I Won the Sunshine Award

How sweet is this???  I checked my blog this morning and to my surprise I'd received a sweet blog award,  THE SUNSHINE AWARD.  If you read my last post about "Sunny Days", then you'll know how much I love the daily sunshine that peeks in my window in the morning.  I luv this!  I received the award from Melissa over at "Mel Dreams Often".  A BIG thank you to her and all of YOU who come by, read my posts and support my crafty blog. 

Here's a quick peek at my last post, "Sunny Days".  This award is so appropriate.

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Sunny Days



The Scent of Heaven Candle Co. has a new candle scent, Sunny Days, and I'm so excited!!!  The sweet, yet refreshing fragrance of lemongrass and sugar cane are perfectly blended with black currant and patchouli...just in time for the Sunny Days of summer.  Besides, who doesn't love Sunny Days?  Do you remember your days of fun in the sun as a kid (or an adult, LoL)?  Running, playing, jumping in the pool, not a care in the world, just happy about another Sunny Day full of fun and excitement. 

I look forward to the sun greeting me each day.  It's God's way of saying "good morning" to me and a personal invitation to enjoy His presence and His beautiful creations.  Needless to say, I love Sunny Days.  

Who are we?  The Scent of Heaven Candle Co. (Tshcc) is a candle and paper goods boutique committed to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

What do we do?  We hand-pour 100% all-natural, soy wax candles and hand-craft inspirational notepads to encourage all who have ears to hear and eyes to see.

Our Tshcc scented, soy candles contain bible scriptures and a little inspirational story that explains the story of the scripture and more.

The "little bitty" Positive Notes are hand-crafted, whimsical notepads that include “positive notes” from scriptures to build you up.

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Framed 3-D Poem

Great News:  Here's another fun project by yours truly and I've also been featured on "Friendly Friday" (details on the feature are toward the end of this post).  In the words of the Pointer Sisters, "I'm so excited and I just can't hide it". 

I was asked to prepare this poem as a gift for a recent graduate.  My instructions were to print it on male-inspired, designer paper and place it in a frame.  Well, you know my mind got busy with the design, frame and everything.  Then, God began to show me how to set it all up (remember I always craft with my Rock, Scissors, Paper).  Check out the finished product - framed 3-D poem. 

I printed the poem on 1 page, then printed selected words from the poem on a second sheet.  I cut out the selected words from the second sheet and applied them to the first page using thick double-sided tape (you can also substitue pop-dots to get the raised image).  I luv the way this looks.

In addition to completing this fun project, I recently found out that I'd be featured on "Friendly Friday".  How Exciting!!!  This was such a sweet surprise that made my great day a spectacular one! 

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Pomander Flower Ball

I thought these were the cutest flower balls.  Making the first one was so much fun and easy that I decided to make a second one.  Wanna try it out?  Ok, here's what you'll need: 

• 12 x 12 Cardstock.  I chose a shimmery, linen patterened cardstock
• Pearl tipped corsage pens
• White styrofoam ball
• Flower paper punch

Punch several flower petal shapes from the 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock.

Layer the petals then curl the edges of the top flower.  This gives the flower a bit of dimension.

Next, attach the flower petals to the styrofoam ball with the corsage pins.  I chose to go around the entire ball and make a complete circle.  Repeat until the entire ball is covered.

Voila!  Pomander Flower Ball!

...a fun and easy little project - cute enough to decorate for a dinner party or any party.  Enjoy!  :o)



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The Good Life

by Jessika Hepburn

free download at OMHG




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