Over the Christmas break, I told myself that I should start AND FINISH a holiday project.. as part of my resolution to "get things done" ;-) And sure enough, I was able to finish... on the last night of my holiday break! Right before work started the next day! Haha! :) It was a close call but I was so pleased that I finished it! (since most of my family members, specifically my brothers, thought for sure that I wouldn't finish it at all) HA! :)
So what was my holiday project? :) One of my frustrations in life is to be able to draw and paint well... I even took art classes during one of my childhood summers because I really wanted to learn! But for some reason, it just wasn't working for me... As I was growing up, time and time again, I would give drawing and painting a shot but it just didn't turn out the way I envisioned it in my head... Putting that desire on hold, I pursued other things I was better at... "Focusing on my strengths" as John Maxwell said...
Then on one "Christmas-shopping, bazaar-hopping" day, I came across a booth that brought back one of my childhood joys... PAINT BY NUMBERS!!! Oh joy!!! This was it!!! I decided to give my dream to be a "painter" one more shot! And so now, let me introduce you to my Holiday Project...
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| Paint by Numbers by "The Color Shop" comes with a small photo of the final product, a number code for the painting, paintbrushes... |
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| And of course... paint! :) |
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| Hard at work. ;-) |
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| A closer look... |
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| Tada! My Holiday Project :) |
See! Easy as 1-2-3! :) If I can do it, so can you! :)
To those of you are are interested in hanging your own work of art on your walls (just as I did), you may email The Color Shop at thecolorshop.ph@gmail.com and ask for their Paint By Numbers Catalogue :)
Here's what helped me decide which painting to choose:
Habakkuk 2:2-3 says:
“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry."
I chose the Eiffel Tower because the 4 days I spent in Paris during my teens was soooooo memorable that I would love to share that experience again with my husband :) The painting of the Eiffel Tower in our living room now serves as a constant reminder of what my husband and I are believing for and we are sure that one day, it will come to pass! :) Remember to always keep the vision before you... and if you can write it, why not paint it?! :)
Enjoy! :)
Nash
