Home Ec Prayers Answered!

Rachel over at Smile & Wave, along with some very wonderful ladies (leigh-ann & courtney) are teaching a Home Ec Class!!

Oh, I want to be apart of this!

I need to learn how to perfect my sewing abilities :D

AND the projects! OH, the projects look so delightful!

One of the main things I want to make is a duvet cover out of vintage sheets!

*sigh*

It's like God has answered a prayer.

Now, I just need to find that stash money that I never have.

*DRATS*

I'm thinking.

There's a COIN savings for a new computer...

maybe, just maybe, the hubs will allow.

I mean, sewing skills will clothe us, keep us warm, provide happy times... right?

:)

I need to be in that class.

Inspired Mess, Beautiful Things

sunflowers and rainclouds.

lavander and mint.

giggles and tears

frustration and creativity

doodles and toodles

these are the things on my mind

i want to make something pretty

i want to do something special

i want to feel like a bird soaring above a rain cloud

i want reassurance

i want acceptance

i want a crafty mind

and i need determination

let's be inspiring...

i dare you to post something inspiring & link back to me

I want to see your creative beautiful minds at work

i'm sure it will bring someone(ME!) happiness

all images except Doodle found on Flickr. Thank you beautiful pictures!

pee. ess: I found this really cool tutorial on how to make your own journal! It's very easy to understand and has really good pictures. So, for all you ladies taking Janel's Class: Journaling for a Cause, here's an idea for your journal. My husband is going to make one for me. I will simply mess all that measuring up :) Hopefully mine will turn out something like what you see above!!

G'night! <3

New Cute Etsy Things!

Let's throw a PARTY!!!

Because I've updated my ETSY!

sweet headbands for mama's OR babies!

schmexy loopy cowls/scarves in squishy sunshine yellow

longer schmexy loopy scarves/cowls in olive, orange and PINK!

woohoo! I hope you guys like the newer items!

I've got tons of new ideas brewing and I can't wait till I finish my blanket so I can make some more pretties!

I am Destined to live here...

do you ever feel a strong pull towards a place?

sometimes I can hear the ocean calling me

I just feel like I belong near a beach

It doesn't help that Nicholas Sparks makes North & South Carolina sound so amazing

And that one of the best days of my life was spent on Hilton Head Island

I just want sand and ocean breezes

I want oak tree jungle gyms in my back yard

I want spanish moss

& sometimes I miss my old home...

where do you feel a strong pull?

is it the mountians?

the plains?

historic cities?

bustling cities?

or wide open spaces?

Summer Bliss & A Feeling of Eclipse

Yesterday was so perfect, so happy, so summer-ey. Never have I seen a littlie be so independent and outgoing. My daughter is growing so quickly I can help but be emotional. I see her chubby hands and wide eyes and tell myself this isn't real. She isn't already talking to me at one year. She isn't already remembering where things are and places she's been. She isn't singing along with the radio. But it is real. It's very real. It feels like everyday is a little droplet of water. So much happens, but it's so hard to see it until one day you stop and look and notice that theres been a flash flood. I'm flash flooding right now. Overwhelmed. Consumed with Love and Worry. Lost but Found. Needy yet Independent. I feel all things today. It's odd that the joys of yesterday have been eclipsed by the worries and burdens of today.

Pray for us. There are things brewing.

Not so good things.

EDIT: I've realized something...

I am so amazingly BLESSED that these worries of bills and arrangements are terribly insignifigant.

The Journal Challenge is Ending Soon :(

So... the 30 day journal challenge is almost over. Only a couple more promts to go! I have no idea what I'm going to do when it is done! I guess I'll have to come up with my own ideas or find a group who journals together. I know one thing for certain, I don't want to stop. Working on my journal has become so relaxing & inspirational!

I wasn't very inspired on this day though. I had a really hard time picking a favorite holiday, cause honestly I love them all. So, much so that this past weekend I got very mad that I didn't get to see any fireworks for the Fourth. But, inspiration is a tricky business with me anyway...

I adore this page! We were asked to illustrate one of the elements of art. I chose color & decided to use a CMYK color scheme. CMYK is just so happy feeling to me! This is my second round on this day's challenge.. the first didn't turn out like I planned and I was using a primary color scheme.. didn't like it. But this I LOVE!

this is probably my favorite page so far. We were asked what is our favorite place? I thought about this one for a very long time. I couldn't decide between my little cozy place on the couch where I craft, do my journal and read my books OR my parents yard. I think what made the decision for me is this: The other day I was at my moms house & I was being very much so a girl by being emotional. I started crying while sitting in the swing. Just sitting there in the peaceful sunshine made me cry. Everything is so pretty at their house and so cozy. So, I chose their yard as my favorite place. :) p.s. mom i love you! :) it really is my favorite place! (my mommy reads my blog :D)

Good Morning!

day 21- what is your favorite quote?

I'm still following along in the 30 Day Journal Challenge on Janel's Blog! I'm finding that I have really good days where I can feel massive amounts of inspiration but there are also days where there is no muse what so ever. I'm so out of the art of doodling... I used to doodle up EVERYthing. I can see my own style forming though, which is amazing!

I was really inspired by Day 21! What is your favorite quote? I did 3 different pages because I just couldn't stop myself! :)

from a song by Brandon Heath

xtina ;) (it's a beautiful lyric)

I really could have kept going with this, but I stopped.

So, what are your favorite quotes? What lyrics move you? Think about them... jot them down! Use them in your artwork & crafts & style!