Sunday Worship

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I love you, O Lord, my strength.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.  He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.  I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

Psalm 18:1-3, NIV

ModPodge Pumpkins With Napkins

I made some mod pumpkins for Ms. JB that I'd like to share with you.  They were really easy and budget friendly too!

They look really cute with the decor in her house.  Here's a view from the back side.

I blame it all on these cute napkins that I fell in love with...and on Ms. JB's love of stripes...and on all of you inspiring, talented people out there in blogland!

Here are most of the supplies that I used.  Faux pumpkins, spray primer, ModPodge, a spray mask (but not the proper kind that should really be used), two different patterns of napkins, a ruler, pencil and scissors.  I used a couple of other items as I went along that aren't included in this photo, but you'll see them below.

I started off by wrapping the stems of the pumpkins with painter's tape.  Then I spray primed the pumpkins so that the orange color wouldn't show through the napkins.

I decided to use the striped napkins on the larger pumpkin.  The napkins were three ply thick, so I peeled them apart until I had just one layer.  I cut three napkins into strips roughly 1" wide.

You'll have to ignore the surface of my well used work table.  I need to recover it.  It really isn't dirt that you see.  It's just places where adhesives have been used in the making of window treatments, cornices and upholstered headboards.

Next, I applied the strips of napkin to the larger pumpkin with ModPodge.

After letting them dry completely, I added a coat of ModPodge over the applied napkin strips and allowed that to dry completely.  This is the completed, striped pumpkin.

It was looking a little neeked, so you can see that I added some leaves, curled ribbon and berries around the stem.  I'll go into that process below.

I covered the smaller pumpkin with the leafy napkins using the same process that I described above.

Since these are supposed to be mod pumpkins, I wanted leaves that look a little more mod too!  I ModPodged pieces of the striped napkin, the leafy napkin and a solid green napkin (that I already had) to a piece of stiff paper.  I borrowed a couple of different faux leaves from my stash and traced around them onto the ModPodged napkins - after they had dried thoroughly.

I then cut the traced around leaves out so they could be glued to the pumpkins.  I glued the leafy pattern to the striped pumpkin and the striped pattern to the leafy pumpkin.  I also glued a couple of solid green leaves to both pumpkins.

Next I made some curled pieces of ribbon to use.  I simply cut some strips of ribbon, slathered them with Stiffy Fabric Stiffener, and wrapped them around a pencil until they were dry.  I stuck the pencils down in some floral foam to hold them up while they were drying.  You can see I used some painter's tape to hold the ribbon ends on the pencils.

It was easy to remove the ribbon from the pencils once it was dry.  This is what I wound up with.  I think they make cute little curly cues.

After that I just hot-glued the leaves and ribbons to the pumpkins.  I started off by cutting and gluing some pieces of solid green ribbon that I already had.  Then I glued the larger green leaves on top of the ribbon and added the smaller patterned leaves on top of those.  I cut down the curly cue ribbons to make them the length that I wanted and then glued those to the pumpkins as well.  I finished them off by gluing on some berries that I pulled off of some of the picks that were in my stash.

And voila - easy peasy mod pumpkins!  Ms. JB was pretty pleased, which makes it all worth it.

I'll be linking to these parties:

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Motivated Monday at Be Colorful

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

More the Merrier Monday at DIY Home Sweet Home Project

Savvy Homemade Monday at Home Savvy A to Z

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tutorials and Tips Tuesday at Home Stories A to Z

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

It's A Party on Thursday at A Creative Princess

Show and Share on Thursday at Southern Lovely

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Share Your Creations on Thursday at Kristen's Creations

Addicts (not so) Anonymous on Friday at Addicted 2 Decorating

Inspiration Friday at At the Picket Fence

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Potpourri Friday at 2805

Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming
Autumn Arrives Party at Savvy Seasons

Sunday Worship

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Amazing Love, by Billy James Foote

I'm forgiven because You were forsaken
I'm accepted, You were condemned
And I'm alive and well, Your spirit is within me
Because You died and rose again


Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, should die for me?
Amazing love, I know it's true
And it's my joy to honor You
In all I do, to honor You


You are my King
You are my King
Jesus, You are my King
You are my King

Autumn Leaves Festival

Mr. Worthing and I decided to get out and enjoy the phenomenal weather this weekend at The Autumn Leaves Festival in Mount Airy, NC.

Umm...there were just a few people there!

As you might expect, there was a lot of Fall decor to be had.

Stick furniture too.

Need some bling?

Bluegrass music at every turn.

Mason Jars glued to glass candle holders.  Yes...I'm proud to be a Southerner.

Mr. Worthing needed a belt and no, that's not me in the picture with him.

No words.

What would an autumn festival be without candy apples???

Warning...avert your eyes if you don't like spiders.  It was all I could do to take a picture of these apples and there is NO WAY I could eat one!

Sorry for that, but it is close to Halloween, ya know!


I took this pic for those of you who are fans of the The Andy Griffith Show.  You'll know that the fictitious town of Mayberry was based on Andy's real life hometown, Mount Airy.  Snappy Lunch was a popular hotspot both in the show and in Andy's youth.  The line to get in this place was unbelievably long!

I kind of liked these hand turned wood pots with antlers attached.  I think they would look great with rustic decor.  No, I didn't buy one.

What did I come away with?  Only this flag.  (Oh, and a candy apple!)  I've been wanting one of these flags for a long time, but has been hard to find one with an "H".

I hope you enjoyed this little virtual trip to the Autumn Leaves Fesitval! 

Cute Addition to Nancy's Posh Closet

Do you remember Nancy's Posh Closet?

If you missed the post, you can see all of the details here.

Well....look at her to die for addition.

Isn't she fabulous!

What a great way to store pieces of jewelry that are really works of art.

Many of these are inherited pieces and others were purchased over time by Nancy.

I happen to think she's just perfect!

If you would like to be the proud owner of one of these lovely ladies, they can be found at http://www.etsy.com/shop/FleaMarketChick?ref=pr_shop.

This lady is going to show up at these fab parties:

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Motivated Monday at Be Colorful

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

More the Merrier Monday at DIY Home Sweet Home Project

Savvy Homemade Monday at Home Savvy A to Z

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tutorials and Tips Tuesday at Home Stories A to Z

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

It's A Party on Thursday at A Creative Princess

Show and Share on Thursday at Southern Lovely

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Share Your Creations on Thursday at Kristen's Creations

Addicts (not so) Anonymous on Friday at Addicted 2 Decorating

Inspiration Friday at At the Picket Fence

Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming

Sunday Worship

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.  But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.  He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.  Whatever he does prospers.

Psalm 1: 1-3 NIV

Fall in the Family Room and Kitchen

The most elaborate Fall decor in my house is the mantle in the family room. 

You can see it in more detail here.

  The mantle pretty much takes center stage, so I just added a couple of simple touches to the entertainment center.

Up on top, I added a fall wreath on a stand.  I found the wreath on clearance at the end of the season at Pier I a couple of years ago.  Gotta love those end of season prices!

Then I tucked in a little bitty pumpkin on the left bookcase.

Here's a closer look since it's pretty small.  The opera glasses that you get a glimpse of belonged to my great grandmother and are made of ivory.

For symmetry's sake, I added a pumpkin to the bookcase on the right too.

Here's a closer look at this one.

In the kitchen, I have a little visitor that flies in every year.

Do you see him?

He's very mischievous!

Just look at that face and the twinkle in his eyes!

On the island, I replaced the lemons in one of the apothecary jars with pumpkins that I picked up at Walmart.

And the last little Fall touch in the kitchen is the scarecrow that I added where a rooster pitcher usually resides.

I think he has a cute face too and I love the crow on his hat. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing my little Fall touches.  Everything will stay put through Thanksgiving.  Then it's time to drag all the Christmas stuff out.  Gah!!! 

I'll party here!

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Motivated Monday at Be Colorful

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

More the Merrier Monday at DIY Home Sweet Home Project

Savvy Homemade Monday at Home Savvy A to Z

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tutorials and Tips Tuesday at Home Stories A to Z

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

Autumn Arrives Party at Savvy Seasons

It's A Party on Thursday at A Creative Princess

Show and Share on Thursday at Southern Lovely

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Share Your Creations on Thursday at Kristen's Creations

Addicts (not so) Anonymous on Friday at Addicted 2 Decorating

Inspiration Friday at At the Picket Fence

Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage