Our 316 Home

THE HOUSE BEFORE

This 1907 Craftsman Bungalow has been in my vision for 15 years

here in our little town of Mineola, Texas. 

I've taken the long way home just to drive by it on my way through town for a while. 

I admired the large luscious yard, beautiful wrapped porch and sturdy columns. 

It has a very unique charm that is a true treasure to me. 

LOVE IN THE HOUSE

WORKING HARD

CHOICES

Kitchen Tile- Grey and white check

Backsplash- Bordered Subway Tile

HOUSE INSPIRED

My cup runneth over. He gives us more than we need, more than we imagined.

Psalm 23

The LORD is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside quiet waters.

He restores my soul;

He guides me in the paths of righteousness

for the sake of His name.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,and

I will fear no evil,

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

MY CUP OVERFLOWS!

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD

forever.

Luke 6:37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, RUNNING OVER, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Proverb 3:9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,

with the firstfruits of all your crops;

10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,

and your vats will brim over with new wine.

Hand Painted Love Gifts...

My Wonderful Mother in Law is the bomb mom! She watches out silly 2 girls all day (M-F) and doesn't want a dime. She does our stinky laundry without complaining and so much more. We are so blessed (or spoiled maybe)! Anything I can do to make her happy with my creations is the absolute least I could do. Creating for others is my love language! She gets this catalog called Sundance... well it is like way expensive but has beautiful stuff inside. Robert Redford own the brand and he has super amazing style. 

Well, she saw this painting by Rebecca Puig with a dog and a man and was wondering if I could paint something similar to it for her. She wanted me to make it a woman and a cat instead. I was excited because I really like a lot of things about this painting she presented. Here is how it turned out...

Original Rebecca Puig Painting

 
 

My M.I.L "Graham" and a cat.
She feeds and adopts strays occasionally.
She is feeding the kitty love from her palm.
My favorite thing about it is the way the kitty has little bitty hairs poking out of the tip of it's ears
and her hat tie has the same strings poking out of it.
I did not want to "copy" Puig's painting, so I took what I liked and changed things I wanted.
It is more inspired than copied. I liked her colors and simplicity of form.
I did not want my caregiver to be empty handed though. So, the hearts came in...

 

I liked the one for Graham so much that I decided to do a similar one for my parents.
They have birthdays and such around this time, so I thought it would be a good idea.
I got my Mom on perfectly fitting her personality! She always wears the same black sweater vest even if it is in the middle of the desert, she will not take it off. It is her security blanket or some sort...
But, my dad was not quite right... so i had to sit and ponder what to do...
I was using a recycled board that a previous artist(?) had started using and never finished.
(captures my LostSock theory of course!).
It had a big blue line going across it and my paint did not want to cover it, so this is
before I got rid of the blue diagonal line ...

 

This is the final result of my Parent's painting.
I love it so much. My parents are hilarious and I wanted to capture every awkward lovable thing about them here.
They are the best and that is why I did this for them. They better like it... (sike).

Fun Filled Weekend!

THis weekend started off GREAT with a date night for me and my hubby eating candlelight dinner at Kitchen's Hardware and Deli. Then we went to the Select Theater in town to see a documentary on the Theater itself. It was very interesting. Then, the best part....

DRUMROLLL.........

WE GOT TO GO TO WALMART ALL BY OURSELVES!!!!

for the first time in forever.

Usually we are with our two girls that make each task just a little harder.

Gotta love em. 

On Saturday, we went shopping at the mall. I bought a dress for the first time in forever. 

Dresses are my worst enemy. They never flatter my figure it seems, so I just avoid them in general. 

But I actually tried one on a whim and it worked.

Then we ate at Salsaritas in Tyler and all talked about how delicious it was for the entire day!

If you have not been it is amazingly delicious!

Then on Sunday, 

After church we went out for a photo shoot with the girls...

I made invitations for my soon to be 2 year old's 

Maddy Monster Birthday Bash...

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for saddle shoes.

They are so typical vintage wallflower at a Sock Hop ball...

I made some saddle oxfords from cheap-o shoes!

I have also had this strange new obsession the last couple weeks for metal badges.

I wanted to get one for and art award to wear as an accessory and conversation pieces, but could not find one anywhere. I know I have one from High School VASE, but where it is is another question.

So, I just bought some pendants and made some myself...

I made 2 metals for accessories...

The anchor one is my favorite because of the sentimental reminder it holds...

from a page in my

"Art of SmART Thrifting" Journal...

http://thelostsocklife.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-art-of-smart-thrifting.html

Also,...

I have added multiple pages to my SUPERTAB autobiographical comic...

see here... 

http://thelostsocklife.blogspot.com/2013/03/supertab-autobiographical-comic-of-my.html

BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO COME!