OK so I guess the saying goes better late than never. I dislike late so much but it goes with working full time and parenting. I am trying to cut myself some slack, I hope that you can too.  
     I was able to finish our last project though and it turned out wonderful. As you may remember my youngest daughter, Sophie, was out of town so we were waiting for her to get back to paint her egg.  We also still needed to seal the wood and attach the post to back so they could sit in the yard.
                                              Here is Sophie hard at work her egg.

 

Sophie and her finished egg!

 

 

And here are the bunnies I painted.

 

 

And now all the eggs.....

 

 

I arranged them for the photo but when I was done with the picture the kids placed the eggs and the bunnies randomly around the yard.

 

Here are some close ups of each egg.

 

 

Audrey's

 

 

Lochlin's

 

 

Nolan's

 

I hope you enjoy..... Please share with me what you are working on. I love to be inspired by other's craftiness!!

 

                      Hugs..... Naomi 

 

 

Romans 1:4-5
      And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name. (NLT)

     With Easter so early this year I thought I would spend some time working on a few new yard decorations to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior and the fast approaching Spring.
     Here they are our brightly colored Easter Eggs! With the design help of my four children these eggs turned out beautifully. I think that you'll agree. I hope that you are inspired to get crafty with someone you love.
                                                                      Lets get started!

 

                                            It sure was a beautiful day here in Port Orford.

To get started all you need is a template or you can free hand it. I used a template for the bunny but I free handed the eggs, some scrape plywood, a pencil and a pair of scissors.

I used a jig saw to cut out the shapes. A jig saw is such a great power tool and so easy to use. Even Audrey tried her hand at it.

                                                            Now to get painting.
I taped out the lines for the kids to paint and the younger to were able to assist mostly with the design process.

 I knew that Nolan would struggle with the painting so gave him buttons and  let him create a pattern.

                                                          All the kids hard at work!
   Sophie was out of town the weekend we painted. So hopefully this coming weekend we will have all the eggs and bunnies finished and I will post a picture of them in the yard all completed.
      My prayer is that while we all love the traditions associated with Easter like the chocolate bunnies, jelly beans and Easter egg hunts, that we will remember the true meaning Easter. The fact that Jesus is risen! And he sits at the right hand of God.(Mark 16:19b)


                                          I will see you all again soon but until then get crafty!

                                                                                     Hugs..... Naomi

 

                      Proverbs 14:23 All Hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (NIV)
               
                        This week in our home we have been talking a lot with our children about working hard to get the things that you want and need. Of course most of the things that our children come to us about tend, more often than not, to be wants and not needs and with four children I can not afford just to give them whatever they want and even if I could I wouldn't want to. All this talk has caused the kids to really think about ways they can earn money and they know that doesn't mean asking mom to pay them to do house chores. 
                       My oldest daughter, Audrey, decided to get creative, literally. She started decorating the many pencils we have collected over the years with duct tape flowers and figured she would take them to school and see if she could sell them to her friends. To her surprise and mine as well she has been very successful. The first day she went to school with about five pencils and she sold out and was taking orders for additional pencils. She spent the next couple of evenings making pencils with such excitement. In total she made about 15$. I know it might not sound like much but it has provided her so much more than just money and the opportunity to buy something she wants, this is an experience she will carry with her for the rest of her life. She will look back and know that if she works hard she can achieve anything. She can be confident in her ideas and her ability. I am so very proud of her!

                     Ecclesiastes 3:22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them? (NIV)

                                                                                    


                                                                                     Enjoy Your week and your work!

                                                                                                     Hugs........ Naomi