VALERA GRACE

 

 

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UPCYCLED - BIRD FEEDER

Well, look at us go!  We're off for a few days during the holiday season and it has been a great time to work on a few projects!  Remember last year during the city-wide cleanup?  Well, we have repurposed an old chandelier into an adorable bird feeder.  The great thing about this project, is we have plenty of extra pieces for some other ideas we are cooking up!

Today, Brooke tore into one of the two chandeliers we found.  After disassembling it, she reassembled it into a new creation.  We found an additional piece for the large seed holder and also added a chain for hanging.  Look at it now!

She literally spent $0 on this project.  The Hubby had some extra paint from an old project and he always has nuts and bolts for us to pilfer through!  We are just in love with it and actually would like to keep it for ourselves. 

Hope you like it!  It's a great motivation to get started on some new projects for the new year!

You can find our store, Valera Grace, on Etsy.com.

 

RESOLUTIONS

Oh my goodness!!!  We are nearing 2017! 

I'm so thankful for all the blessings we received in 2016.  However, it was a little depressing to see the passing of so many celebrities as well as friends and family.  With the changing of the year, I'm hopeful for good things to come.

Each year, I try to review what the year brought.  Let's take a look.

• Remodeled the rent house for my Mother
• Regulated Mom's meds
• Reinvigorated my blogs
• Completed many crafts
• Held on to my part-time job
• Completed surveys, focus groups, transcriptions and coding for work
• Attended (or sent my husband to) many auctions
• Sold many items on the local auction site
• My son (Nicholas who lives in Maryland) came home for a wonderful visit
• Saw my son (Jaydin) marry the love of his life
• Watched sons and daughter-in-law (Jaymin, Jaydin and Miranda) graduate from college
• Enjoyed my grandson (Mattox) during the week days
• Met my daughter's future husband (he doesn't know it yet)
• Oldest son (James) landed a job within the state, so now he's close enough to come home quickly
• Drove my dear friend to western Oklahoma
• Hosted music sessions for my husband and his musician friends

So, it was a good year after all!  I'm just so happy that I'm here on earth and able to see the family growing and, at the same time able to enjoy the simple things in life that I have longed for.

 

But, I'm a dreamer... I dream about my future life at my home out in the country.  I dream about gardening and enjoying the sunshine.  I dream about creating and making things with my hands.  I dream about selling my beautiful creations online because I have too many pretty things.  I dream about my children coming home with their children to enjoy a long weekend together.  I dream about the future grandchildren and the music they make when they laugh.

 

I'm ready to welcome 2017!