Autumn Paper Crafts

Autumn Solitude

Among the variety of hues produced by the autumn chill are the soft pastels of coral pink, pale yellow and sage green. Make Mine Pink hosted a pink autumn sale in October, to celebrate the pinks of the season. By looking closely at my own back yard I found a huge array of shades ranging from burgundy to chartreuse, which made me want to make simple things for the table, to imitate the glorious nature displayed in this lovely, brisk weather. Below are some samples, instructions and a pattern you can use for children to decorate your fall table.



This craft was made using textured card stock and polymer paints, which cost about a dollar each at JoAn Fabrics, and a little less at the craft section of Wal-Mart.  Glue the pattern on to a heavier paper or cardboard from cereal box or any cast-off box you have that can be cut with ordinary scissors.

Lay the pattern on your cardstock or paper and trace around it with pencil. Attach stands to anything you want to use as a stand-up item, as you see above.

Outline the edges and the little veins with your choice of glitter glue or glitter paint. You can make them to match your dinnerware, or just put them in a bowl as a centerpiece.

With the paint I use, shown in those bottles in a previous photo, it has to be allowed to dry for at least an hour before handling the leaves, but you can find paints for paper at scrapbook stores, which dries more quickly. Another technique that can be used, is to draw your outline with the tip of liquid paste, such as white school glue, and sprinkle glitter on it, being sure to allow a good drying period before using the craft.

Here is a pattern for you. Its copyright free. You can use it to make things for yourself, to sell, or to give away and put your own name on it.

This one has a stand-up piece on the back and  is made with white cardstock, outlined in platinum-gold paint (Polymer or Scribbles are two brands that work), and then painted with white glue, on which is sprinkled a flaky glitter called mica or snow.

A few autumn leaves from my back yard.

Use the patterns for cards, also.

An old craft here: take a a leaf and put it on a paper, then place a blank piece of white paper on top. Color over the leaves with crayons, pressing down with the crayon enough to bring out the edges and veins of the leaves.

They can then be cut out and used for a fall banner by joining them together, or used for tags, place cards, envelope inserts, large confetti on banquet tables, or anything you like. Attach a circle of paper behind each one, and make napkin rings.

There is a very nice paper bag pumpkin tutorial here.

Before my friend in Canada, Candy, closed her blog, she showed pictures of this cute plastic bag that you can carry in your purse. It is a bag inside a smaller drawstring bag that has a sparkled white rose on one end.

When you are finished with the bag, you can put it back inside the smaller rose bag and put it in your purse. We do not have these here in the States, but I sure would like it if they could be purchased here. The brand is called Niftii, and it comes in other colours.





This is one of those empty spools from wired ribbon from the dollar store. Using batting or some kind of stuffing, it can be made into a country pumpkin.

Cut a square of fabric, and as an option, place a square of batting inside it, and tuck the corners into the hole of the spool, til it looks like this:





Instructions are Here.http://www.highcountrymomsquad.com/kids-craft-turn-a-toilet-paper-roll-into-a-pumpkin/

I've used some pearlized dots of Scribbles fabric paint on this fleece pumpkin that I made earlier.

Someone phoned me recently and told me about a physician she knew who would also recommend to his patients that they try to make something and include creativity in their lives daily. He believed that it helped settle the mind and contribute to healing in some ways.

Creativity also gives you a visible results, as your efforts produce things you can own, that  you did not have before. When the hands are at work, the mind is engaged in a special way that produces even more ideas and creativity. Children brought up knowing how to make things will be resourceful adults. When you create something you control your results and you banish discontent. It is better to create something beautiful than to complain about the dark days and bad news.

Someone mailed me a piece of that nice fabric from Wal-Mart that I was using in the beginner's sewing projects, and I wanted to see what one of these style of pumpkins would look like in a print.

The leaves are calico cut into a shape and outlined with more of that glitter-glue in platinum.

Finally, here is one made from a stretch chenille type fabric, decorated with embossed leaves made with the glitter-glue, and wired ribbon for vines.

The fabric on the pumpkin is a wonderful golden butternut with a pretty chenille print on it.

Visiting America Part 1

Great Smoky Mountains

We received a visitor from South Africa who spoke to us about visiting America. He has written a book about the communist takeover of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) called "Government by Deception."  Zimbabwe was the name of the ancient city located in that region long before any European ever lived there.   He described in his book how tough the Rhodesians were and how hard they were to defeat, but in the end the communists took over the country and ruined it in four years, taking it from an export nation to starvation. There is still a steady stream of native refugees from Zimbabwe to South Africa. Below are some of the things he discussed with us:




Recognizing the Lies About Socialism


 Communism is behind most revolutions and it is alive and well today, posing under different names such as socialist, progressive, moderate, and those who promote it will try to find out what will work in order to subjugate people. In America they play on the guilt of the male person. They want him to feel that other people are not as well off as he is, and that he must be greedy because he is doing so well, and that he has so much, but he probably stole the land from someone in order to get it all.


 Every American male must be made to feel unworthy and hang his head in shame because he is alive and prospering. These false teachings exist in the public schools and colleges all over the country, even the Christian colleges. Students must know what these teachings are and be prepared to correct their teachers. Americans must quit being so polite and be able to correct every lie.

Sunset Lighthouse by Steve Sundram 

Another way in which the average American is intimidated by socialists, is by name-calling. If you know something is not right and you expose some secret thing in government or some false teaching regarding the role of government, you are accused of being a right-wing, fundie wacko who "sees a commie around every corner." You will be called a racist, a bigot and an elitist if you do not follow the socialist agenda that is being pushed forward in this country.  This is calculated to make you feel incredibly infantile and stupid and it is one of the tactics of the mind-game they play in order to demoralize you.

Woodland Splendor by T.C. Chiu 

Americans Can Preserve Their Country
 
 Our visitor told us that even the American of no great means,  could change things with a blog, a text message, a you tube video, phone calls to representatives, an email, a printed paper that is mailed around, or even something they say to someone else while standing in line at a grocery store.  Americans must not let the socialists and progressives march away with their country and they can put a stop to it very simply: by refuting everything. Housewives have more power than they realize, because they control the destiny of the family and the pocketbook. Though the progressives have a great deal of money and control of the media, they can be stopped  and we can keep our freedom. Their greatest power is in making you think it is hopeless and  you cannot do anything.
 
In example, he cited a case where the dictator of Zimbabwe, had a referendum he wanted to put to a vote, probably to show that the vote is still allowed in his country. Even though times are extremely hard in that country, everyone has a cellphone. (I personally call this the trickle-down cell-phone economics.) One man sent the message to vote 'no' on the referendum  to everyone he knew. That text message eventually was passed  all over Zimbabwe, and the president-for-life Mugabe was utterly shocked at how little control he actually had over the people, when he discovered that his proposal was rejected.

Early Sunday Morning by Randy Van Beek

The communists, posing as socialists and progressives,  are promoting a system that does not work. That is why they major in propaganda. Most of their warfare consists of lies. After you have heard a lie a lot, you lose your ability to distinguish between the lie and the truth.  Because socialism  is a system that destructs society rather than builds it, they must persuade people though lies and smooth talk, that it is better. It is a serious game of words that Americans must learn to refute. 


They also like to pit one kind of people against another: male against female, race against race, employer against employee, rich against poor, religious against non-religious, young people against their parents, etc.  If that does not work, they find other things that bother people and agitate til there are sides taken on the matter.

Moonlit Haven by Judy Gibson

 Americans must refute every single false teaching, even if it is some little tiny thing. A family like yours can make a big difference if they do that.  Americans are too polite and too passive, probably because they work so hard and want to mind their own business and enjoy the fruits of their labours,  and are too busy to fight with people.  Those that hate America and hate capitalism will capitalize on the fact that Americans mind their own business and do not want to be bothered. They will do as much as they can behind their backs, believing they can expect no reaction from the average American, who will of course be labelled "reactionary, legalistic," or some such thing in order to make him back off.

Texas Spring by Robert Wood

The socialists/progressives  have a hard time getting Americans to fight with each other, because communism, socialism, and other isms are based upon envy. Americans are so individualistic, it is hard to stir up hatred or envy, so they will constantly use the media to report some injustice to make people rise up in outrage. The subversive agents will  use persuasive words about how unfair something is. They have been playing on the word "fair" for a long time, and when no one refutes them, they gain more credibility and more following. When you hear something in the news media, you need to analyze it closely and think what it really means and whether it is really true.


 Most of the time the progressives will try to convince the American public that money belongs to the government to dole out wherever it wants to, and that everyone should be equal, even if some work harder than others or manage their money better and smarter than others. Traditionally, Americans have always been able to govern themselves and create their own economy without help from the government. The progressives are changing that , and in doing so, taking away our liberty.


One major lie is that the socialism is more fair and just than the free enterprise system by which a person can determine his own wealth and his own success.

Socialists, he emphasized, produce nothing. They only live off other people's hard work, rearranging the good results and most often, running it into the ground because, sooner or later, they run out of other people's money.

Country Roads by Lene Alston Casey

Highways and Cities Look Good

Your cities are well laid out with great infrastructures, meaning that you have streets and buildings and an orderly paths within them. What looks like enough space for 3 million people in an American city, only holds one million. There is space well used and laws against loitering and littering; laws which work for you even though you are not aware of it.  "There is a lot of highway construction and maintenance wherever I go, and that impresses me," he said.  America is neat and clean and orderly. People drive in a polite manner for the most part, (in comparison to other countries he has been to)  and no one honks their horn without a reason. (He probably does not know that in most states you cannot use your horn unless it is an emergency, with penalties for infraction of it).

He was not used to driving on the right side of the road and once got on the wrong side. A couple in an oncoming car waved him down and helped him. He said also that when he needed help finding out where he was he could walk to anyone sitting in a car and they would roll their window down and give him directions very helpfully. It is not so in his country.



Honesty and Trust: Part of a Strong Foundation  in America

"Basic honesty, resulting in trust, is a common foundation in America," he said. "If you lose that, you lose something basic to your country. For example, when someone sells something here on the Internet, you usually get it, and if you don’t like it, you can get your money refunded or they will cheerfully try to find what you like.  One man who sold me something on the Internet told me he would send it without me paying, and if I didn't like it I could return it, and if I liked it I could pay him. That is part of that inborn system of honesty and trust that Americans expect of each other."

Americans have an altruistic, giving sort of nature. They lack envy, which is a problem in other places. He also said he was trying to get used to the fact we did not have electric fences and big gates with alarm systems on our properties. We left things out over night, like porch furniture and ornaments, which, he said, would be stolen in 15 minutes in his country. Some people still don’t lock their doors all the time here in America, especially when home.

Basic honesty, he assured us, was an ingredient in the  foundation of our freedom here. Honesty produces trust, and trust is something you have in America. He cited instances where farmers could leave a jar for money and people could help themselves to the produce at the fruit stand. That would never happen where he lived. He had a conversation with a bank president who said he was tired of giving people change, so he made a huge table in the middle of the bank and put a lot of change in it. People could come in and help themselves to change, and leave the equivalent in paper money. At the end of most days he had more money in paper than in change.

 Marxists  and communists  know that honesty is something most Americans still have, and that our laws support that, and that people are liable for punishment for dishonest dealings. Marxists need to break down that honesty in order to convert our system to Communism. Honesty makes people in America trust each other and enables them to do business with one another.  Those who hate America will try to break down this prevailing character quality in this country by infiltrating the country with cheating and swindling, til the average American cannot do business with anyone and trusts no one.  They will find something they can break down, and work on it until they can crack it. Americans must expose things like this. As it stands now, no one can start a business and expect to operate it dishonestly and get away with it. Those who do, suffer penalties under the law. This is some deterioration in these laws but they still work for you.

Spring Breeze by Randy Van Beek from http://www.allposters.com/ 

Your Laws Work For You Even When You Are Not Aware of It

Americans are not physically aware of how well their laws are working. Their nation is based upon law, and that is ultimately what those who want to destroy this country will try to change, through liberal lawyers and courts.  They know we live by law and, unable to get us to go against it, will simply change it into their own liberal policies.

Business With a Smile, Going the Second Mile

Your businesses are well-run. Those who are in business will  smile at the customers and ask if they need help. They want to know if you want fries with that. They want to know if you were happy with your meal. They want to know if everything was okay in your hotel room. Their business depends upon it. Staying in business depends upon the proprietors knowing every minute if they are complying with regulations set in place by laws. Customers can complain to health authorities, business bureaus, police, and other authorities, if they feel they have been mistreated or cheated. These business can be shut down if they even have a dirty restroom. They eagerly comply with the laws so that they can conduct their business without the threat of being shut down.

Summer Sunset by Randy Van Beek



Your Laws and Your Personal Integrity Are Part of the American Character

Your laws are working on the highways, too. People do speed and disregard the road rules, but for the most part, it is in the minority.  In general they drive according to the rules. Most people are very good citizens, helpful and polite, even when he made mistakes, not having had experience on American roads. He claimed that no one honked their horns at him, even though he often did not know where he was going.

Your laws work for you when you are in your homes. You live in relative safety, and most people do not have to guard their property with their lives. He said he felt an immediate sense of safety and well-being when he stepped off the plane in America, compared with his own country.

Average Americans Matter

Other good things he said about America was that most people will have a say in what happens to them politically and if you push Americans too far they will not put up with it. Every American, from the one who works at the burger place, to the man behind the desk in a business, has a say in what their government can and cannot do. The greatest harm that can happen is to make Americans think they are worthless people who have no hope and who do not know how to govern themselves.

The liberals in America are the LEAST qualified to govern us and the least qualified to guide us or lead us in any way. Communists and Marxists, posing as socialists and progressives, or moderates, are the least qualified to be in government. Their system does not work, so they have to convince everyone that it does and they do it by massive media outreach. In America even the common man in the most menial job is more qualified to govern than a liberal, a socialist, a progressive, or a communist. Just compare how the average person runs his home and his business, to how a liberal government is run.

 

"Americans are not crazy. Americans have just been over-propagandised by the Left that's all.

Enchanted Valley by Paul Fortis

Too Vast to Conquer

On his car trips he was impressed with the vastness of our country, saying that sometimes others tend to think they can conquer America as they would another nearby nation, but America is so huge, and has so many hills and valleys and such, that it would take all of Europe and all of Asia and all of Africa to conquer us, and even then, they only might.  He said that is one reason the left uses media to influence us. They cant win unless they demoralize us first and suck us willingly into their scheme to "de" us: de-nationalise, de-privatize, de-individualize, demoralize.


Socialism is a Lie
Those who do not like your system are trying to break it down by spreading the merits of socialism, which do not work.They are preaching a system that does not work. They are using  the public schools and  colleges as their pulpits and preaching it to the next generation, who become the future lawyers and judges who change laws as they go.  They are preaching it in the newspapers and on the television news and other shows. The web is the last frontier of freedom, where we can "go and do likewise" to them. We must spread the opposite message.

Rural Farmhouses

Americans are not all rich, greedy and selfish

Even those working in menial jobs are helpful and courteous and work hard, going beyond what is required of them. Most are not rich, but willing to share and extremely generous. The rumour that they are rich and greedy is another piece of propaganda.

"I had many, many fascinating discussions with Americans. Americans are an ok kind of people. They are NOT fat lazy people who have it easy. Quite the opposite. Many are really hard working people... and kicking them in the teeth continuously is not a wise idea. In WWII, America produced 100,000 combat aircraft!!! These people are a mild people who are really slow to anger... but there are many facets to America. Most Americans were very hospitable, and I was told that the ones in the South, particularly, were so hospitable that they would insist on taking you home with them."


It is dangerous to be uninformed about the new socialism that parades itself as a bright future for America. When socialism/communism takes over a country, you will not experience the great freedom of worship, or see the  the pretty, idyllic scenes of the houses and the farms, nor will there be shops full of merchandise. Communists are the least qualified to rule a country because their mis-management causes drought, financial depression, and death.

There is an interesting trailer here  along the same lines as this subject. See another interesting one here about socialism in America.

Here is yet another excellent video on how the left is breaking down our culture.






We hope to have another visit with this man and I will try to write about it in a future post. My objection to socialism/communism is Biblical one: a man should be able to enjoy the fruits of his labours, and should deal honestly in his business. People should work hard and use their own money to take care of their own people.


Visiting America Part 2

Book Shop by Sung Kim

Summer Brook by Bill Makinson

America Visited

The Good Old Days

by Paul Detlefsen

 

The Good Old Summertime

by Paul Detlefsen

Some of you might remember seeing some of the art of Paul Detlefsen, a European who immigrated to America in the 1950's. His work depicted American small town and rural life on calendars across the country, and he also painted background scenery for movies.

Someone sent me  an interesting magazine for girls, which depicts some of the old time home style way of life for families.

This weekend, I visited Treasures from the Heart Gifts and enjoyed seeing Barb's art and crafts. She too makes pumpkins from sequinned fabric, and hers are in dark burgundies and brown velvets.

Visiting America

Pumpkin Season

Tuscany Harvest

The light green or aqua pumpkins are really a squash called sweet meat.

Non-edible decorative gourds are used for birdhouses and other crafts.

Click here for pumpkin bling.



American Artists of the Victorian Period

Drifting on the Lagoon

by Ralph Wormsley Curtis - American 1854-1922

Men of Progress

by Christian Schussele 1824-1879 (Pennsylvania)

"Described in 1862 as a painting of \"the most distinguished inventors of this country, whose improvements . . . have changed the aspect of modern society, and caused the present age to be designated as an age of progress.\" The nineteen men in the painting were brought together only in the artist\'s imagination. They are (left to right): William Thomas Green Morton, James Bogardus, Samuel Colt, Cyrus Hall McCormick, Joseph Saxton, Charles Goodyear, Peter Cooper, Jordan Lawrence Mott, Joseph Henry, Eliphalet Nott, John Ericsson, Frederick Sickels, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Henry Burden, Richard March Hoe, Erastus Bigelow, Isaiah Jennings, Thomas Blanchard, and Elias Howe. In the background appears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin, the patron saint of American science and invention. "

The inventors and scientists represented in this painting were responsible for the surge in automation during  the Victorian era. Victorians were on the move, looking for easier and faster ways of transportation, production, creation, communication, art, architecture, landscaping, music, oration and much more. We have with us today the result of these inventions, which include the computer, the sewing machine, cars, transit systems, airplanes, modern plumbing (the flushing toilet, called a water closet, was invented in the 1600's and improved on in the Victorian era), running water (which existed long before this but was modernized in the 19th century), electric heat and lights, and countless other things. You can view a list of their inventions here.  There is always a tendency in any era to think that the generations that lived before were primitive or ignorant, but the list of inventions of the Victorian period shows that there were many people of that time were brilliant and industrious, and their inventions are responsible for the many conveniences and comforts we now enjoy.

A Broadway Milk Maid

by Francis David Millet, American 1846-1912

A lot of things about the 19th century people can be observed in their art, among them the way leisure time was spent, how they travelled, how they worked, what they wore, and what their interests were.

Looking at Life in Paintings of the Past

Motherhood, by E. L. Henry, American  1841-1919

Memories by E.L. Henry

First Railroad Train by E.L. Henry

Woman With a Baby by E.L. Henry

Spinning Jenny 1874 by E.L. Henry

A Lover of Old China

Unexpected Visitor

E.L. Henry was an American illustrator and artist whose paintings told stories of the American life in the 19th century.

 I especially like "Unexpected Visitor" above because of the country surroundings, the design of the house, the grandmother on the front porch with her knitting, and the lady of the house with her apron, looking out to see who is driving up in the carriage. I always like to point out the distictive differences in the male and female clothing of the times, too, and the sweet scenes of home and family. A look at the painting "A Lover of Old China" made me wonder what "old china" would have been like to the people of that era, for what was new to them, is now antique to us.

Some of the paintings can be clicked on for a larger view, in which can be seen the details of the architecture, the interior design of window hangings, fireplace mantel arrangements, furnishings, rugs, tableware and much more. The styles of furniture, dishes and fabrics are still being produced today.

E.L. Henry was related by marriage to the author Grace Livingston Hill.

Read more about E.L. Henry

E.L. Henry Biography

Simple Sewing: Pretty Pumpkins

Outdoor Projects

The squash are beautiful this year and look festive alongside this special "classics" issue that Victoria has published, containing photographs from the original Victoria magazines. The issue is on high quality paper and the pictures are very uplifting. This is just out in the Wal-Mart book and magazine section. There was also a "Rooms of Bliss" issue with a blue cover, and both look really nice set out on a coffee table in the home. There were no ads in either one, and all pictures and articles were about the home and scenery.

A scene framed by the tree, from my window.

A special tea that came out only in December last year, which had a wonderful fragrance when made up in a tea pot. I have not seen it since the one month it was for sale, and have enjoyed the last few bags of it.

Cones from trees are in abundance around here, so I painted them with the Krylon spray paint called "Ballet Slipper," which is a pink that is practically white. See Chic Style Fall Colors.

Small inedible squash, pumpkins and gourds get the paint treatment and a sprinkling of glitter too.Cindy, at My Romantic Home, has some beautiful glittered pumpkins used on candle sticks. Her home is fascinating and has been featured in magazines. Almost every decorator has a link to her. A Bit of Pink Heaven shows some lovely white pumpkins and some silver gilded ones as well. The above pumpkins were not actually pumpkins but were white ornamental squash, not edible. There are quite a number of porches decorated with white pumpkins this year.

 See a naturally grown pink pumkin here,

and have a look at this pretty one.

They all go into a display basket hanging on the outside of the house, along with some leaves.

More white trash turned into pink trash, with added water-slide decals.

A rusted chair gets an update.

Cracked, discarded, outgrown boots get the treatment, too.

Empty metal paint buckets will be a rarity some day, as paint is now sold in plastic pour containers, so this one gets to be used again, painted pink. I have seen these painted with scenes and florals and were years ago sold at antique fairs.

I have not got around to painting the old swing yet, so a quilt and cushions will do for now.

These chairs still need more paint, but it gives you an idea of what they will be like when finished.

This is perfect for an outdoor tea, with a wagon as a serving cart containing all the goodies.

Here is another view of the outdoor tea table, and here are some wonderful pictures of a tea table on this blog.

A hanging candle holder with a led light provides a bit of decoration for the tea table.

Click on for a larger view.

Here is another pretty blog also with an outdoor tea table covered in lace. See Pink Friday for more great ideas with things you might have in storage that could be brought out and used, and here is a pretty blog in Dixie, called Blushing Rose.

This little message in pink chalk might have special meaning to some people:

Other painted gourds and pumpkins:

Trash to Treasure

Thrift Store Amore

Glittered Pumpkins

Links I Like

The Warmth of Autumn by Susan Rios

Those women considering hosting a homemaking class might glean something from The Pastry Cloth, and the blog from the same, which I have just added to my side links.


One great advantage of being at home paying attention to your own house and your own life, is the opportunity to be creative. This is something that Titus 2 leaders might be able to include in their classes. Teaching younger women to include creativity in their home keeping can mean something as simple as how to make the arrangement on the wall look nice and homey, or how to put a pretty centerpiece on the table.

These creative links always inspire me. Some of these women earn money from their beautiful art and crafts. What is even more impressive is that they are willing to share instructions on how to make things. The links on their blogs are always refreshing and equally creative, as well as beautiful to behold, which is a great encourgement for anyone looking for beauty and ideas.

My Decorating Style

Glitter and Roses

Fitty's Pink Rose Cottage

Shabby Pink and Pretty

Vintage Rose Collection

Shabby Cats and Roses

Shabby Streamside Studio

A Well-Loved Home

Aiken House and Gardens

A Vintage White

http://isabellang.blogspot.com/

Twice Remembered Cottage

Cynthia's Cottage Design

Rose Vine Cottage

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sweetnshabbyroses/popular-interesting/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

Decorating With White

Stone Gable

http://shabbychictreasures.blogspot.com/

Wayside Treasures

Check back for added links!

For more good blogs, just go down the links on all these places.

Everyone has their own likes and dislikes, and these are some that I found very light, bright and pretty. As older women teach younger women to mind their homes, I think it is important to include some inspiration from other people, where they can get some ideas for their own houses. Each home will include, of course, things that suit their own people, and things handed down to them from generations before. I enjoy seeing how other people use their things, and I find that peeking into these lovely blogs is similar to being invited into someone's well-appointed home.







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The Story In the Paintings

click on for a larger view

Courtship, by Edmund Blair Leighton, English, 1853-1922

 This particular painting had some things going on inside it that I had not previously noticed, and I wanted to find out if anyone else sees it. What do you think is really happening in the background, and what do you think the young man in the main part of the painting, does for a living?  My guess is that the man in the background is waiting for the boat and he is not happy that the boatman is taking his time talking to the young lady. Many of the paintings of the past had an "inside story" that a studied view can reveal.

History of Southern Women

http://dixieoutfitters.com/p/southern-history

Landscaping Film



I recently enjoyed a documentary on Netflix: A Man Named Pearl, about a man who took discarded plants from a garden center and brought them alive again, to later make into lawn sculpture. The story did not end with his lawn art. He is known for inspiring young people to use their time to accomplish something good and beautiful to glorify God.