March Class

Embellished Baskets

The Charm House

Monroe, Georgia

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Glue and Paint day with my girls, Also a challenge to young MOM's.....

I never imagined that life would be this good after my children were married! I always heard that when your children got married, than you gained another son/daughter. I always thought that was just a sweet saying for mom's to say implying that they got along well with their in-laws. Well, I always considered my children's spouses to be in-loves. I have never been able to handle the word..... In-Law. It always sounded so cold and harsh. I also wanted my children's spouse to call me either Yvette or MamaE . I desperately wanted them to be comfortable around me and for them to know that my home was their home! Well..... Since my children have been married I know exactly how it feels to gain two more children!!! I love Jackie and JD so very much and consider them to be two of the greatest gifts that I have ever received! They both make Chase and Whit so very happy, they come into my home feeling like it is theirs(often spending the night), and it is amazing how much time we have spent together! I try to plan at least one day a week with the girls doing something special! I would have never imagined Jackie loving to paint, glue... basically getting dirty with Whit and I as much as she does! And she is really GOOD! I prayed hard for Jackie and JD when my children were much younger. I knew God would be faithful in not only providing my children with a wonderful partner, but with giving Reid and I two more beautiful children who love the Lord with all of their heart! If you are a young mom or dad, I challenge you to start praying for your children's spouses! You will be amazed at how God can provide the perfect partner for them and you!

My project..... "Fly away little one..."

Jackie and her project...

Whit's project for JD and their 3 month anniversary.... theme~ sewing! She loves to sew!

Finally... I finished one!

I have finally completed a piece from the instruction Lisa Kaus gave me at Art and Soul!

For me, the process took a very long time. But it was so worth it!

I love this technique, it is so fun to use.

I do suggest that when you work on a piece like this.... Have it planed out.

You should already have your trinkets and paper out so that you do not have to play

"Scavenger Hunt"!

If you get the chance to take a class with Lisa... DO IT!

Finally~ My Art & Soul Project...

I promised you I would show you my project from the Art & Soul Retreat!

I had the best time making this piece. Lisa Kaus is an incredible instructor!Game Pieces, Key and Locks, Watch Pieces....

So many things on this one piece!
Recycle through your Art Pieces!

Tristan, My new Favorite Artist, Autism & A Conference One and the same...

http://lysaterkeurst.blogspot.com/2009/03/she-speaks-scholarship-contest-for.html
Is it not amazing how God can place you in the right place, right time and with the right person.... The day before yesterday I went to Vintage Village to look at my shelving unit for my "little" store! I decided to make a day of it, make a circle around the the two counties in which I was visiting and end up picking my husband up at our "big" store and going to visit Grandma at the nursing home. One of the stops before picking up Mr. Charming (my new name for him since I have a store!!!) was to drop by Goodwill (REALLY FAST) to see what was on going on! As I arrived and started to rummage though the "trinkets", I noticed this lady with a plunder of rewards of arriving maybe ten minutes before I did.... She was shopping the aisles before me and I could tell she was my kind of junker!!! She looked at me and smiled at the same time looking down into my cart. I had this beautiful wooden tray with cast iron handles for $4.00. At Michael's I would pay at least $20.00 for a tray this size to use for a project and it would not be half as pretty. She said,"I love the tray"..... I don't know why..... But I offered it to her, she offered me a piece of Milk Glass that I was admiring! From that point on we struck up a great conversation, ending up behind each other in the "forever until eternity" checkout line and then we exchanged information. She contacted me last night, leaving me this website...... It was after I read about Tristan that I knew why I met my new friend Ellen McILwain.
See, I know why God put us together now, Mr. Charming knows why I was thirty minutes late picking him up and why now Tristan Bramblett is now my favorite Artist!!!

Please, take the time to go and read Tristan's story, see how HIS life has changed because of parents who were willing to follow God in faith to do the right thing for their children and see what ART can do in a child's life...

Thank God for Parents & Grandparents

like Tristan's and his sister!

http://www.blueelephantcreations.com/index.html

Tristan's Wonderful Art

That YOU can purchase on HIS website!

That brings me to another quick post~

Faye left a comment on one of my post the day before yesterday about Autism. I somewhat ignorned it until now. That is until God punched me on my sore shoulder yesterday and got my attention to look at it again because of Tristan

(TWO CHILDREN WITH AUTSIM IN TWO DAYS

HE WANTS MY ATTENTION)

Anyways.... I am posting Faye's post about an upcoming post on Autism...

This is meant for someone, only God knows, I am just the messenger....

From Faye's blog~ http://justsomethingnannamade.blogspot.com/

My daughter is announcing a collaborated effort by Unlocking Autism and Great Plains of Kansas to bring their FREE Biomed. Conf. to Rome, Ga. This will be informative for anyone dealing with ADD, ADHD, PDD, Asperger or Autism.Free Biomed. Conf.Location: Unity Christian School, upper campus, Hwy. 53, Rome, Ga.Exhibitors: Doors open at 5 to parents 5:00 to 6:00 PMKeynote speaker: Dr. Timothy Callaghan, certified D.A.N! practitioner; The Specrum and the Bio. Med. Maze 6:00 to 7:30 PMSpeaker: Amy Whitlock; A Families Journey 7:30 to 8:00 PMSee http://www.tendergraces.org/ for more detail.Download flyer from site.....Pre-registration required.amy@tendergraces.org

Also... this is all God... I just visited my daughters blog and went to Lysa TerKeurst's blog to look at the scholarship information. I was not planning on attending the conference with my health problems, how could I. Plus, if Whitney doesn't get a scholarship with our store and the economy the way it is....IT WILL BE BY FAITH that GOD is sending Whit! But when I got there I hit Mr. Linky... LOL So, I also am going for a scholarship! And I might be going also!! Georgia to North Carolina... I can do it ~ If God can carry me!

Thank goodness my post was all about Faith today!

But God knew this all the time!

The joke is on ME!

Journalism Workshop 101...

This is the first assignment of Week 1~

We have to seven different projects like these two before next Monday!

It is hard to imagine how many more layers we are going to put on top of this!

Great Class!

Visual Journalism 101 with Pam Carriker

Visual Journalism Class... WOW

As many of you know, I love to take art classes over the Internet. This month I decided to take Visual Journalism 101 Workshop with Pam Carriker. Pam is an incredible instructor who gives you a video instruction at the end of each class that makes her classes so easy, even I can do them!

This is a picture of my pad from my first class~ Blank Page Syndrome~Get Over It!
And YES, I was one of those who was terrified of that WHITE PAGE!
If you are interested in this class or another go to Creative Workshops and check it out. ~ http://creativeworkshops.ning.com/