Whew...

Today has been an interesting day. I'm not a planner, but I have been planning away...Our 7th youth and family fellowship is coming up and we're late getting everything together mostly due to the church being under construction. I'm planning to many wonderful things, I can only hope that I won't have about ten new gray hairs, and a huge lifetime headache for my trouble.

As for the other things that I was doing today, I promised my first five fan page followers free fashion illustrations...and I finished up the first one today...I think it looks good. I am waiting for the final approval from the person I made it for then we'll be all good! When someone has such beautiful work, you almost feel like trying to recreate it in any way is almost pointless...but that's the way it is with creation! We take pictures, paint, and sketch all day and though we may come out with beautiful things, there is nothing quite so lovely as the original.

What do you think of the illustration?
Elisabeth

My gift!

It's here!!!!! I got my hairpin!! Don't ask me why I was so excited about a hairpin of an insect that in real life I'm slightly afraid of...but I am okay? When I saw it, I knew right away I wanted it...The crazy thing is that someone who has never actually seen me in real life bought it for me.
Long story short, I joined a group called CAST (Christian Artists Street Team) on etsy, and everyone was really friendly. So many encouraging wonderful people. When I posted that I loved the hairpin and wanted it, someone bought it for me. That touched my heart in a special way. If someone would buy something for me that hasn't even seen me, then things I do, and say can affect people the same way. Anyway, enough yammer. Here it is in all it's glory. I must've pinned it in, then pulled it out fifteen times on the way to midweek service until I finally found the perfect place and way to put it :-) I love the way it looks like it just lit there and will flit away any moment. Check out this special lady's store at: www.SueRunyonDesigns.etsy.com

I DID IT!! Yes, I set up a facebook fanpage. I know this hasn't been a huge thing of mine, but I started thinking about it awhile ago, and also just shoved it out of my mind as being pointless..I didn't want to be all into obvious self-promotion :-)

Well, the bible says whatsoever you do, do heartily as unto the Lord...and that's a good way to look at it. It's just the beginning, but I did a little giveaway, and my sister told me to stop being a chicken and suggest it to my friends so I did that too. I'm so excited about the possibilities...if I don't get the job that I had the interview at Monday I'll just put my heart fully into creating things and selling on etsy.

Hmmmm I need some business cards...

Elisabeth

What if?

When I stay up late at night I start having more ideas...it's a very inspirational time for me :-)

What if I were to buy skirts at say the thrift store and change them around? I can add to them, subtract from them, and all sorts of things. I could make a skirt from fabric I have, and rip the pocket off of a skirt I buy at the thrift store and sew it on. I could buy a tank top and add sleeves with a different fabric and then add buttons down the front! I feel inspired already. Last year I made a skirt purse from a little girl's mini skirt, and it's just hanging in my room. I should so try to sell it. I meant to give it away for a prize at an event and never did.

What if I took some of the illustrations I've done on bristol board and cut them out and put them on the cards that I'm going to start making along with my new paper quilling flowers and things? That would be one way to effectively use two skills I have at once!

What if every time I feel like giving up I keep my hands busy doing something that's easy, knowing that when I start crafting I just want to craft more?

What if I started a love book?...I've been wanting to for awhile. It'll be a scrapbook filled with all the sweet notes I've gotten from people, and the cards for birthdays, and graduations, and pictures of special memories...like that card that my sister gave me when I was sick on Valentines day...Every time I feel discouraged I could open it up and see all the people that love me.

What if I set aside time every day to practice my fashion illustrating just so I won't get worse? My teacher kept telling us that as long as we always practice we can't get worse :-)

What if I find one person per day to concentrate on? Pray for...encourage, pay attention to? It's hard to have issues all the time when you're focusing on someone else and their needs...Plus the gift someone who has never seen me (cast member) gave to me touched my heart. It reminded me of the verse in the bible that says how can we love God who we can't see, when we don't love the people that we can see?

Anyway...just some thoughts...I had to put them down. They felt deep, but tomorrow when it's not 1:15 in the morning it'll just look like random thoughts I'm sure.

Elisabeth

Update on prayer request

Update on the prayer request about the girl's dad (you can read my post from a few days ago). He is apparently conscious, and up and about. A big Thank You to all who said a prayer for him!

Elisabeth

no games, a couple of nails, and some paint.

Yesterday was supposed to be a leisurely game night for the teens and above to come and enjoy themselves with some games at our house. The "GAME night" ended up being a stressful event that I was bugged about all day, had to shop for, and ended up working through. There wasn't a single game, and children were there sometimes even underfoot while I was painting at the church. I get really stressed when my plans change, and although I'm trying to change that, this time I believe it was justified. Generally "we should" really means "you will" and there goes my whole day...
On the upside my classroom has been mostly painted, and we taught my friend Jackie how to paint! I couldn't believe she's made her way through several of her teen years and never learned to paint! Here is a picture of my classroom...Bright right? I loved it...My kids need some brightness in the classroom instead of the boring cream from last year. The ones that came in to watch me work loved the color even when I dabbed a bit on their noses :-)

"In everything give thanks for this is the will of God..."

New ideas and new endeavors...

Today I received an email from a lady whose blog I follow...I don't know her personally but when I was browsing through the blogosphere (I've been wanting to use that word) I found her page to be one of the prettiest I had come across and I automatically see her on my dashboard now. Anyway I emailed her about sending her some of my quilling creations so that she could try them and sort of "review" them, she replied saying that she would be happy to try them out and gave me her address. I'm working on some now for her other than the ones that I'm selling on etsy. I want her to like them. I also decided to step out on faith and purchase some cards to use them on and even try to sell them online...it should be fun.

In other news I have a phone interview for tomorrow for a job I applied to (details later if I get the job.) I'm thrilled and a little nervous. My friend does work there already as a new hire and is the one who suggested the job to me. Tomorrow is the "sew test" and even though overall I'm confident in my skills I'm not so sure what will be expected of me and that makes me a little nervous. I used to alter BRAS...I should be able to do this, right? I'm quoting so many verses to myself right now lol.

Thyyyy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path...(I like that song)...Sunday I had the children bring toilet paper rolls (empty) to class and we made "candles" out of them. They're so cute. I adore them.

Elisabeth