Is it just me?

So, enrichment is over, what a relief! Hey, I just wanted to share some thoughts with my friends. I know you've each experienced it, someone says something to you and you instantly feel small and unimportant, right? Well don't buy in, hold your head up high and know that your gifts are precious and so impotant! You are nothing less than wonderful and no one should have the ability to make you feel otherwise. Wow, I learn so much from so many, and it's because each person has skill in so many beautiful ways. May you be blessed with the inner peace that comes from knowing who you are and where you are headed. And remember that you are precious in His sight.
Love, Melanie

As promised!

Well, as promised I am posting pictures from my front porch that will be part of my class on decorating tonight. I got excited about creating a back-to-school theme on the front porch. With very little expense, I was able to pull together a fun look. My cute daycare kids love to pause at the front door before entering. Humm... they must be excited for school.

Enrichment class needs a teacher, ...who me?

So, tomorrow I am teaching an enrichment class, entitled "decorating on a dime". Most of my ideas are ones I can't bring, you know, like window treatments, large furniture, ect. So, I was thinking........." why not take pictures of what you are talking about, and share with your blogging friends"? So, I will do just that. I will try to post pictures tomorrow.

I am still alive, Really, I am!



So, it's been way... to long, I apologize. The Gardner's Market in Providence has kept me super busy. Have you been? It's the very first annual market Providence has ever had and it needs more support, come visit us there every Saturday 3-6, right behind Providence Elementary School.

Any who............................................. Just wanted to show and tell a little about my fun project. You know when you have 5 kids and they are going in all different directions. One is preparing to leave for his mission, the other 2 boys have started football, you daughter made the competitive soccer team and your 7yr. old just finished swim lessons? So, if you said yes call me, we need to talk! The mud room has been way to small for way too long, and finally one day I said to the handyman, " let's turn this long hall into an extension of the mud room". He sweetly said yes, and then I started drawing it out , you know ---- the PLAN! Quickly he looked worried. " You want a ladder to be like a photo gallery ?" Eventually he wrapped his sweet head around it and together we made this happen. It is a narrow hall so prime pics were next to impossible, sorry. The saying above the coat hanger is a line from one of our favorite Primary songs. It reads I have a family here on earth, they are so good to me. The first picture in the ladder is of our wedding, and each one after that is when a new baby joined the family. Our progressive family, plus much needed hanging space, and there you have it, I loved the way it turned out. The total cost was around $40.00. Yippee!

Bare No More

So I can see in my head what I want things in my house to look like, but when I walk into a store such as TaiPan or Hobby Lobby, it seems to all go out the window and I get lost in the oodles of cute, fun things around me. So I enlisted Melanie's help on my most recent shopping trip. We walked through aisles of neatness and carefully selected each piece in the picture above. My kitchen corner, once bare, is now exactly as I want it... well, minus a few apricots (needed to fill in the gaps created by the oranges) which I WILL pick up this week. I'm pretty sure I can handle that on my own! I hope! Who knew that a few simple pieces could fit together so nicely and transform my kitchen corner into something so lovely? I "du Love" it!

A Sneak Peek!

Melanie has been busy! These flower pots are amazing; there is sure to be a color that speaks to you! This is only the beginning to her fab creations. I'm telling you, this girl is talented. Come check out the duLovely booth tomorrow in Providence.

Exciting Things Are Soon to Come....

Greetings all! I am working on so many projects right now, can't wait to show and tell. Thanks for your patience. For you locals I will be participating in the Providence Farmer's market, Saturday July 16th from 3- 6 p.m. right behind Providence Elementary. I HAVE SUCH A FUN VARIETY OF HANDCRAFTED ITEMS FOR SALE, JOIN ME PLEASE.