Fall 2014: Pantone’s Fall Fashion Colors

Are you one to follow fashion colors?  As consumers we don’t have many options but to buy what the fashion industry puts on the shelves or hang on the racks.  This is also true with textile arts unless you dye your own textiles be it fabric or yarns.  I am[Read more]

Called North: Following my Husband

When Nathan and I began talking of marriage, I started to understand the real possibility of him being called to full-time vocational ministry. Of course, I figured it would be many years in the future. I was only a semester into college when we married January 2013. While I didn’t[Read more]

Throwback Thursday: Week at a Glance Printable

Throwback Thursday highlights a post from years past that we think you might enjoy! This post originally made its debut on Grace Elizabeth’s on July 18, 2012. I created this weekly calendar to put in the household binder. My favorite thing to do with this is put down EVERYTHING we will[Read more]

A Note to My Sisters

Today is National Sisters Day! Don’t forget to hug your sister and tell her how much ya love her! I wanted to take the time to let my little sisters know how much they mean to me. I really like the following quote about sisterhood. Giggles, Secrets, Sometimes Tears, Sisters[Read more]

DIY: New Paver Patio

Have you ever laid a patio yourself?  We did some time ago, but this time we put a little more thought and effort into it.  Maybe I should say our daughter and son-in-law put a lot of back-breaking, knee bruising effort into it. Ok, now I have to be honest.[Read more]

Project Life: July 4th

We had a lovely family gathering for Independence Day. We went to the neighborhood kiddie parade and had family over for a potluck. I probably say this about every layout, but this was really fun to put together. I love the color combination. I put a few more embellishments than[Read more]

DIY Teacher Planner

In one month school will begin…And this teacher will be ready. I have finally hit the magically number of 3. I survived the first year – just keeping my head above water. In my second year I settled in and made improvements to what I implemented in my first year.[Read more]