Train up a child....

The Bible says:

 Proverbs 22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

My first born

Matthew 7:12 ”So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

My Big "D"

Proverbs 29:17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.

My Sweet "D"

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above

One of my greatest joys

Proverbs 1:8 NIV 

Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching 

Is 21 years old....

today.....

Now a junior in college...

does a parent ever feel like they said enough?

showed enough?

did enough?

for them to remember..

all those things you hope for them

he's back at school

in his first apartment

with all kinds of  "hand me down" furniture

leftover camping silverware

and a hodge podge of other treasures to make his place comfortable

he has settled in...

quite perfectly!

We drove up today

to wish him a great day

take him to lunch

and buy him some groceries

There is NO WAY

 in this world

that we could be more proud

 of

the man he is becoming.

and

from what we are seeing...

he DID hear all of the teachings of his childhood

”For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.Proverbs 8:35

We pray prayers of blessing and hope for our Big "D"!!!

We love you more than words can express!!!

/Mom

Inspired....

I found this image via Pinterest....a slight addiction for me....

I know a few others that suffer from this addition too...

My SIL accused me of causing hers...

she knew nothing of Pinterest just a few months ago...

now...well...you know

source

Anyway...I love bags

handbags, shopping bags, small shopping purses....

and I like to make them.

This one inspired me...

so....I came up with my own version today....

I think it is cute...

picture to come....

I have been working with burlap bags...

coffee and rice bags...

and I like the look...but

I would LOVE to find some really good linen grain sacks...

by good I mean affordable...

The ones I have seen are pretty pricey and....

I guess I am pretty cheap...

Anyone have any ideas???

I welcome them!!!

:))))))

Pretty please!!!

Handmade....

I hope to offer something a little different in my booth at LaBahia during Antiques Week in Round Top this fall...

Here is some fabric I had in my stash from years ago when I was making purses...

it was quite expensive at Hobby Lobby so I could only buy it when I had my 40% off coupon...

and then ....it was still expensive...so I have  just a little bit of it.

I am using it for 

something. really. cute.

I'll show you when it is all done and I can get a cool pic.

And...here is another little project...

You see that little red dot at the end of my finger?

(excuse the boy looking fingers....never had long beautiful fingernails...I'm ok with that)

anyway...

You know...

sometimes...

you are just concentrating so hard....

you just want that seam you are sewing to be perfect....

and the fabric gets thick....

and you try to keep it straight....

then...

you feel a sharp pain...

and you know you better not jerk your hand back too fast because....

because you have done that before....

and it is not pretty....

so you raise the needle...

and pull your hand back quickly...

so that your mosquito loving blood will not drip on your beautiful creation....

yep....

that's what happened....

And....

what's worse...

tomorrow I have to go to the job outside my home...

that I have done for 28 years now...

and it involves using these same fingers....

which one is already sore....

and this.....

is just keeping it real....

because we do real around here

real good!!!

It's "O" fficial....

 

 Yep...it is official....

 For a while now...

about 2 1/2 years.....

after I left The Old Oak Cottage...

I knew that I was not finished with this part of my life.

 I enjoy the hunt, the fixin up, the redoin, way too much to not do it anymore.

 

 So I waited...I cannot wrap my mind around all that I waited for or why...but it was several things...

teenagers to graduate...start college....me to realize that they will survive without me telling them how to do everything...

they knew that long  before I figured that out.
 

 

 And while I waited...

I hunted, gathered, stored and became a full blown hoarder of treasures needing love and attention.
 

 

 So, here I am....several months down the road...officially back in the game...
 

 On September 27, in the lovely rolling hills around Round Top, Texas at Texas Antique Week...in a cute little venue call LaBahia...
I will have a small booth selling cute little and big treasures.

 

 

I am excited and scared to death...excited to be involved in what I love to do and scared enough to pee my pants...

you know the old feelings...

what if people don't like what I have...

what if they walk by and don't walk in my booth...

what if they say..."hmmm, and why did you paint that?"

 

So, I am planning on going, scared, excited and all of the above, in order to do what makes me happy...

All of the above pics are a peek at what has been happening around here...

so stayed tuned to this blog for more previews and updates at September comes rushing at me even faster than I care to think about!!!


Mandy