"I once was sad...

 

when I opened a box holding three of my favorite keepsakes-

the silhouettes of our children-

and found that one of the {matching} frames had not survived the (two!) moves...

 

however, a quick trip to the local Hobby Lobby during the 50% off frame sale

provided the perfect frames (that I liked much better than the old ones!) for a "new look"!

 

I also purchased a few decorative papers that I thought I might like

for the background of the silhouettes

...decisions! decisions! decisions!

 

finally, I decided on the soft black and white paper...

then re-framed and matted all the silhouettes...

 

and placed them in one of my new favorite spots {that I see all the time}

and found I was no longer sad, but now was delightedly very happy!"

  {and wondering why I ever chose the first frames to begin with!?-

and even feeling a bit thankful to open that box with the broken frame-

to remind me that, sometimes being "broken" gives us the perfect opportunity

to start fresh and look at things with a "new" perspective,

and often make them better!}

 

love and blessings!

Jill

"Just busy as a little bee!"

I'll be taking a bit of a blogging break...

because...

this week- we're moving!!

I look forward to catching up soon!-

(when I can find may way through all the boxes!)

Have a wonderful week!!

Many Blessings!

Jill

"Creating of the Leaves"

for our rent house mantel...

because "every-single-seasonal-and-holiday-decoration-is-boxed-and-in-storage!"-

and because it seems a bit sad to not celebrate the changing seasons and upcoming holidays,

even in our temporary home...

so I felt I simply MUST create a little something for celebrating!

for the "creating of the leaves":

-multiple fabrics

-wire

-heat and bond

-hemp twine

-I drew five different leaf shapes and cut them out to create a template

-cut two leaves of each fabric, one right side of fabric, and one wrong side

-and cut one piece of heat and bond per leaf (each set of two)

to assemble:

-place one leaf wrong side up

-cut a small piece of wire and place in the center of the leaf

(this will allow you to bend your leaves when finished)

-place heat and bond on top

-iron

-remove paper from heat and bond side facing up

-place hemp twine towards top of leaf stem

-place remaining leaf on top and iron all together

repeat until you have a nice little pile of leaves...

(I have also created leaves not attached to the hemp twine

 and added them to wreaths and small arrangements,

and used them as lovely gift-package toppers too!)

then hang and enjoy!

(even if it is in a temporary home!)

Have a happy day!

Many Blessings!

Jill

There's...

(truly) no place like home...

we bid farewell to our current home this week,

and begin fluffing our new nest this weekend!

(even though it is just a temporary one- a bit more on that later!)

Hope your weekend is simply wonderful!

Many Blessings!