the winds of change are a blowin' . . . . .

first of all, let me apologize for the lengthiness of this post. i know it's really looooooooooong. but it couldn't be helped. after all i haven't posted since february. wow. lots has happened and definitely changed since then. i have to start this post with giving God glory and praise. He has been working in the lives of my family in so many ways that it would take several posts to even begin to touch on how. let me just say that He has touched our hearts immeasurably and we are all growing spiritually and deeper in our faith. love watching His plan unfold and His perfect timing for everything. love. love. love.

so, with all of these awesome changes in our lives, i felt the need for changes in my home and have felt my creative spirit return. i've been craving color. so, i have spent some time painting old items new colors. pops of color to be exact. and, i painted 3 canvases. yes, 3. can you believe it???? i've finally started painting. and i love it!!!! it is so much fun!!! and forgiving. :) i have so many things i want to do creatively that it's hard to know where to start! i wish i had so many more hours in the day. and energy.

so, anyways. here are pics of what i've been up to lately.

painting old things new colors......


the frame gets a coat of turquoise paint and the 3 becomes yellow..........


the round frame becomes yellow and the wooden star plaque robin's egg blue........


the wire picture hanger on the wall a new coat of red and i'm going to put black & white pics of my man and me all over it ...........

this box used to be a very dark, muted gold and looks so fun and different a bright shade of turquoise..........

next, i moved things around and hung some things i've been collecting for a while.......

always wanted our initials in our bedroom :)


love this little vintage pic. love a small pic right above the bed. think i want 1 more to put beside it.


i have been collecting o's forever.......finally felt like i had enough for the look i wanted. i love them!!! they make me smile big.

next, i got new lamp shades for my birthday from my man. love them!!


this one mysteriously came with a new lamp base, hmmmm..........


love love love this one. hand embroidered flowers all around..........


who doesn't love a pop of red????

next, some new additions.........


this little guy painted by abbey. made out of something recycled. bet you can't guess what! {thanks ali for the cool idea.}


finally completing this project!!! yayyyyyyyyyy!!!!

and, finally, my first canvases!!!!


this canvas for my bedroom............

i wish you could see the texture in these pics. i layered papers on the canvas first and then painted over them.

this canvas for abbey's room because she is beautiful in so many ways.............

and, last but not least, my version of a canvas that i saw done by someone else. it makes me smile.

well, that's it for now. feeling the need to create again . . . . .