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June 17 (Bloomberg) -- Oil headed for its biggest weekly decline in more than a month in New York amid concern the Greek debt crisis will threaten Europe's economic recovery, curbing fuel demand.
Futures slipped as much as 0.8 percent, giving up earlier gains, after Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker, who leads the group of euro-area finance ministers, was cited in a newspaper as saying Greece faces "an extremely difficult process." Crude is down 4.8 percent this week after tumbling as reports showed U.S. manufacturers turned pessimistic in June and demand for diesel declined.
"We expect the recovery to be sustainable, but at the minute things look a little soft," said Ben Westmore, a minerals and energy economist at National Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne, who predicted crude will average $113 a barrel in the third quarter. "Everyone is waiting to see what happens in Greece," he said.
Crude for July delivery slipped as much as 78 cents to $94.17 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and was at $94.41 at 2:15 p.m. Singapore time. The contract advanced as much as 45 cents earlier. Prices are 23 percent higher the past year.
Brent oil for August delivery dropped 67 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $113.35 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Prices are 44 percent higher the past year.
Four-Month Low
Oil fell to its lowest in almost four months on June 15, after the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's general economic index dropped to minus 7.8, the lowest level since November. U.S. consumption of distillate fuel, a category that includes diesel and heating oil, tumbled 5.2 percent last week to the lowest since January, the Energy Department said on the same day.
Juncker's comments, reported in an interview in the German newspaper Tagesspiegel, sent the euro lower against the dollar, limiting the appeal of commodities priced in the U.S. currency. The euro slid to $1.4141 from $1.4204 yesterday in New York.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will today discuss a rescue package for Greece, where Prime Minister George Papandreou is set to make changes to his cabinet after failing to garner opposition support for austerity measures. A Greek default is "almost certain" and could help drive the U.S. economy into recession, said Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman.
OPEC Loadings
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will cut crude-oil loadings for the first time in seven weeks as summer demand for driving fuel in the northern hemisphere is set to pass its peak, according to tanker-tracker Oil Movements.
Producers will ship 22.81 million barrels a day in the four weeks to July 2, down 0.7 percent from the period ended June 4, the Halifax, England-based consultant said in a report yesterday.
OPEC failed to agree on an output target when it met on June 8. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi pledged that day the kingdom would keep markets adequately supplied in the absence of an accord by the 12-member group.
Oil may fall next week on signals that economic growth in the U.S. and China will slow, curbing fuel use in the world's biggest crude-consuming countries, a Bloomberg News survey showed.
Eighteen of 38 analysts, or 47 percent, forecast oil will decline through June 24. Thirteen respondents, or 34 percent, predicted prices will increase and seven estimated there will be little change. Last week, 54 percent of respondents said futures would drop.
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is a variation of 10-pin bowling where the balls and pins are significantly smaller making the game much harder. Are you up to the challenge?
The origin of the sport is a subject of some debate. One possible origin is that duckpin bowling began in Baltimore around 1900, at a bowling, billiards and pool hall owned by future baseball Hall of Famers John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson, both of the then Baltimore Orioles. However, according to a 2005 baseball book by Howard W. Rosenberg (Cap Anson 3: Muggsy John McGraw and the Tricksters: Baseball's Fun Age of Rule Bending), an article from May 1894 in the Lowell Sun confirms the existence of duckpins. Rosenberg traced the story of crediting the origins of duckpins to McGraw and Robinson as far back as Shirley Povich of The Washington Post in the late 1930s.
Duckpin bowling is found primarily in the Northeastern United States and small parts of the midwest. Find out where you can give duckpins a try.
Find out more about duckpin bowling organizations and how to join a league.
What is duckpin bowling? Where do I find it? How big are the pins/balls? Where can I get equipment? Find the answers to your questions here...
Keep in mind that ANYTHING over 100 is considered pretty good in duckpins. The pros average 140-150 and a perfect game has NEVER been bowled.
Duckpin bowling has rules similar to ten-pin bowling. In a 10-frame game, bowlers try to knock down pins in the fewest rolls per frame. Bowlers have three balls per frame, instead of two in ten-pin bowling, to knock over a set of 10 pins. If a bowler knocks down all 10 pins with their first roll in a frame, it is scored as a strike. If all the pins are knocked down in two rolls, the bowler has made a spare. If all the pins are knocked down in three rolls, the bowler gets 10 points, as in candlepins, with no bonus. If pins are still standing after the third ball, the bowler gets one point for each pin knocked down.
Mark Berends from Baltimore, MD topped the men's list with a 150.015 average and Mindy Hammond from Glendale, MD was the top woman with a 142.142 average for the 2012-2013 season.
Duckpin bowling is a great sport, especially for kids and seniors. Help us promote the game and keep duckpins alive. Find out about the duckpin youth organization.
There are lots of duckpin bowling resources on the web: associations, leagues, pro tours, equipment listings, etc. Know of any others?
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The Teenager Audio Test - Can you hear this sound?
Can you hear it?
Crystal clear for me, annoying as it is.
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The Teenager Audio Test - Can you hear this sound?
Can you hear it?
Crystal clear for me, annoying as it is.
agreed. I cant hear it on some sites but I can hear it on this, although that said I am only 23
I can hear it, but it's not tooo bad, just white noise..... mind you, sitting in a room full of server fans all day has a similar effect!
I can hear it and I'm 28.
Stuck it in to audacity and made it 4 minutes long and encoded bk to mp3 XD fun in the pub
Even older and I can hear it!:D:D:D
I can't
oh wait, need to click on the link
I can
old boy Nedders can hear it !
Personally I cannot hear it. However I turned up volume to full, just to make sure I couldnt hear it then played the sound, Still couldn't hear it. My 24 yr old colleague however, squealed, much to my amusement.
I stopped the sound playing and he said "That made my eyes water, it hurt so much"
I replied "Made my eyes water too, for an entirely different reason, just laughing at you"
I promissed not to play it again
hahaha - I've just downloaded and put on repeat - hmm cup of team time while others are looking where the high pitched whistling is coming from!! mwah ha ha ha
Going to test it on my husband - he always claims to be slightly deaf, particularly at a higher frequency ie my voice:mad:
I can sing that high! :p


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79646600147182727442014-12-20T14:20:41.746-06:00recipe for crazyLesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-17637056176128050962014-12-20T11:14:00.000-06:002014-12-20T14:20:41.759-06:00Saturday recapIn an effort to get more memories down, I'm going to try to do a Saturday recap. Instead of feeling like I need to post details and photos for all the little things, I've decided to post the highlights of the week. They may not seem like highlights to you, but they stand out to me and these are some things I'd like to remember. So here's the first recap.

I shipped the final orders from my shop this year.

It felt so good to drop those last orders off at the post office. What started off as a side hobby has become a way to financially assist my family. It's been such a blessing and I'm so thankful for all the support and encouragement I've received. But to be honest, I felt at a cross roads with my business this year. My business has grown (and that's been great and I'm thankful for it) but I love creating, designing, and learning new things. So when I'd have shop sales it would take it out of me. I have been a one gal shop and the time to fill orders would either keep me up way too late or leave me no time to create. So after gentle encouraging from my sister, ahem bossing, cough. I hired a part-time shipping assistant to help me package orders. Let me tell you. It was the smartest thing I've ever done. I have never had so much rest and peace during holiday sales and am excited for 2015.

Totally switching topics. My husband and I started to grow fodder for our chickens.

What is fodder, you ask? Sprouted grains for chicken (or other animals) feed. Eric did all the research (all the praise hand emojis for google and you tube), calculations and scheming, I just followed directions. We gave it to our chickens this week and they went crazy about it.

Did you know a 50 lb. sack of feed can become over 350 lbs. of feed when sprouted?! Talk about a great way to get more bang from your buck and give your chickens a healthier diet.

I could go on and on about that but I'm sure there's about .0007% people interested in that so I'll let you do the research - unless you really want to know more and then I'll share in another post.

I consumed an extra amount of coffee this week thanks to a sneaky 2 year old with a sharpie.

I think we need more culturally diverse dolls in this house.

The girls and I made some holiday favorites to gift including chex mix, puppy chow and ritzies.

I love having the girls help me in the kitchen and prepare gifts for friends - even if I have to repeatedly tell them to not each all the sprinkles or chocolate chips.

In other news, I "started" the whole30 thing at the beginning of the month.

I have done pretty good with it. I found a cook book that I really like, Well Fed, and has some good whole30 recipes AND it has a great recipe for homemade mayo. Which I made with an egg from our backyard! It was really good. I say I was doing really good, then week 2 hit and then evenings and the cheese and the chex mix. So basically I'm a whole30 drop out but have good intentions to do it in January.

I was also super excited to finally be able to announce the next Be Crafty event I get to do with my gal, Amanda.

I'll be heading to Minneapolis, MN January 31st and can not wait to see her studio. Registration opens December 29th and only 20 seats are up for grabs. And I get to meet her mom! And her dogs. And I get to meet and eat treats from the amazing Melissa Coleman (@thefauxmartha) who I've followed on instagram for ever. Again with the praise hand emojis.

And lastly I did finally cleaned my office and closet.

Thanks to my shop being closed for a few weeks, I have extra time on my hands to tackle some much needed projects. My shelves are back to being organized, inventory is back in it's place and I have even set up my two work spaces. One desk is for all technology related things like computer, tablet, yada yada ya. The other is no technology allowed. Paper, pens, pencils and all hands on. It was a great idea I got after reading, Steal like an Artist, by Austin Kleon. If you're a creative-ish person, you need to read it. I learned so much from it and also a lot from his second book, Show your work. Amazon prime and they'll be here before you know it.

Also, the girls danced to Christmas music all-day-every-day, I finger-knit and made yarn pom poms for days, wrapped presents, raked the yard, did the laundry, cooked the food, read advent stories and ate a donut.

And that's that. My week in review. For the most part.Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-54032283511567952872014-11-17T09:55:00.002-06:002014-11-17T09:55:21.568-06:00Christmas shop is OPEN!I'm so excited to announce the 2014 recipe for crazy Christmas shop is now LIVE! I have been working hard to bring you some fun new photo cards, prints, gift tags and printables for all your Christmas needs.

As usual, I added some new photo card designs and brought back some favorites. I won't show them all here but you click here to see the rest.

You'll also find fun prints to add to your walls or gift to friends.

Last year I added some printable gift tags. You buy the listing then download the file to print as you wish. Those are back in the shop and you can buy them here.

But for those of us less crafty, I added some new printed cards. Ten different black and white designs come in a pack and vary from patterns to phrases like xo, joy and special delivery.

Check out the listing here to get some simple packaging ideas to make your gift extra special.

And lastly, I added folded cards. People always ask for a standard folded card without a photo option because they either forgot to take a picture or want to include their picture in the card as opposed to it being the card. So for you folks, I added some new folded cards.

I hope you like the lineup as much as I enjoyed working on these. Happy shopping!

And as always, thank you for your encouragement and support. My shop wouldn't exist without you!Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-53306793343979714222014-11-07T09:52:00.000-06:002014-11-07T10:10:49.586-06:00all about that oilIn the event you are sick of hearing about essential oils, stick around, I was too. That is until I tried them myself.

(also, don't use a plastic straw with oils - should've had glass but the yellow was prettier :) )

It seems everywhere I turn, friends, social media, hair salons, you name it - everyone is using oils. It has intrigued me as I've read stories of these "miracle oils" helping almost anything. I was curious what all the hype was about. But not curious enough to step up and pay for something that I thought might just be a fad or scheme of some sort.

Then one day I was on intagram and I saw a message from Trish, (of daisys and dots) aka @daisysanddots, asking if a few ladies might be interested in trying some Young Living essential oils for 30 days - for FREE. I jumped at the opportunity. And while it took me a little while to know just how to use them for different things, after 30 days, I'm sold.

I use them every day. And find myself suggesting various oils for different ailments to family and friends. I'm one of those people now. My kids ask for oils. Seriously.

One of our top used oils this past month has been lavender.

It's amazing what it does for bug bites and small burns. After spending an evening in our garden without spraying down with bug spray before heading out, my girls came in itching and complaining of bug bites. I read that lavender can help cut the itch so we all gave it a shot. A little oil rubbed on the bites and the itch stopped immediately. So great. And now having used them for a bit, I've found a blend called purification helps naturally combat bugs when applied to the skin. So we gave it a shot, a little coconut oil mixed with purification and I didn't notice a single mosquito! It was so nice knowing I was putting something natural on my kids and not some sort of chemical mist. So I was sold on those two alone.

I've also become a little dependent on my diffuser. When you buy a starter kit (it's like $150 and comes with 11 oils and some other goodies) the diffuser is included. I like to diffuse an oil called theives. It has air purifying properties so I feel like we're getting the germs out while it makes the house smell nice and fallish. Also, the combination of cinnamon, orange and nutmeg makes my house smell delicious!

But my top favorite oils are a trio. Most of you know I have a small business, recipe for crazy, and am often working at a computer. If I'm working on a particular project or packaging orders, I'm at it for a couple of hours and my shoulders start burning. The next day they typically ache and I can't rub the pain out. I don't like taking medicine so I just deal with it. But when I got my oil kit I tried a blend called PanAway. It works folks. I rubbed some coconut oil on my shoulders and neck and then added a couple drops of PanAway and rubbed it in. The pain wasn't near as intense that night and the next morning I didn't even feel like I'd been at the computer the night before. It was like liquid gold. I talked to Trish about it and she suggested layering the PanAway with peppermint and then valor (another blend) and that combo is my go to. I don't use it everyday, just when my shoulders and neck get tense. I've been having my husband try it on his knees and back since he has chronic back pain so I'll keep you updated.

I really could go on and on about the different oils I use but I don't want to bore you. I'll save that for another day. Maybe I'll start a series or something. But then again, I don't blog regularly so I wouldn't hold your breath.

So all that to say, I'm now one of those people that if I hear your complaining about something, I'll probably offer you an oil. If you're interested in learning more about essential oils or have questions, shoot me an email to lesley(at)recipeforcrazy.com.

Or if you are ready to jump on the oil train - you can sign up here and enter this: 2168906 for sponsor & enroller ID. I highly recommend buying the Premium Starter kit because it's the best deal, and I'm all about deals. The kit comes with a great mix of 10 best selling oils, including all the ones I talked about here, plus you get a diffuser and some other samples with a little guide on how to start using them. Make sure you click the Wholesale Member button so you get the discounted rate - no pressure to ever buy anything again - but my guess is you'll want to ;) And really, if all that sounds confusing and you have any questions about any of it, email me.

Now I'm off to rub my oil cocktail on my shoulders and soak up this lovely Friday!Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-88554686965696644482014-10-06T09:31:00.000-05:002014-10-06T09:31:12.167-05:00what? i blogged?Oh hello, October, and hey there people that randomly check in here. Surprise, there's something here. Here's the thing, I have been busy and haven't made this space a priority. And I'm fine with that because I've been busy having fake picnics with my girls, planting a fall garden, rounding up chickens, reading books I've ordered off Amazon that have been waiting far too long, swinging in the backyard, visiting our land nearly every day for the last month (more on that to come), trying my best at homeschooling a pre-schooler all while drinking sweet iced tea before it's too cold.

Oh, and let's not forget about the west elm, "meet the makers" event bathroom selfie.

I like that kind of busy.

And when I haven't been doing all the fun things, I've been working on some shop updates, including my first ever hand-lettered calendar! I'm so excited about it. When I started that online class this year, I set a goal to complete a hand-lettered design a month for the year. I actually completed my goal, with a little time to go! So I took all these designs I've been working on and gave them each their own month. Here's a little video I shared on instagram of the process.

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Speaking of instagram, I'm doing a little giveaway series this week. Since it was my birthday yesterday, and since I like giving presents more that getting them, I've teamed up with my favorite handmade artists and we're giving a set of goodies each day this week! So pop on over, @lesleyzellers, and check out what I'll be giving away along with cole franke, raising up rubies, wifeysinger, jessica-n-designs and amanda rydell! It's going to be good, y'all.

And maybe, just maybe, I'll get on that land post I've been meaning to write! Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-72515869338929056762014-08-28T17:00:00.000-05:002014-08-28T17:00:49.921-05:00west elm local + recipe for crazyIt all started a couple months ago when I got a call from the good people of West Elm. That feels just as crazy to write it as it did when I got the call. I had been contacted about potentially having some of my designs at the new Oklahoma City and Tulsa stores. I was on cloud nine!

After weeks of conversations, prepping and filling out forms, I was on my way to deliver some postcards to the OKC store. It was a bit surreal walking in and handing them my work knowing people would be seeing and hopefully buying it in West Elm!!!

Then yesterday I got to take a tour of the new Tulsa store before it opened and was able to see my designs on their local display. So crazy and so cool. My work is now in a West Elm next door to Anthropology in OKC and at Utica Square right here in Tulsa. Pinch me.

I have liked West Elm for a while but didn't fall in love with the brand until yesterday. Every person I have met through West Elm has made me feel like family. They were passionate about the stories behind their products, enthusiastic about supporting local and handmade and just fun to be around. I'm so excited and proud to be part of their local assortment and honored to be among so many talented local makers.

And having this handsome fella by my side last night made the celebrating all the better. I'm so thankful to have his support and encouragement and thankful for you all of you guys too. Hugs to all.Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-61145724295375615342014-08-25T09:37:00.000-05:002014-08-25T09:37:30.976-05:00Be Crafty : Nebraska!Happy Monday friends!

Remember when I said there were some fun things coming up? Well hop on over to Amanda's post to hear all about a little Be Crafty event coming to Nebraska this October!

I'll be there. Amanda will be there. A whole lot of pretty crafty stuff will be there. So don't miss out. Registration opens today and seats are limited.

Hope to see you soon!

Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-20382202561831683272014-08-21T14:49:00.001-05:002014-08-21T14:49:35.605-05:00Can you can, can, can?Well, as a matter of fact, I do. Can that is. And I love it. I sometimes feel like an old lady picking things from our garden & then canning them for later but I'm totally fine with that. I really enjoy it and you know, it pretty hip to can these days. Haven't you heard all the kids talking about it? No? Well the older kids are and they're even having canning parties like back in the old days.

Take my girl Natalie, aka "nataliecreates," she's the cutest thing I've ever seen. She has a farm, a garden, she crafts, she blogs, she cooks, she has her own business, she cans - I mean, really, what doesn't the girl do? She is just as inspiring as person as she seems online.

I had the privilege of meeting her at the Be Crafty OK event a wile back and have been a fan of hers ever since. She just has this way about her that screams joy & comfort.

So I'm sure you can imagine my excitement when the amazing Nats asked me to assist her at her first ever canning workshop at her adorable farm. And though we'd only met in real life once before, it's like we've been friends for life as soon as I walked through her door. Such a great feeling. I mean, to be honest, it felt like home. It was dreamy. I didn't take enough pictures during the workshop, as I was busy helping, so go check her post to see more fun from the day.

But in between helping score tomatoes, wash dishes and chat with the sweetest ladies ever that attended, I managed to snap a couple phone pics.

Have you ever watched How I met your mother? If yes, you'll appreciate this.

I posted this on Instagram with the caption, "today has been legend, wait for it, dary." You're welcome.

Each lady walked away with a jar of canned herbed tomatoes, a fun trifting adventure, a fully belly from the amazing goodness of Kara of arch+craft, a bag full-O-swag and new friendships to last a lifetime.

Thank you, Natalie, for welcoming me into your home & for hosting a fun event at your darling farm. Love you to bits. Can't wait to see what's up next for your farm!!!

Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-53218035943120730532014-08-07T15:25:00.001-05:002014-08-07T15:25:59.557-05:00a little updateHello friends. I realize not all of you are on instagram and have been wondering where I've been since my last post. First off, thank you all so much for your love and support. I read every single comment on that post, mostly with tears in my eyes, and I can't say thank you enough. You guys have blessed and encouraged me so much.

So here's the picture I posted on July 25th on instagram as little update.

Here's what I wrote:

"Ice cream has healing powers. Especially Baskin-Robbins rainbow sherbet - my fave. Also. I haven't really shared anything about the miscarriage since my blog post on Ghana for personal reasons. And I have wrestled with sharing this news today but since you guys have been on this journey with me - here goes. Long story short: my doctor determined the pregnancy was ectopic just after I posted about the miscarriage, we have been trying to avoid surgery the last 2 weeks & attempting other treatment options, then, last night the tube ruptured causing me to go to the ER, and by this afternoon I was in surgery having the damaged tube removed. Now I'm back home with my hideous house shoes, trying to rest & enjoying a healthy dose of sherbet and saltines. I'm so exhausted from it all but am thanking God for guiding the hands of my doctors and getting me through it all. And also so very thankful for the support of my amazing family & fiends. And more sherbet."

To say the least, it's been a rough few weeks but I'm finally on the mend and getting back in the routine of day to day fun. My friend, Haverlee, shared about a devotional she's been going through, Streams in the Desert, and I've been soaking it up. If you are going through a tough time, or know someone who is, I encourage you to read it. Here's an excerpt that I've been thinking on:

So good.

I also have to say how very thankful I am for family because it was my girl's fourth birthday the day after I left the hospital. It was so hard not being able to shower her with love and fun the entire day because I needed to heal and rest a little but I did get to spend some quality time with her and my family came to the rescue and celebrated her life the rest of the day. They also pulled together to throw her an amazing Frozen birthday party the next day - thankfully I got to be there and love on her too.

So that's a bit of what I've been up to. I hope to be back in this space soon to share more because there are some really exciting things coming up! Until then, you can catch me on instagram, @lesleyzellers, where I post a lot more.

Thanks again for your support friends. I love you guys.Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-6423411241263689262014-07-09T10:06:00.000-05:002014-07-09T10:06:37.249-05:00when oceans riseI'm just going to start by saying this is not a post I want to write and have been dreading writing.

This is going to be long. And there aren't pictures. Just a bunch of rambled words, most written with tears streaming down. Have a made you want to grab a coffee and pull up your chair? Haha.

So here goes.

Do you ever watch a movie you've seen a hundred times and hope something different happens to change it somehow? Like the hard stuff when something goes wrong or unexpected and I think to myself, what if it didn't. I know in my head the plot will continue the way it always does and maybe I'm weird for hoping that it might change but I can't help it. But then, if there wasn't a twist, turn or some crazy surprise, not many movies would be made.

And I guess that's how I feel about this post. I know the ending. Well, maybe not the ending but I do know the couple of plot twists that I'd kind of like to change so "my" movie is more of how I imagined it to go.

Sorry I'm being cryptic. I'll stop. I guess I have to get it out at some point. So bear with me as I try to sort through this. This is a very hard post for me to write. One because it's just hard but two because I would normally not share something so personal across the interwebs for all to see.

So where do I start?

Well, my last post was about the Ghana auction I hosted on instagram to help raise money to pay for my trip. You can read more about it here and how God led me to say yes here.

I was blown away by the support and generous bids. Totally blown away. My entire trip was funded and then some! God is so much bigger than I could dream up. The final numbers were still being worked out as far as air fair and some travel stuff but I knew I was going and that we were going to be able to provide some other funding for the people over there. I was so excited.

The "Oceans" lyrics have been running through my head for a while,

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior

Especially the trust without borders part. So good.

Am actually supposed to be packing today because the plane leaves for Ghana tomorrow. But I'm not.

I scheduled my vaccinations, made a doctor appointment to check my records to see what I needed and the day of the appointment found out I was pregnant!

We were so excited. I'd never had terrible morning sickness and I'd had pretty easy pregnancies so I wasn't too concerned with being pregnant in Africa. I thought it would be so much fun to tell my little one on the way how we went to Ghana when it was just a tiny little thing.

Then my doctor told me I couldn't get my vaccines for the trip because I was pregnant.

Huh? I did not see that coming and it never crossed my mind. Turns out yellow fever is a major no no shot to have when you're pregnant because it could cause birth defects and all sorts of other problems.

No vaccines meant no Africa.

I was crushed.

I cried many tears over not being able to go to Africa. I knew I was supposed to go. How did this happen. I mean, I know how it happened... but the timing!? What?

I felt irresponsible for not knowing about the shots and what it meant for my trip. I worried about the money that was already given so that I could go. A lot of money was raised. Deposits were made. The air fair was bought. What would happen to it? And the rest of it? What would people think about me not being able to go? I was a mess.

Thankfully my friend, Denise, the founder of EverDay Ministry, was very understanding and enthusiastic about the baby. She assured me that everything would work out and was able to get the flight money refunded. I felt so much relief. Since the money was given directly to the ministry, we had options. She could hold the money for when I would be able to go again although it wouldn't be for another year or more or we could fund a pole barn. Since I didn't know when I'd be able to make the trip and I didn't want the money just sitting for a couple of years, I thought it would best be used to give kids an education and place to worship by funding a pole barn.

Instead of being worried about the money raised, I was happy to now be able to give children hope. They were going to get an education and have a place to worship. How great is that? And I'll be able to go to Ghana one day, see that pole barn and smile about this crazy time.

With the relief of knowing the money from the fundraiser would be used for amazing things and the acceptance that I was not going on the trip - I was able to focus on the baby again.

We were having a baby! The name game began as did the questions of if were would find out the gender of this one or wait. I was back to taking those horse-pill-sized prenatal vitamins. And let's be honest, I was already enjoying a little more ice cream than usual because of the baby and all. And it's a shocker I gained 50 lbs. with my first! haha

We were headed to Montana for a family reunion and I was planning different ideas on how to tell our family. I was just over five weeks along and typically wouldn't tell people until after the first ultrasound at 8 weeks but my family would need to know why I wasn't going to Ghana so what better place to tell everyone than when they're all together?!

And then there were some complications. Nothing major but I talked to my doctor and they wanted me to get additional blood work over the next week. The counts came back and weren't as high as they'd like to see but it could have been for a number of reasons so they wanted to check them in two days. Those counts came back better, not optimal but things were moving in the right direction. We were full of hope. But just to make sure things were happening the way they should, they wanted me to do one more round of blood work to check those levels. We were going to be somewhere near Colorado on the way to Montana so the nurse (amazing and so helpful by the way) found a spot along our trip for me to stop and get tests done.

We stopped, had some donuts, waited for the lab to open and had more blood drawn. Later that day I got the call from the nurse telling me things did not look good. My levels had dropped a lot. Instead of doubling, they were falling. And given the other complications, the pregnancy would not last and I would soon miscarry.

We were devastated. We were hurting and on the road. I just wanted to be home in my bed and cry it all out.

And then my thoughts went back to Africa but it was too late to get those vaccines as you have to have them 10 days before you leave the country. So that's where we are right now.

No trip to Africa.

No baby on the way.

No details I can change or outcome I can alter.

There has been a lot of hurting. There will be a lot of healing. We've been down this road before with losing a baby and it doesn't get easier.

But I do know that I have faith and hope in things to come. My family and I will pull through this with the strength from God. The children of Africa are getting a pole barn so that's something to excited about.

And you know, none of this may ever make sense and that's okay. I don't need to know the ending or be able to change the story even though I really wish I could sometimes. Avoid the hurt. Avoid the pain and wondering why.

But it's not my story after all.

It's His.

It's always been His and always will be. His plans are far better than anything I could ever imagine. And though I'm not saying He planned this, I am saying He will bring glory out of it and bring peace so that I don't even need to try to understand the whys. I'm just trusting that His ending will be worth the twists and turns because His endings are usually pretty epic.

So now I hear that Oceans song differently and have new lyrics running through my head,

Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now

He's never failed and He won't stop now.

Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-6736314419294962672014-04-28T08:04:00.000-05:002014-04-28T08:04:39.853-05:00Yes to Ghana AuctionToday's the day!

When I posted about my upcoming trip to Ghana and the auction I was going to have to help fund my trip I had no idea how many of you would be willing to join in. I originally planned to just auction off some chalk art hoops I made. Then a couple friends offered to join the auction by donating some items! So I contacted a few friends to see if they would be willing to donate something as well to round out the ratio of my hoops to other items. All of my friends humbled me with their yeses and then I was floored by the outpouring of support by others offering to donate too!

God is good.

The auction starts today, April 28th, on instagram, @yestoghanaauction, at 6:30pm central and goes until 8:30pm Tuesday, April 29th. All details and rules will be posted on instagram.

So here's a peek at some of the items.

My ten 12" hoops. 8 original one-of-a-kind chalked, wrapped and sealed hoops and two custom hoops.

And then all this!

hand-painted camera canvas (white) // pen and paint

3 month subscription to Pinwheel Parcels // my paper pinwheel

infinity scarf // Ella Reu

custom silhouette // red and clay cotton

headband set - infant, toddler or adult // alonganislandsea

custom hand-lettered wood block // kimber creates

she is clothed 8x10 print // fancy that design house

clutch // ragamuffinbeauties

you have been given today 8x10 print // katygirl designs

Pair of Traveling Mason Jars // tweetpotatopie

handmade vintage glass leverback earrings - lemon yellow and green // wifey singer

one small set of felt succulents (one clay dish/3 succulents) // cole franke

 Home sweet wonderful home. 7" hoop // lovely little whimsy

12" hoop and hand-lettered 5x7 print set. // anna joy french

think happy thoughts // foster and fielding

rise and shine // emmalemms

you keep him in perfect peace // kimber creates

sewing machine canvas // pen and paint

snap shop: phone course // under the sycamore

oceans set // katygirl desings

hand-painted camera canvas (black) // pen and paint

sing anyway 8x10 print // katygirl desings

set of scroll-saw wood art // my grandpa!

let your light shine 8x10 print // fancy that design house

I'm in awe. So much amazingness.

Not because of me. All because of God. To give His people access to clean water. To share His message of grace, hope and healing.

I can not say thank you enough.

And if you want to share and help spread the word on instagram, I'm giving away this "Mother's Day gift in a box."

Included is one of my hand-lettered garden notebooks, a "love is the greatest of all" 6" chalk hoop, a "she can laugh" card with envelope, a roll of washi tape to pretty up some things, a packet of zinnia seeds to get some flowers going and a dipped, stamped garden marker for the zinnias.

To enter the giveaway, post this picture on your instagram feed, tag #yestoghanaauction &@yestoghanaauction and share about the auction. Winner will be chosen at random and announced Wednesday.

Hope to see you there tonight and happy bidding.

And thank you.Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-65267383527085422352014-04-27T14:06:00.001-05:002014-04-27T14:06:22.210-05:00Unexpected Mother's Day gift!You guys. I really like my phone. I take a lot of pictures with it, run most of my business on it and connect to the outside world through it.

In fact, I recently thought I lost it after it took a plunge in the loo (that's fancy for toilet). Don't ask.

But thankfully my dad came to the rescue and brought over this like CIA drying stuff and after 3 days of leaving it in that, my phone was back to work.

I share that so you get an idea of how clumsy I am with my phone. I drop it all the time. It needs a case. The problem is I'm really picky about what case I put on it. That may sound silly to a bunch of you but it's like an accessory. And I don't like spending a lot of money on a case I just kinda like.

So anyway, when the kind people at redENVELOPE contacted me about sending me a Mother's Day gift for capturing memories here on my blog (crazy cool, right?) I jumped at the opportunity.

They let me choose from so many amazing items. I was torn between some sweet gardening stuff, pretty jewelry and home decor cuteness. But then I saw it. The phone case I'd been waiting for.

Have I mentioned how much I love Rifle Paper Co.? Because I do. I drool over just about everything Anna creates. So when I saw that case on redEnvelope, my choice had been made.

The case arrived and was even better in person. It is slim and has a soft edge around the phone. It's perfect. And it pretty much goes with everything :)

So thank you redENVELOPE for the generous gift and for protecting my phone! Goodness knows this momma needs all the help I can get!

So if you're in need of a Mother's Day gift, Father's Day gift or just because cute something, you should check redENVELOPE! I know I'll be back!Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-23411277766075042522014-04-16T11:07:00.000-05:002014-04-16T11:07:06.020-05:00How big is my brave?When I stated taking a class in hand-lettering, that phrase (the title of this post) stood out to me. So I used it for my first project.

Little did I know how that phrase would pop up in so many areas of my life. So let's rewind a bit before I tell you where all this is going.

A long while back, I learned about an awesome organization, Love146, through social media. To say the stories impacted me would be just about the biggest understatement one could make. My eyes were ripped wide open to a truth about human-trafficking I'd never known. I was devastated, angered, to be completely honest, hopeless. How could people be so cruel. So sick and ugly. How could this be happening. Where was God in all of this?

I immediately knew I needed to do something. Spread awareness. I wrote a bit about it here on the blog. I donated money to Love146. My heart ached for the girls that were hurt by such trauma. I wanted to do more.

But what?

I looked into several organizations who's purpose was to end sex-trafficking, to bring healing to the victims. I looked for something to either give my time or energy to in an effort to feel like I was doing something. I wanted to be more than a voice. And I really wanted that voice to champion healing through Jesus. Because I don't know how anyone could get over that life without hope in Jesus and healing found only in Him.

Fast forward to almost two years later.

My mom took my sister and I out to dinner to celebrate our birthdays. We talked about a little of this, a little of that, laughter, jokes, and then my sister all nonchalantly, said, hey, I'm going to Africa next year. You should go.

Say what?!

My sister was going to Africa.

I feel like I should talk about our childhood when she wanted to be an astronaut. I hated it. I didn't want her going on a freakin rocket into outer space. I was also a child of the Challenger days. So it was really, really not cool that she wanted to do that.

And now she's telling me she's going to Africa! I rather that than a space shuttle but it was still scary.

Then she went on to tell us about what they would be doing in Ghana. This friend of ours, Denise, created EveryDay Ministry after she took a trip to Ghana. You can read more about her story and the mission here. But in short, they provide water wells to villages that don't have access to clean water and are partners with two organizations that provide rescue care to girls freed from slavery. And they do all of that to open the door to share the Gospel.

And this upcoming trip my sister planned on going on and invited me to go with her on, was to serve in one of the houses providing the rescue care. I think I started crying when she said that.

I thought about that trip a little here and there and how it would be amazing to go. I also kind of pushed it aside not thinking I'd ever realistically go.

Then, a few months later, I was at church. The preacher was a guest speaker and talked about fear. He asked the question, what's the one thing you would do if you had NO fear and KNEW that God was behind you? Ghana immediately came to mind. I hadn't thought about it weeks and then BAM.

I thought about the fears I had keeping me from realistically thinking about going. Being away from my family for 10 days. I've only really not seen them for an entire day. 10 days is a long time. Going to Africa. Same fears I had for my sister but now for myself too. What if something happened to me? What if I didn't come back? What about my kids? What if something happened to my family while I was gone? And I wasn't there. What about the money? I didn't know how much a trip like that would cost but I imagined it had to be expensive. We don't have that kind of money. Who would watch the girls while I was gone? Was I ready for my heart to be wrecked and changed because you can't do something like this and it not change you. What if...

So all these fears. Holding me back. Stopping me from doing something I had asked God to give me. When I asked God nearly two years ago to help me find a way to do more than give money or be a voice to help end human trafficking - I had no idea He'd ask me to go to Africa and now here I was, struggling to say yes.

And then my grandpa died. It was unexpected and I haven't shared about it here because I don't have the words yet. But it's an important part to this story because it made me realize how short our time is on this Earth and if God tells you to do something, it's a good idea to say yes. Not because God needs you. But because you need it and you may not get another chance to say yes.

So I began praying about it more. And then my sister asked me to go with her to a pre-trip meeting for Ghana. I listened to more facts and felt God even more. Urging me to say yes but still wresting with questions and fears.

And then I thought, how big is MY brave? Or better asked, how big is my FAITH?

So. To sum it up, I said yes to Africa. I said yes to God.

I'm going to Ghana in July.

It's so crazy to say that out loud. It's real. It's happening. Do I still have fears? Yes. But I'm trusting God and whatever happens, happens.

There's not much I can do about those fears aside from the money part. My family and friends have financially stepped up huge to help me and their support means more than they'll ever know. But there's still a good chunk I need to dome up with.

That's where you come in. I know there are a ton of organizations, causes and all kinds of things you can give your money to, but if you'd like to help send me to Africa - I'm going to be holding an fundraiser on instagram under the user @YESTOGHANAAUCTION, April 28th at 6pm, Central, where I'll be auctioning off chalk art hoops.

Remember those things we made in Arizona? I'm working on several different ones and hope to the final money needed for the trip. The highest bidders will be giving directly to EveryDay ministry for my part of the funds needed. I hope to see you there!

I'll keep you posted! But until then, please pray for me and my sister, our families while we prepare and safety while we travel.

Thank you!

Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-18264182215317639112014-04-11T09:07:00.001-05:002014-04-11T09:13:04.466-05:0010 on 10Since I'm a serious blogger these days, yesterday was the 10th so there's this thing called 10 on 10 where you take 10 pictures throughout the day. My sweet friend, Rebekah (one of the awesome gals I met in Arizona) hosts this link up thing to share your tens.

Here are my 10.

6:30 - morning person like her daddy, morning hair like her mommy

8 - Thursday donut date with great-grandparents

11:30 - lunch with my ladies - because we were all craving Mexican food

12:30 - little window washers helping clean the old house

1:30 - taking pictures of the old house to list online

2:30 - dirty face from playing in the backyard while I took pictures inside

3:30 - picking up new prints from my printer man with a sleeping girl in the back while the other watches frozen

4:30 - chicken duties

5:30 - watering the garden and kiddos

And 6:30 - dinner - quick and easy chicken salad sandwiches with a side of fruit

Happy Friday friends! For the fun of Friday and a new print in the shop - use code FRIDAYFUNDAY for 30% your total order from my shop. Ends at midnight.Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-90989743697428448082014-04-08T23:22:00.002-05:002014-04-08T23:22:51.515-05:00Hope Spoken 2014!!

So.

Hope Spoken happened last weekend and I was asked to go as a small group leader. I must admit, as I did when they asked me, that I was feeling a bit under-qualified to lead a group of ladies in a small group setting especially at a conference with the majority of ladies attending coming from a faith-based background. But, regardless of my feelings of inadequacy, I said yes.

I'm so thankful I did.

I got to go on a mini road trip with my sister, who also happeed to be a small group leader and, ahem, is a speaker next year. Holla!

I am so thankful for our time together chatting on the drive there and back. And so thankful she asked me to be her roommate. She's solid gold, y'all.

And this is where I talk about coming down with a cold the day before. The weekend before Hope Spoken I took a trip to Arizona where I ran myself down. There was a two hour time difference and I stayed up way too late and go up way too early. Always a bad combo for my wellness. Enter the cold. I drank green smoothies out the wazoo and took some cold medicine to curb the runny nose, man voice, etc. What a great first impression I was about to make on some ladies!

Thankfully my sister thought it was kind of funny and really, by the first night's end, I was a little delirious, on all kinds of happy highs (as well as cold med highs) and everything was pretty funny.

unashamedly stolen from her instagram feed.

But man.

I was not ready for what God had in store for me the next day. I had been praying for my small group for months and when we met for the second time Saturday morning, my heart was broken. I was in awe of the truths and heartache the ladies shared in my group. I will go on record saying my ladies were the best. They were honest and ready for a movement.

It's funny how people seem so all together on the outside and then when you dig a little deeper, you see how we all may be different but so much the same.

Different struggles. Different trials. Different questions needing answered. Different hopes. Different fears. Different dreams.

But at the core.

We are all God's children and we can all have hope.

I knew right then and there that I wasn't chosen to be a small group leader to lead a group of women. I was chosen so that they could lead me.

I will never forget their stories, their tears or laughs. My group of ladies impacted me with a hope I've never been so sure of.

I went in to that conference with questions of my own. Hurt and pains that haunt me. Dreams that I don't even know how to think logically about because the questions and fears are so big. And for them, I'll forever be thankful.

I walked out of that conference with answered questions. A hope for the pain to go away. And dreams that may take time and sacrifice and new direction, but are maybe so much better than I ever imagined.

It was a conference I was so excited about going to. My first conference ever - not work related. And it set the bar pretty high.

Aside from the deep stuff, not that me on cold medicine is really deep. Haha. I met friends I'd only know online and dreamed of meeting one day because they inspire me so much. Women like Danielle, Casey, Lynsey, Joy, Crystal, Jami, Hannah, Jess, Cory, Jami, Laura and a lady I probably scared off with my teeny-bopper excitement to meet her, Shauna Niequist.

She gave an awesome talk on less busy. Something I needed to hear. An answer to a question.

More love. Less hustle.

So I made a print for myself to remind me daily of that.

And then I made unexpected friends in Kirby, Haverlee, Naomi, Sherry, Staey and my love, Kimberly.

Although the weekend started off in a daze of excitement, sickness, and nervousness, the end result what something by far more than I could have ever hoped for or dreamed it could be.

And let's take a minute to thank the donut people.

I

I may have eaten my weight in those.

So thank you Danielle, Casey and Emily. Thank you for putting your blood sweat and tears into such an amazing, God-filled weekend. I pray God's blessings pile upon you like never imagined.

And here's to next year. Because you know it didn't end with 2014!

Also. I'm so thankful to a husband that supports my crazy adventures and details my car while I'm gone - you rock.

And thankful that I came home to a sweet girl on her birth day!

Thank you mom and dad for helping out my husband while his wife was away two weekends in a row and for making a special dinner for a special girl for her 2nd birthday! Love you.

And happy 2nd to my babe.

And yes. I stole a balloon from the Hope Spoken decor. Well, I didn't really steal it. It was offered to me after I mentioned her birthday and that I was going home to celebrate her. So thanks, ladies, for letting me take a balloon to my girl. She loved it!Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-33717060475365814362014-04-06T22:36:00.001-05:002014-04-06T22:43:29.491-05:00learning something newDo not adjust your wireless frequency. You are in fact reading another post here today. I know this may come as a shock but I figured it might be fun to do a little catch up here and there and some things I've been working on and not blogging about.

Today I'm talking about hand-lettering.

My friend, Lori, encouraged me to take a class she had taken on Skillshare. Skillshare is a website that has online classes (extremely reasonably priced) in a variety of creative industries. I have taken and am currently enrolled in a few and have learned so much. The classes have lifetime access and you can watch the lessons on your own pace as many times as you like.

So anyway, back to Lori. I'm going to brag about her for a minute. Being in the creative industry and owning a shop, it's sometimes difficult to find people that aren't trying to compete with you and instead be an encouragement. Lori is the best encourager I've ever met, she's crazy talented and she gives me awesome critiques.

When she suggested the class on lettering, I was a little hesitant. I'd long admired others' lettering but didn't know where to begin.

That's where Mary Kate McDevitt comes in. She is a mega talented artist and works mainly in hand-lettering. I'm sure you've seen her work, even if you didn't realize it was her.

She is the teacher on the class Lori told me about. The class is, "The first steps to hand-lettering: concept to sketch." The class doesn't really dive too much into creating actual letters but more about working through your concept, developing thumbnails and then digitizing your sketch in Illustrator. I loved the class. I have been using Illustrator and Photoshop for nearly 15 years and picked up some handy little tricks in the class.

All that to say, if you're interested in pursing hand-lettering and don't know where to start, take the class. It's only $20. And if you leave your email address in the comment section, I'll send you a $10 off code for your first Skillshare class! That's only $10!!

Now I'll show you what I've been working on since taking the class.

Project one: how big is your brave (funny fact - this quote has also become my accidental "word" for the year)

Project two: to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow

Then I did a little chalk art over at my sister's house and turned the initial concept into a chalk-art print: linger a little longer You can read her post about the quote here.

And then I was hired by Tulsa People, a local magazine, to do the artwork for a couple of feature articles! My art. In print.

I loved that I got to do artwork for the downtown issue since I used to live so close to downtown and fell in love with that part of town. So many great shops, restaurants, events and everything else you can imagine.

Here's where I insert a shameless plug. We just put the "for sale" on our adorable little midtown bungalow. If you're interested in living in super cute house 5 minutes from downtown, Utica Square and the Cherry St. Farmer's Market - just to name a few :) - email me at lesleyraez(at)gmail-dot-com.

Back to business.

And lastly, my latest: only Jesus can bring the awesome.

This came from attending Hope Spoken last weekend, more on that this week. There were these breakout speaker sessions and one of the ones I went to was The Fabulous Jami Nato. She's the funniest self-proclaimed-introvert I've ever met. Her words were encouraging and her story was amazing to see God working in the midst of heartache.

At one point she was talking about how people look up to others and think, "man, she's pretty awesome. I wish I were like her." Okay, don't quote that, but it's the gist. Then she went on to say how we should look at people and see Jesus in them and be more, "wow, I want to know her Jesus." Again, the gist. Then something along the lines of we don't bring the awesome - and you can quote her here because I wrote it down, "Only Jesus can bring the awesome."

I loved it and wanted it on my wall. So I did what any normal person that makes typographic prints would do, I hand-lettered that bad boy and made myself my own print.

So that's where I am right now. Very much an amateur in the whole hand-lettering biz but very much obsessed.

And I kind of enjoy seeing other artist's process so I've been making little videos and sharing them on instagram (@lesleyzellers) when I finish a print.

Here's the garden one:

And brave:

Thanks for all the encouragement you guys have shown me on the instagrams and in my shop. You're the best.

Also. I feel like I should say this post is not sponsored. I just love the classes and think some of you will too :) Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-38359110153892226542014-04-04T10:06:00.000-05:002014-04-04T10:06:18.643-05:00Be Crafty Arizona - the ladies

Remember when I said I may blog twice this week. This is part two to my trip to Arizona for Be Crafty.

When I left Tulsa I was all ball of emotion. I've never flown by myself. I've flown many times, just never alone where I was responsible for everything. So there were some nerves there. Add in leaving my family for the weekend and missing them dearly with the excitement of seeing Amanda again and meeting new friends in actual real life that I've followed for years. Crazy mess of emotions.

I grabbed a coffee at the airport and smiled when the barista spelled my name right.

It's the little things folks. It took my mind off all the emotions I was feeling. But then the caffeine started taking effect. Now I was a jittery mess of nerves.

But then the craziest thing happened. I made it to Arizona and as soon as I saw Amanda waiting for me near baggage claim, all those crazy emotions were put to ease. We hugged, got my bags and then we met up with Kate (who I got to meet at the OK Be Crafty!) to head out to Sprinkles.

I've also never had a Sprinkles cupcake and they lived up to the hype.

It was so easy sitting and laughing with those girls. I had missed them and was so thankful to be with them again.

After we savored the cupcakes, it was time to head to dinner at Heather's.

I have followed Heather's blog and instagram for a while now. And here's a fun fact, she had me for a mug swap partner this past year. So I felt like I knew her and couldn't wait to meet her in real life. Also, her house is just as cute an amazing as it looks through the screen.

After I digested the fact that Arizona homes don't have grass and instead have rocks in their front yards - it's a dessert y'all, I walked in to Heather's amazing house and was greeted by so many ladies I have to admire and love through social media. Isn't it a weird thing? Going through life and meeting people online, connecting through blogs or pictures of lives, texting or emailing about little nothings and creating a friendship without having shared a cup of coffee in real life?!

Anyway. I had been waiting a long time to finally meet some of the ladies there but I also got to make new friendships with girls I'd never met. I am so thankful I got the opportunity to hang out with these ladies in person. They were all just as I imagined. Better actually.

I finally got to meet my girl, Katy. Our friendship begin years ago after I stalked Katy when I found out she was my first mug swap partner. We connected over coffee, kids and we both have etsy shops and now we're real life friends. Katy is good people.

I wish I could talk about each lady because they were all so wonderful but I'm just getting back to this whole blogging thing so - I'm going to stop while I'm ahead. But just know, Leigh, Ruth, Rebekah, Heather, Annalea, Kim, Amanda, Cole, Katy and Kate - you ladies are so beautiful inside and out. I'm so thankful for our short time together. And Lauren! Thank you for the amazing photos you captured and your sweet little self. You rock.

Maybe it was the full heart from a blessed weekend or the excitement to hold my family again but thankfully, the trip home was much easier.

Until next time Arizona.

Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-28152608533745867862014-04-01T11:12:00.000-05:002014-04-01T11:27:07.050-05:00Be Crafty Arizona - FREE SWAGOh hey! I'm blogging today. I know it's been a while and I have so much spinning around in my head after back-to-back amazing weekends of traveling so bear with me as I try to sort it all out.

Today I'm talking about Be Crafty and it's going to be full of all kinds of pretty and if you stick around for the whole thing, you just might walk away with a bag full of swag! And you never know, I just may blog again this week (insert ghost emoji here).

Remember a while back when I posted about Be Crafty for the first time? You can read about it here. Well, that same great Amanda asked me to join her again for a workshop in Arizona hosting alongside Heather, Cole, Katy and Kate! How could anyone say no to that? I know I can't and thankfully the husband said yes too.

I have never been to Arizona before and I may have gone a little overboard with the pictures I took of all the huge cacti. It's cacti right? Not cactuses? Anyway, the weather was amazing, the people was so friendly and the whole weekend was a dream. Safe to say Arizona has a new fan.

So let's talk about the actual event. I must say. Amanda constantly amazes me with her decorating vision. We were able to transform a room in the Old Main building at Arizona State University into beauty. But it would not have been possible without the help of some AMAZING event sponsors donating their gorgeous products: Barberry and Lace, CupcakeMag and Junk in the Trunk Vintage.

The day kicked off with a photo booth outside for all the guests to get pictures with their friends. Let me tell you. That chalk backdrop was a beast painting, seasoning and drawing on, but I'm so happy how it turned out and the paper fans from made it so fun. Also fun. The fine people of Hello Apparel providing us the hostesses with awesome shirts for the day!

Once the ladies made their way in they were greeted by a stairway of swag.

Let me take a moment to share about the swag. Heather painted canvas bags for each lady, Cole made felt flowers that served as name tags and Sweet Lulu (10% off with code crafty) sent honeycomb balls for each bag. They were amaing.

And inside each bag...

this little light - print // Pretty Girl Designs // IG @prettygirldesigns // 20% off Code: BECRAFTYAZ until April 30th

poms // Steph Loves Ben  // IG @stephlovesben

thank you card set // Lori Danelle // IG @loridanelle

notecard // Kate Eschbach // IG @songskatesang

felt fetti // Benzi  // IG @benzidesign

everyday is an adventure print // IG @katykristin // 20% off Code: BECRAFTYAZ until April 30th

earrings // Barberry & lace // IG @barberry_and_lace

hello friend mini cards // Pen and Paint  // IG @PEN_AND_PAINT

free prints // Printic

my mom snaps book // My Mom Snaps // IG @prettygirldesigns // 20% off Code: BECRAFTYAZ until April 30th

washi tape // Willow Washi // IG @willowwashi

cloth bag filled with goodies // Inspire Lovely // IG @inspirelovely

you are loved card // Give with Joy // IG @anetanina

notebook - look familiar :) // Tiny Prints notebook - Recipe For Crazy print design use code: BECRAFTY 25% off // IG @lesleyzellers

it is well print // Fancy That Design // IG @fancythatdesign // 10% off Code: BECRAFTYAZ until April 30th

fabric flags // Natalie Creates  // IG @nataliecreates

earrings // Archetype Collective // IG @stefanie_morgan

Like I said, amazing! We are so thankful to all the sponsors that sent so many pretties to share with our ladies. You guys are awesome.

And guess what?! They all sent an extra item to give away to one of you! Go over to Amanda's post to enter to win your own swag bag!!

So awesome.

As for the craft projects, Amanda and I teamed up for a chalk art hoop craft. She led the way in wrapping quilting hoops with fabric then I jumped in to do a demo on some tips for stepping up your chalk art skills.

I passed out some little kits for the ladies and then we all got a little chalky.

And when you get a little chalky, you just may decide to bust a move with your completed project.

No? Just me? Okay.

And the hoops wouldn't have been possible without the chalk oilcloth from Modern June. Thank you so much!

Back to the other projects.

Amanda then shared tips on crepe paper flowers and all the different ways to make them to apply to an ampersand.

I took a break on this project because I did my fair share of crepe paper flowers when my sister got married. We made countless flowers for her wedding decorations. Good memories.

It is so fun to see all the different personalities of ladies come out in the same craft. Each with unique color combos, flowers, glitter or yarn, big flowers or teeny ones. So many amazing flowers were made.

And there was another project but I didn't get any pictures of it. Oops. But it was amazing too :)

And lastly, thank you to The Mason Bar Company for providing the cutest lids and straws for our ladies, Sucre + Confetti for gorgeous balloons and the AMAZING Lauren for capturing our event with the loveliest photography.

Whew. What a day. I am just so thankful I got to be a part of such a great day, meet so many amazing ladies and walk away with a full heart and great friendships. Be Crafty. You did it again.

An HEY! Don't forget to go enter Amanda's giveaway to get your own swag bag!

Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-2990346982257823502013-10-25T00:05:00.001-05:002013-10-26T12:42:09.537-05:002014 Christmas Cards are here!I am so excited to share my new Christmas card designs with you today! Just like last year, it's officially 2 months until Christmas so now's the time to share.

I have to say, these are my favorite designs I have done and hope you enjoy them.

Let's start with the 2013 chalk-style cards.

This is my baby so I have to list it first: Have a holly jolly Christmas.

I designed the typography then printed it and hand drew it all out and added little doodles and flourishes. If you could have feelings for a card, I do for this one. A lot of love went into this guy.

But that's neither here nor there.

Next up, O come let us adore him,

And, then, The weary world rejoices.

Next, Glory to God in the highest.

And lastly, for the chalk-style, Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Now, onto the colorful cards!

I don't know if you're supposed to have favorites but this might be mine if you can, For unto us a child is born.

This one is also available in red and blue so check the listing to see the other colors.

The next two were designed for instagrammers and the love of square photos. And no, you don't have to use instagram to use this card, I can crop your photos for you.

First up, peace love joy.

And then, Merry Christmas.

This next card has some of my hand drawn doodles in the background and is ideal for horizontal photos.

Merry Christmas.

This one also has my hand drawn doodles, Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

This design is also available with a three photo grid at the top and/or gray. See listing for options.

And lastly, do you save the best for last or do you do the best first? Either way, I'm not saying this is the best but, by golly, I do like this guy too.

Deck the halls.

So there you have it. My 2013 customizable Christmas card designs.

Since I had a lot of questions about the process last year, I'm going to try to explain this as simply as possible.

Who these cards are for:
People that have a family photo that want to send out a unique Christmas card.

Here's how it works:
If you see a card design you like, go to my shop and purchase the listing. There are some steps laid out in the listing but all you need to do is buy it, send me the photo you want me to use and your name to add to the card.

I will then set your design up and send you a PDF copy to review. If everything looks good, I'll send you a print-ready pdf and jpg for you to use as you wish. That means you can print them at home, get them printed at Walmart or you can upload them to an online printer, like Mpix. If you aren't familiar with online printing, don't worry, I offer a little step-by-step-guide to help you through the ordering process that comes with your final print-ready file.

Make sense?

So, you buy the design, I add your stuff and send you a PDF and you print. Got it?

If you saw a design you'd like to have for your Christmas cards this year, hop on over to my shop and get it. You'll also see a few of the favorite designs from 2012 too.

Also, I should let you know that I won't be doing custom cards this year so this is it. And I take the cards down at the first of December so just a heads up.

Oh, and if you're a photographer wanting the templates to these designs for your clients, I have the chalk collection ready and listed in the shop.

I'm still working on the color templates and hope to have those up next week. If there's something you need, let me know.

Thank you for all your support of my shop and I hope you have an awesome day!

p.s. it's important to me to keep Jesus at the center of Christmas and that's why all my cards are either verses, carols or say Christmas somewhere. That's all. Thank you.Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-8058073761011700462013-10-23T08:53:00.002-05:002013-10-23T08:53:33.837-05:00Hope Spoken or bust!So, I'm going to be at Hope Spoken in 2014. If you don't know what I'm talking about, find out more here.

Anyway, the hosts of the event are doing a link up thing for all the people attending and we're supposed do these 5 things so everyone can get to know each other a little before meeting in person.

What five things?

These 5 things:

- post your picture so that we can recognize you.

- introduce yourself!

- something that you are little timid or nervous about for the weekend

- something that you are hoping to take away from HopeSpoken

- share something fun/random about yourself

So here goes.

My name is Lesley. I live in Tulsa, OK with my husband and our two girls. I design things, cook things and instagram all sorts of nonsense AND I'm going to be one of the small group leaders at Hope Spoken. I'm SO excited to meet so many of the people of follow on The Internets in real life.

That's a picture so you can recognize me. Haha.

Let's try this one instead.

So that's me and my girls. They're the bees knees.

I'm a little nervous at being a small group leader. I enjoy meeting new friends but not sure I'm entirely qualified leading some of you amazing ladies in a small group. Also, I don't know if small groups are assigned or what but if you can pick your own leader/group - what if no one picks me?! That would not be so awesome so let's make a pact that you pick me, okay? Thanks, I'll bring candy or something.

On to the next thing, I'm excited to take away new IRL (that's in real life for those that didn't know) friends. I have followed some of the ladies blogs or IG feeds for so long that I feel like I know them already so it will be awesome to hug your necks. And here's a random fact for you, I'm not a touchy-feely person and don't hug a lot. But I can give one heck of a high five!

That said, I really will be hugging some necks and happily so. Oh, and I like to joke and kid. I'm not the most serious person you'll ever meet so just a heads up on that.

Okay, that's it. I look forward to meeting all you Hope Spokeners out there!
Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-90429795877977700692013-10-21T08:53:00.001-05:002013-10-21T08:53:59.526-05:00Christmas cards - 2013I have received a few emails and comments asking if I'll be doing Christmas cards again this year. The answer is yes! I was going to wait until Friday, when they'll be up in the shop, to announce it but I decided to do a little sneak peek today.

And yes, like last year, I'll also have templates available for photographers on most designs - more details on Friday.

Some of last year's favorites will be back again, as will a few new fun Christmas related items, like these printable gift tags!

More will be added but for now I'm wrapping up the Christmas card designs so check back Friday to see all the new cards and have a happy Monday!Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-12205239969004312582013-10-15T08:20:00.000-05:002013-10-15T08:21:25.049-05:00Do you know Lori Danelle?Or have you seen her work? I mean, technically we haven't met, in person anyway, but I have seen her work and LOVE it. And we text and email so I know we'd hit it off in real life. Ha.

I have been a fan of Lori's work since the first time I saw it and if you recall, she also sponsored our Be Crafty OK event last month. Her "choose joy" print is one of my faves and I'm quite certain I'll end up getting the flapjacks print once we move to our dream home, which is taking a ridiculously long time to happen than I ever imagined. That's a whole post on it's own - one I believe I keep promising to write but not today :)

Anyway, back to Lori. She is not only an amazingly talented designer but she takes it to a whole new level with paper cutting. I don't know how she has the patience to do what she does but I'm so glad she does because her work is so beautiful.

Take a look.

That is the canvas Lori gifted me for my birthday. It's her most recent paper cut design that she also turned into a print. The picture does not do it justice. At all.

Not only do I love the design of it, but the quote is so awesome. You can read how the whole design came to be in her blog post here. It's really neat to see other designer's processes so go ahead. I'll wait.

So neat huh. Yay for Lisa Leonard and her beautiful words and Lori for her beautiful design! Did you watch the time lapse video of her cutting that print out? If not, I stole it and embedded it here for you to watch.

 Lori Danelle | Hand in Hand Cut Paper from Lori Danelle on Vimeo.

Crazy amazing, right?!

I feel so blessed to have one of her canvases up in my home but even more so to call her a friend. Thank you so much, Lori for the beautiful present. I love it.

And that Lori, she's a giver. She's letting me give you guys a discount code to use in her shop! Check out her shop here and use the code: R4CFRIEND for 15% off any purchase through the month of October!

Happy Tuesday! Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-27677988115557472842013-10-04T08:24:00.000-05:002013-10-04T08:24:07.678-05:00Everyone WinsThank you for all the entries and birthday wishes on the calendar giveaway post! Last night I randomly selected a winner...

drumroll...

Comment number 45 - come on down.

If you are Amanda, and you said,

"Happy Birthday :) Love your prints!! I bought one for my brother earlier this year,"
shoot me an email with your info and I'll get those TWO calendars out asap!

And since tomorrow is my birthday - let's all celebrate with a major discount in my shop! How does 32% OFF sound? Not sure where I came up with that number, maybe it's lucky maybe that's how old I'll be tomorrow - who knows ;) So enjoy 32% off today through Sunday with the code MAKEAWISH at checkout.

Here's a little math to help for this early Friday morning.

Have an awesome Friday and thanks again for all the sweet birthday wishes!
Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-55165439058447475932013-09-30T07:38:00.002-05:002013-09-30T07:38:13.081-05:00Shop Talk - getting ready for the holidaysHappy Monday friends!

For the last several months I've been working on a few new things for the shop.

First up, my 2014 Bible verse calendar.

I have wanted a little monthly calendar with basic Bible verses for a little inspiration and when I couldn't find just what I was looking for, I made my own. I thought it would be nice to give out to friends and family at Christmas so I bought some little cotton bags and designed a stamp for them. The stamp says "do all things with love."

There are 12 unique designs of a Bible verse for each month and each is printed at 4x6 on card stock. The back is left blank so you can record important events throughout each month and then neatly store the year away in the bag. Each set is packaged in a sturdy box with a little kraft crinkle paper and ready to ship.

The next two items in the shop are digital graphics, aka clip art, and all are hand drawn by myself then digitized for you to use!

I started with a fall set, "it's fall y'all."

There are pumpkins, leaves, banners and some text, all making up 27 graphics and they are available in both transparent PNG and vector EPS. You can click on the images to link over to the shop listing for more details.

The second set it called, "merriest" and is a holiday/Christmas/winter collection.

There are ornaments, packages, more banners and more fun text, all making up 29 graphics, also available in both PNG and EPS formats.

If you have an image editing program, like photoshop or illustrator, you can use these graphics. Some creative uses could include:

stationary or other printed pieces

diy cards or party favors

blog graphics

invitaions

I have two more Christmas sets that I'll be adding to the shop soon so check back soon!

AND just to make the week a little sweeter, because this Saturday is my birthday and all, I'm giving away two calendars to a random person - one for them and one for them to gift.

To enter:
- leave a comment telling me happy birthday.

kidding. you can comment about whatever you would like

Details:
- one comment per person
- deadline to enter is Thursday at 10 pm
- winner chosen at random and announced Friday
- open to US residents only

That's it.

I hope you have a great week!

Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-64446250129787610222013-09-18T07:19:00.002-05:002013-09-18T07:19:28.638-05:00Be Crafty came to Oklahoma

If you would have told me 6 months ago that I would be helping organize and put on an instagram meet up AND a craft workshop in the same day - I would have laughed out loud.

I'm not know for my craftiness. No. I'm not sure what I'm know for. People say they think of me when they see donuts. So maybe that.

But, when the idea started forming with Amanda and Allison, for some reason, I hopped right in. And I am SO, SO glad I did. Not only did I get to meet Amanda in real life, I got to watch her in action, eat with her, laugh with her and may even have rubbed a little Okie on her, I heard her say y'all! The weekend could have been complete with the new friendship with those girls, but alas, there were so many great things that happened. Hence this post.

Let me start by saying thank you to all the sponsors. Without you, this event would not have even been possible.

I was blown away by the support of the small business community here in Tulsa. Christine at Made: the indie emporium offered some space to host the event for FREE! Randy over at Mod's supplied our meet up with plenty of coffee and all the fixin's. Laken, cutie owner of Lick Your Lips Mini Donuts, filled our bellies with her amazing cinnamon sugar mini donuts! The Round House had scones for all the meet up friends as well as cupcakes and cookies for the workshop ladies.

On top of all the food - we even had some amazing decorations delivered to us by Studio Mucci, Inspire Lovely and Nourishing Notes. It is an incredible thing to see so much support and I still feel like pinching myself that I got to be a part of it.

Don't think the donut print didn't find its way home with me.

Several ladies showed up to meet, chat, snack and mingle. It was nice meeting people you've only seen through a square on your phone. During the initial plannin stages, my husband asked if it was going to be creepy to go to something like this - where you meet people in person you follow online. Now isn't the time to talk about the fact that he has no cell phone, no personal email or online identity at all. But let me tell you, it wasn't creepy at all. It was so much fun and so many talented women connected in real life for the first time. It was pretty awesome.

There were some fantastic giveaways donated for the meet up including a seat in Ashley's phone Snap Shop course, a photo pack from Origrami, the cutest peg people sets from Once Upon a Peg, Passive Juice Motel printed my "howdy y'all" design on a pillow, Jenna Lou Designs offered a cute handmade clutch, jenntage gave away some super cute hoops and coasters and House of M gave a special lady a hat and necklace.

It doesn't take a genius to realize these ladies got some sweet goods.

1. Once Upon a Peg // shop
2. jenntage // shop

That's my pillow. In case you were wondering what it looked like :)

Thank you instagram meet up sponsors:

Under the Sycamore - Snap Shop Workshops // Phone Photography Course // DSLR Photography Course // blog // instagram

Origrami // site // instagram, #origrami // twitter // fb

Passive Juice Motel // shop // instagram

Jenna Lou Designs // shop // blog // facebook // instagram

Studio Mucci // shop

House of M

After the meet up we all took a short break. Then Elote delivered their famous puffy tacos, chips/salsa and queso and churros. I was given a hard time about my fondness for the churro but I'm totally okay with it - they are so amazing.

After lunch the crafting began.

You'll have to forgive me for not having a lot of pictures and that all the ones I have were from my phone. If I ever do one of these things again I'll make note to bring my big girl camera, take tons of pictures and get some with the ladies. My head was not in the photo game that day and now I shall pay.

This is also a great time to introduce Jenna. She drove down with Amanda and was like the best helper of all time. She was a TROOPER. I can't imagine how the day would have gone without her and I'm so thankful for her. Anyway, she took tons of pictures for Amanda and I'm hoping she posts more from the day over on her blog or Amanda does on her blog or just someone somewhere posts some pictures on a blog out there.

Anyway, here's the few I did get.

Impressive. That's me being sarcastic at the amount of pictures I have. Massive fail. I even had to steal a couple pictures from some instapeeps for the finished craft project!

So cute, right! These ladies made the cutest chalkboard and serving spoons. I wanted to steal them all. Thanks for the photo, @cdbayer3!

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention my little chalk art segment. I did a quick little spiel (yes, I googled that to make sure I spelled it right, and good to know because I nearly typed schpeal). Anyway, I'll post more about the tips and chalk stuff sometime soon. But, there I am in all my awkward glory. Ha.

And then it was off to Vintage Market Days for some treasure hunting.

It was crazy just how much fun I had with this group of ladies. They were the perfect mix of quiet, loud, funny, serious, thoughtful and everything else. I cannot remember the last time I've laughed so hard for an entire day. I walked away from the event with a few new friends, a little more painting know-how and happy spot in my life that I didn't even know I had missed. So thank you to all the ladies that came to our event. It really wouldn't have been possible without you and I'm so thankful for the time you shared with us.

And I'll leave you with the little, read MAJOR, thank you we got to pass out to the ladies in the form of insanely awesome swag.

So many incredible men and women donated gifts for each of our ladies to take home. I wish each one could have been there in person to hear the squeals that came out of these ladies as they opened their goodie box. I can't tell you how many times I heard, "this is like Christmas!" or "this is better than Christmas." Ha. They were so thankful and so am I.

If you weren't there, take a look at this roundup of awesomeness. I mean, it should be in like the Hall of Fame for swag. Right?

And if sending the ladies all this swag wasn't enough, several sponsors are offering YOU a discount in their shops so look for a coupon code, if they have one - it will be bold.

Inspire Lovely // shop

rayna jaye // shop

studio mela // shop // current promo: buy 2 prints get a 3rd free

happy days by wifeysinger // blog // shop // twitter // instagram // code: BECRAFTY for 20% off

gleeful peacock // shop

weather & noise // shop

katygirl designs // shop // blog // instagram // code: becrafty for 15% off

art jaden // shop

HOPEhandmade // shop // blog // instagram<complete id="goog_372342323">, </complete>#hopehomemadeonetsy

Jenna Lou Designs // shop // blog // facebook // instagram

the Splendor Shop // shop

Fancy That Design House & Co // shop // blog // instagram // fb // code: OKBeCrafty for 10% off through 9/21

Benzie // garland shop // felt shop // blog // fb // code: BECRAFTY13 10% off both shops

Oh hello friend // shop

Ella Reu Designs // fb // instagram

cmHandmade// shop

give with JOY // shop // blog // fb // instagram, #givewithJOY // code: CRAFTY 15% off & if you like her on fb & make a purchase with the code, you'll get a special gift!!

the mason bar co. // shop // fb // twitter // instagram // code: BECRAFTY for 25% off through the end of September

Vintage Market Days // site

Lori Danelle // shop // fb // instagram // code: BECRAFTY15

Stephlovesben // shop // instagram // code: TENOFF for 10% off

pen and paint // shop // blog // instagram // twitter // fb // code: CRAFTY20 good through 9/25

larissa loden // shop

raising up rubies // shop // blog // instagram // code: becrafty20 for 20% off

Kelsey Davis Design // shop

once upon a peg // shop

Nourishing Notes // shop // instagram // twitter

jenntage // shop

I tried to get a picture of all the swag but unfortunately there were a couple I missed, I apologize. Busted Trumpet provided thank you cards and 2Bcreative sent everyone home with a mini wood easel.

Busted Trumpet // shop // fb // instagram

2Bcreative // shop

Whew.

So much fun. So much paint. So much food. So much swag. So much laughter. So much awesome. Thanks for everything!

Lesley Zellershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964660014718272744.post-83444345894760447492013-09-16T22:04:00.001-05:002013-09-17T08:47:28.784-05:00Tuesday20That's the discount code for my shop today. Use it all day for 20% off your order.

I have wanted to create a print from Matt Redman's, 10,000 Reasons, for a while now. It's one of my favorite worship songs and it's been scribbled in my notebook for I can't even tell you how long. I was finally urged to do it after receiving a several comments and etsy convos asking about it. In particularly after a sweet woman shared a heartbreaking story of loss and hope with me.

I don't know if I'll ever get used to people contacting me to create something so dear to their hearts to give to a loved one. It is something I take seriously and am so very thankful God has blessed me to use the talents he gave me to bless others.

Anyway, I had planned on using the first verse in my design but was asked to do the chorus so I decided to do both. They can be displayed alone or together! So this print set is how that song looks in my head. And since it's about to be fall, I opted for some fall colors. I hope you don't mind.

Part 1.

And part 2.

I also added a new printable:

That's all for today. Remember, TUESDAY20 at checkout for 20% off today!

Happy Tuesday and make sure you come back tomorrow to hear all about our Be Craft shindig!Lesley Zellershttps://email@example.com


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on Apr 03, 2014 10:39 AM
Jim Adcox
RE: Thank you!
Thanks for the response....An Air Force job is a great experience. I know your son will enjoy his time there.
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Jim Adcox
on Feb 03, 2014 5:33 PM
Michelle Kratts
Carrie Kerr Rank
Hi Heather, I am Michelle Kratts from Niagara Falls, New York, and I am researching the story of Caroline Rank (a woman who had come to Niagara in 1912 from Watsontown) and suicided in our local library. Her suicide note asked that she be buried in Niagara. We have no record of this having taken place. However, it was said that this grave that you photographed is possibly hers. I have an old news article from 1982 that states that sexton Richard Cotner of Watsontown Cemetery noticed that although there is a stone for Mrs. Rank the records do not mention her actual burial. Do you know anything more about this? I would really appreciate any input. Thanks so much! We would love to "find" her :)
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on Sep 23, 2013 8:25 AM
Brad Hunt
Thank You
Heather, thank you for photographing the graves of John and Hannah Ditzler! They are my 4th grt grandparents. I was surprised to get the notice as I received a notice yesterday that there was a problem reported. The volunteer said that the graves faced east and unless you took the picture in the morning you wouldn't be able to read them because they were so worn AND in German. Were these photos taken in the A.M.?
Is there more writing on the backs of these stones?
Anyway...thanks again! It is VERY much appreciated,
Brad Hunt
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Brad Hunt
on Sep 06, 2013 9:09 PM
Mary Jane Evertz
RE: Josiah Lumbard
I had a list of burials from rootsweb. After looking at it I see that it says Josiah was buried at Baker's Cemetery known as First Lutheran of Selinsgrove. Do you want me to transfer this and Mary Stoner Duck to you. You seem to have a lot of info that someone would be interested in. Thanks and sorry for the mistake.
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Mary Jane Evertz
on Aug 04, 2013 3:56 PM
Beth Heiney
Simon Kline
Heather, not sure if I thanked you for this photo, but would rather thank twice than not at all!! Sure appreciate all you photographers out there!! Thanks again, beth ><>
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Beth Heiney
on May 29, 2013 4:45 AM
Thanks for the note Heather. I don't have much info on the Scharfs, but am looking for Harriet Black Scharf. I noticed you have a photo of her on your page!
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Dear Dish-it: Getting Along with Dad
Parents girls asks: "My dad yells but it makes me cry. What should I do?" Back to Article
My dad is very nice also and he spoils me. I learned when I was 10 that getting on his bad side is a very bad idea (gulp).
Same with me, CeCe lov! my dad is SUPER nice. He wouldn't even care if I bring a stray kitten home. He's so awesome.
I usually get along with my dad but my mom starts yelling at me for no reason.
i get along with my dad but not so much with my mom my mom yells every 5 min :\
im a only child so i get along alright
Im daddy's lil girl
i love my dad so much but we just dont get along anymore i dont get it i guess cause im getting older and my attitude is getting worse and now all my family doesnt care for me anymore i feel so alone in the world now
Nawh My Dad Is Good
I Love Mhy Daddy To Death No Matter Wat Happens Im A Daddy's Girl For Life
Mee Nd Dad Has UpsND Downs But He Still Loves Mee!
I am a daddys Girl
my dad and I used to ave play fights before he died they were fun fights though
i love my dad and he loves me
Hope things get better! Try talking it out with him and see what happens.
I have the same exact problem, I dnt understand how they can tlk trash about you and yell when you mess up, but then theyll come back and say "We made the same mistakes" then y dnt u understand. And with my dad there is no tlk what he says goes.
I would go up to my dad right now and tell him I love you dad and your my dad don't treat me like this I look up to you don't turn me away if that don't work then idk hoped i helped