I guess this is actually old news since I got him over the summer and well it's October. But anyways his name is Riley and he is a Docker (dachshund x cocker spaniel)
He is a total and complete mess but oh so adorable.
Blah!
First picture of him when he was only 7 weeks old
He sure is keeping me busy but he is getting to be a real sweetheart and cuddly thing.
So I realize it has been sooooo long since I have been on...funny to see my last post was about how I was never on...
But I am going to discuss my Brazil trip!
So over the summer which seems like so long ago now I went on a mission trip to Brazil. It was such a step out of my comfort zone since I have really never been anywhere but I just felt like God was calling me to go on this trip, and it was an amazing experience! I was on the drama team and we did the drama "The Redeemer" which I will link below because it is such an amazing drama. God really opened doors for us on this trip and allowed us to present the drama in parks, schools and churches all over for the week.
Some great things that happended:
-witnessed over 600 decisions for Christ
-got to spend time with some sweet precious children
-had the most wonderful translators
-spent time in Rio which was really cool
-ate a chicken heart...not so great
-felt like a movie star with everyone wanting to take pictures of us and loving my red hair
-attended a church service and we sang in both Portuguese and English
-and met some great people all following God's call around the world
beautiful children
I loved these girls so sweet!
Acai and granola :)
high schoolers coming up to make decisions
A church we attended...and yes that is barbed wire on the top
My wonderful team for the week
Sugarloaf (rode in those cable cars with 40 people.....ummmm...not again)
beautiful view
Copacabana Beach
Christ Statue
I wanted to take them home with me, they were so precious
and some (real) cow heads I found in the Brazilian Market
I am so thankful that God made a way for me to make this trip and feel so blessed from the experience.
---oh and something funny....one kid thought I had a disease because I had freckles. He kept pointing frantically at my arm and I had to have the interpreter explain that I was ok. :)
and here's the drama that we performed all over the city of Montes Claros.
Being so long since I have posted I have a handful of crafts that I have finished up:
1. Monogram Knife Block: I found this knife block at a Goodwill for $2 took it home to spruce it up. I had seen monogram blocks on pinterest and figured I would try it out. I'm loving it so far!
2. Glitter Heels: So my puppy decided that I didn't need my nude heels anymore and stole one and chewed it up, luckily I saved it before it was completely destroyed. I absolutely loved those heels because they fit perfectly so not wanting to throw them out I followed this tutorial http://lauryngallowayblog.com/diy-glitter-heels/ I found on Pinterest and Voila...fixed my chewed up sides and funky glitter shoes. I used regular glitter instead of the fine stuff, so mine aren't quite as smooth looking as the one in the link but they still look fine.
3. Sharpie Mugs: These were probably the easiest thing. I had 4 white mugs lying around and this tutorial http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/06/his-her-sharpie-mug-diy.html all you do is write on them and bake them for 30 minutes at 350. So simple and look really great. They would also make super neat gifts. I picked quotes from literature (Gone With the Wind, Mark Twain, Anne Frank, etc.) but you could do pictures, monograms, whatever you wanted.
4. Cross Canvas: This was an old canvas I had lying around and I just painted this design, simple simple simple.
5. Magnetic Makeup Board: probably the most useful thing ever. I had my makeup in a container and it took forever to find in the morning so I found this magnetic dry erase board at Michael's on sale and then just attached magnets to the back of my makeup with hot glue...this took a little while. It is such a big help and looks pretty cool on my bathroom wall too.
So those are some things that have been keeping me busy lately. Hope you enjoy :)
So...I have been super busy this summer and have really neglected this blog....
First of all some things that have happened:
BRAZIL!
So my trip to Brazil was wonderful, I will post more about that later but here is a picture to entice you a little.
View from the hotel in Montes Claros
I have also been doing a lot of DIY! So you will see and hear all about that.
I also have another surprise...but i'll show you that in a later post
One thing that I am so glad to be done with is my GRE that I took this past Friday...shew talk about a relief to be done with. Thank goodness I did ok, now I just have to get into Grad School...
I have also applied to be a substitute and I have had a few calls already :)
Please be patient and bear with me as I try to recall all the things of the summer in the next couple of days...
yes sir! I am officially graduated from College!!!! Now on to the big girl world...not sure how I feel about that yet but I know God has great plans for my life.
So it has been quite a while since I have written anything. I've been enjoying my summer and getting prepared for my big trip to Brazil! I have had 4 shots and am starting to mentally pack my suitcase...haha. Only 2 more weeks till I go!!
Sorry for the super short post but I promise better ones will soon follow. I have lots to discuss about all the things that have passed by when I was skipping on blogging.
So my boyfriend and I decided to try a craft from pinterest.
I don't know if you all have seen the melted crayon art on there or not but it is pretty neat.
He wanted to do the browing heart symbol that I have on the back of my car. We were going to do "boy" camo on the buck side and "girl" pink camo on the doe side.
We used old crayons so the colors weren't as pretty but heres how it worked:
melting
you use a hair dryer
drip
finished product
the process is pretty straight forward and simple you pick your crayons lay them out in whatever color pattern you want. glue them on the canvas and then use your blowdryer to melt them (that's the fun part)
We used a glue stick to glue contact paper on the canvas in our design and then the crayons dripped over it. The colors looked really good and like camo on the boy side but my colors weren't so great. Oh well product tried and done. Not a total failure but not a masterpiece either.
