Trunk Treasures/Eternal Jewels Sparkling: October 2013

I realize that our postings from Izzy Herriette & Co / Trunk Treasures / Rugged Country and all of our other meanderings of output are widespread ... but we like to be creative ... and we like to get "out there" as much as we can. This happens to be one of my favorite blogs, even though we know we could use a revamping of "all of our sites" to something actually "professional". We are trusting and believing that that day will come soon enough. Until then, we continue to "output'!

I wanted to share here, our latest project which many of you I know have already seen through our Facebook pages, etc. I still decided to take a "moment" to share it here with you in a little bit of a more intimate format. :)

This corner was something I "saw" one day, after writing one of the most beautiful songs the LORD has given to me; just a couple of months ago. Actually every song is very special to me, when I know it's coming directly from HIM!

So, I had this vision ...

I had to determine that it was "from the LORD" and then of course, the battle begins in the mind and then the choice to press onward or leave it all to vision unfulfilled. I chose to press onward.

This meant I would have to create new covers for the love seat; design and sewing together, creating patterns. Secondly, the "partition" I had seen behind the sofa, would mean my daughter and I on one of the hottest summer days, going deep into the downtown of Tulsa to a salvage yard to seek out the shutters. She was such a wonderful HELP and always IS, when she wants to be. Truly, she blesses me so much and in so many ways.

I spotted, out of stacks and stacks of doors, the "ones" that I thought would take on the life of what I had seen in my minds eye. We brought them home ... Holly carried them to the garage for me (heavy, heavy) ... I washed, and washed, and washed them off ... My husband bought the hinges ... And we put them together as you see them in the photos. (Hindsight: Why don't we take pictures and videos of all these things as we're doing them? Fun idea. After the fact. Something to keep in mind for the future.)

Next, my husband and I over the course of the next few weeks, would spend about three shopping days (which was actually such a blessing that he would spend that time with me, doing such a thing) searching the whole of Tulsa for a "table" that would fit what I had seen in the "corner"; just rightly. After much consideration and many tables to choose from, I chose to go back to my favorite place - River City Trading Post - where we found the least expensive, most attractive, most suitable and most fitting table! God is SO GOOD, as I looked around the table that morning when we returned to purchase, and there were all the things I needed to fill the tabletop with; just as I'd seen it and at unbelievable prices!

Home we went and the table and accessories met with a "thumbs up" from my daughter. That's amazing! Cleaning the table, setting the top, placing new sofa covers, preparing glass coffee table and we're set; finally!

This is the end result and we look forward to spending much "cozy time" with many, here, as we share from our hearts what things the LORD is speaking to us.

Blessings and hope you join us in these Teaching Moments with Izzy Herriette & Co ...

Decor for FALL at the moment ...

You see what I mean ...

The LORD knows that our teachings are much about the Church ...

Much about the "armor" that we are to be "cloaked over with" ...

In particular, in "this day" ...

As many of you hear me teach about so much!

The glass apothecary JARS are exactly what I needed ...

Fit so perfectly ...

And added just the touch I had seen ...

I forgot to mention above, in the opening article ...

That I had seen the wall covered in photos and mirrors ...

One night, I got truly courageous ...

(I know how ridiculous it sounds, when spoken out in words, but I was so tormented over this)

I had begun to "timidly" fill the wall as I'd seen and ... wow! ... what a "wrestling" that night over it; all night long!

To share with you how the LORD works with me ...

The next morning, as I was working on the internet, an interesting photo came through my feed from Pottery Barn.

I've looked through their albums and love their style. Very familiar with Pottery Barn; of course!

The LORD said, "Look further!" I really didn't WANT to. I was in a hurry and had other things to attend to, but chose to obey. Within the next three or four photos, I saw walls with pictures and mirrors, placed just as I'd placed mine. I'D SEEN THOSE PHOTOS BEFORE and it totally "escaped" me when I was being "tormented" the night before: What are you doing? Are you crazy? Nobody does their walls like that anymore? You're SO DATED! YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A COMPLETE FOOL OF YOURSELF, SETTING UP THIS CORNER IN "THIS WAY"! WOW!!