Snow, thread and other beautiful things...

Was walking the dogs the other day when I looked to my left I saw someone had written "love." This made me smile and I stopped for a picture. I'm also embroidering a dishcloth for my mom for valentines day. They're cherry blossoms in case you're asking. ;) on another note I learned how to put words in friendship bracelets!!!
-Nilly

Heart drops.....

Heart drops: an expression I use when I speak of things on my heart. Like teardrops but from the heart, feelings, if you will. I sit here, headphones on, door locked, I admit its much past my bedtime but no longer am I concerned, something is on my heart. Though beautiful hymns of praise to our God are flowing through my headphone speakers, in what otherwise is a beautifully peaceful moment my heart is anxious. To put into words all that I think would be impossible but I do feel tis necessary. We all have sin in our lives and no person is ever "better" than another, we are equally evil, filled with wicked words, sinful actions and despicable thoughts, somehow through it all we lose the seriousness of our actions and pass them of as "normal"...... So tonight my heart drops contain these things which all combine to one thing. These things are friends, influences, thoughts, words, and lastly, laughter. You may not see how these things are at all related but they are, basically what I'm saying is this: "friends influence your thoughts, words, (actions too!)...." The laughter part I must explain. Please read on, do not lose patience with me :) I have habits, not very nice habits.... But I chase the problem back to its root and it almost always begins with friends (does that mean its their fault? NO!!) my thoughts, words, actions, all of them are Influenced which CHANGE WHO I AM. (I capped that for emphasation) all those actions change me, which brings me to the laughter part: you can tell a lot about a person by the things they laugh at. From cruel jokes, making fun of the less fortunate, or just plain BAD JOKES all such things show what one is inside your heart. So yes, friends influence laughter too. Once we are influenced its hard to go back as I'm learning the hard way, so to all my friends, I need your help, whether we're close or not that's irrelevant. You are considered my friend, I need your help to become a better person. So, whether through encouraging words, actions, or even some loving criticism, we all should help each other out. I'm ready, are you?

-Nilly

Tutorial: Bottle Cap Necklace

A friend of mine made a really cool Bottle Cap Necklace for her friend, I, having a big collection of bottle caps, immediately fell in love with the idea, so I asked her how to do it, and she showed me how. (My friend is Inna at Paper Raindrops she has an awesome blog, check it out!)

ANYWAY! Tutorial, here we go, ready? Okay.
You will need: A bottle cap, a hammer and nail (Small as you can find), a cutting mat or a piece of wood, a metal ring, 2 pliers, and cord. (I used rattail)

Put the nail in the bottle cap like shown, hammer down so it makes a small hole in the cap.

Use the pliers to twist the ring open, put it through the hole in the bottle cap, and close it back, string the cord through the loop and, WALLA! A new bottle cap necklace!
Stay Creative.
~Nana

Out with the old, in with the new, Happy New Year!

2012, full of adventures, I've made many new friends, seen so many new things, learned so much, and have had lots of fun adventures...

I've learned to never give up, on God, on family, on friends, and on life.

I've learned that God has a plan for everything, and even the worst of things, can turn out to be something great, something more than you can imagine.

I've learned to never lose hope, and to always keep my faith in God. I've learned to follow God, even when it seems totally absurd. I've learned how to forgive, and how to love, even when it seems hard.

I've learned to stay courageous, and to trust God, He's protecting me. I've learned not to worry so much, God knows what He's doing.
I've learned that even if it seems absolutely nuts, if God wants you to do something, be brave, and do it.

I've learned not to change because of what people say about me, God made me who I am, I don't need to change for anyone except Him, opinions don't matter, like my old youth pastor used to say "Opinions are like boogers, everyone has them, not everyone wants them." And two years after hearing it, I finally understand it. I am a child of the King, that's all that matters.

I've learned that every day is an adventure, and I should live everyday while I can.

And most importantly, I've learned that I have a Gift, the most wonderful Gift ever, this Gift is called Christ, and I have it in my heart, and I shouldn't keep it to myself, I've learned that I have this Gift for a reason, I have it so I can give it to all nations, I've learned that I have the Key to the Kingdom, and that with God, I can do anything.

I hope 2013 is an amazing year for all of you.
Happy New Year!

~Nana