Well today is the last day of art camp at Wylie Prep. We have had fun, sun and tons of art. I’ve been amazed at the volunteer’s and how they have loved on these kids and served them well. I don’t know of any other way I would like to start my summer but with these kids. Some were new to the teaching crew and they did well. Always on the 3rd day you can see it on the teachers faces and on mine that we have had way to much fun in the sun. Tomorrow after all the campers go home I will reward the teachers (volunteers) with pizza and a little bit of art camp fun. It will be a great way to end the week with these kids that so loving served their first week of summer vacation helping me at camp. After that I’ll pack up my room and prepare it for a few weeks off until August.
I wanted to get home yesterday and finish the final clear coat on the dresser. Well the Texas humidity had another plan so the dresser will have to wait until this afternoon to get its final clear coat. I’ll tell you all about it on the Monday blog. Last night I just wanted to be alone in my studio and be creative. I had this wood box just sitting there asking to be painted and recreated. I found it on the side of the road with a really bad paint job but I changed it up and look at it now. I used up a few cans of paint that didn’t have much in them. I don’t like to waste. When I find small wood things I get excited knowing I can use left overs on them. A good shabby chic sanding made it perfectly Blue Happy. The paint improved it so much but I had to find hardware that would pump it up a little. I had to find the perfect handle to attach to the front. So I dug in my stash and I found this perfect little cow head. Yes this said perfect and finished to me. Such a small box that was really ugly now with a little TLC is beautiful and ready for a restored life. It has the potential to organize in any room of your home. What a great way to give a gift in a box that could also be used for something else.
I’m feeling a little over emotional today. Maybe it’s because I’m tired, maybe because my heart is with a team of our girls on a mission in Belize or maybe it’s because my life is so blessed and full. I’m not sure really why I just know that I’m happy that I’ve been given this life. I have family that loves me, friends that I can count on and a job that is more like a happy way of life I get paid to do. Take the time to count your blessings. I’m sure if you do you will find that you have way more blessings than grief in your life. Make this day count!!
