Thankful for our Freedom

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations came into effect. On November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was commemorated for the first time. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the day should be "filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory". There were plans for parades, public meetings and a brief suspension of business activities at 11am.

A Gorgeous Outdoor Wedding

Here are those pictures I said I'd share from the amazing outdoor wedding we went to a few weekends ago.  These are some very special people and I am so happy for them!

Flower Painting in Progress

I started on the vintage flower painting makeover. I'm excited to see how it will turn out. I probably should have gone out and bought stencil letters, but I am cheap and just wanted to draw them myself.  They are not perfect, but we'll see how they turn out. 

My plan is to just free hand painting around each letter so the letters themselves will show the old painting through them. It might end up taking forever...I usually do things like that.  I think it'll be a fun, quick project and then 5 hours later...

Anyway, here's what the paintings looked like...

New Art From Old

I saw this piece of art from Sarah's blog and loved the idea.

She just tok and old piece of art from a thrift store and painted on top of it. There are so many neat things you could do with this!  I saw this pic and thought it was really neat too.  I think I'm gonna do one with text too though...I've had these two old canvases for a long time that kinda go together, but are really ugly paintings. I love the colors in them though, so it should be fun!

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Hope you have a great Tuesday!

Kendra

TV Stand Plans

I have still been keeping my eye out for a TV stand, and haven't found any that fit the bill. SO...I think we are gonna try and make one.  When I say we, I mean that I have asked my brother if he'd be willing to help...while I stand by and encourage.  I would like to say I will contribute...but I don't know how much of a help I would be. I will try though. I like that sort of thing, just don't know much about it, other than the one semester of shop class I had in high school.

Anyway, it's so nice of Derek to be willing to help. Him and Justin built Justin's office desk and it turned out really neat.  Derek has built lots of really amazing things for his family too. He is quite talented. Becky designed a similar stand for their TV.  I told her I liked it so much I wanted to copy.

Here's the initial sketch I have of the stand.  I'd like for there to be doors on part of it to hide cords, games, movies, etc. The rest would be neat for books and organizational baskets.   

I guess we'll see if the final project turns out like this or if I change my mind a million times. I'm good at that. But I suppose I can't really do that when the project involves cutting, gluing and nailing.

Hope you all have a great start to your week today.  Remember to be thankful today.

A Few Sewing Projects

I hope you have all had a good week. It's crazy how cold it's getting already!  I don't want fall to go away yet. I do love the Christmas season though. I look forward to that.  I thought I'd share a few projects I was able to play a very small part in. Sharon is such a talented interior designer.  She designed these spaces a while ago and I haven't shared them yet.  I was able to make some curtains and pillows for some of these spaces.  I love how she puts everything together.  I've learned lots from her!

Pizza Pizza

Mmmmm....this pizza recipe is so yummy! We made it last night for dinner and it only takes about 20-30 minutes. The crust is super simple and then you can add anything you like for toppings.  You can load it up, or keep it simple.

We put tomato sauce, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, some spices, (and I put some fresh cilantro on my half).

Here's the crust recipe:

2 cups hot water
2 TBS yeast (dissolve in the hot water)

1 TBS gluten ( you don't have to put this in...it tastes fine without it.)
1 TBS oil
1 tsp salt
honey  (1-2 TBS)
flour (add until dough isn't too sticky)

Then just roll out the dough on a pizza sheet or stone and bake for about 5-7 min. (It helps to bake the crust a little before you add the toppings. That way you know the center gets done too. )
* ours got a huge air bubble in it after it baked.  You may poke some holes in it before you put it in the oven!

Once you add the toppings, bake until cheese is golden brown.

Here's what the crust looks like before you bake it for the second time.  The first bake just makes it slightly golden.

Here's the finished pizza.  Mmmmm...it was so good!

Hope you get to make one soon!  It's worth it.

Dress #4: Vintage Memories

I got this fabric at cute little thrift store in my grandma's town.  It's one of the only thrift stores there and I love visiting it when I'm in town.  There's always something special there.  This is the last dress as of now of the bubble sleeve dresses. I really like the pattern and versatility for these though, so I may be making more in the future.