"Inspired" Printable Art

I was asked by a reader the other day how I decided which verses we wanted to memorize for our memory work. My response to her was that I jot down verses I hear during sermons that stick out to me. I have a little journal I take to church with me to write down notes from the sermons. If the verse strikes a chord, then I write down the entire verse.

1 Thessalonians 5:14-18 is a passage that I have been turning to regularly here lately, and I wanted to share it with you all as well.

This passage is taken from the New Living Translation:

¹⁴ Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

 ¹⁵ See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people.

 ¹⁶ Always be joyful. ¹⁷ Never stop praying. ¹⁸ Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

Last year, I made some Subway Art using the "Fruits of the Spirit". My little ole blog at the time got about 150 hits a day...the day I posted that subway art, I had over 1,000 hits. Doesn't that say something about the power of a few "inspired" words?

Today I am sharing another printable using the key words taken from the passage in 1 Thessalonians.

The words aren't exactly in the order they are in the verses, but the meaning is unchanged. I wanted them to be in the shape of a cross, hence the old switcheroo.

I changed the colors around as well, so hopefully you can find one that will match your decor. Just click on the words below the pictures, and download.

Enjoy!

                 
                   
                                GREEN                                        PINK
                        
                                   BLUE                                          RED

            

                                                          

   

                                        

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Little Dusters

Yesterday I stayed home from services because S.R. was sick with a cold. We had our own little Bible class and discussed this week's  memory verse. I printed out one of the coloring sheets that I linked back to, and then I decided we also needed a craft.

I read her the story of Dorcas, found in Acts 9.  We talked about how Dorcas was a helper and what it means for us to be helpers. 

For our "helper" craft, I made these little dusting mitts out of felt, and let her decorate them with googly eyes and yarn. 

I had her lay her hand on a folded sheet of felt. I used her hand as the template and just traced around it. I cut around the lines, and then stitched the two pieces together, leaving the hole at the bottom. We made one for E as well, so he wouldn't feel left out:o)

E decided he wanted to be a helper this morning, and dusted a little for me. Isn't he a sweetie?

This was a super simple and fast craft for the kids and they have really enjoyed using their dusting mitts...and I have enjoyed them as well...makes for a cleaner house;o)

If you would like to make these, and don't have a sewing machine, using tacky glue or fabric glue should do the trick as well.

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Words That Really Matter

"But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices, God is well pleased." Heb. 13:16

We are doing weekly Bible memory verses with the kids. I can't tell you how sweet it is to hear them recite God's own words. Last week we worked on Matt. 6:33. By Tuesday, they had it memorized. S.R. would recite it and leave out the "Matthew" part and just finish with "Six-Furty-Free." So precious.

I hope this week's verse will help get your week started out right.
Here are a few links to some coloring pages if you want to share this verse with your little ones:
Little Girls Sharing a Bear
Little Boy & Girl Sharing a Shake
Two Mice Sharing a Piece of Cheese

Happy Lord's Day!

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Easy T-Shirt Headband

I have been scanning Pinterest these past few days just because I can't seem to do anything else. It is beyond addicting..I need help! 

While perusing the pins, I came across THIS post where Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a T-shirt headband she made....obviously I had to make one for myself...hers looks a lot better then mine because my t-shirt was LAME-O and isn't 100% real t-shirt material....but it did the trick. 

You can find the link to the full tutorial on her blog. 

 I will definitely be making more of these...the hubs may end up loosing a few tees in the very near future;o)

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This Just PInned

Source: mcquote.blogspot.com via Taylor on Pinterest

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Little of This, and a Little of That

I am finally back to normal again...well normal for me, that is:o) What a doozy that virus was! Phew!

Anyway, with this new found energy, I have been Mrs. Domesticate for the past few days. I have been cleaning, organizing, meal planning and party planning. The hubs has walked out of the house with a warm meal in his belly and a packed lunch for the past two mornings..oh yeah, he's getting spoiled...I better quit while I am ahead;o) Juust kidding:o)

I have been in the mood to redecorate something, anything really. However, we are still working on the backyard, so I am having to channel all of my DIY energy into the Wizard of Oz party I am planning for S.R.

By the way, she calls it the "Lizard of Oz"...LOVE IT!

For this party, I have been instructed that I will stick to a budget...a much smaller sum than what I have spent on previous parties...OUCH! 

I fully intend to stick to this budget, and I will possibly even share what that budget is and a break down of what I spent with you all..

 I am having to get extra creative when it comes to decorations and party favors since we had the "party-budget talk." 

I wanted to share a few things that I have picked up within the last few days.

You can't even imagine how excited I was to find these little ballet slippers at Walmart in the After-Christmas discount toy section. I had to go to 4 different Walmarts to get the 6 pairs I needed.

These favors have been the most expensive purchase so far at $4 a pair...not bad, huh...actually I got one pair for $3...I am not exactly sure why, but hey, I'll take it:o)

One of the real surprises about these shoes is that they have a little opening in the back, so hopefully everyone will be able to fit their little piggies inside:o)

 These little pups are the stand-ins for Toto. I can't seem to find a cute little black dog anywhere that is affordable, so these will do just fine. I found these little cuties at the Dollar Tree. I had to dig to find 6, but I only had to hit up one Dollar Tree store for these:o) 

The blue and white gingham fabric was a Walmart purchase. It is $2.72/yard at the one I frequent the most. I purchased 3 1/2 yards, and I am going to be making all of the girls aprons. I found a child's apron on sale at Kohl's the other day for $3, and I am going to use it as my template. 

I hope to have a full tutorial on that when they are completed.

I have a few other things, but they aren't anything to get worked up about...yet;o)

I hope you all are having a great start to the week.

I need to get off of here, so I can continue my duties as Mrs. Domesticate, and clean up the mess I made making peanut butter chocolate cupcakes before the hubs gets home:o) 

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Words That Really Matter

One of my all time favorite songs. 

Have a joyous Lord's Day!

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