Jeshua's Superhero Birthday Party was featured on Spoonful.com

Jeshua's Superhero Birthday Party was featured on Spoonful.com!

I have to admit...she calls these a paper chain...when they're actually just curls of comic book paper in jar.  But I guess they would work for a chain :)

eb & ezer: the meaning behind the name

I know I've posted a bit about our new business, eb & ezer, but I haven't posted about what the name means.  It comes from 1 Samuel 7.12:

"Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far the Lord has helped us.'"

What has just happened is the Ark of the Covenant has been returned to Israel after it was taken by the Philistines as punishment for their apostasy.  Samuel gathers all the people in Mizpah to rededicate themselves to God.  The Philistines hear about the gathering and decide to attack.  God supernaturally intervened and routed the Philistines before they could attack.  The Israelites pursued them.  After the battle, Samuel erects a standing stone as a memorial of the events of the day.

This has been my favorite Bible verse since I was young -- my favorite hymn is "Come Thou Fount" and features this term too.

Whenever I reach a difficult place in my life I can look back and see how far the Lord has brought me and know He will continue to do so.

eb & ezer: NEACA Craft Show

This weekend is the NEACA Craft Show at the VBC. I'm sharing booth space with two of my friends from church. Here are a few new pieces Josh and I created for the show!

Yellow Dresser - $200

Grey & Pallet Wood Coffee Table & (2) End Tables - $200

Grey & White Stripe Side Table - $40

Blue Quatrefoil Stool - $30

Stools - $30 each

Picture Frames - $25 each

Clock - $20

Green Medicine Cabinet - $30

Painted White Milk Bottle - $10

Succulent Planter - $20 (metal piece is from a conveyor belt)

Small Bunny Picture - $20

Burlap Bunny Picture - $25

Wood Trash Can - $30

eb & ezer at A New Leaf

Here are a couple pictures of the items we took to A New Leaf in Harvest.

You can see more photos of our products at A New Leaf on their Facebook page.

Farmhouse Table & Bench

For Josh's mom's birthday and Christmas present, Josh and I made her a Farmhouse Table and Benches.

This thing is massive -- it's 7 feet long by 5 feet wide and seats 10 easily.  It is skirted and we hand planed the top.  I think we spent more time sanding it than we did building it :)

These photos are from before we added the legs -- we had to put the legs on inside the house because of its size :)

Here is one of the matching benches Josh made for it -- the lid is hinged for storage.  I'm looking forward to having a table like this in our home!

Scrapbooking 101 Album Cover

Last month I started teaching Scrapbooking Classes at one of our local craft stores.  For my first class, I was tasked with creating a scrapbook using only a paper cutter, scissors and glue -- no other techniques or tools.  I did have a kit at my disposal so I could utilize coordinating paper, stickers and embellishments.  I also only had two hours to create an entire book :) The class is designed for beginners -- those who have no experience at all creating a scrapbook or with paper crafting.

Here's what I came up with for the album cover.  I'll add a few more pictures of the inside pages later.