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Old Sign Stencils are the best and they are not just for signs!!

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SEE THEM HERE! Note the price you see is in Canadian $.

I knew I wanted to try the stencils on an old wheelbarrow that I could plant with colorful annuals.   I didn't have a wheelbarrow to use (although, I did try to convince hubby that one of ours could become a planter)...

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Sunday Verses

Happy Sunday! In Montana many of our pines trees are lodgepole pines. They grow tall and skinny, but they do not have great root systems, and as a result, they often blow over in the wind. It is the same with our faith. If our roots are not deep, we will not withstand and hold up when tough times come. But, how do we deeply root ourselves in Christ? We build our faith by spending time with God. Read the Bible and talk to Him, journal, listen to worship music, create--whatever works to help you spend time with Him. Today, take the time to root your faith and you will not topple when the life challenging winds blow.

Rustic, Reclaimed Bar

I needed some furniture for my booth, it was looking like a ghost town!! So, at seven o'clock last night I decided to build a bar.  (Sorry, phone pictures in the booth. ) 

1 Pallet=2 Stools

I know for those of you who know me and my blog, that you know that I love a good pallet, ya know?

I haven't done as much with pallets since my book (BUY IT HERE!) came out.  Not that I fell out of love with pallets, I was just up to eyeballs in pallet parts and with moving and all that entails, I ignored pallets for awhile.  But, I had the pallet itch the other day so we picked up 6 nice pallets over the weekend and I have been happily building this week.

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Work Hard, Play Hard

After buying our old schoolhouse last summer, we knew it was going to take a lot of work to make it what we want and to fix it up.  

And while we are far from doing EVERYTHING we want to do, after spending several hours this past week and weekend working on the sprinkler system, weeding (yes, these monsters are weeds!),

and prepping the 1200 square foot greenhouse (which included clearing out all my wood we had stored in there), we spent Sunday in Yellowstone National Park.

We saw five bears--this one was the first one, a two year old.

Sunday Verses

Happy Sunday! Do you strive to be superwoman (or superman)? Do you try to create a perfect, pretty image, never letting your ugly, "rusty" side show? While I certainly try not to complain and focus on the negative, I dislike the "perfect personas" we often share because it creates feelings that our lives aren't measuring up to others. We see our friends and family smiling and having the most wonderful time together and we start to compare and think that we need to live up to some standard of perfection. Let's STOP! Let's be real with each other and let people know our lives are not without faults and struggles, sins and tough things. Let's share the fantastic, fun stuff, but let's also share the hard stuff and let our friends know we don't have it all together. And, that is okay because we thankfully have a Savior who does! Amen?

Vintage Farmhouse Stool

Oh, the ones that you have to let go...

That is how I feel about this vintage stool with a farmhouse feel.

Talk of the Town Link Party

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