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Friends... these are some killer doors! Jaime and I are creating a slamming finish to make these brand new custom built doors look old, aged and beautiful for a special project! . . . . . #doorsofinstagram #fauxfinishing #chippypaint #paintedfurniturelove #decorativepainting #offthewallhome #memphisartist
Happy weekend friends! Taking a break from anything work related this weekend because it’s all about family for the next two days. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first of our Christmas events starts this morning followed by the first basketball scrimmage of the season followed by a fun Date night to celebrate my hubby’s birthday. We kicked it all off last night by building our Gingerbread House. 🏠 🎄 🎅🏽 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s a great tip... use HOT GLUE to construct the house. It will work faster and hold together better than the icing!!!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Double Tap if you’ve used this trick before!
Sometimes you just have to let a piece sit and rest a bit before calling it finished. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pretty fitting too since my preference once I start a piece is to hurry and finish. “Grace upon grace” was inspired by learning just recently what it really means to give myself grace. And therefore really learning what grace actually feels like! 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Praying blessings of grace like rain on you today friends. Tag someone who needs some grace. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PS... watch part of my process in the making of this on my stories. . . . . . #melissalewisart #bedeeplyrooted #southernlivingmag #mybhghome #americanfarmhousestyle #cottagedecor #currentdesignsituation #showmeyourstyled #cornerofmyhome #mypinterest #anthropologie #inspiremehomedecor #interiormilk
“Art opens up the closets, airs out the cellars and the attics. It brings healing.” ~ Julia Cameron ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This can pretty much sum up my 2018. Creativity and art have been a healing bridge for my mind and my spirit. God has touched my heart in a way he hasn’t before while I’ve held the paint brush to canvas. I’ve let go and allowed him to move through me and show me the things hiding inside in the dark that needed to be brought into the light and made known. Only then could I grow and become more fully who he created me to be. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you found a healing come from creating? . . . . . . . . #Artistheapy #mindfulart #womenwhopaint #shepaintstruth #propelwomen #shedelights #wellwateredwomen #southernartist #angelwings #melissalewisart #anthrohome
Believing this was a huge game-changer for me this year. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It might be obvious for a lot of people, but for me it took a while to really get this. It just wasn’t what I was shown or taught growing up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For those of us with dreams, let’s not let our circumstances stop us from going after them. Let’s make decisions, no matter how hard, to pursue what God created us for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What’s one thing you can do in the coming new year to make your dream a reality?