31 December 2015

So, About December and My New Place!

Merry Christmas!!  Happy New Year!!  And, Thank you all so much!
Yes, all of that, all at once!  I'm so sorry to have been away for so long. But, I finally, have some wonderful news to share with you! I hope when you hear it, you will understand and forgive my absence.
For those of you who have hung in there with me over the last few months and some. I am happy to say, years, you probably remember my requests for your prayers, as my wonderful little "house above the roses" was to be sold and I was

What to do Weekends #154 ~ Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
May your year be Blessed beyond measure and all your needs be met!
Many Blessings to you all, today and every day!
May we all find a greater sense of contentment.
~Theresa.

(source)

What to do Weekends #153

Sorry, this is so late... Linda has done a phenomenal job covering for me, but I wanted to make sure and Showcase your Incredible Creations!

10 December 2015

What to do Weekends #152 ~ Be Back Soon!

Hello all! Thank you so much for sharing with Linda and me! I am crazy busy this week and haven't had any time to work on the Party! My Sincerest apologies. Linda did some beautiful Features, so be sure to pop over to her @ Crafts A La Mode to check it out.  You all are doing such phenomenal work I scarcely know where do look!

03 December 2015

What to do Weekends #151 ~ Happy December 2015!

Welcome friends!  It's here! December! It is officially the month that is truly "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"! We are so glad that you are here sharing all your wonderful recipes and treasures with us, and getting so much Inspiration for the upcoming festivities!
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!  We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
Onto to Theresa's Bonus Features for this week:
First up was Suzy @ Worthing Court's wonderful post on DIY Christmas Wreaths! So much information and fun! I love this one!

26 November 2015

What to Weekends #150 ~ Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, dear friends! Linda and I are enjoying the day with our Families and praying that you are all doing the same! God Bless you, we are so grateful for each and every one of you! 
As promised, we are providing the link-up, so you can party, as you like! We wanted to share a couple wonderful Thanksgiving Images with you that Exquisitely Unremarkable linked up with us last week! Have a beautiful weekend and we'll see you back here next Thursday evening with all kinds of incredible Features! 

19 November 2015

What to do Weekends #149 ~ Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thursday Evening and Welcome to What to do Weekends #149! 
Linda and Theresa would like to take a moment, here, to wish you all a wonderfully Blessed Thanksgiving to you and your Families!


Next week as we celebrate with our Families, it is our hope that you will be, too. We will be providing the link up for you to share your wonderful creations, but will not be sharing any Features with you again until after the Holiday Weekend. We'll have to double-up! We will continue to pin a way!
Have a wonderful time.
Now, onto the party! What incredible talented people you all are! 

First up, Theresa's Bonus Features! 
She LOVED Redo IT Yourself Inspirations' gorgeous Rag Ruffle Pillow Cover! Just Beautiful!

12 November 2015

What to so Weekends #148 ~ Fall Inspirations Continues!

 Welcome to What to do Weekends Party!   Happy Mid November, Already! 
We're are so Grateful for all of your continued Participation! It's what makes this Party so Great!
We Can Not wait to see ALL the  wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations you share with us with us week after week~
SO, THANK YOU!!
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, check out the Party Board! if you have a chance! 

You can connect with Theresa Shoestring Elegance
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Theresa's Bonus Features this week! 

Okay, I'm just so excited about the upcoming Holidays I could not limit myself to just one ornament, we had 3 Beautiful examples!
SO, all three are my Bonus Feature! Because, lets face it, it's my Party! And, I can.

First up, Olives-N-Okra's Snowy Noel Ornament,
Then we have Sweet Things Nordic Ball, so cute!
Last, but not least, Beverly from Across the Boulevard shared her very creative Coasters-turned Ornaments! So much fun to be had, and such great Inspiration for the upcoming Christmas Season!




10 November 2015

Welcoming Autumn Anew, Every Year!

Isn't it wonderful that we all have our own way of welcoming each Season in our homes and in our hearts?! I love that! Whether it be through some special decor project, a recipe that you've been waiting for the cooler weather to make, or as simple as getting your favorite sweater or fuzzy slippers out. We all(I am speaking in general, of course)  do or have something that speaks "AUTUMN" or "Fall", "Summer" or "Spring', "Winter" into existence for us at our homes and in our hearts.


This year, as most of you know, I find Autumn coming while I am in between homes. One that has sold, and I have not yet discovered the new one that God has waiting for me. That doesn't mean, by any stretch of the imagination, that I am not rejoicing over the arrival of Autumn! Quite the contrary is true, it is the changing color of each leaf,  the first few sprinkles of rain, the chill in the air and my fuzzy slippers and cozy robe that bring peace and a greater sense of home than any house could provide. 

  

06 November 2015

What to do Weekends #147 ~ Albeit a bit late!

Good morning, friends. Thank you so much for popping over. My sincerest apologies to you and my What to do Weekends Co-host, Linda from the incredible Crafts a La Mode!
I have no glib anecdotes for you. I have a head cold and bronchitis.  I don't know if it was the benedryl, or the Dayquil or the honey and cinnamon that did me in.  But, at the time the party was to be posted I was out of it and grateful for that! So, if this reads a little like a flu induced stupor, it is! 

With that said, Linda pitch-hit the party out of the park, all on her own. So major kudos to her for that.

I have been popping around and pinning your work during the past week and will continue to do so. I'm so grateful to tell you that if you pop over to Crafts a la Mode you will see Linda's awesome Features for the week. I, on the other hand, will have to make it up to you, I promise, I will, after I can crawl out of bed for more than a half hour at a time. 

29 October 2015

What to do Weekends #146

Welcome to What to do Weekends Party!
We are so pleased you joined us, with all your incredible creativity! Can you believe we're nearing the end of October, already? This month is just flying by!
We LOVE seeing ALL your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
My (Theresa's)  Bonus Features this week were:
The Lou Lou Girls have me wanting to bake more with this Beautiful Cararmel Apple Spice Cake! What a gorgeous presentation!

22 October 2015

What to do Weekends #145 ~ Fall!

Welcome to What to do Weekends Party!
We are so pleased you joined us, with all your incredible creativity! Can you believe we're nearing the end of October, already? This month is just flying by!
We LOVE seeing ALL your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
My (Theresa's)  Bonus Features this week were:
Sherry at The Charm of Home's beautiful Neutral Fall Tea with her Yummy Pumpkin Crunch Cake! I just loved this table setting for Fall! 

15 October 2015

What to do Weekends #144

Welcome to What to do Weekends Party!
 Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda are so happy to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  
Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
Please try and connect with us both in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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My Bonus Features this week were: Ella Claire Inspired's DIY Fall Naked Cake


10 October 2015

Best Ever Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins!

Are you enjoying the signs of Fall? This time of year is so exciting for me. I'm loving the cooler weather and all the changes that come with it! I hope you are enjoying it, as well. Okay, on with Recipe! You know, there all kinds of fancy desserts on the internet, and heaven knows I am tempted to go for the WOW factor, as well. The truth of the matter is that the best recipe I have to share with you in this month, or for the Fall weather for you and your Family to enjoy, for that matter, (as does mine) is a muffin.

08 October 2015

What to do Weekends #143

Good Evening Friends! We are so glad you are here, for our party!!
We are so grateful to be hosting this party with you all!
Welcome to What to do Weekends Party!
 Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
Please try and connect with us both in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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You can connect with me right here Shoestring Elegance
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My Bonus Features this week were Cindy @ Little Miss Celebration's Yummy Cinnamon Glazed Pecan Pumpkin Bread! Doesn't this just scream Fall?! :) LOVE this recipe!

01 October 2015

What to do Weekends #142


Good Evening Friends! We are so glad you are here, for our party!!
We are so grateful to be hosting this party with you all!
Happy first day of October!

Because the party is getting so large and because of all your incredibly wonderful DIY's, Crafts and Recipes (that you all have been so kind in sharing with us) we both thought we'd like to add an Additional Bonus Feature! So each week, now, not only will we have our regular (Awesome) Features from you, but we will each be choosing a Bonus Feature in DIY/Crafts and a Recipe  Bonus Feature!! So be sure to check out both Blogs to see if you were Featured in either way this week!

If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here! We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do FOLLOW the Party Board! 
My Bonus Features this week were provided by:
Ella Claire's beautiful DIY Rustic Candle Holder! I love the beautiful simplicity of this!


24 September 2015

What to do Weekends #141~ Welcoming Fall 2015!

Good Evening Friends! We are so glad you are here, for the first What to do Weekends Party of Autumn/Fall 2015!! Linda and I are so grateful to be hosting this party with you all!

 In honor of the New Season and all your Incredibly wonderful DIY's, Crafts and Recipes (that you all have been so kind in sharing with us) we both thought we'd like to add an Additional Bonus Feature! So each week, now, not only will we have our regular (Awesome) Features from you, but Myself and Linda will each be choosing a Bonus Feature in DIY/Crafts and a Recipe Bonus Feature!! So be sure to check out both Blogs to see if you were Featured this week!

17 September 2015

What to do Weekends #140

Welcome to What to do Weekends Party!
 Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!
Theresa wanted to take a second to ask you for prayers for all the firefighters and the victims of the recent #ValleyFire. I live in Northern California and we are going through the most devastating Fire season in history. My county and several others near by have lost so many homes and lives, as well as, all of their belongings.  Such devastation is so very hard to see. I am okay. but many are not. Please, mention them in your prayers today, tonight, whenever you can. Their fight is just starting. We have pop up evacuation centers everywhere and we rush our clothing and as much supplies as we can to try and aid them. But, I'm afraid it will take alot of time for most. Thank you.
Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
Please try and connect with us both in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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Onto Theresa's Feature picks for the week! Let's start with the recipes first, for a change!
Theresa Loved The Charm of Home's gorgeous Tea set and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread! Yum!
Appropriately titled, "Did Someone Say Pumpkin?!"
Secondly, Theresa loved this gorgeous Saskatoon Berry Galette from A Pretty Life in the Suburbs! Galette's are one of her faves. Check out Theresa's recipe for her Strawberry-Rhubarb Galette here!
Now for the wonderful DIY picks! Theresa loved Dandelion Patina's Neutral Fall Mantel!
Still, Anxiously awaiting Fall her second pick was 24 Cottonwood Lane's Fall Planter.
Now, as for Linda, She's been up to some pretty stuff herself! When you have a chance pop over and check out her Pretty and Fresh Tomato Basil Bouquet! Great idea!
As for Linda's Feature Picks this week! She was pretty excited by Atta Girl Says' Best Chocolate Brownie Recipe! Must pin and make!
Her second pick:  Life Anchored's King Ranch Breakfast Casserole! Who else loves Breakfast for dinner?!! (Hand waving high in the air!)
Linda's DIY Features this week went to Made with Happy's No Sew Rope Bowl Quite creative!
And, USS Crafty's Candy Corn Mug Rugs! Cute!
Be sure to pop over to Linda's @ Crafts a la Mode, now, to see  if you were Linda's Bonus Feature!
You can help make this a great party for everyone by pinning some of your favorite recipes and crafts!!
If you were featured, help yourself to our Feature Button!
With that said, the party is open! Please join in and have some fun and pop around, visit, even share some "Bloggy" love with your fellow bloggers. :)

*Disclaimer: Please note, by joining What to do Weekends and providing a link to the party you are giving us permission to use our photos to promote the party on all Social Media Outlets, as well as, here on the Blog. All links and/or photos shared will be linked either directly back to the original Blog or to the Link Party.*



10 September 2015

What to do Weekends #139

Welcome to What to do Weekends Party!
 Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
Please try and connect with us both in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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You can connect with me right here Shoestring Elegance
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Theresa'a Bonus Feature this week belongs to Ornate Splendor! Do we Bloggers tend to go a bit overboard on decorating?! You bet we do! And, Catherine's Fancy Shmancy Pumpkins are just a perfect example of how beautiful overboard can look like!
Okay, sue me, I couldn't pick just one!

03 September 2015

What to do Weekends #138

Good Evening, Happy Thursday and Welcome to What to do Weekends Party! Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~ A special Thank you for making last week's Party out biggest yet!! :) 
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
Theresa's Bonus Feature this week was this adorable Gift Box From the Heart by In the Boondocks, Isn't it great?  Who wouldn't enjoy this adorable box ?
Please try and connect with us both in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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You can connect with me right here Shoestring Elegance

27 August 2015

What to do Weekends #137


Good Evening, Happy Thursday and Welcome to What to do Weekends Party! Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
My Bonus Feature this week was from 
 Lia Griffith! I'm just in Love with this adorable Vintage Book Page Flowers bouquet. Isn't it just precious?!

20 August 2015

What to do Weekends #136


Good Evening, Happy Thursday and Welcome to What to do Weekends Party! Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 
My Bonus Feature this week was 
Alexandria from Prairie Charm's Beautiful Summer Shelves! So beautiful and just my style. :)

13 August 2015

What to do Weekends #135

Good Evening, Happy Thursday and Welcome to What to do Weekends Party! Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 

Theresa's Bonus Feature This Week was Penny's Container Gardening! Lots of wonderful ideas!


06 August 2015

What to do Weekends #134

Good Evening, Happy Thursday and Welcome to What to do Weekends Party! Your hostesses, Theresa and Linda could not be more thrilled to have you here to kick off the Weekend and the Party!!  Thank you to all of you who come join us here with your wonderful Crafts, Recipes and DIY incredible creations with us every week~
If you are new to the Party, Welcome! We are so very glad you are here!
We have been pinning away, during the week, so, Please do check out the Party Board! 

Theresa's Bonus Feature This Week, was without a doubt, Exquisitely Unremarkable's Custom DIY Upholstered Chair!
 She loved absolutely everything about this Beautiful Redo! Especially since this was a "No-Sew" Tutorial! If you haven't seen it yet, you are definitely going to want to check it out! So fun!

30 July 2015

What to do Weekends #133

Welcome back to What to do Weekends! Happy Thursday Evening. Thank you, all, so much for your absolutely wonderful contributions to the Party each and every week! If you are new Welcome and Thanks for Joining us!
Please try and connect with us, in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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You can connect with me right here Shoestring Elegance
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We have a Party Board and we pin! Please be sure to follow to see if your project has been Featured!!
So let's get right to it! On with Theresa's Features for this week!
 Theresa's Bonus Feature went to Heather at Stringtown Home's Yummy Chunky Chocolate Covered Strawberry Trifle

23 July 2015

What to do Weekends #132

Welcome back to What to do Weekends! Happy Thursday Evening. Thank you, all, so much for your absolutely wonderful contributions to the Party each and every week! If you are new Welcome and Thanks for Joining us! If you missed it, earlier today I shared where I'm at now, you can read more about that, here
Please try and connect with us, in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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You can connect with me right here Shoestring Elegance
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We have a Party Board and we pin! Please be sure to follow to see if your project has been Featured!!
So let's get right to it! On with Theresa's Features for this week!
Friends, we had a hard time choosing, so much Talent and Inspiration this week!
So, here is, I guess, Theresa's Bonus Feature, although, they all could and should be..
This is Cat @ Pocketful of Posies' DIY Romantic Industrial Frames! You really should pop over and see the way she hangs them.  LOVE!!

A little update and a lot of thanks!

Good Morning! Happy Thursday morning! I wanted to just take a minute to Thank you all so much for your prayers and support, whilst I continue searching for a place to call home. I, also, wanted to let  you know just exactly where I'm at, right now. God's Grace and your prayers have provided me with an extension at my beautiful little home! You may or may not recall that I had only 60-days to try and locate and move into a new place to call home. If not, you can read about it here.

Well, something wonderful happened.  I have packed 80% of my beautiful belongings up and purged like no other,  allst while I had to have things somewhat tidy for the realtor to show my home to prospective buyers! Wheww! Not something I would care to go through again. But, here's the thing, the offers on the house were either too low for the current owner or contingent on some thing or another......bottom line: It has NOT sold, and I have been granted an extension through August 31st!! A good month and a half past my original move out date!

16 July 2015

What to do Weekends #131

Welcome back to What to do Weekends! Happy Thursday Evening. Thank you, all, so much for your absolutely wonderful contributions to the Party each and every week! If you are new Welcome and Thanks for Joining us!

What can we say....we are running way behind this week!! We wanted to make sure to have the Party up for you all to join in, so I  decided to get at least one of my Features up to kick off the Party and, hopefully, over the weekend I can add some more!!  Linda had her "Grands" with her so....
We have been pinning away, during the week, so Please do check out the Party Board!  Sorry about that, folks!!

Please try and connect with us, in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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Theresa's Feature this week?!
CD's Country Living's Beautiful Summertime Mantel!

09 July 2015

What to do Weekends #130!

Welcome back to What to do Weekends! Happy Thursday Evening. Thank you, all, so much for your absolutely wonderful contributions to the Party each and every week! If you are new Welcome and Thanks for Joining us!
 We decided with all the wonderful talent you all have been bringing to the party,
 we needed ...MORE FEATURES!!
With that said, let's get on with your wonderful link ups! 

Please try and connect with us, in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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Theresa's Feature this week?! You do NOT want to miss Jonell's Tips on Keeping it Simple over @ Like Gramma's House, seriously some awesome tricks I never tried or thought of! Great Resource.
**Don't forget! We have a Party Board and we pin and "Feature" on each Post that we Featured, each week) 

02 July 2015

What to do Weekends with a New Twist (#129)

Welcome back to What to do Weekends! Happy Thursday Evening. Can we just take a moment and Thank you, all, so much for your absolutely wonderful contributions to the Party?!!
We are over-the-moon excited with everything you bring to share with us each week. We decided with all the wonderful talent you all have been bringing to the party, we needed MORE FEATURES!! So, starting today, we will each be featuring 2 Recipes & 2 DIY/Crafts, plus, of course one Bonus Feature each! With that said, let's get on with your wonderful link ups! 
Please try and connect with us, in some way!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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As for me, The packing continues!
You can connect with me right here Shoestring Elegance
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My Bonus Feature this week?! Penny's beautiful Simple Summer Supper

25 June 2015

What to do Weekends #128

Happy Thursday Evening!  Welcome to the What to do Weekends Party! We hope you've had a wonderful and creative week!!
Linda and I each feature one of our own picks as a Bonus, we thought we'd like to start out with that!!
My Bonus feature for this week belongs to Jennifer @ My Flagstaff Home's Decorative Garden Ladder! I love it! Those of you who know me, know my love of ladders!


Usually, as you know,  we like to take a minute to share what we've been up to, with that said, as most of you know, I am still on the hunt for my new place, I put in some applications and got some good feedback, so please keep your prayers coming! (I'm T minus 24 days and packing like crazy!)

18 June 2015

What to do Weekends #127

Happy Thursday Evening!  Welcome to the What to do Weekends Party! We hope you've had a wonderful and creative week!!
Linda and I each feature one of our own picks as a Bonus, we thought we'd like to start out with that!!
My Bonus feature for this week belongs to The very adorable Love MY DIY Home's absolutely too cute tutorial on getting those awesome Newborn Baby Professional Photos yourself!


Usually we like to take a minute to share what we've been up to, with that said, as most of you know, I am still on the hunt for my new place, so I'm going to ask you for your continued prayers in this.

 Linda, on the other hand, made these adorable little Summer Fun DIY Keychains! I think they are very smart and super fun!
You can find Linda Blogging here @ Crafts a la Mode
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As for me, The packing continues!
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Now onto My picks "Features" from all you incredibly talented Bloggers !!


11 June 2015

What to do Weekends #126

Happy Thursday Evening, All, & Welcome to the What to do Weekends Party! We hope you've had a wonderful and creative week!!
Linda and I each feature one of our own picks as a Bonus, we thought we'd like to start out with that!!
My Bonus feature for this week belongs to The Crafty Blog Stalker for their great tutorial on making this
Beautiful Patriotic Wreath
Now, that I've shared my bonus feature, I'd love to check in with you all and keep you up to date on what's going on with Linda and myself.

This IS What I Am Doing!


My search for a new place to call home continues. Thank you all for your prayers and kind words!  I have woken up, to this song playing in my head, more times than I can tell you.  So, I am doing as it says and Fixing my eyes on the only One, who knows all and has planned every twist and turn in my life for His Good. 

 I truly know with all my heart that He has a divine plan for me, and will let me know when the time is right.  Until then, I am using the brain, He blessed me with, and looking at and trying every possible lead. Nothing yet. 
His timing is perfect, not mine. :) 




I will keep you posted. If I was not so set in my ways, I would declare what a wonderful adventure!
So, I am trying to remind myself, daily, (no matter how uncomfortable) that this IS an incredible opportunity for growth and time to draw closer to Him. Life has taught me, in hindsight, that every trial has a reason, and that I am better and stronger after going through each and every one!
Many Blessings to you all, today, my friends!
Theresa

04 June 2015

What to do Weekends #125

Happy Thursday Evening, All, & Welcome to the What to do Weekends Party! We hope you'be had a wonderful and creative week!!
We've been talking, and decided to do things a little different. Since Linda and I each feature one of our own picks as a Bonus, we thought we'd like to start out with that!!
So, Since you are here, Me first!! 
My Bonus feature for this week had to be Bonnie's How to Make a Lavender Wreath!! I love lavender and have made a few of these over the years to hang in my bedroom, but Bonnie has an awesome tutorial to show you how!

Time for a New Adventure!

I have some news that I want to share with you today.
I have been abundantly Blessed for the past seven and a half years with this beautiful little two bedroom house that I have come to call home.  For those of you that have been following along with Shoestring Elegance, since I began just a few years ago, you have all seen, through each and every project or rose from my garden, how much I have enjoyed my house and living here, though every single picture, I have shared with you.(which also warms my heart to know those memories are captured, here!)