"I'll paint the walls some more, I'm sure there's room somewhere..."

I have been doing a series of different crafts lately.  I recently watched Tangled again, and I got inspired to paint a picture from the movie.

The original picture is on the left and mine is on the right.

Here is my desk while I was painting.  (kind of messy)  

I also have been decorating the back of envelopes.  I found the idea on Pinterest (where almost all good ideas come from?)

And I saved the best craft for last, I learned how to write in Elvish!!! I only know the basics but I know who to write sentences and names. 

Joyfully in Him,

   Diana<3

p.s. Last week, I had the chance to spend the day at friend's farm.  It was a nice experience. I saw things you don't normally see in the city. You can really see that the world is round out there.  moooooo!

hello spring

In this house, we do second chances, We do grace, We do mistakes, We do real, We do loud really well, We do hugs, We do love, We do family.  

 Family

like branches on a tree,

we all grow in different directions,

yet out roots remain as one. 

 I made some M&M oatmeal cookies last week.  I got a lot of compliments on them! 

Here is the recipe. 

 Yesterday I finally got out my pencils and paints and just sketched and painted. It's been a long time since I've done that! 

Joyfully in Him,
    Diana<3

The Newest Owl

Da da da da!! The Captain America owl!!

What do you think? I think this owl will protect you from any Marvel superheros!!

Joyfully in Him,
   Diana<3

My Cross-Stitch!!

I finally finished my first big cross-stitch!!  It took me so long, but it was definitely worth it!

 I so much enjoyed working on it. There are mistakes in there but I am the only one who knows where they are.  My cross-stitch is like an old friend. 

It is based on the Proverbs 31 woman. It reminds me of my mom, and how much she does for my family and I. In fact, my mom does every single on of those things mentioned in Prov. 31! I'm very proud and honored to call my mom, mom. =]

Joyfully in Him,
   Diana<3

A Happy Thought to Think About

This is my very first time canning, and I really enjoyed it!!  Mom, Kelle, and I canned dill pickles with some dill weed, yellow and orange bell peppers, fresh cloves of garlic, little white onions from our garden, and last of all, small cucumbers that Mom and Kelle bought at a french market.
We boiled poured a vinegar, water, and salt mixture into the prepared mason jars filled almost to the brim with delicious looking vegetables!
I got to use all of the fun gadgets! Like for instance, the lid wand. (It is a long stick with a magnet on the bottom so you don't burn yourself trying to get the lids from the boiling water!) 
I love how everything has to be done in order.  If you do one step out of order, the whole process gets messed up!  Now every time I eat one of these pickles, I will think about this ::oh so happy:: memory!! =] <3 =]

Joyfully in Him,
   Diana<3

My Summer of Pinterest Concluded!

Yay!! I am coming to an end of the Summer of Pinterest. I officially baked 20 desserts, cookies, and bread. I get this warm felling inside me when ever I accomplish something!

{number 20}  One Hour Pretzels 

My family thought that these were the BEST things I have ever made!! And they only took one hour. My advice to you, use the optional salt in the recipe. Even though they say optional, I would put it in.

I had the pleasure of having two very  lovely lady's come to our home for a tea party. I got to set up our dining room for a high tea.   I made my blueberry muffins for them.

 Here are some vegetables from our garden!

Joyfully in Him,

   Diana<3

A Victorian Low Tea

A Victorian Low Tea.  Also known as a really fancy tea party with food that Queen Victoria would eat sitting down. The reason I call it low tea is because you are sitting close to the ground or at a table or in someone's sitting room. On the other hand, there is something called a high tea that originated when farmer's would come and eat supper on really high tables and chairs. 
I thought that it was very interesting!  But we girls had the pleasure of putting on a low tea for some dear friends of ours; and we got to do it Victorian style! It always reminds me of the movie The Young Victoria. 

 The Menu. We had Earl Grey tea and lavender lemonade to drink. Then we had egg salad, chicken salad, and cucumber cress and chive butter sandwiches. And, for dessert, there was buttermilk scones with lemon curd and clotted cream, meringues,  and last of all Queen Victoria's favorite dessert-- Cherries Jubilee Sponge Cake.

 Mom even got out her china tea cups and dishes!

 

 After a lovely evening, I was happily surprised to see that my pink lilies finally bloomed!!

Joyfully in Him,
   Diana<3

Winged Owls

The owls have come back!!! Only this time they came with wings!!   And I started to hand sew all of the eyes and beaks on instead of gluing them.  These are much better quality than my other ones!!  Come and visit them on my Etsy shop!!

Joyfully in Him,
    Diana<3

A Painting in Three Minutes!!

Here is a video I made of me painting a flower.  I really don't know how I thought of something like this, but you know.......that's just me!! =]

I used Master's Touch Acrylic paint. And a canvas with a wooden frame.

And here is the finished project.

Joyfully in Him,
    Diana<3