Bible Journaling

The Absolute Joy of Easter April 14, 2022

“God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died. It was God saying to the world, “I love you.” —Billy Graham

However you celebrate Easter, perhaps with flowers and brightly colored jelly beans, or with big family dinners and new shoes, you also celebrate the absolute gift of Easter. God’s gift to us! God not only sent Jesus in to the world as a tiny baby, fragile and needing the love of a human mother, but He kept His promise through His only Son, our Savior. He redeemed us and gave us a way to come back home when our earthly work is done.

The absolute, remarkable, beautiful joy of Easter is that we know our relationship with God is eternal. We are His sons and daughters forever and nothing can change that. It’s spring in our hearts from now on and love will always bloom.

Celebrate Easter all year through and let love prevail in your heart forever!

Happy Easter! (4/17/22)

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” —John 3:16-17 NIV

Let us pray: Lord, we praise You with all our hearts, our minds and our souls as we celebrate Your amazing gift of eternal life. Father God, hear our prayers of intentions today, from our prayer wall and for any unmentioned prayers that we have in our hearts. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.

(Today’s devotional comes from”You are Blessed: 366 Devotions written by Karen Moore) Published by Christian Art Publishers

April's Bible Journaling

It’s Worth the Effort! April 7, 2022

“The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much- the companies never; it is the units-the single individuals, that are the power and the might. Individual efforts is, after all, the grand thing.” —Charles H. Surgeon

Some days you wonder why you even try! Why do you try to become a better person, a more holy person, a more deeply committed follower of Christ? After all, it doesn’t appear that most of the world is working that hard at becoming better, so why should you be the only one who tries so hard?

If you ever think like this, STOP! Stop and look at what you have and what is available to you because you are a child of God, beloved and beautiful. You have a place to go with every trouble you might encounter. You have others who believe in a similar way who offer you encouragement and support. You have more joy in knowing who holds the future and more joy in knowing that you are a very special part of that future.

God thought you were worth the effort when He sent His Son to die just for you. Every day, in some small way, share your gratitude with Him and keep making the effort to be wholly His.

“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.” —Luke 10:27

Let us pray: Lord, we know You’re worth the effort and that there is a lot for us to learn. Help us to become the people You know we can be. Father God, hear our prayers of intentions from our prayer wall and for any unmentioned prayers. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.

(Today’s devotional comes from”You are Blessed: 366 Devotions written by Karen Moore) Published by Christian Art Publishers

Watercolors 101

Our watercolors series learnshop has begun and we are off to a good start! Today we learned 3 techniques and painted this lovely plumeria flower! Painting with water takes time to get used to it but I think Ms Emily did a great job on her first ever try painting with watercolors! That’s her painting to the right! Looking forward to next week's lesson! We will be painting a variegated hosta!!

Want to join us for the afternoon session? Just call the Studio to sign up! Only $15 per lesson!

*There will not be an evening learnshop on Tuesday, April 12, due to a prior commitment I forgot about. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Watercolors Paint night! Easter Cross & Lilies

Monday night's Paint Night with watercolors was a relaxing way to end our evening. We learned 3 techniques to paint our Easter cross and lilies! Great job ladies! Thanks for coming out to paint! Looking forward to the next one!

Convention day for Studio team members

Every quarter I try to schedule a Convention Day for my Studio team. On this day, we get to try out new glazing techniques and throw on the wheel and just have a day to spend together as a team. The 6 hour day goes super fast because we are all catching up with each other and having fun! We paint, we laugh, we throw clay, we giggle, we hydro-dip and we ooh and ahhh! A day where they can learn new things to pass on to you, our creative community!

I am so grateful for this particular team, because they are not only friends in the Studio, but great friends outside of the Studio! I've watched the majority of them grow from Littles into responsible and fine young adults and am so proud of who they have become and am so excited for them to start the college chapter of their lives! I will greatly miss them!

So next time you’re in the Studio, ask us about our different glazing techniques, throwing on the wheel or hydro-dipping and much more! We are here to help you be creative!

Book Signing Paint Party with Abby Farnsworth: Fallen Snow

What a great afternoon with Abby and her 3rd book of the series: Fallen Snow! Thank you all who came in for the paint party and/or stopped by to support our local young author! If you couldn't make it in Saturday, no worries! We carry all three of her books in the Studio for purchase for only $11.99! Stop in anytime to pick up your own copy!

Congratulations Abby, on your 3rd book: Fallen Snow! We are proud to sponsor your success!

If you'd link to purchase her book series online … Here are the links:

EverGreen: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TVWTW5F/ref=dbs_a_def_awm_bibl_vppi_i0

Moonlit Skies: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BLP5VV1/ref=dbs_a_def_awm_bibl_vppi_i1

Fallen Snow: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1956788468/ref=dbs_a_def_awm_bibl_vppi_i3

Thank you! 😊

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