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The Wonderful Cross

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When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride

O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live
O the wonderful cross, O the wonderful cross
All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

Pumpkin How-to

The entire Pumpkin Tutorial is found here:“WhiMSy Love”. A few tips-some of the more chi-chi fabric was a bit slippery. I had the inspiration (2 days after the party) to stuff more tissue paper INTO the T.P. tube to help hold the fabric in place. I bought tissue paper at the dollar store to stuff the pumpkins. I pulled out some fabric leaves and grungeboard to create leaves. (We don’t have large/beautiful leaves here in AZ, so we had to improvise). I also gave the gals a chance to experiment with Distress Inks, Alcohol inks, and Perfect Pearls. Fun city!

Le fete au Pumpkin (Pumpkin Party! has already been used)

Rad, eh?

I had such a blast with everyone on Friday at my Pumpkin Party. It was a great way to re-connect with many of my ‘gals’ before the busy holiday season. I can only begin to express how blessed I was to see people I love and share things I love-home, food, company, and creativity. I have to say I also got a kick out of seeing everyone experiment with the ribbons and leaves – you guys KILLED IT! I love you guys, and I hope (per several recommendations) to do a follow up craft night next spring. More pics after the jump!

The pumpkins of Alexis Myers and Grandma Joni

Sarah being silly (you should have seen the OTHER picture!)

Pumpkin Party!

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Oh, it’s so on, baby!

October Discovery Dinner

Well, another Discovery Dinner has come and gone…
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While they are a ton of work (no point in denying it), I always feel recharged and refreshed after they are over. We consider it such a blessing to be able to invite people into our home, share food, fellowship, and information about a church we love. I really hope Discovery Dinner helps people not only get to know our church better, but feel welcome and comfortable within it. God has given me and Matt (and our kids) so much, I mean, sooo much, it only brings me joy to be able to share it. A quick thanks to Cassidy, who always helps with recruiting and contact info, our Elders who continue to support this ministry, and Matt, who does so much more than taking out the trash ( )! Click on the link to get recipe info!

Gotz da skillz

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I wanted to put this picture on my blog 1. Because I love it, and 2. I wanted to show some of my new Photoshop skillz uh, skills. Look closely now… if any of you saw this picture in an e-mail or on Facebook, there’s been a couple of subtle changes. I used some of my newfound knowledge of Photoshop to shrink my tummy! (bottom picture BEFORE, top picture, AFTER)
Now, I know what you’re thinking, ‘Why did she bother shrinking her tummy if she’s going to point it out to people?’ Well, I figure my poochy stomach isn’t exactly a secret, but at the same time isn’t it glorious to be able to do what we’ve all dreamed of doing our whole lives! Bring on technology!

Fabric Pumpkins-Why, that’s the dream!

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How fun are these? They are so easy to make, the directions were found here: link. The 2 of them together took less than an hour to make (including the button stems I made, there are even FASTER ways of doing it, what about a trio of Cinnamon sticks!?), and the total cost for the project was $8! And I have enough fabric to make at least 6 (!) more pumpkins. I’m thinking of throwing a Fabric Pumpkin party… Anyone interested?

Pencil how-to

These were super easy- You will need 7 pencils per gift to make a nice circle. Thankfully, I bought enough pencils. (I was planning on using 5 per gift…but pencils are hexagons! Duh!) The tags are made with grungeboard, painted red and lightly smeared with ink to accent the ‘grooves’. The hard part was finding a pen to write on the paint…I don’t even remember what I used, but I do remember it took a lot of different pens to find the right one. To finish, I tied the bunch together with a brown satin ribbon. Cost per gift: about 70 cents. Scent of new school supplies in the month of September: priceless!