Halloween!

I made this cute lil graveyard dirt cake for my school kiddos this week. They loved it! Needless to say, I became their favorite teacher of the week!

I also dressed up as my favorite Harry Potter character, Hermione Granger, with my colleagues. Fun times!

For Sunday school, I made these cute little cards for our 3-5 yr olds.

And, my lil nephew dressed up for his first Halloween!

My Current Project

I am working on this lap quilt for my grandmother. I hope I get it finished before Christmas!

Hannah's T-Shirt Quilt is Finally Finished!!

So, here it is!!!  This is the final product of my niece's old t-shirts and a little bit of batik fabric!  I am very please with the results. The colors within the quilt are very bright and girly, which fits my niece's personality very well.  She has such a bubbly, bright, and colorful disposition.

The only thing I did not like about this quilt is how heavy it turned out to be.  Knit fabrics (t-shirt material) is very heavy when sewn together like quilt.  It is definitely not a quilt for the summer months.  In Arkansas, it might not even be light enough for fall or spring.  It would however make an awesome football weather quilt!  The think I love about it most is that it captures memories for her to have in her home forever.  She can look at this quilt in the years to come and have a story for every square.  Isn't that amazing?!  Her children will be able to see a part of her life that they would never have been able to experience themselves!  I just hope she loves it as much as I do!

I'm Finally Finished!!

I finally finished my niece's quilt today!!  Woohoo!  It is in the washing machine at the moment, or I would take a picture of it and post it here.  I will definitely post one tomorrow!  Now, I will begin working on a new quilt for my own bed.  It will be easy because I am going to use a pre-printed fabric pattern!

Its been awhile....

Wow!  It has been awhile since I have posted on here!  Believe it or not, I have been working on a quilt.  It is almost finished.  It happens to be the t-shirt quilt I started for my niece Hannah way back around Christmas.  Hopefully, I can post pics of it next week!

My Baptism

Aelbert Cuyp
The Baptism of the Eunuch, c. 1642 - 1643
42 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.
The Menil Collection, Houston, NGA

Today I became a new person.  I met with my minister, studied over the scripture, and decided to be baptized for the remission of my sins.  I am so excited to enter this new life with my savior and Lord, Jesus Christ!  I have posted a painting depicting the baptism of the Eunuch from the Bible.  In some ways, this particular story helped me to come to the decision to approach the subject of baptism with my minister.  Just like the Eunuch, I felt there was truly nothing that should stop me from receiving redemption and salvation from my Lord Jesus Christ by obeying the gospel and being baptized.  I am proud to say that just like Eunuch, I immediately chose to be baptized and became a Christian today.

My Love Affair With All Things Quaint

a photo by Whole Shebang Photography on Flickr.

I love the old and unique! Yesterday, I had to travel to Bryant to pick up a new valve system for our water heater. On the way there I stumbled across this old farm house with barn, silo, cows, and everything!! I love the contrast of the sky with the house! I never tire of photographing old country settings!