Wisdom has built her house

This is a 5x5 canvas I made for a Ladies Bible Retreat that I recently attended. I make cards every year to give to the ladies for encouragement. A couple of years ago my friend, Martha, who organizes this wonderful event, asked me to make some gift items and to show the ladies how they could make them and use them to bless others. I am studying Proverbs in one the Bible classes I attend, and we came upon the Proverb 9:1 and I thought of doing this canvas based on that first part of the verse. We would all do well to build our houses with God's wisdom, rather than just beams and boards. I thought this canvas would be a nice reminder of how even though material blessings are nice and are from God, the real value is simply in the wisdom he gives us.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7

Here are a few of the cards and tags I made.

First FencePost

This is my first fence post on my new blog! How exciting! I am hoping this will inspire me as well as all of you to create more, read more, and be more adventurous in your art. Right now I am really into taking "junk" along with "stuff" I have around the house and making it into something beautiful and purposeful. The first piece I created on this adventure is a small decorative lamp. I used an old candlestick light, and a rustic caserole dish from a local second hand shop. I had (at home) an unused lampshade, some beautiful dried flowers and pinecones (given to me by a very dear friend), some fabric scraps, a little paint, rubberstamping ink, put it all together, and came up with this cute, rustic lamp. I think it's great and my husband really thinks it's great, because I only spent $1.50 on it. LOL! I hope it inspires you to do something similar. Have fun and be creative.

Ye are the light of the world. ~ Matthew 5:14