Cathy shares success "You never know!"

Our own Cathy Gill shares her success story!

I have a neighbor that has lived here all her life. She had taken one catalog from me over a year ago, she usually declines ~ big into jewelry making. She calls tonite and asks if I will meet her 1/2 way with a catalog, I do. She says, "My Aunt and cousin are over, could you bring a few things to show us? We started scrapbooking today!" I was totally surprised and said, "Sure, give me a couple of minutes."
I take a few things, she shows me her first pages, booked an October gathering, AND, before I left, she had a list of $150 that she alone wants!!
This truly shows we never know.
Cathy

Jingle Gift Box

Hello Cupcakes! Just back from a lovely Lake Tahoe trip. My good friend, Sue Laufer has been organizing this Directors retreat for 8 years now! There were 10 of us and we had a total of 127 years of Close To My Heart experience! Wow! We networked, inspired eachother with create n' takes, brainstormed, and had fun secret sister gifting. We ate lots of treats we usually refrain from and had a wonderful time together. I will be sharing some of our goodies over the next few days. This is smiling Sue...

















This clever box was designed by our own Kay Pekin.
























We glued two thin boxes together (these are from clearbags.com-also a great resource for clear envelopes)

Then we made a box lid that slides over the top. You can replicate this idea using any box. Just measure the box and add 1/8" to the width and length. Our top was 3" down from the top. Embellished with Jingle papers (gift cut out from the paper), Glitter brads and ribbon. Cute!!! Thanks Kay!
Here are Kay's directions:
HOLIDAY GOODIE BOX.
*take 2 card boxes and tape them togehter,
Measure the top and add 1/8th inch to measurements to create the top box. You also want to decide how far down to make your cover. Ex: the top was 4 1/2 x 1 so I added 1/8th to each measurement. Then I decided to make it 3 inches down. So 3 +3 (sides) + 1 1/8 X 4 1/2 + 1/8 +3+3. SCORE ALL EDGES 3 inches.

Sermon Sunday

"A champion is someone who surpasses personal limits. You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make them come true." Richard Bach, US Olympics

☮Day of Peace ☮

Happy International Day of Peace everybody!

According to the website:
"Peace Day should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples…This day will serve as a reminder to all peoples that our organization, with all its limitations, is a living instrument in the service of peace and should serve all of us here within the organization as a constantly pealing bell reminding us that our permanent commitment, above all interests or differences of any kind, is to peace."


☮Peace was on my mind all day today. For me it was about inner Peace. How can we have world Peace without inner Peace?

Sermon Sunday

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an Optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

Do you see your cup have empty or half full?
It's your choice!

CTMH TV~Crossing Boarders!

I hope you have watched all the webisodes of this great platform from Jeanette Lynton and our Close To My Heart friends!

New webisode posted!
Nice nails Monica! Your "not so little" Serina is adorable!

Sermon Sunday

"Excellence can be attained if you: Care more than others think is wise. Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible." Jim Gentil