The Lord Works in Mysterious ways.

Well, I have sat here today and in my travels and allowed my storm that I am in nearly flood my will. I have been struggling with keeping my spirits high and my thoughts bright. I am looking around and realizing that I have not enjoyed the holiday season, I have not been grateful for the blessings that I have before me. I am shamed because I have looked at my Have nots instead of my Haves. God will keep me and protect me. I have to be patient and strong and weather what I am going through. I have read a few blogs today and come across people who are going through things as am I and I stumbled upon this blog who has a song posted on her site, "I am Blessed" When I came across this I began to weep. My mommy sings this song often. As a little girl I remember Sunday mornings and waking up to the smell of Jimmy Dean sage sausage and biscuits and gravy and mom and dad singing hymns and songs. Mother always sang and sings this song of praise. Thank You Hoosier Stamper for that post. I have to go grocery shopping and then I think I am going to clean up my craft room. I think this Friday night I have some crafting to do. Crafting and Praying. I have to center my self and prepare for the rest of my storm. God Bless you and your families.

~cassey~

Drabby to Shabby in 6 months. Home Sweet Home.

Welcome Darlings. Well here are some pictures of my humble home. 

Above are two pieces that a very dear friend gave to me. These are solid and very heavy. 

My small but very nice kitchen. Red was my theme and I was able to find red appliances and pots and pans. 

My most fav. wall in the whole home. 

My hall. I  love this space, its small but I am adding things and decor to it a little at a time. 

Shabby shelf I repainted and a few little decorations. 

Bullet box in the small bathroom. I am currently using it to hold toilet paper. 

The love of my life currently. Nemo is very happy here. 

Christmas Time!!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone. I am ready for Santa, are you? 

Well, I have finally been able to decorate my house for the season and I wanted to show you all what I have done. I did not realize how much stuff I had and didn't have when I started. 

I did have a Christmas counter and a Cute Christmas picture. I got both pieces at Marshalls in Virginia a few years ago. If you look closely you might be able to see the tag on the counter. 

Well I realize I am "that" person. You are looking at my stocking, Nemo's stocking, my roomates stocking and his dogs stocking. We are "those" dog people apparently. LOL! 

My TREE!!!! Isn't it cute? AND AND AND because of my wonderful mom I have a ladder. :-) Thanks Mom. I am really excited, so much so the "present" under the tree is an empty box. The tree looked naked with out it. 

Well its getting late. I hope that all of you are ready for that wonderful time of year. 

God Bless

Cassey 

Its beginning to look alot like Christmas!

Hello all. I know I have been gone for some time but I promise I have been a busy bee. Well I have fallen on some unfavorable times but as I was so aggressively reminded by my roomie, God will  put no more on you than you can with stand. So here I stand. I have been trying to utilize my resources and talents and make something out of nothing as my mother would say. We come from a long line of making something out of nothing women. 

Well I have not been able to work on my killer scrapbook page but I have begun decorating my home for Christmas. Now my apartment is on the 3rd floor and in a pitiful attempt to take a picture of what I have done I got this:

I put icicle lights up around my railing and my tree is in front of the sliding door, so everyone can see it. I love it. I am going to try and post better pictures soon. 

Happy Thanksgiving all. I hope that you are spending it with your friends and family and enjoy your time together. I know that for me and my family we will spend our time together cooking, eating, laughing, joking, kid and caring on. I am truly blessed to have come from such a good family and because of them grow into such a good woman. 

Happy Thanksgiving. 

God Bless you and Your family.

Customized Christmas Handmade Gifts.

Starting today I will be putting up for auction scrapbook and other items on my eBay account. I am also accepting special requests for pages or books as gifts. Please stayed tuned. Email me with any questions.

Im back

After taking some time off i  have returned. I have moved to dover, and the holidays are rapidly approaching. Tomorrow is my 27th birthday. Its already here and I cant believe it.

Next week is the startof the holiday season. Wow already here. well stayed tuned pictures will be coming soon. God bless

Drabby to Shabby in 6 months, Key Hook

This is the latest piece finished. 

Before the sandpaper was taken to it. It had potential and I was determined to make it something different, at least make it think it was something new and improved. 

Tada!!! Its a bit more rustic and weathered. I think this is going to look so wonderful by my door, or in my bathroom. Its not very big and so it will work nearly anywhere. 

I sanded the entire piece down, wiped it all off, painted over it with a watered down brown paint and then let dry. Its so simple and basic and will be so cute when put to use in my home. Cant wait!!!

Thank You for visiting, and come again real soon. 

Drabby to Shabby in 6 months, Primitive Star

I made this star and thought it would look great in a bathroom. I started off with bare wood sticks.

I painted the sticks blue. . .

Then I used black Scrapbook wire and wired the pieces together. I really love the simplicity of the star and cant wait to make more.

Drabby to Shabby in 6 months. First 2 pieces finished.

So today I finished my first shabby shelf. I think it turned out very well. I started out by painting the shelf black, then purple, and then put 2 coats of white paint on the shelf. 

 Once everything was dry I sanded the shelf until some of the paint show through. I think it turned out great for my first piece.

The second piece I made was a picture frame for my kitchen. The frame was raw wood when I started, I painted it red and then white. Did some light sanding and it was finished. I think I am going to put a very pretty plate in the frame.

Red coat first!

 Coat of White!

Finished Piece!!!

Drabby to Shabby in 6 months.

Nemo Junkin 

well I am in the process of learning how to Shabby Chic. I am planning on moving this summer so I am starting to collect items for my home. I have noticed that I like things that either cost way too much to buy at the store or are things that you just cant buy. So in true family fashion I am going to make or redo my items. This weekend I am going "junkin" with my mom, (check out her blog). We have thrift stores, yard sales, and an Auction. Busy busy. I have a table and a chest I am going to redo and I am currently working on a little shelf. Figured I could start with something small and it would be a bit easier. Stay tuned and tune in daily for the adventures that me and my trusty sidekick, Nemo, will be encountering in the months to come. 

My first paper; My Dear Family

Well tonight I have written my first paper back in school. I really hope that I completed the assignment properly. The teachers instructions weren't very clear and I just want to do a good job. I really hope things start to settle down. This week has been sooo over whelming and I am trying to keep it in perspective. I just want to do well and be able to handle things on my own independently. Not that i dont need my parents but they have an enormous amount of things to worry about and my insanity does not need to be one of them. I have such a wonderful family. My brother, is seven years younger than I, but is about 10 years smarter than I am. He is in college and is so smart. I know he doesnt know it but I am not only proud of him I look up to him in a way. He is such a loving and tender hearted man. He is going to be such a magnificent man and husband and father and person. He will make something so grand of him self and will make it look so easy. I truly love and feel so blessed to have him as my brother. Then there is my dearest sister, she is 22 and is completely lost. She doesnt see what everyone else sees in her. She is so self conscious and so scared, she cant even see the magnificence of the woman that she is. She is smart, witty, funny, beautiful, daring, courageous, sensible, fun loving, life loving, joyful and stimulating. She is like electricity in a soda can. She is so great that she short circuits herself out. She is going to take the longest road to get to the destination that she desires, but she will learn the absolute most because of her journey. For my sister the means to the end are all that matter for when she reaches her destination she will be board and ready to move on. She has been through so much and is still pushing through. One day when the LORD gives her her harvest of all that she has sown it will be so great that she will not believe its magnatiude. I am blessed to have another sister, 23. She is smart and grounded and lives in the "BIG CITY" She did the typical college thing. moved away got a job, broke and poor and met a boy. She to is so big hearted and sweet that she befriends the most interesting people. My only fear for her is that in her journey she will lose herself instead of finding her calling in life. I hope that one day she WAKES UP and sees her life and  those in it for who and what it is. I am so very proud of her and she will never know it. My siblings make me feel so enriched just knowing them. My parents. My parents are the most strong forces in my life. They literally are the air i breath and the beat of my heart. They have been there through my ups and down the dumb times in my life and the most proudest. I have disappointed them and shown them sides of me that i wish I could have died rather than face them. My parents have shown me what it is to love and be loved and they have shown me mercy grace forgiveness and redemption. To my parents, I love you and admire you. I am where I am today because of the love you have given me. Though I have let you down and have at times strayed away from the road you have so diligently guided me on, you have never given up on me. Never have you shook your heads and walked away. I am truly blessed and grateful to have you in my life and to know your love. Dad you have made me aspire to be a better woman, one that you would not only be proud of but one that you truly respected. Your respect is something that I will strive to keep everyday. Your words of wisdom, encouragement, love and comfort have made me push on, try harder, and never give up. You have made me better. My life is better because of it. My dearest Mother. You created me. I have looked up to you since my first memory. I can never imagine my life without you in it. My thoughts and fears are stored safely with you. I know that you love me just because and that no matter what I will always have you. My memories are all of you. Your in every one. Either physically or emotionally or spiritually or just there. You have created me in your image. You taught me how to dress, put my make up on, talk to boys, get a job, drive, cry, be mad, for give, love, hate, cook, tie my shoe, spell my name, be a woman. You listen to my words and my tears and my heart. You do not judge me nor do you con-dime me. I love you.
To my parents:
To everyone who helped pave my way
If it weren't for you I wouldn't be here today
To all my friends, the girls, the broken hearts
All the critics, cynics and doubters, y'all know who you are

Mom and dad, and all your prayers
And those looking down from up there

I didn't get here alone
That road's just too rough and long
I might be the one the spotlight's on
But, I didn't get here alone
Yeah, I know I didn't get here alone

That old ball coach that pushed me way too hard
That preacher man said 'Trust in God' and you'll go far
And I'll never forget the songs that changed my path
Just one more reason I'm where I'm at

Yeah, I hit walls and I wanted to quit
I picked myself up but the truth is, yeah, the truth is

I didn't get here alone
That road's just too rough and long
I might be the one the spotlight's on
But, I didn't get here alone
Yeah, I know I didn't get here alone

The crew, the band, yeah, and all you fans
That stood in line rain or shine
I want to thank everybody out there for the ride

'Cause I didn't get here alone
Ain't traveled one mile on my own
You're why I sing my song
You're why I sing my song

I didn't get here alone
That road's just too rough and long
I might be the one the spotlight's on
But I didn't get here alone
Yeah, I know I didn't get here alone

What does it mean?

Today was a very blessed day. I woke up this morning, and everything was okay. My family is here and for the most part healthy. I had the blessing of going to church and worshiping God. What a true blessing my day has been. While waiting for the service to begin I began thumbing through my Bible and I came across this scripture;

"O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the LORD  in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."  PSALM 107,  1-9

Oh what a blessing and a joy to know that GOD will give us not only our hearts desires but he loves us so to show and give us mercy.