What a week for Ireland. Fighting in the North - rugby wins in Scotland... I've been thinking a lot about Ireland since we returned. It doesn't help that Delta keeps dropping flight prices to Dublin - making it cheaper to fly to Dublin than anywhere in the Midwest! Ireland won extra points in my heart by having Diet Coke instead of Coke Lite (at least in the North). I felt akin to the way the ministry is being done there. That "you have a talent/passion in that area and it fits with our ministry goal? Go ahead and we'll support you." It's something we've worked to embrace here, something I feel pretty strongly about - maybe because I'm not a true Bible college grad :-) For now, I'll continue to pray for the wee island, for it's people, the people I met.... and save up my pennies for a return visit!
I love lace. I love the delicacy with which it presents itself to the world. That being said, I dont really use it very much. I do have some family doilies, and my wedding dress has some lace, but I dont go too crazy. I like to be able to clean things, and not have dust mites clinging to every available piece of cloth (they cling to everything else anyway.)
So, I decided to try a painting technique. Why not paint the lace on the object? Easy to clean, lovely design, what could be better?
We got this child's vanity in an old attic pick. Yes, we went into someone's hot and muggy attic for several hours. Yes, they let us jsut dig through things (can you believe it?!?!) unsupervised. Yes, we had to take our own flashlights. And yes, there was mouse droppings and dead birds up there. It was gross, but worth it. My boy LOVED it! American Pickers is his favorite tv show.
So this school bus yellow vanity sat there looking at us. Begging for new life! I knew if we left ...
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