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Posted on April 9, 2010 - by Estate Manager

Meebs & Markers and Me & God

Faith News
Meebs & Markers and Me & God

Isaiah 43:1-5
Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will [...]

Posted on October 18, 2009 - by Estate Manager

Fall Decorating on the Cheap

Design News
Fall Decorating on the Cheap

This week at Hearthstone House we have been very busy in preparations for fall. We made or reused items around the house and spent $5.00 total on supplies. I bought a wheat bundle and some small ornamental pumpkins from the grocery store.  I wanted to decorate for both Halloween and Thanksgiving with out breaking the [...]

Posted on September 30, 2009 - by Estate Manager

Design Candy- Where the Wild Things Are

Design News

After searching around the other day for party ideas for Where the Wild Things Are I was inspired to find and create a sample board based on the art direction from the new film. I wanted to try and capture the different elements of the story by using texture and color. Specifically I wanted to [...]

Posted on September 29, 2009 - by Estate Manager

Where The Wild Things Are Puppets

Crafts News
Where The Wild Things Are Puppets

And when he came to the place where the wild things are they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.
This week we have been celebrating the release of Where The Wild Things Are. The Bird and I picked a copy of the book [...]

Posted on September 26, 2009 - by Estate Manager

Where The Wild Things Are Party Ideas

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Where The Wild Things Are Party Ideas

In anticipation for the upcoming release of Where the Wild Things Are (due out in theaters October 16th) I have found several ideas that would make for great Halloween, fall or birthday party ideas. How fun would it be to bring the pages of Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic to life. To refresh your memory, Max [...]

Posted on September 24, 2009 - by Estate Manager

The Most Adorable Little French Girl

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This is a cute video. Please watch cute video. Its in French!

Posted on September 23, 2009 - by Estate Manager

Back By Popular Demand- Book of Colors

Crafts News
Back By Popular Demand- Book of Colors

I woke up this morning with several comments in my in box about a post I made from December 30, 2008. It was a book of colors, The Bird and I made with lunch bags, construction paper and magazine clippings. This was the first documented project I posted after getting the site as a Christmas [...]

Posted on September 19, 2009 - by Estate Manager

House Beautiful at ADAC

Design News

On Thursday this week, I was invited to attend House Beautiful’s Color Institute at the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC). The event was open to local interior designers and magazine subscribers and the day was devoted to discussions on color trends, historical aspects of color and whats next. I wanted to share some of my [...]

Posted on September 14, 2009 - by Estate Manager

4th Annual Bird Day

Family News
4th Annual Bird Day

Sunday marked the 4th birthday for The Bird and as usual Hearthstone House did our best to celebrate the milestone in a special way. Slade and I decorated the upstairs hallway Saturday night and when she woke up on Sunday she was very excited and surprised. The Bird asked for a Hello Kitty cake and [...]

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Gingerbread House Play Date

Fridays are usually the days that we schedule outings or play dates with friends. The Bird, Meebs and I were invited to our friend Kim’s house yesterday to play with Lydia and Thomas and work on gingerbread houses for the girls. Kim provided us with Wilton Gingerbread Kits and added some store bought candy to [...]

Crafts News

Where The Wild Things Are Puppets

And when he came to the place where the wild things are they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.
This week we have been celebrating the release of Where The Wild Things Are. The Bird and I picked a copy of the book [...]

Crafts News

Back By Popular Demand- Book of Colors

I woke up this morning with several comments in my in box about a post I made from December 30, 2008. It was a book of colors, The Bird and I made with lunch bags, construction paper and magazine clippings. This was the first documented project I posted after getting the site as a Christmas [...]

Design News

Fall Decorating on the Cheap

This week at Hearthstone House we have been very busy in preparations for fall. We made or reused items around the house and spent $5.00 total on supplies. I bought a wheat bundle and some small ornamental pumpkins from the grocery store.  I wanted to decorate for both Halloween and Thanksgiving with out breaking the [...]

Design News

Design Candy- Where the Wild Things Are

After searching around the other day for party ideas for Where the Wild Things Are I was inspired to find and create a sample board based on the art direction from the new film. I wanted to try and capture the different elements of the story by using texture and color. Specifically I wanted to [...]

Design News

House Beautiful at ADAC

On Thursday this week, I was invited to attend House Beautiful’s Color Institute at the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC). The event was open to local interior designers and magazine subscribers and the day was devoted to discussions on color trends, historical aspects of color and whats next. I wanted to share some of my [...]

Faith News

Meebs & Markers and Me & God

Isaiah 43:1-5
Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will [...]

Faith

Verse for the Week

Rest. Quiet. Stillness. It is hard to come by as a mom. When it happens take advantage of it and marinade in it.  My days are filled with many things but I long for rest both physically and mentally. How about you? How do you find it? Or do you create it by setting up [...]

Faith News

Verse for the Week

I found this today in book that my Dad gave me a while ago, called I ‘m a Good Mother by Gigi Schweikert. It struck a cord with me and reminded me to be thankful for what I have, even if it does not always look the way I want it.
“I Laugh”
I take my job [...]

Family

G.G. visits Hearthstone House

Hearthstone House was honored to have special visitors this past week from Ohio. The girls Great Grandma, or G.G. as we affectionately call her, drove down with Papa Johnny and Grandma Nancy. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed an action packed weekend of celebrating Easter and Meebs’ Birthday.
While G.G. was here, she kindly helped [...]

Family News

Winter Days Inside

The past month or so Hearthstone House has been mostly confined to inside play. Snow has come and gone twice and the temperatures are too cold for playing outside. We have been able to put all the Christmas toys to good use. The Bird is really into playing with her Barbies, Quadrilla set and Legos. [...]

Family News

Christmas Wrap Up

Hearthstone House celebrated Christmas this year in both traditional and new ways this year. We of course made sugar cookies, partook in kids crafts, took our trip to the mall to see Santa and drove all over Atlanta looking at Christmas lights. Christmas Eve we went to church and then had dinner at Tasty China [...]

Faith News

Meebs & Markers and Me & God

Isaiah 43:1-5
Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will [...]

News

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Girl’s Night

Once a month I try to get together with some friends and have a girl’s night. We usually catch a movie, go shopping, have a pedicure or get dinner together. But I was craving a little something different and my birthday was creeping up so I decided to have a girl’s night at Hearthstone House. [...]

Family News

Winter Days Inside

The past month or so Hearthstone House has been mostly confined to inside play. Snow has come and gone twice and the temperatures are too cold for playing outside. We have been able to put all the Christmas toys to good use. The Bird is really into playing with her Barbies, Quadrilla set and Legos. [...]

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