Bible study

Today starts the new Beth Moore study So Long Insecurity. Are you participating? I've never been an insecure person,but have felt insecure in who I am recently,maybe its the winter. I'm looking forward to participating in the Living Proof blog with other women.

I'm still figuring out how to do this blog!
My husband made a cornhole game for my daughter. Its a beanbag game,that you toss bags (that are filled with corn) into the hole.The game is supposed to be 70 ft from where you toss the bag. If you have a friend with a corn hole, you compete as teams.
I made a wreath for a co-worker. She saw the star shaped wreath in my Martha Stewart magazine,said "Can you make that for me." I did,my first evergreen wreath ever to make! One area was a little too thick,but toward the end i was getting the hang of it.
I stitched the sampler for my oldest daughter. The navtivity scene is made from wool felt. I had the directions,cut out each individual peace,and made the hanging piece that they are placed on. I made a pillow for my stepmom that I forgot to take a picture of it when she opened it. I messed up on the directions,so I want to make another one,the way its supposed to look. I cut part of the pillow 2 1/2 inces too short,so i had to adjust the size,and the pillow is smaller than it was designed to be. Everyone liked their gifts. My daughter Laura made some gifts she saw on the SYTC blog,they turned out well.Its so nice to recieve something homemade. she also made us some cinamon-raisen bread,which i put in the freezer for now!
I hope your Christmas was full of blessings. Mine was wonderful,spent with family.

Completed craft room.

I bought this picture while in Amish country.I also bought the frame, and made this arrangement.

My bookcase,full of scrapbook supplies. I gave my daughter 2 boxes full of craft supplies!

The room is finished.Hubby was a trooper,the hardwood floor (actually laminate flooring) was a bit of a challenge. He persevered and installed it! The one thing that I might rearrange is the clock,and little bulletin board. I measured,put in the nails,andthen somehow they were too close. Oh well. I had a brilliant idea for my picture board. I bought some coarkboard squares,a frame and some foam board. I put it all together for an upgraded bulletin board! I love this room! Its quite the transformation.It had the original tan builders paint on it,gray carpet,and a cluttered mess. My next project is a sewing project,so I need to get moving! Christmas is closing in on me,and I have some sewing projects to get done.

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Work being done on craft room.

This is my daughters old bedroom. Currently it is storing all my craft supplies,and furniture.
The bookcase,table,and end table all will return to my craft room,which use to be my sons room.All the furniture is second hand.There use to be a consignment shop in town,where I bought the kitchen table,and bookcase. The end table or maybe it was a dry sink? I bought at a garage sale. It had been painted a bright blue,then i spray painted it tan,and now its white! The stuff you see on the right side is mostly photo albums,scrapbooks,and supplies for scrapbooking.I'm trying to think of a way to organize everything in a neat and orderly fashion.I saw at Lowes canvas brown bins,with blue trim.I thought I might buy those to store some things inside. I might buy some rectangular willow baskets to put the scrapbooks in. I'm not too sure how I'm going to do this.

My husband installed the chair rail today.While he worked on one area, I was on the opposite side pulling up the carpet. All I have to do tomorrow is pull up the staples that are still in the center of the room.That should take about 5 minutes. I bought shabby chic curtains at Target,but took them down so we could have sunlight while we worked. The curtains need ironed too! I'm going to buy tiebacks for the curtains,they don't look so nice just hanging straight.

I love this color blue,and the white trim and furniture gives it a classic look. I hope my husband can get a good start on the floor tomorrow. Its hardwood laminate,just clicks together. I'll post any updates when I get them!

Craftin crazy last week!

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I'm not sure how to do all this posting pictures,and writing about them yet! Everything is backwards. I was on a crafting blitz last week while on vacation. The barrette covers I made were from Weefolkart. She has loads of great (to me at least) craft ideas. I'm going to make a shawl out of plaid cotton,an idea she posted a few weeks ago. I have the material, I just need another day to do it. I made the barrettes for Millie. I'll be seeing her tomorrow night, I can't wait to see how they look on her!
My secret pal at work gave me some fall magazines. One was filled with ideas on how to decorate a pumpkin. This was a little pricey,but luckily the pumpkin was on sale at Michaels,and I think the beads and stickers were on sale too. Some are rhinestone beads I had to glue on , others are rhinestone scrap booking stickers that are all connected. I made it for my secret pal, and am going to print a picture to give to whoever has my name,so she can see I used them for an idea. The other pics is my fall, front porch. I bought the mums which havent bloomed yet,but they will be an orange-red color. Do you think it looks ok?

I was on vacation a week ago. My husbands birthday and mine is 3 days apart. We went on a trip to Amish country on Tues and Wed. We enjoy antiquing,and that's how we spent our time. There were 2 new antique stores-one a store,another an antique mall. I browse quickly,my husband is a turtle. He loves to looook at everything. Needless to say, after one visit to a store, he was still browsing, I was done. I told him to be done by 2pm, he wasn't, I was hungry and told him he had to quit! I had walked over to the restaurant,sat on the front porch rocker,and waited......and waited.... I had to pull him away! He returned the next day to finish his browsing,while I went to a craft store I always visit when we go up to Berlin. We do our own thing many times because he lingers more than I do,and I like to use my time wisely while we're vacationing.

One of many beautiful Amish farms.

This gentleman was riding home after work, I assume. This area of Ohio is very hilly. He was riding toward a hill! This is what he does everyday,more than likely. Whew!!!