Mod Podge

a few months ago i decided to try a new craft!  i had never used mod podge before and had been really wanting to try it so i decided to take one of my old suitcases and do a fun collage on it!  i eventually want to turn this suitcase into a fun side table but i haven't been able to find the right legs yet.  here are a few pictures of my process. 

first i collected a bunch of fun pictures from magazines and all my movie stubs that i have collected over the years.  i decided to do one side with pictures and the other with my movie stubs.  i then applied the mod podge to the section of the suitcase that i was going to place the piece of paper on.  i then placed the piece of paper on the spot i just applied the mod podge to, then continued until all the pieces of paper were on the suitcase.

 

 then you will apply a coat of mod podge on top of your paper to seal it. 

something i learned while doing this fun craft was that you need to let the mod podge dry before you put the final coat on top.  if you don't they will become wrinkled and not as smooth.  like in the photo below.  i learned my lesson and will be more patient next time!  i still love my new suitcase full of fun pictures and memories.  i can't wait to make it into a fun side table!!

have you been trying any new crafts?  if so i'd love to hear about them!!  i hope they are making your disposition a little sweeter!

yesterday

yesterday.  i worked a very long day.  i worked my butt of on a client and she was not pleased.  i was heart broken.  i felt sick to my stomach and just broke down crying.  i felt hopeless and felt like a failure.  i seriously started second guessing my career choice and my talent as a hairdresser.  i still feel down about it but i am just telling myself you can't please everyone.  i can take this as a learning experience and just move on.  perhaps i didn't choose the right career but i can at least make the best out of this career until i figure out what else i want to do.  yesterday was a hard day.  today will be better.  i am going to make my disposition sweeter today.

Moving

Well we are finally all in the house but we are still unpacking and trying to get stuff organized. The worst part about moving is well, MOVING!!! All the packing and unpacking and driving and cleaning!! Aaahhh!!! We are all so tired and ready for the process to be done and be settled into our new home and life together. Dispite the long process of moving we are all very excited about this new adventure! I am SO thankful for this new house and this opportunity to live with my best friends and grow in the Kingdom of God! How has your week been going?! I hope you are all staying sweet!

things have been changing drastically in our lives recently and we are getting so excited!!  at the end of the month we will be moving out of our one bedroom apartment into a 5 bedroom house with two other couples!  we know that it isn't a normal situation but have been feeling a longing and desire to live communally for a while.  call us strange or call us hippies but we are all so excited!  i know that living with two other families will not always be easy, at times it will be frustrating and difficult, but i know that it is where God placed us and i can't deny that.  through a series of events He has made all the arrangements for us to come together in this specific house and live together in His will.  i will post pictures of the new house and the transition as we move.  i have never felt more focused and in the will of God and i can't wait to see where we grow and thrive!  i am blown away by God's goodness to us and i am so thankful for His peace.  in the midst of this transition we still have stresses and issues arising but God has been filling us with such peace!  peace beyond understanding!  blessings on you today and i hope your disposition is sweet!!