October Happenings

Happy Fall! Yayyyyyyy! I am ONE happy camper with this cool weather coming in! I LOVE IT! I've been wearing my long sleeves already- even if I am sweating by noon. Who cares! It's fall!!! There have been SO many things going on here lately! Lots of changes for our family-- but really exciting at the same time.

The biggest piece of news is that Duane and I have decided to join a new church in Chattanooga. We just felt very called and very at peace with the direction the Lord has been moving us. We know that He has big plans for us and we know that He will use us in a mighty way! We are looking forward to serving in whatever areas He leads. It's sometimes a little scary when you move away from everything you've known for awhile- but we are confident that the Lord has a purpose! There were no fights, disagreements, people, or upheavals at our old church that caused this decision-- we love that sweet church family SO SO dearly-- but it is ONLY a matter of God's timing and leading.

The second weekend of October I got to spend with my sweet Mary Kay sisters at Dazzle and Delight with our FABULOUS National Sales Director, Diana Sumpter, in Nashville. We had such an amazing time of dreaming, scheming, and fellowship with other dynamic women from all over the southeast! The Bombshells dominated in attendance and I was privileged to have my girls Emily East, Terra Keylon, Amber Mullins, and Caitlin Maddux with me. I'm telling you, I am SO blessed to have such special women like them that surround me on a daily basis. I cannot believe that my life revolves around leading such women of excellence! I love my Bombshells more than they know! And I am so proud of the obstacles they are overcoming to create the life of their dreams for them and their families. What a story we are writing!!

Here is a photo with the Bombshells and our fabulous National, Diana Sumpter!

In preparation for the weekend at Diana's, the Directors decided to bring her a gift to show appreciation for all she's done for all the preparation and hard work that went into it! So here is the end result of that project!

Wreath made with poly deco mesh ribbon from HL, fab shoe/cosmetic/crown ornaments and hanging canvas. All her new favorite "F" words! :)

Also- that weekend we had a shoe fashion show and the winner got a fun prize. SO- I had seen these shoes on Pinterest I was dying for. There were all kinds of hand glued gems and brooches covering the shoe. They were so fab--- but SO out of my price range at a whopping $575! NO WAY JOSE!

So in true Whitney fashion, I thought, "hmm...maybe I can make those."

SO away I went, gluing and gluing. It actually did not take me as long as I expected and they turned out SUPER cute. I call them my Cinderella shoes:) AND I won!

Here is the "before" shoe. Just some old silver pumps I never wore.

Here's the after result! Some cheap gems from HL, gem tac glue, and a china marker to pick up the gems. And TA-DA! Cinderella shoes!

My fun blingy earrings that were the prize!

Anyway-- I've tried to squeeze in some art stuff here and there over the past two months. I don't have tons of time to put towards it- but it's a MAJOR stress reliever for me (usually) and it's something I enjoy. So....here are a couple projects or gifts I've worked on lately:

Mrs. Debbie Tadlock asked me to paint this for her new grandbaby that will be arriving soon. She wrote the poem- I just painted! Love the words she wrote!

One of my friends, Elizabeth Mashburn is engaged and is marrying her super sweet police officer hubby. This was a gift for him and his "man cave" in their new home.

A really good friend, Haley Williams, has decided to homeschool her three precious baby girls this year. So of course she needed some scripture for her school room!

Haley's sister, Hannah-- another one of my besties-- saw this on Pinterest and decided she needed it for her apartment. Totally fits her!

Remember that hand painted wallpaper picture for my National office on a previous post? Yeah. I decided I didn't like it. Call me crazy (literally) but I painted over it. Believe me-- I was yelling at myself as I was doing it. BUT I will admit- the end result is much much better for the room. Painted it a matte gray color that is in my kitchen- and did a subtle swirl design in the same color with a high gloss finish. Turned out great!

Some fun painted pumpkins for my front door! (Those gems look familiar on the black one? Leftovers from my shoes!)

Fun front door cross.

Also-- a blog post would not be complete without a picture of my precious nephew. This just made my day yesterday:

I mean-- he thinks he IS Buzz Lightyear!

He's about to turn three on Nov. 26 and I can't believe it!

So other than a wedding I planned, coordinated, and directed on Oct. 14 (blog post coming soon)-- that's pretty much our October.

We are excited about all the new wonderful things happening in our lives and excited about what's to come in the holiday season! Just remember-- no matter what happens, no matter what curveballs come your way, no matter how many hard decisions you have to make, even in times you don't know where to turn-- join our family in praying-- "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You"

2 Chronicles 20:12

Happy Fall!