Easter Blessings

EASTER IS HERE!! I've placed a few items throughout the house to honor our Lord for the supreme sacrifice. Without Him and the crucifixion, we would have no hope for the hereafter. At least that is what I believe. I believe Jesus is the Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary, crucified, buried, and that He is risen and sits beside the Father in Heaven. That is where my strength comes from. God gave His ONLY son for us, and He lives today and is our intercessor to the Father.

To signify the importance of the season, I have some very special pieces to share with you today.

First, the last supper,

Belonged to my Mother in Law,

This picture hung in our dining room when I was a very little girl. I'm sure my Mother cut it from a calendar, at least that's the way it looks. The frame is in horrible condition, so I put a row of Washi tape around the old part, then attached the entire piece to the back of this empty frame I had. I like it this way. The picture is so old, I'm afraid to try to remove it from the frame. I believe it would be so brittle that it would fall to pieces. I know this is over 50 years old, and depicts Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane where He prayed for the cup (crucifixion) to be passed from Him. But it was appointed unto Him to die.

And of course, the Cross,

THE WAY, THE TRUTH & THE LIFE

The most important reason for Easter celebration is the religious story, but we decorators love to add in some symbols of spring, and I've done that as well.

We always add in a few bunnies.

I met these 2 cuties at the Good Will.

Here, the placement of the lamb reminds me of the sacrificial Lamb, the Son of God, crucified for our sins that we may have eternal life.

The cross is the ultimate symbol of our Christian faith.

Colorful bunnies are always welcome in Easter or Spring decor.

I'm wishing all my friends a blessed Easter, our symbol of new life, starting over, forgiven, the ultimate sacrifice, given for you and me! Unworthy, but so blessed!!

Happy Easter, all!!

Thrifty Bookcase Makeover

About a year ago, I was working on a photo gallery area at the lake home. There is an area about 7x7 between the living room, and the hall bath. I bought a really inexpensive ($20.00) bookcase to use there to hold family photos. I hurriedly placed photos on it, and didn't think much about it. The last time we were at the lake, I was sitting there looking at how badly it looked, wondering what I could do to spruce it up a little. It had all colors/types of picture frames -red, pink floral, wood, brass, you name it! I remembered seeing adhesive shelf liner at the Dollar General the day before. So I made a quick trip back there, and bought one 9 ft. roll for less than $3.00. I know this is not an original idea and has been done by lots of people, but I wanted to show you anyway. First, I emptied out all the photos, pulled out the shelves, measured, and cut the paper to fit inside the bookcase. I also took all the photos out of the frames and w...

Stenciled Burlap Pillow

I just have to share my no sew pillow project. I had some burlap fabric in my fabric stash, and decided I would use it to cover a pillow. First, I found an old pillow I no longer use. I spread the burlap out on the floor and laid my pillow on it so I could cut the fabric big enough to cover it. I was so intent on the project, I didn't make any pictures of the process. Once the burlap was cut, I folded in the sides about an inch, and glued it down with Tacky Glue, pressing it down several times with my fingers. I did this all the way around the fabric, and laid it aside to dry over night. The Tacky Glue dries clear. My next step was to determine how I could lap the fabric over the cushion in an envelope fashion. I had tried to get my computer to print out a graphic that would show up on the burlap, but printer problems interfered with that plan, so I found the center, and stenciled it with the tree stencil I bought at Michael's. ...