My name is Nichole and I am Christian, conservitive, home-schooled, and in my early-20's. I like: Sewing, anything crafty, reading, setting goals, LTBC, webdesign, html, etc... I dislike: Olives, know-it-alls, people leaving milk in thier cereal bowl, etc... You can find out more about me by reading my blog and exploring my website.
Ornaments 2007
November 30th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: CraftingNo Comments
I found the ornament I will be making for Christmas 2007. You wouldn’t believe how much time I spent searching the internet for an ornament project. I’m very happy with this one. Here’s my supplies area and the one completed ornament so far. You wouldn’t believe the mess I made with seed beads. I will be picking seed beads out of my carpet for weeks. Sprinkling seed beads is not as easy as it sounds. For the next ornament I will need to come up with a better system of containing the beads. The countdown for Christmas is less than a month away! I had better get busy.
Pay It Forward
November 29th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: CraftingNo Comments
Join the fun of the Pay It Forward Exchange. It’s based of the concept of the movie “Pay it Forward” where acts or deeds of kindness are done without expecting something in return, just passing it on, with hope that the recipients of the acts of kindness are passed on. So here’s how it works: I will make and send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I do not know what that gift will be yet, and it won’t be sent this month, probably not next month, but it will be sent (within 6 months) and that’s a promise! More than likely I’ll get it made after Christmas and sent out early in the New Year. What YOU have to do in return, then, is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog to 3 different people. Unfortunately this is only possible for those who have a blog.
If you’d like to join the fun and receive a handmade gift from me comment to this message. Only the first three to post will receive a gift. Then you can pass on the fun through your own blog.
PAY IT FORWARD EXCHANGE IS CLOSED.
A Cup of Tea
November 28th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: BooksNo Comments
Book: A Cup of Tea
Author: Amy Ephron
Published: 1997
Genre: Historical Fiction
Finished: November 23, 2007
I enjoyed this book and yet I didn’t. The book is set in New York City during World War I, year 1917. One thing I loved was that the words were finely crafted and descriptive but in no way hard to read. I felt like I was reading a work of art. The only thing was that this artwork was not uplifting. It was more like a painting of the darkness of the human soul. One of the main things that it made me think of was the beauty of marriage in the way that God designed it. Marriage is a covenant and commitment to one person. A decision to love that person no matter what. Whether you feel like it or not. A striving for the good of your spouse through better or worse. When that is not what a marriage is, when the covenant is disregarded that is just such a dismal and heart-retching picture. God will bless those with a true lasting love that honor their covenant before him. I liked this book because it was well written and because it made me think about God’s perfect plan for marriage. And the reason I didn’t like it is because the reason that I was thinking about God’s plan for marriage is because the completely opposite picture was painted in this book. A picture of how dark and hopeless life can be without God’s truth and love shining into the midst of a situation.
Thanksgiving 2007
November 27th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: Holidays1 Comment
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving with your families! I had a great time this year hanging out with my cuz-buzzes. Since my mom’s family is so large we stayed out at a Bible camp that our family is very involved in. It was great because the cousins could spread out and not all be confined to one space. Picture #1 is our welcome from the camp and picture #2 is some of my cousins doing dishes. They had so much fun. All of the kids stayed in one of the cabins. Boys on one side, girls on the other. I was the cousin’s counselor for the girls. Which is fun. I love being a counselor. We even had devos every night led by my cousin Steven. We made my mom cry with that one.
The meal was of course great but the time spent with the family is priceless. I was especially thankful that our love for the Lord was so in evidence this year through taking time to prayer over situations, time spent in the Word, and through our love for each other. Picture #3 is me and the fam working on a puzzle. We always end up doing at least one puzzle over the holidays. This year we did three! And the last picture is of the cousins minus six and plus one adopted cousin. We are quite the crew. You’ve got to love them.
Gypsy Costume
November 26th, 2007 | Posted by Nichole | Category: SewingNo Comments
Okay, I know it’s just after Thanksgiving but I have to share the Halloween costume I made this year. And plus I only finished it last week. The picture is me on Halloween night. I wore the costume to Awana at our church where I work as a Sparks leader. I thought I was going out with the girls to hang out later but it got too late for the working girls. So I didn’t get to wear it out that much but it was definitely fun to wear. The part I didn’t finish until last week was that I remade the corset piece. It wasn’t long enough for me to be that comfortable wearing. I added 4 inches so now it goes right from the corset into the black lace. I also changed the lining. I was dumb and original made it with white lining which you could see a little bit around the edges. So when I remade it I used the same maroon fabric as on the rest of the dress. It looks great and I can’t wait to wear it again next year. (Automated Post #4)