign...

I've been into making signs lately. Once I discovered how easy it is, I got kinda sorta addicted. Besides, it's a fantastic way to use up old frames or cabinet doors. 

I had seen a similar "Cottage" sign on Pinterest (where else???) and fell in love with it. I knew it would be perfect for the top of this armoire in the living room. That's always one of the hardest places for me to decorate - for some reason it always stumps me. So I'm super happy to have that little problem solved!

The next one was made from an old mirror that was discarded when we redecorated the church bathrooms. Yep, I painted right over the glass. I love the saying, and the song. 
(Thanks, Jenny, for the inspiration!)

The little chalkboard sits in the kitchen...
I'm still waiting for applicants.

I've already shown this one in another post, but it's a sign, so I'll stick it in here again! It's a great reminder to be content with what we have.  

 I'll share the "how-to's" with ya. This is the easiest way I've found anyway.

Chalkboards:
1. Print your quote on paper making sure to get your font size as big as you need.
2. Rub the back of the paper with chalk.
3. Position it on your chalkboard, and trace the letters with a pen or something sharp.
4. Remove the paper, and go over the faint chalk lines with a chalk marker.
Works like a charm!

Painted Signs:
1. Print your quote on paper.
2. Lay some graphite paper over your sign, place printed quote on top.
3. Trace the quote with a pen.
4. Remove paper and graphite and go over the faint lines with paint. For the "God Is Faithful" sign, I used a black sharpie and it worked GREAT. 

That's it! A super easy, and fun winter project. 


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