roses from my love

my love walked in the door with roses...

February is our anniversary and Valentine's Day.

i love roses!

but these speak more to me than getting roses for these two occasions;

because in a desolate era of our marriage, there was no thought of roses.

then God shook the dry bones in our marriage and raised our hope again.

He gave our marriage a new spirit and a new love.

it's been the most amazing and life-changing experience!

so when Hubs walks in the door with roses in his hand and a smile on his face,

my heart melts with love and i say another "Thank you, God" in my heart!

...blessedness!



dinning room

this is my project for the week...

 more later!



...blessedness!

suitcases

when i painted these SUITCASES last fall i used them without finishing the inside due to lack of time. i love the winter months for these kinds of projects! i started last week and somehow the project got dragged into this week.

if 'things' could talk, i wonder what stories these would have? 

grungy! before

pretty, pretty! after

i used a quilted bedspread and hot glued it, using the finished edging of the quilt to tuck up against the inside suitcase edges. it worked per-fect-ly!

 hot glued the trim to give it a nice finish,

 and folded, rolled and tied the doilies.

i used a thick sheet music to make the tags...

   giving both sides two coats of mod-podge and a coating of wax,

printed it with the words off the computer, added scraps of lace to tie it on

and...presto!

love!
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more later!

...blessedness!