Friday, July 31, 2009
A Bowl of Berries
Labels:
Berries
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Field of Flowers
Labels:
Giveaway,
Pretty Things,
Rose Cottage
Happy Birthday, Little Girl!
It's hard to believe that my little girl turns six today! It seems just yesterday that she was born. We thought she was going to be a boy, and what a surprise (full of tears, might I add) to find out that she wasn't! She was so little, and really still is for a six year old. What a delight she was and is. She is a blessing, and I'm very thankful for her. Happy birthday, Sweetheart.
Monday, July 27, 2009
"Tea Time Tidbits" Special Posting #7
Labels:
Tea party,
Tea Talk,
Tea Time Tidbits,
teacups
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Giveway for You...and, Please, Help for Me!
************************************************
I've given some other examples below of what I've been creating and listing on Lollishops and Etsy so you may understand more of what I'm doing in order to answer the entry questions better.
***************************************************
So...here is where you come in. In order to enter for the little flower basket brooch above please leave ONE comment below that answers ALL these questions for one entry (of course, any additional comments are welcome): 1) What style do you like best (i.e. charm/zipper pull, charm bracelet, brooch, a larger size for an ornament, cell phone hanger, any other idea)? 2) Do you like the images with the beads or glitter or both best? 3) What VINTAGE type image would like best to see (i.e. roses, other flower type, horses, cats, trees, cottages, music, ladies, pianos, crowns, birds, seasonal pictures...well, you get the idea)? If you'd like another entry, please blog about this post and leave another comment below that you have blogged about it (I'll be checking). I'll be drawing a name on August 6. THANK YOU for your help!
Labels:
Etsy,
Giveaway,
Glass Bead Hobby,
Lollishops
Friday, July 24, 2009
Ok, Another Giveaway
Melissa, from Creating from the Heart, is giving away some scrapping goodies including a Slice Machine. Fun! Thanks, Melissa, for the chance. While you're there, check out some of her beautiful creations.
Labels:
Giveaways
Inspiring Blog and Giveaway from "A Bushel and Peck"
Do you need an inspiring blog and a great giveaway to enter? Well, you'll find both at A Bushel and Peck. The blog is beautiful and interesting and the giveaway is to spend a total of $200 at two different on-line shops. How generous!
Labels:
Giveaways
Thursday, July 23, 2009
A few Goodies from Yard Sale and Antique Shopping
We needed to travel light because, well, now that you have to pay for each piece of luggage, I was determined to be frugal and pack light. One thing I love to do while visiting my parents in Maine is going to yard sales and looking through antique stores. Not that I buy much, but the items seem to be different there than in the Midwest--older houses, older "stuff" to find. With a promise from my dear mom that we could do laundry whenever necessary, I packed particularly light (a hard task for me!) with room and weight to spare in each suitcase in order to fill them to the brim with good deals. My mom and I love to yard sale and peak into antiques stores together, so off we went bright and early four different days. I found some great deals on winter coats for both of the children and winter boots for one--even though it was a challenge squishing them all into a suitcase. How could I resist $1.00 for a warm coat and 25 cents for a decent, warm pair of winter boots?! Most of my finds were shoes and clothing for the children...but there were a few treasures for me that were inexpensive (all of these below cost less than $5.00) and quite irresistible.
One is the talc tin (and box!) above. It is in perfect condition and beautiful in every way. I don't know why some people sell such pretty things...but I'm tickled to have found it.
I found this book on Victorian crafts for 25 cents. I'm helplessly stuck in the romantic Victorian era because I can't resist its pages full of beautiful ideas. What a deal!
I love candle holders, and this brass one is from Italy. It features a thistle and should polish up well with my husband's Brasso.
Finally I'm a sucker for little cottages and have a collection of them in various forms and sizes on our mantle. This one turned out to be a Thomas Kinkade's Swanbrook Cottage for only $1.00.
Labels:
Antiques,
Maine,
Yard Sales
God Really Does Answer Prayer
You know a lot of people think it's nuts to pray, but many do pray. Oh, yes, there are those who don't pray to the God of the Bible. Many don't realize that if they don't have a personal relationship with God or if their relationship with Him is not right...He won't hear them (The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29) Some people just repeat the same words when they pray. That's like saying the same thing, over and over again, to my husband every time I see him. What must God think of that? Anyway, some people make a mental ascent to God when they pray but don't pray with their heart, and their thoughts are on dinner or the ball game or whatever. Some people pray because they're at their whits end but don't have the faith to believe that God will really answer those prayers. The God of the Bible actually LIKES it when His children pray to him (... but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Proverbs 15:8)
For those who doubt whether the God of the Bible (the One to whom I pray) answers prayer, I for one KNOW that He does. Now, God doesn't always do it my way and when I want it and sometimes He even clearly answers "No"...which usually, buy the way, I can look back on at a future date and see WHY He didn't answer my prayer they way I wished.
One event recently is that we didn't have the money for our schoolbooks for the upcoming year for homeschooling. We had no way of getting the all the money we needed in the time we needed it. So...we PRAYED...and prayed...and you know what? Someone came to us and said totally unexpectedly and surprisingly..."We want to give you a certain amount of money...what may we put it toward?" To make a long story short, all of the school books have been paid for and delivered to us. This was a NEED of ours, and through faith and via prayer we claimed God's promise in Philippians 4:19--But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus., and God answered prayer and supplied our need. God is awesome and prayer DOES work!
For those who doubt whether the God of the Bible (the One to whom I pray) answers prayer, I for one KNOW that He does. Now, God doesn't always do it my way and when I want it and sometimes He even clearly answers "No"...which usually, buy the way, I can look back on at a future date and see WHY He didn't answer my prayer they way I wished.
One event recently is that we didn't have the money for our schoolbooks for the upcoming year for homeschooling. We had no way of getting the all the money we needed in the time we needed it. So...we PRAYED...and prayed...and you know what? Someone came to us and said totally unexpectedly and surprisingly..."We want to give you a certain amount of money...what may we put it toward?" To make a long story short, all of the school books have been paid for and delivered to us. This was a NEED of ours, and through faith and via prayer we claimed God's promise in Philippians 4:19--But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus., and God answered prayer and supplied our need. God is awesome and prayer DOES work!
Labels:
Bible Bits
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
I'm Back...and with a New Mousepad and Lollishop Widget!
Labels:
Glass Bead Hobby,
Lollishops,
Maine,
Mousepad,
Sea Glass
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Little Cottage Zipper Pull...and Off on a Break
Labels:
Glass Bead Hobby,
Lollishops
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
"Tea Time Tidbits" Special Posting #6
Labels:
Tea Talk,
Tea Time Tidbits
Monday, July 6, 2009
A Visit From New Zealand
Labels:
New Zealand
Friday, July 3, 2009
"Tea Time Tidbits" Special Posting #5
Labels:
Tea Talk,
Tea Time Tidbits
Strawberries!
Labels:
strawberries
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
What profit is it?
The recent passing of a certain pop star lately has brought a particular Bible verse to mind. "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"(Mark 8:36) We've read about this man's recent great net worth--what is it? 263 million dollars? I can't begin to imagine that sort of money--and all that he had and all that he did. But how SAD it would be to amass a huge fortune, pass away relatively young (hey, 50 is not really that old), and if he never accepted Christ as his personal Saviour to spend eternity in a place opposite heaven. This pop star gained in his 50 years of life everything and anything he could possibly want--"the whole world" so to speak--but what good was it all if he never got things right before God and lost his soul for eternity?
Labels:
Bible Bits
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)