A stroll into the 40's with Madge Joan

Lately, I have been reading an old journal of my grandmother, Madge Joan, that she has written in when she was just a teenager.  She has saved so many things through the years that are taped on her weathered pages, that it almost feels like I was there.  I was very close to my grandma and looked up to her so much, and it has been so neat to read her "boy-crazy" thoughts and memories from when she met my grandpa, Clifford.  Even after losing her to cancer, I'm still getting to know her. :)  Below are a couple of things she had saved that I'll share today, and as I read, I'll share more of her life.  She was an amazing woman, and I would so have been her friend in the 40's ;).

Expiliarmus!

Four years ago, when I was preggers with Korti Jo, I read the last Harry Potter book, and last Saturday night, Anthony and I went to go see the last and final "Harry Potter...The Deathly Hallows" come alive right before our eyes.  It seriously rocked my face off.  I loved every minute.  We laughed, we cried, and the rest of the time I was on the edge of my seat, nervous for Harry.  There seemed to be excitement on every turn it took, and it couldn't have ended better in my opinion.
Anthony and I are such dorks.  No joke, we took our kids wands with us to the movie.  Oh yeah we did.  And check out these Luna Lovegood Spectrespecs!  I spotted all the wrackspurts in everyone's head that night. ;)

Wild about Chevron

OK, first off, I CAN NOT BELIEVE it has been a year since I have posted anything on my blog! I get so consumed by Organic Faith Studios and everything I've been puting into it, I forget about blogging! I really ought to make more time for it. I enjoy it, dang-nab-it! And decided today, I'm doing it! Second of all, half the reason it has been so long is I start to think how LONG it has been and how to catch up in one measly little post...well, I CAN'T! BUT, I decided to start fresh and just keep going from here.


 So I have been super anxious about adding color to our very much WHITE home that, and finally got a start on it today. I am determined to add color!! We have lived here for 2 years now, it's about stinkin time to put some creativity and our home match our colorful personalities. Today, I made a Duvet cover. I am so proud of myself, I just might pat myself on the back right now. OK, done. :) I was a little afraid at first, adding an invisible zipper, making sure I measured right, blah blah blah. Then I was just nervous about inserting the feather comforter into the 22 inch zipper hole...ahhh! Thankfully, it all turned out nice and smooth-including the feather insert. ;)


If any of you would like to make a duvet cover, I found a few helpful tutorials to come up with mine. I posted a few of the links below...


Duvet Tutorial
Another Duvet
Invisible Zipper Tutorial

Check out this super awesome Chevron print fabric I used.  I am lovin me some zig zags!