All I once held dear. ~ Graham Kendrick

Nothing compares to you Lord!

Lessons from a leaflet!

A business acquaintance has offered to promote me along side her own business and it is a great opportunity. The promotion will be done at a wedding event and when I looked at my existing leaflet I was shamed at it craft fair quality, hardly fitting for the wedding event.
I spent several hours selecting my best photos and passing them on the publisher windows. I was careful to select border colours in keeping with the wedding trends for summer 2009.
In the end I was pleased with the results.
I decided to print a test copy and pressed print on the printer.
After the whirring and flutterings had stopped, there was my leaflet lying in front on me.
But this perfect leaflet was not perfect. It was lying there in all it's printed glory on a cheap and bog standard piece of paper that did nothing for the presentation at all.

This made me think.

God makes us perfect in the death and resurrection of his son and yet we are all tatty bits of paper that don't always act that way. We become tatty by the words that leave our mouths and by the actions that are not as God would want.

Today will involve a trip to the shops for some best quality paper to display the leaflet at its best.

May we too aim to be perfect paper with words and actions that show God to others.

So I very nearly got in the garden today, there is plenty to be getting on with at this time of year,
I say very nearly due to the fact I chickenend out at the last minute due to it feeling still slightly chilly!

I did however bring a little bit of the outdoors in, I set to work on this plant bucket which was originally steel, very plain & sad looking,
In need of love basically.
I embellished and varnished it...

A new creation!
Just like me, here in the grace of God I stand.

Sarah xx

This is the air I breathe ~ Marie Barnett sung by Kathryn Scott

And I'm desperate for you
And I'm lost with out you

You are my daily bread
You are the air I breathe
Your holy presence is living in me.

This gentle worship song holds deep truths.

Tiaras ~ Crystal Velvet

One of the agravating things about writing three blogs a day, is that sometimes I write for one blog, publish it and then find I am actually on another blog. That happened to me this morning and so not knowing how to shove the post onto the right blog, I am now retyping it.

I've been having fun this last week just creating. There has been no client to actually create these tiaras for and so the creative juices are just allowed to flow.
I gather together wires, beads, crystals, gems etc and then sit down and see what happens.

Thes side feature tiaras are a result of that process. They can also be worn as fasinators.

Available through www.crystalvelvet.co.uk

Praise Is Rising - writen by Paul Baloche

A great worship song:

cause when we see you we find strength to face the day
in your precence all our fears are washed away, washed away..
We welcome you here Lord Jesus.

Christian Crafters ~ Progress!

Christian crafters is a new internet community where Christians who are also crafters can meat up, share teir creations, their websites and their faith, all in one place. Started up earlier this week I'm so pleased to see people coming for a look around. So far there are four signed up members and that is very encouraging. If you'd like to be part of it then please click here or on the link at the side of the page.

At the moments it's very early days so if there is anything you'd like to see as part of the community then do shout.

He is exalted ~ Twila Paris

Philipians 2 v 9 -11
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above all names. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Scrips and Scraps Bags

Here are a couple of bags I've created using scrap fabrics. The bag above is created with velvet and other "luxury" fabrics whilst the bag below was a little bit of an experiment with old jeans.

The bag has a small front pocket with freestyle embroidery on it.

This bag was also my first attempt at using eyelets. (and I like them so I'm sure you'll see some more in the future!)

Christian Crafter's Community

It's very early days at the moment, but I have set up a new social network group called Christian Crafters. I hope it will become a place where those of us who are crafters and Christians can share our creations and our faith.
Why not pop in and say hi!
As I said, it is early days .....

http://christiancrafters.ning.com/

keep popping in so that as more people join up, they'll be warmly welcomed!

Famous One ~ Chris Tomlin

A song celebrating Gods celebrity.

He is the famous one!

Enjoy!

Celebrity

Just looking at the newspapers or racks of magazines in your local shop or turning on the home page for your internet, you cannot fail to see the awe with which "celebrity" is seen.
But just what have many of these modern celebrities actually done? For many of them it's been a five minute exposure to the TV camera's and then many trips to clubs, clinging onto their "celebrity status" whilst falling over under the influence! and yet a famous face on the front of a magazine can instantly sell a huge pile of them.
Footballers, pop stars, reality TV and beautiful stars all court this excessive publicity.

Looking in the Bible at the story of the choosing of a king we see Samuel arrive at the home of Jesse a shepherd, a father of seven sons. Samuel knew he was there to select the king that God had in mind.
When he saw the eldest son Eliab a man of stature and good looks, Samuel thought surely this is the one.
But God said to him

"Do not consider his appearance or his height,
for I have rejected him.
The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at the outward appearance,
But God looks at the heart" (1Samuel 16 v 7)

Jesse continued to bring out his sons and they were all rejected until the youngest, David came out. David was selected.
A small scrawney boy, nearly an oversight and not expected by anyone. And yet God had plans (very big plans) for him.

We often over look those around us whose heart would please God. Those who's service to friends or their family shows Gods love.

This morning I challenge you to and encourage them. Send a Text, an email, a card or give them a huge hug!! Tell them how they inspire you.

Footprints in the Sand- Leona Lewis

This is a version of the footprints in the sand peom that was written in 1936 by Mary Stevenson. She would hand it out on scarps of paper to encourage her friends who were going through tough times.
The words are so comforting. Our God picks us up and carries us when we struggle.
get the tissues out!!

I have also featured this today on the blog hallelujah Joy (link to the side) I feel reallly led to share this great song.

"My God will meet all your needs, according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus"

(philippians 4:19)

His resources are unlimited it matters not we havnt any!!

I recieve a daily lesson (in modern day english!) from Ron Hutchcraft, a ministry in America .
Today this was a part of it, I needed to hear this and Im sure others do too.

I created this wooden heart (above) prayerfully, enjoying the quiet time and my passion.

Yesterday was a a day that was very unusual for me, questioning, I started to think along the lines of ... Is it all worth it? Will I ever succeed in business? Ok, I love what I do but the bills have to be paid!

I am hoping to extend my Christian collection, I found comfort in the words that I read today! I hope you will too.
If its the Lords will ... you will succeed.

"Not that we are competent ourseves but our competence comes from GOD, He has made us competent"

2 Corinthians 3:5

Sarah xx

He Reigns ~ Kirk franklin ~ (with Awesome god)

This mix featuring a version of the late Rich Mullins Awesome God gave me such a shock the first time I heard it. The dance troupe in our church do a fabulous dance to it.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!