by Jennifer Griffin | Feb 11, 2013
I’m not an overly wordy girl. I tend to show my feelings through my actions rather than using words. So, although I purposely work to verbally tell my family that I love them, it comes much more naturally for me to do things to show them my love. And for me, sometimes that manifests itself through serving them yummy food and creating a comfortable, loving environment in our home.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I don’t typically go all-out decorating for this holiday, but I did make a quick banner for my entry to create a festive vignette. Sometimes just a touch to give a nod to the season is enough.
Using some left-over playing cards, I pulled out all of the hearts. Then, I cut a length of jute twine (or you could use any ribbon on hand) and used mini-clothespins to attach the cards to the string.
Lastly, I cut out letters and glued them to patterned scrapbook paper for a festive message. I attached these to the string also and hung the pennant-style banner in my entry. I just used some painters tape tucked behind my mirror to secure the banner.
Click here to find a few other easy ideas from other blogs that I plan to incorporate through the day to show my family that I love them.
What about you? How do you show love to your family?
by Jennifer Griffin | Jan 14, 2013
Welcome everyone!
My name is Jennifer Griffin and I am so honored to be a part of this project. I am a born and bred Oklahoma Southern Baptist. I was raised and married at Putnam City Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, and have since been at First Baptist Broken Arrow, and Immanuel Baptist in Shawnee. I graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University (’94), where I met my husband, Ray Griffin (’93).
While Ray completed school at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, I worked as a third grade school teacher in Texas and then kept busy as a substitute teacher for a few years when we moved back to Oklahoma.
We are currently serving at Quail Springs Baptist Church, where he is the Executive Pastor. We have two children who keep us on the run, Caleb is a sixth grader and Emily is in fourth grade.
For as long as I can remember I have had a creative streak and have enjoyed making things, painting, sewing, and as I got older, decorating my home. About year and a half ago, I started blogging about my projects. For at least a year before my husband had encouraged me to start a blog but I thought “No one will be interested in seeing what I’m doing.”
Well, I finally took the plunge, and real-life and now online friends have been so encouraging! My goal is to encourage people to take a risk in decorating their home, try something new, and maybe teach them a little something that they didn’t know before. As I write I always have the thought “I wish I had known this when I was 20!”
If you would like to follow along with me here, these are some things you can expect to read about:
- Home decor and design trends
- How-to do it yourself projects
- Transforming thrifted treasures
- And maybe some tips, tricks, and an occasional recipe.
My hope for this space is to show you that good design doesn’t have to be tricky, expensive, or complicated. With a little bit of inspiration and the will to put in some elbow grease, your home can be a warm, inviting, gracious place that you love!
