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Covenant House

Hey everyone! How's your Friday so far? The weather in NYC has been so odd. According to Apple weather on my iPhone - it says rainy all week. I think it only rained once!!?! Hey, I'm not going to complain....I need the sun, was told I was vitamin D deficient, yikes! 

On another note, every so often I try to volunteer through my church, Liberty Church here in NYC & one opportunity in particular has really interested me. Volunteering with the homeless teens at Covenant House here in Manhattan. A group of us go there every so often to mentor these kids, bring them hope, & to brighten their day!  This week we did a Creative workshop on how the kids could discover their unique creativity & how to use it. We were so blessed to have Etsy there to speak as well as Kristine Banasik



Originally I WASN'T supposed to speak, & the reason for that was, I tend to get NERVOUS speaking. I had only planned to answer questions & introduce my business to the kids. Turns out my PRAYERS were answered, I ended up speaking for like 7 minutes  about my start, my company & gave them some great tips on how they can get their own businesses started down the line. This was my first time speaking in front of an audience... I wasn't even nervous only shocked that I got through it......but grateful. We helped out with crafts & gifted the kids with items from MadeByGirl

I'm so happy that I was able to be part of this event - to be able to inspire anyone who thinks "they can't" - I'm there to tell them, "they can". 



Everything I have - I believe God has given me.  He has blessed me with talent that I didn't even know I had.  I always love to go back to this verse, which you can find in the Message version - "God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes". (2 Samuel 22:25)


If anyone out there is in NYC & interested in volunteer opportunity- feel free to email me.




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Ballooooooons

I was over at Decor 8 reading Holly's blog and I came across this post and was so inspired to paint again. I haven't painted or drawn in quite awhile....probably ever since I made the UK flag canvas painting for my family room. I love balloons and Holly's post inspired this 8 x 10 painting below. She mentioned that Joy from 'Oh Joy' had blogged about balloons being the next trend....hmmmm I have been seeing balloons in many places, maybe. Anyway, hope you like it.....I may place re-prints in my Etsy shop on Monday, not sure yet. So, what do you think of it ? I know its not what you all are used to seeing from me, but I do have a softer side and I kind of like it! Have a great weekend!

P.S. Now available via my Etsy shop for $9.50 each! 


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Creative Girl...

I was so impressed by a couple shots of Lisa's (a fellow blogger) home that I asked her to get more pics to me. Thankfully she did & I'd like to share them with you! Lisa is such a creative type, I LOVE that! Creativity is what moves me, in the same way that music does. It definitely nourishes my spirit. You can also find Lisa blogging about her work & her home in Australia here. She has a colorful line of interesting handbags & jewelry on her Etsy store, Tango & James. Thanks Lisa for sharing your home with us!



*Below are samples of Lisa's collection from her Etsy shop!


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LOVE CANDY Prints

I've just launched some new prints called LOVE CANDY. Right now there are only 3 colors available (Pretty Lavender, Cotton Candy & Sky Blue) but we'll be adding more yummy colors real soon! If you want one for yourself, just go to my Etsy shop, the launch price is only $25 and sizes are 16x24 ! Available via MadeByGirl soon. Update: Just shot these pics today, and added a new color, Lemon. : )




*Pretty Lavender, Cotton Candy & Lemon above via my ETSY.
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