Pumpkin Time!

Tis coming soon, that beautiful Fall, oh how I love thee... Especially since I moved to the Carolinas=)
Anyhow, we are doing a how to make the Pumpkin Wreath Class! What fun!
I'm considering making different colored pumpkins this year, maybe purple and green or black and white??

If you can join us in September for a fun evening=)
Or, order one online from http://www.ajoysenterprise.com/wreaths.html



What color pumpkins would you make?

Let's Talk About Love

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Don't ya just love love?

  Although the Saint Valentine stories vary, one thing is remaining... Love.



Calvary love, the love that doesn't have conditions, the love that forgives, extends mercy and grace, and looks like something.
There is a wonderful lady I heard speak a few times named Heidi Baker. She is someone I greatly admire, she is called Mama Ida to many many children in Africa. She says over and over "Love looks like something" and "Love the one in front of you". And her life shows this reality.

I used to be overwhelmed with the thought of loving too much, but breaking it down to loving the one in front of me really helps me keep on, keepin on in love.
It's there, now let's do it.
And so, let us love today, the one in front of us...
Evan Almighty's message: "Random Acts of Kindness" changes the world

Main Street Crawl 2012

This past week 13 stores on Main Street rallied together for the Main Street Crawl.

Art, Funk & Junk, All Party, LLC, Dave’s Comics, Fort Mill Gun Shop, Hanauer Bow Ties, The Knife Shop, Local Dish, Gym on Main, The Painted Parrot, Pucker Butt, Studio on Main, United Artisans of America, and Vintage Wear participated by having refreshments and drawings.
Trish at Art, Funk and Junk and Karen from the Painted Parrot were the instigators for this fun event. 

There were live musicians in 2 locations: Leslie Carpenter, Joshua Fox, Mill Town, Jogust and Company, M3, and Bryan Rudolf. Thank you musicians for coming out!

I have no clue how many people actually came out, but Main Street was bustling. Twas a beautiful site. Reminded me of Cars II, how that little restaurant off Route 66 was restored. I hope the interest remains. We met many new faces and hugged some more familiar ones, what a joy to see so many people discover Main Street in Downtown Fort Mill. If you happen to live close and want updates there are 2 websites that can help: http://HeartofFortMill.com and http://myfortmill.com.

My "main" excitement: At our shop United Artisans of America, we had a drawing for a Crocheted Hat and for a Poly Mesh Wreath. During the day a very sweet woman that is currently losing her hair from chemo and radiation mentioned liking my hats. I asked if she put her name in the drawing, to which she said she had. I was hoping she would win.
We drew 3 names... The 2nd name I called to say she won and she came to pick it up yesterday (Monday)... It was the woman I just mentioned!!! I didn't know her name until she walked in. I was so very excited. She selected a black hat with beads woven in that I had made over a year ago. She was delighted to have it, saying it was definitely a "God-wink" considering she didn't even know about the crawl but just wanted to come on down to Main Street since it had been a long while.

My heart is so grateful. The other winners were Jael (hat) and Penny (wreath). What fun=)

The Scavenger Hunt Winners were the Fantastic 4 Team (Including Digital) and XYZ Babies.