tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33013193611220018162024-03-13T01:42:49.372-06:00Creating SarahAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839420659415519768noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301319361122001816.post-25130244930730434742014-07-28T09:16:00.000-06:002014-07-28T09:16:00.191-06:00Moments: Little boys<div align="center">
<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Recognizing the moments that make my life beautiful.</span></em><br />
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<strong>"When I grow up I want to be a little boy." </strong></div>
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<strong>--Joseph Heller, <em>Something Happened</em>, 1974</strong></div>
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Picture W eating a fudgcicle.</div>
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It's all over his face and he couldn't be happier.</div>
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Grandpa smiles and says to him, "The world is full of many wonders, W."<br />
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May we always see the wonder of the world.</div>
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<strong>"Moments filled with laughter last a lifetime."</strong></div>
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The Mister is this close (this close) to being done with P.A. school. </div>
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Just a few more weeks and we'll be making the big transition into the great big world. We have no idea what that means yet. </div>
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We don't know where we're going or when or how...we just know we're going to do it.</div>
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To add to the excitement, I am with the kids in Idaho in Idaho waiting for him while he finishes school out in West Virginia. He's so far away. </div>
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<br />But he's *<em>this close</em>* to being done!</div>
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I'm staying in a room in my parents' house that has been in the middle of a bit of a makeover for a few years now. The walls used to be covered in wood paneling but that has now been taken down leaving the walls deeply scarred with old, dry glue. It's not very pretty.</div>
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But, it is a space of my own that is being very generously given to me by very loving and helpful parents. </div>
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So, while I'm here, I've decided to make the most of it and create in that room a place of beauty and peace.</div>
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Enter these nice little signs I found at, of all places, an Army surplus store: </div>
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They're nice, right? I do love words and these words are nice and uplifting. </div>
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But, that's not what I bought them for. </div>
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I have some necklaces that needed a place to hang out and these pretty wooden blocks looked like they wanted the job.</div>
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I found some pretty fabric in my stash and set to work.</div>
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First I cut it to fit.</div>
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Then I wrapped the block up like a present...</div>
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<em>No one will be opening this present for quite a while...or ever</em>.</div>
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They make me happy to look at!</div>
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I screwed some little hookies in the bottom (which was the hardest part of the whole project! That wood was hard!) and put some nails in the wall, and hung them up.</div>
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Tada!</div>
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The kind of downpour that washes the heat away and turns crankiness into playfulness and child-like wonder.</div>
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Have you ever etched glass? <em>No!</em> Have you ever wanted to learn how?! <em>Oh, yes!!!!!!</em></div>
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It is so easy. You will be wondering why you didn't join the etched glass bandwagon sooner!</div>
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Start with a piece of glass.</div>
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Pick a design...or some words...maybe a pretty little picture...and create a stencil.</div>
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The shape of my little vase made it a little tricky with the curve of the glass and all, but I managed.</div>
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<em>Once it is etched, it is etched for good!</em> </div>
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You can even rub it off with your fingers. In fact, you kind of have to.</div>
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<i><b>"The joy in motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenge, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction." </b></i></div>
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I don't have a lot of pictures of myself. The pictures I take are most often of my kids or a project. Sometimes I get the Mister in a picture and sometimes I get one of us together, but very rarely is there just a picture of me.</div>
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The following pictures were not taken with the intention of posting them here, but once I looked at them they made me so happy that I had to share!</div>
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I will struggle. I will get frustrated some days and I will fall short many times. But, I will always be there for him and his sisters. And, they will always be my joy.</div>
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<b><i>"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath."</i></b></div>
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The big Valentine's party is tomorrow. O has worked hard all day signing cards for her friends. </div>
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"Let's do something special for my teacher, Mommy!"</div>
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But then I got distracted by my much too busy day and suddenly I was kissing her goodnight.</div>
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"Oh no, Mama! I forgot my teacher's present! Can you still make something?"</div>
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"Oh, and, Mama? Can you fix my duckie's leg too?"</div>
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So...I gathered my tools--my felt, my thread, a needle, <i>a little Dr. Who</i>--and settled in for the evening.</div>
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First thing first, let's fix that beloved duckie's little leg.</div>
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I pinned these pretty little felt hearts ages ago. I love them!</div>
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Sparkles, our Elf on the Shelf, brought us pumpkin Krispie Kremes for breakfast.</div>
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Me: Say "doughnut."</div>
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L: Pancake!</div>
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I'm so excited today to be <a href="http://shaffer-sisters.blogspot.com/2013/02/creating-sarah-daughter-of-God.html" target="_blank">guest posting</a> with the <a href="http://shaffer-sisters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shaffer Sisters</a>. These girls are amazing. </div>
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I was really excited about the<a href="http://creating-sarah.blogspot.com/2013/02/snowflake-art-unpinned-kids-version.html" target="_blank"> snowflake art</a> my girls did. It was fun. I mean, who doesn't like to play with glitter, right?</div>
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I decided to make my own.</div>
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This time, I found the masking tape. It worked waaaaaaaaay better.</div>
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First I drew the shape of the snowflake on the canvas.</div>
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Don't do that. It's too hard to cover up and really not necessary. The shape is pretty basic.</div>
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Then I picked out and mixed the color I wanted...</div>
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<i>(while playing a little footsie with the Mister...)</i></div>
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And painted over the entire canvas, taped snowflake and all. Then I waited.</div>
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A long time.</div>
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Well, it wasn't so bad. I just went to bed.</div>
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The next day, I peeled off the tape. </div>
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<i>(See those stupid pencil marks....they don't come off. Bad idea.)</i></div>
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I decided to try and cover up the pencil with white paint. Don't do this either. It's unnecessary.</div>
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Especially if you are like me and have an ongoing war with straight lines.</div>
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Or if you do this.</div>
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<i>Interesting thought: I was told once that there is a tribe in some far away place that will intentionally add flaws to the crafts they create. The idea is that only the gods can do perfect and they don't want to offend the gods by creating something perfect, so they purposefully add an imperfection. </i></div>
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<i>So, there you go...that's my imperfection.</i></div>
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Now it gets fun.</div>
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Ok, it was already fun. Not it gets <u><i>more</i></u> fun.</div>
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I got some Mod Podge. I got some super fine glitter. We had a party. </div>
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It took some time, but I globbed that happy mixture on top of the snowflake. </div>
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I laid it on thick.</div>
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And I giggled with glee as I watched it dry.</div>
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It is so sparkly!</div>
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Then I let it dry and... </div>
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TaDa!!!!!!!!</div>
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I have to say, I like it...but I'm not really in love with it. If I did it again, I wouldn't make the background color so dark and I would try to find a way to make it look more glittery.</div>
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But still... </div>
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It's pretty.</div>
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And I got to play with glitter.</div>
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It involved a large floor pillow, a bean bag, and a lot of laughter.</div>
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It is hard sometimes to be small.</div>
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He wants to play with them, but he can't figure out how to get in there. </div>
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So, he watches and he laughs and he loves his sisters.</div>
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<b><i>I found this idea <a href="http://tenkidsandadog.blogspot.com/2010/01/preschool-snowflake-masterpiece.html" target="_blank">here</a> at <a href="http://tenkidsandadog.blogspot.com/2010/01/preschool-snowflake-masterpiece.html" target="_blank">Ten kids and a Dog</a>. Head on over there for her tutorial and stay awhile at her cute blog. It's got some great ideas!</i></b></div>
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I couldn't find my masking tape, so I used some clear tape that I found floating around. I don't know what it is designed for, but tape is tape, right? </div>
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L didn't want me to take pictures of hers, but she got a really nice blend of yellow and white (<i>she chose the colors...yeah, it was basically just light yellow</i>).</div>
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It took her a while to understand that we were going to be taking the tape off. She initially just painted where the tape was and I had to explain a few times that she needed to paint the whole thing because the tape we were putting on the tape was going to be taken off. She got it in the end, though.</div>
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I gave them a little plastic cup filled with Elmer's glue and they each got their own bowl of glitter. They were instructed to paint the glue on the snowflakes and then sprinkle the glitter over the glue.</div>
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I wanted to let you know I'm still here. I've been reading a lot, because it is winter and cold and snowy and that always puts me in the mood to cuddle up with a good book.</div>
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I have to be quick because all three of my kids are asleep! I have to take advantage of that: read some, sleep some, craft some...enjoy the silence.</div>
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I like to make them. They are so simple and yet so pretty and so versatile! </div>
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So, now that January is over, here is the wreath that has been hanging on my door this month.</div>
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I used light blue and white yarn together and wrapped around a foam pipe cover. (For a great little tutorial on how to get that pipe cover to make a nice smooth circle, head over to <a href="http://gailmade.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-avoid-pipe-insulation-wreath.html" target="_blank">Gail Made</a>.)</div>
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Here it is against my bright yellow wall so you can see the beads better.</div>
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I was browsing around my <a href="http://pinterest.com/creatingsarah/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> boards and found a pin that led me to <a href="http://www.heatherlikesfood.com/2-minute-pumpkin-coffee-cake-in-a-mug/" target="_blank">this fantastic post</a> at <a href="http://www.heatherlikesfood.com/" target="_blank">Heather Likes Food</a>...Pumpkin Coffee Cake...in 2 minutes!</div>
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This time we decided to take some cream and make it butter. <i>It was B week so we were making butter for our banana bread...loads of fun!</i></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839420659415519768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301319361122001816.post-34808301114612843512013-01-14T21:06:00.000-07:002013-01-14T21:06:18.178-07:00Unpin Me!I am a fan of Pinterest. (Follow me <a href="http://pinterest.com/creatingsarah/" target="_blank">here</a> if you like. Let me know if you would like an invite to play along!) It is perfect for a person like me. I love to collect ideas and inspiration. I used to have binders full of clippings and notes and thoughts and pictures and ideas of the woman I hoped to be someday. Now I can throw all of that away and keep my clutter online! It's a beautiful thing.<br />
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Here's the problem, though...what good are clippings and notes and ideas and pictures and ideas if I don't use them? How do I create that woman without trying?<br />
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So, here is what I have been thinking. As of today, I have 5,797 pins! <br />
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Wow.<br />
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I'll probably add some more tonight too.<br />
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I think it is time that I spend at least as much time unpinning as I do pinning. <br />
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I am going to pick a few pins each month and use the inspiration they give me...and it is going to be fun! You can play too if you want. What do you have pinned that you have been meaning to get to but haven't? <br />
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Perhaps you want to borrow some of my inspiration? That might be fun. I can show you what pins have inspired me and we can see how differently we interpret it. Inspiration--creativity--is a fantastic thing.<br />
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Here are a few of my "Pinspirations" for January:</div>
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There you have it. I'll refine the process as I go along, I'm sure. And, I haven't shown you all of my goals for January, but I'm sure I'll get to these ones.</div>
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Check out my boards if you'd like. I have a board for each month of the year and I am slowly setting pins aside to unpin eventually. </div>
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Now I feel so much better! I have a plan and a goal. It's going to be awesome!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839420659415519768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301319361122001816.post-46743182408262971342013-01-14T20:45:00.000-07:002013-01-14T21:12:38.285-07:00Social Blog HopI should be going to bed, but I wanted to quickly let you know about this fun social blog hop I found! I think it is a great idea.
Each week, <a href="http://mydailyphotojourney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Denyse at Crazy Beautiful Life</a> is hosting a blog hop featuring a different social platform each week.<br />
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This week it is a Twitter hop. <br />
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Did I tell you I'm on Twitter? Yeah. I am. @Creating_Sarah<br />
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I'm still figuring the whole Twitter thing out...I'll get it. Come follow along if you'd like and help me out. =)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839420659415519768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301319361122001816.post-61997060316206501522013-01-11T07:34:00.000-07:002013-01-11T07:34:00.056-07:00Moments: An Unexpected Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was in my room for 10 minutes, maybe 15.</div>
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When I came out of my room, refreshed and invigorated, this is what greeted me.</div>
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Do you ever have those days? You know...</div>
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Maybe you didn't get all the laundry done. The house isn't as clean as you would like it to be. The baby cries whenever you put him down. You want to just lie down and sleep the day away, but instead you are awake and irritable.</div>
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I know. I have them too. And I am <u>way</u> too hard on myself during and after one of those days. Sometimes I feel like a complete failure. </div>
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Life is hard <strike>sometimes</strike> most of the time. It's supposed to be. But, sometimes "those days" turn into weeks and sometimes months and even sometimes "that year." It can be a struggle during those lows in life to find happiness and find strength to keep trudging on.</div>
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Sometimes we all need a little reminder of who we are and what we can do.</div>
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It started with this.</div>
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I found it on Pinterest (where I spend far too much of my awake time) and I felt inspired. Click <a href="http://www.talesofthescotts.com/2012/04/walk-tall-vinyl-how-to.html" target="_blank">here</a> for the link to Tales of the Scotts. She redid this dresser for her daughter's room as a reminder. It is a beautiful reminder. </div>
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My mom used to sing songs to me before I went to sleep. The song "Walk Tall, You're a Daughter of God" stands out in memory as one she sung to me frequently. Click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHANOO2vq3E" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to hear the song.</div>
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It got me thinking that even though I am grown now, I am still a daughter of God and that is important for me to remember every day as well, especially if I want to teach my kids of their worth. </div>
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I am a Daughter of God...But what does that mean? What makes me a Daughter of God? It is who I naturally am.</div>
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So...the first thing I did was get on Facebook (logical, right?) =) I have reconnected with so many friends there...some who have known me since I was little. I asked my friends to describe me in one word.</div>
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If you are going to do this, I absolutely recommend asking the people close to you to describe you. It will boost your self-esteem greatly! My friends overwhelmed me with kind words. It was a great day!</div>
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Then, I made sure to ask my mom for some words...and also my husband. Then, I asked myself for words.</div>
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This is a very important step. If you are going to do this, please make sure to collect words that you feel are accurate in describing you and I would recommend using prayer when choosing the words you will use. Make it as true to you as you can; it is your reminder.</div>
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Once I had gathered my words, I got a blank canvas. I used an 11 x 16 cheapy one from Walmart and it worked perfectly. </div>
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First, paint the whole thing one color.</div>
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This will be the color of your words, so I would recommend not using a color you have to mix just in case you need to touch things up later. It is hard to match a mixed color (<i>the mix doesn't always match!</i>)</div>
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Now, cut out your words. I used contact paper and my happy Silhouette and I used a different font for each word. </div>
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Once I had all the words cut, I arranged them on my canvas, making sure to leave a little room at the top for "I am" and more room at the bottom for "a daughter of God".</div>
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It's kind of hard to see because the contact paper is clear, but, trust me, it's there.</div>
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Ok...now that it is dry, peel off those letters.</div>
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I told you it would bleed. But don't worry, it can be fixed. Just use a fine paintbrush and your original color to touch up the edges. (<i>This is a nice project to do when you are catching up on Survivor online...or Once Upon A Time! Have you seen that one? It's my new favorite.</i>)</div>
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While it is drying, pull out your Silhouette (or Cricut, or Xacto knife and stencil) and cut out the words "I am" and "a daughter of God". </div>
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It has been a while...so long, in fact, that I'm not quite sure how to start!</div>
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He came 2 weeks early and thank goodness because he was 9 pounds 6 ounces!</div>
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I haven't had much time for anything really except packing and cleaning and feeding little girls (<i>and napping on occasion</i>). I'm ok with that. It's the season we are in and in a month or 2 we will be settled in to a new house and a new schedule with a cute new baby to cuddle and love. There will be lots of crafts to craft and creations to create and lives to live.<br />
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So, I thought I would ask if any of you would like to come guest post with me. I can't promise a lot of exposure, though I will do all I can to promote you, but it would at least introduce you to some new people/readers/friends. And, I would love, love, love to see what you have to share.<br />
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I have a couple of months available. We are moving at the beginning of July and then having a baby in August (<i>I'm thinking some time off after that might be nice</i>). If you are interested, send me an e-mail (creatingsarah@gmail.com) or leave a comment (if you don't have your e-mail linked with your profile, please leave an e-mail address I can reach you at...<i>unless you are family; I know where you live.</i>) Let me know when you think you might be available and what you are thinking you might like to share. <br />
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Remember my <a href="http://creating-sarah.blogspot.com/2012/04/magnetic-activity-book.html" target="_blank">magnetic activity book</a>? I'm still trying to find some more ideas for it, but I did manage to get this <i>sort of</i> done. Here you go! </div>
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First I started out with the template created by Sherri Osborn <a href="http://familycrafts.about.com/od/paperdolls/tp/paperdolls.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. <i>Thank goodness for artistic people who share their talents, right?! If not for Ms. Osborn and her fantastic templates, these would have been stick people paper dolls...not nearly as cute.</i></div>
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Next, I gave it a happy face...and some underclothes. <i>Let's keep things modest, here!</i></div>
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I pulled out some cute paper...</div>
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<i>Side note: See those red tags? Here's a close up:</i> </div>
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<i>I'm not ashamed to admit I did a fancy happy dance in the store.</i></div>
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Using the templates, I traced and cut out the clothing, adding layers for some dimension. </div>
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Since I wasn't planning on having anything that needed to be stuck on top of the clothes, I did use paper first and glued (Mod Podge!) that onto the magnetic paper.</div>
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Then I covered the top of the clothes with contact paper to protect the paper a little. </div>
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Then I very carefully cut it all out!</div>
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And, <i>tada!</i> It's done.</div>
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Of course, it wasn't until I pulled it out at church a few days later that I realized she has no hair.</div>
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Doesn't it feel sometimes like life is just out to beat you up?</div>
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Yeah, me too.</div>
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Sometimes I just want to sit my life in the corner and say, "You sit there and think about what you're doing. Come talk to me when you can be nice." </div>
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That wouldn't work, though. I'm afraid I am learning that life is supposed to be hard. It's how I learn.</div>
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<i>Dang it.</i></div>
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The other night, I was standing in front of the mirror <strike>talking to myself</strike> getting ready for bed and pondering over the day, when I noticed what I was doing.</div>
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I was analyzing my face and the things I was feeling about myself and telling myself weren't very positive.</div>
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"<i>I look worn out."</i></div>
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<i>"I look so tired."</i></div>
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<i>"I don't think my efforts are getting me anywhere."</i></div>
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<i>"I'm not that important."</i></div>
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<i>"I should be doing better."</i></div>
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Geesh. Hard stuff.<i> </i></div>
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And, you know what? Most of it isn't true!</div>
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"Be Gentle With Yourself"</div>
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My mom tells me that a lot. Slowly but surely, I'm learning what she means.</div>
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I decided to try something new...a new perspective.</div>
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"<i>I am worn out because I'm a good mom with 2 young, beautiful, and amazing daughters."</i></div>
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<i>"I am tired because I work very hard to support my fantastic husband through school while running our home and raising her kids."</i></div>
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<i>"And my body is working hard to create the little body of our little boy."</i></div>
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<i>"Because of my efforts, my daughters know that they are children of God and he loves them."</i></div>
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<i>"Because of my efforts, my husband knows he is a son of God and he has value."</i></div>
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<i>"Because of my efforts, lives and worlds are being impacted that I'm not even aware of."</i></div>
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<i>"I am a good person."</i></div>
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<i>"I am so important."</i></div>
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<i>"I can always do better, but I am doing amazingly well."</i></div>
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<i>"God loves me."</i></div>
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A simple change, but a strong impact. </div>
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You should try it. Take some time to be gentle with yourself and see what a strong and loved person you are! Then keep on making the world a better place.</div>
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