Can any of us ever have too many words of encouragement? This thought kept wandering through my head, fluttering like a banner pulled through the sky by a Piper Pawnee aircraft. It kept dancing in my brainspace. Rippling in a rhythmic fashion. Reminding me of the importance of speaking good words into people’s lives. Prompting […]
Happy Mailboxes For Valentine’s Day
Happy mail. I like sending it and receiving it. Fun cards, encouraging notes, letters of appreciation. These all qualify for the happy mail category. How about some happy MAILBOXES today?! I came across this cute craft on Pinterest and knew it would be fun to make for my little nieces for Valentine’s Day! And that’s […]
You’re The Apple Of My Eye
Here’s a fun and simple Valentine treat idea. I made some of these last year and gave to a few friends. I love the contrast and the pop it gives the apples. I saw the idea in a facebook video if I remember correctly. What you need…………….. Red apples Green or Yellow apples Small […]
Pages and Projects {Bearing Fruit}
Here’s a couple of dish cloths I’ve had on my needles. I finished a couple for a friend and made three others for another gal and totally neglected to take any pictures. Which doesn’t even matter, except for posting here. But I don’t think it’s going to be life-changing for anyone. Ha! This book! Bearing […]
Envelopes, Paper Clips and Flowers
Paper craft stuff again! I’m actually not even going to tell you when I made these and how long these photos have been waiting for this post. In part because I would love to be this super-organized person who accomplishes everything efficiently and in a timely manner. But mostly, I won’t tell you, because I […]
Pages and Projects {Sing}
Today I’m flipping open the pages of Sing by Keith and Kristyn Getty. It’s such a cute little book. Yes, I totally judge a book by it’s cover. Well. No, not really. BUT, I do love pretty books. I recently became part of the B&H/Lifeway book blogger team. They offer a choice of […]
Leaf Design Apple Pie
 This pie has been one of my very favorites! I really liked making the leaves and I really liked how they turned out. Scattering the roses with them made and extra-fun design. I have a leaf shape cutter I cut the leaves with and then I added the embossing with the edges of some […]
Pages and Projects {At Home In The World}
What have you been reading? I just finished At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider. I flew through it pretty quickly. It was fascinating and intriguing and made me even more thankful for home and my cozy couch and hot shower and own bed while simultaneously making me want to book a flight to […]
Pages and Projects {Laddie}
I’ve been reading Laddie by Gene Stratton Porter. I read Girl of the Limberlost and Freckles and the Harvester years ago. I reread Girl of the Limberlost not so long, long ago. I have never read Laddie, though. AÂ friend mentioned her love of it to me. I was instantly intrigued since I loved Gene Stratton […]
Pages and Projects {The Kindness Challenge}
Shaunti Feldhaun’s newest book The Kindness Challenge has been laying on my to-read stack for a little while. I pulled it out this past week. I’ve wanted to read it ever since I got it. I just haven’t. Maybe because part of me wants very much to be kind, to live kindness, to grow in […]
Bible Journaling Chit-Chat
I’m sharing a bit of my Bible journaling today. I first saw Bible journaling in 2015. I loved the idea and have enjoyed following some accounts on Instagram who share their art and Bible pages. It inspired me to give it a try here and there. I’ve done a variety of things. Handlettering has […]
Valentine Prize Ribbons
About the middle of January I spied a fun idea on Laura from Decor to Adore’s Instagram. She’d made some really cute Valentine prize ribbons. I hopped over to her blog post and I filed the idea away in my head and on Pinterest. The week before last I pulled out the idea, my craft […]
Yarn Along {Made to Belong}
I find myself caught in an intermingling of Christmas decor and Valentine’s. I put away some of my Christmas stuff, but this dear nativity remains as well as my Christmas trees. I love the sparkly lights. LOVE, love, love them. I saw these yarn balls somewhere in InternetLand and made a couple. I have a […]
The Best Story Ever
Carefully crafted and skillfully stacked, Form up the walls, What does it lack? Search through the Legos, Determined to find, That piece that I need ~ the one on my mind…. Walls and a roof and a manger I say, Shape it just right for the baby to lay, A camel, a donkey, some sheep […]
Acorn Autumn Burlap Banner
In case you missed that autumn is here, NOW you know. Because this Acorn Autumn Burlap Banner is announcing it to YOU! 🙂 Do you remember in the Winans giveaway post I told you they sent me some empty burlap bags that their coffee beans come in? And how I wanted to craft something with […]
Yarn Along {Bobbsey Twins}
{affiliate links included} Linking up with Ginny and Frontier Dreams and Life and Yarn! I finished The Friends We Keep. It was an interesting read. I agreed with some of the ideas in it, while others I hadn’t experienced or didn’t feel like I related to. Have you read it? I’d love to hear your thoughts. […]
Making a Wheat Wreath
{affiliate links included} Linking up at Decor to Adore. Do you want to make a wheat wreath? You know you do! Or if it isn’t your thing, just enjoy scrolling through the photos anyway! 🙂 This is what you’re going to need to make a wheat wreath, give or take. The VERY FIRST thing […]
