A {Joyfu}l Heart

We had our RS Woman's Conference today.

What a WONDERFUL group of speakers. i got so much out of it.

as i mentioned before, i was asked to decorate.

i love decorating, but let me tell you.

when it's for someone else, it's a whole 'nother ball game

and i was stressed out.

how do you decorate a cultural hall???

well let me tell you how i did.

i obviously had a budget to stick with,

so i went with burlap and lace runners.

i have a friend that has a meal planning business and gave me all the

large soup cans i needed for the centerpieces.

white flowers and eucalyptus made it simple.

i had nothing to do with the food. 

thank goodness, because i could never have

come up with this.

it was a vietnamese meal and it was deelicious!

chalkboards, bunting, burlap and more bunting

made a big statement without a big price.

i put all these together in a day.

get old books from a thrift store. 

i just used twine from the jewelry dept at joanne's 

and ran a zig zag stitch over it to hold it in place,

burlap is great.

if you cut strips, you can gather it by simply and gently

pulling a thread from the center.

i start a thread from each side, i have better luck that way.

shawn made this 4ft square chalkboard for me.

its masonite trimmed in moulding of your choice.

paint with chalk paint and you are good.

TIP! i haven't had any luck with chalk pens and chalkboard paint.

be prepared to repaint if you use it.

a joyful heart

makes the face cheerful!

enjoy...