Pink Butterflies...

Butterflies just exemplify Spring,

don'tcha think???

As part of our Easter desserts,

and because kids just love cupcakes,

that's what we decided to make.

I gathered supplies to make butterflies for cupcake decorations.

-Two shapes of pretzels

Traditional and Straight

-Pink Candy Melts

-& White Candy Sprinkles 

The Candy Melts were melted in the mircrowave...

And the pretzels dipped in the melted pink candy, and covered with sprinkles... 

Now here's a pretty cute story....

The Butterflies,

 or maybe they were intended to be dragonflies...oh well...

just didn't look quite right.

As Ashley and I were working on them, and I fretting a little over their appearance,

 told her that I'd seen the picture of them days ago, but couldn't remember where.

Slight fib....Lord forgive me!!!

The picture just happened to be in a cook book, in the bottom of her Easter Basket,

which I couldn't tell  her about, or even get to.

And my memory wasn't serving me correctly! ha!

On Easter morning, we looked at the cook book as I told her the whole story

and realized this was how they were to be made....

Anyhow, the kids loved them, and they were quite tasty!

Ashley made, frosted, and decorated the cupcakes.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp,

 but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

 ~Nathaniel Hawthorne


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Linking To:
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The Writing on the....

Wall   Sidewalk...

Easter Morning began early for my family and I,

getting up at 5:00 am, to take part in Walk with Jesus.

Downtown, the program began with a Sunrise Service at 6:30.

Songs, Scripture, and prayers reminded us of the true reason for Easter.

During the service, a 15' cross made of tissue flowers by local children was raised.

After the Sunrise Service, over 1000 people representing 30+ local churches, 

from many different denominations, lined the streets of our town.  

Shortly after 7:00 am, the streets closed off for three miles,

 were transformed into the New Testament of the Bible.

....800,000 letters were handwritten!

15,000 pieces of chalk were passed to participating individuals, and each church or group was given a book of the New Testament to write.  Our church wrote the book of Matthew, and our youth group, the book of Ephesians, the recordings taking about an hour or so.

Below, Ashley and Wesley begin writing...

The book of Matthew was recorded in a parking lot right off of the main street.

Writing began even before the sun had fully risen.

Friends and church members of ours, surveying the great project from above...

It was overwhelming to see the sun rise, as we worked...

Ashley still writing...

Bless her heart, she had about the longest passage in our group, 441 words,

and was the last one to finish.

Our church group....

A couple of shots down main street of other churches/groups writing scriptures...

Getting up at 5:00 am was tough, but being a part of Walk with Jesus was indescribable.

It was such a joy to see our community come together as one,

 from different denominations and ethnic backgrounds. 

As far as is known, this was the first to attempt to write the entire New Testament 

on the streets anywhere in the United States.

That afternoon, the entire recordings were washed off, in reverence to The Word. 

After church later that day, 

we gathered the kids that came over for lunch at my home together for pictures.

My nephew, niece, Ashley, David, and friends... 

My Dad and his four grands...

Ashley and Wesley...

And being that no Easter is complete without a hunt...

The kids below check out their loot after the Easter egg hunt.

The evening ended with the

"the big kids,"  Ashley and Wesley coloring eggs...

So, that's a wrap,

Our Easter 2012 in a nutshell!

On a slight tangent...

the sign below was crafted by the very talented

Susie Harris.

Purchased two of these, one for my home and one for our church.

I have enjoyed them this Easter season, and everyone loves them!

We do celebrate Easter because He Lives!

Romans 6:8-11

Jesus gave the biggest sacrifice for us, 

his life for ours on that cross so many years ago, that we might have life eternal. 

That gift is ours for the taking through faith, 

it can't be attained by our works, good deeds, or attempt at goodness.

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. 

And this is not your own doing; 

it is the gift of God, not a result of works,

 so that no one may boast."

Ephesians 2:8-9

I am so VERY Thankful for that gift and all that Easter stands for! :)

Glorious Day...

Living He loved me, dying He saved me

And buried He carried my sins far away

Rising He justified freely forever

One day He's coming, oh, glorious day, oh, glorious day

Glorious day.

-from "Glorious Day," Casting Crowns

 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

Matthew 28:6 NIV

Wishing all

 a blessed Easter!

"smiles"

 

Going a Little Fun n' Funky

On a cool, downright chilly March evening,

I waited...

 {not so patiently, cause I was freezing my patootie off}

at an outdoor auction for THREE hours to bid on the chair below.

Although it was funky ...and not in the good kinda way funky,

I had visions in my head of the beauty she could be!

Pretty disgusting, huh???

But for $3.00, how could I pass her up?

Removed the cushion and began my transformation...

 With sexy little legs like these, she just had to have potential! 

While I already had a can of Annie Sloan Old White open,

I decided to do double duty and paint the old farm table below.

After years of wear and tear, it needed some serious TLC, too!

After the painting was complete,

I recovered the old cushion 

with a fun and funky (in a good way) pink leopard print upholstery fabric.

...or is it a cheetah print, I can never keep the two straight!

Anyhow, here she is, 

restored and looking quite pretty, if I do say so myself! :)

Hoping she will find a new home soon, selling both pieces in my booth.

Now on to my next project....

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