My Daughter Rebekah's Blog

I have to be a brag-in mom...

to know me is to know...

I LOVE my children with

all my heart and soul.

NO one loves them more then

their mama, except for JESUS.

I believe God has called me to be

a wife to their daddy

and

To be THEIR mother.

I will thank God all the days

of my life for

Blessing me times 4...

Plus one good man.

Rebekah is a Creative Spirit...

Besides drawing and decorating

our Christmas Tree for the past

3 years 

(pictutes in previous post)

She Loves...

Drawing

Music

and taking pictures.

Her teachers tell me

she a good writer too!

Rebekah is starting a blog...

2 posts so far...

Photography by Rebekah

 This is one of my favorites...

She took it in 2008.

She is my flower child...

A free spirit...

Creative, And

a beautiful blessing.

 This one is a collage

she made of her and Rae.

Everyday her Sister

and on (most) days one of

her best friends.

This one she took for Thanksgiving.

Rebekah and Rachel

my favorite girls in the

whole wide world.

http://rjruby.blogspot.com/

Stop bye and welcome her to

the world of blogging.

Good Luck Rebekah!

Take a picture, write, dream and

be true to yourself.

Another Stroke of the Brush...

A mothers advice...

Dearest Girls

Follow your dreams and see where

they take you.

Have Faith,

Love

and

Jesus in your heart...

Share,

Care and take a leap

of faith once in a while.

Steer clear of fear,

False

Evidence

Appearing

Real...

Be a blessing to others.

Believe in yourself.

Try to live your life with

no regrets.

Be forgiving,

Be a good listener and

a good friend.

I Love...Loving you!

May the true meaning of Christmas

Reveal to you

the Love of God...

With the perfect gift of

His Son. Jesus

 Many Blessings, Deborah



Renewal, Painting and In life...

Renewal...

This is the original painting I

began in 2008...

I say began because I realized

the other day it wasn't

finished...

Titled,

"Scout and Cheyenne, Splash"

Another Stroke of the brush...

Renewed ....
I added some warm colors on the
backs of the horses and lightened the
fronts of the horses.  I also cropped the
original size to Matt it. I added more blue wash
over the hoofs in the background to
create a better feeling of distance.
Can you tell a difference?
Before I kinda felt the painting was a little
flat. I (think) I am happy with the renewed piece.

 Speaking of....
Renewal

This time of year reminds

me of new life.

We are reminded & many celebrate the birth of

Jesus and all that His birth meant

for us as Christians.

Hope

Renewal

Forgiveness

A precious Gift from

GOD.

What gift could top this???

All this hustle and bustle

shopping for the perfect gift.

Sometimes I am overwhelmed by

the materialism in my life.

I get caught up in the idea of

something new...

New Furniture

New Car

New jewelry...

I have more so much more than

I need, Really!

My Family,

My Friends,

 A Savior...

This morning I told my children

we weren't having Christmas...

Whooooa!

That did not go over so well, try this at you own

risk...

Here is what I heard...

"You can't do that,

That is not fair...

You can't just not buy us stuff."

That is what Christmas is all about!!!

Whoooa! (Me)

Mind you my children have been privileged

to attend  a christian school

until the 8th grade.

Sure, we have made many sacrifices to pay that bill!

But It was important to the cowboy and I.

My thinking at this moment...They know better than this...Right?

The answer is a resounding no!!!

They are normal children living in a material world.

They may not have as much as some,

but they have more than many.

So where did this feeling of entitlement come from?

Really, Can youTell Me!!!

I can only hope and pray that one day they

will realize how blessed they are.

With age and maturity comes wisdom, Right?

I am counting on this scripture,

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go:

and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

I really wouldn't take Christmas

from my children...

But it did open up the opportunity

to have a great conversation with them.

Lets call it a little training session!

One Point for the Parents....

Many Blessings, Deborah

Sometime a piece of art isn't finished

even when you think it is....

OUR TREE BY REBEKAH J. RUBY This years theme is Santa himself

Each year for the past few,

My daughter Rebekah has designed our

Christmas tree...

She begins by sketching it out with

colored pencils.

Then it is may job to find new

ornaments to fit the theme...

We go to Goodwill and the Salvation

Army and use some ornament from

the previous year.

This Year Theme
Santa

Our tree at mornings first light...

Santa's workshop with lots of red bulbs...

and his reindeer.

HOHOHO

So many Santa's to choose from....

Presents...

Red & Green his signature colors...

Dear Santa ....

Glitter and lots of lights...

So this year Santa is hanging

around our tree and it looks

lovely...

I am always so proud and

amazed at her talent, she takes

time to place each ornament in the

perfect spot...

Perfectionism from the Cowboy (her daddy)!!!

(not from the mama)

but, I am happy to say she is a creative spirit just

like me.

And my personal favorite is...

Yep, that is Santa with a

palette.

Proving there is a artist

in each and everyone of

us....RIGHT.

And Santa is a perfect example

of using our gifts and talents to

be a blessing to others.

And giving all the glory to

Jesus....

I hope everyone is enjoying

this holiday season.

And may all your prayers and

wishes come true

this Christmas Season....

Many Blessings, Deborah

A Tutorial for Inexpensive Holiday Ornaments

Hey everyone are you getting into the Holiday Spirit?

We had a great time visiting all the

cowboys family in South East Missouri.

Of course

All I did was eat!!!

Yikes!!!

ANOTHER STROKE OF

 THE BRUSH...

Tutorial

Holiday Ornaments....

So simple and fun to make.

Joy to the World Bird Ornament

All you need...

 You probably have on hand in

your studio.

 Lets get started...

 Holiday craft paper or wrapping paper

Diamond Glaze

Scissors

Exacto Knife

Brush

Ribbon

Foam Core

Embellishments

Lets get started....

First trace the shape you want to make

onto the foam core, I used scrapes.

I used a wooden ornament from our tree

 to make my shape.

Cut the shape out with your exacto knife.

Trace the cut out

shape onto the decorative paper or

wrapping paper.

Glue the foam core to the paper

of your choice.

Cut the paper to match shape and

Leaving about a 1" edge around the shape.

Use your scissors to cut

about a 1/4" slits

all the way around the foam core shape.

Start gluing the slits to the back of the ornament.

Slitting the paper makes it lots easier to

do the round shape.

You may have to trim the paper a little

here and there to cover all the foam core.

It is all glue up and dry.

I like using the diamond glaze

because it drys so fast.

To finish the back I traced and cut the shape

with some construction paper and

hot glued it to get a finished look.

I added ribbon with the glue gun

and

I added some BLING 

& embellished letters.

&

BaMm OOO! 

 Then I came up with another idea.

I used scrap piece of denim and painted

 a cute little snowman on it. I finished off the back

with a round piece of denim sized to fit

and added a bright red bow.

I used acrylic paint with fabric medium

to paint my snowman.

I used all the same steps noted above

after my paint dried.

Easy...

Fast...

Fun...

Once I got these going...

 MORE

 ideas started reeling in my head.

 How about using...

decorative fabric...

 cookie cutters for the shape...

news paper and paint a design

on it.

You could embellish these to your hearts desire.

Foam core is inexpensive and if your

anything like me you have scraps

of everything lying around the studio,

decorative paper, fabric, newsprint, wrapping

paper or felt.

Make sure your exacto knife is sharp!

 I hope you"ll give it a try...

 If you do give it a go?

Use your imagination!

 I hope you'll share what you come up with...

Have a creative day!

Many Blessings,

Deborah

Jesus is the reason

for this season!