The Shrum Family Adventures: My Valentine's Project

Thursday, January 13, 2011

My Valentine's Project

This Wreath ended up taking me 4 days to make with the help of my kids. But, it only cost about $6 to make. Can't beat that! I was going to make this for Christmas but ended up buying another wreath I liked better so I saved this to make for Valentines. Wanna guess what this is made out of??? It took about 300-350 of these to make it..... I think I am going to change the ribbon into a wider one. I used what I had and don't like it.... What do you think?

3 comments:

The Hardy Family said...: You are so crafty...I love it!!!; January 13, 2011 at 8:08 PM
Melanie said...: L-O-V-E it Mary Ann! Perfect for Valentine's Day! I have been wanting to make one of these & now I'm wondering if you could tint the coffee filters pink in colored water first...let them dry & have a pink one? I may have to give that a try...or I may just think about it as that seems to be the extent of my craftiness these days...lol!; January 13, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Mary Ann said...: Thanks you all! Melanie, I think you could. I was going to take a sponge and dip it in paint and paint the tips red. But after I made it I like the white, but if I get tired of it I will. You can also use the the brown filters!; January 14, 2011 at 6:29 AM

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Verses that really spoke to me and helped me get through our adoptions.

(John 14:18) " I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you."

(Isaiah 43:5-6) "Do not be afraid, for I am with you,
I will bring your children from the west. Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

(Proverbs 25:25) "As cold water is to a thirsty soul : so is good
news from a far country."

(Matthew 6:25-34) The do not worry chapter.
This is the chapter that told me we would adopt again and the
baby girl woud be named Lily (Lilee). "The lilies of the field".
This is a great reminder of why we should not worry, God will take care of his people!

(Psalms 82: 3-4) "Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Resue the weak and neady; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

(Psalms 68: 5) "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling."

(Deuteronomy 10:18) " He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow and loves the alien, giving them food and clothing."

(Philippians 4:13) "I can do all things through him who gives me strength."

(Philippians 4:6-7) " Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present
your request to God. And the peace of God,which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

(Romans 8:28) " And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

(James 1:27) "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the orphans and widows in their destress, and to keep oneself from being polluted from by the world."