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“Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” John 6:12

Bizzie Lizzie Creations. What’s in a name? Our sweet daughter inspired the name and the end result comes from my innate personal desire to use my God Given ability to create for others with fabric. My work is represented by artisan bags, accessories and clothing for girls of all ages and walks of life. Quilt shop and high end decorator fabrics are my chosen palette to manipulate. Simplistic styling and colors represent what I’m about. I love it when a customer drives me to think outside my “comfort” zone. When you decide to purchase from me you will receive fantastic customer service, meticulous details and competitive pricing.

Visit Bizzie Lizzie’s blog here: Bizzie Lizzie

What others have to say about BizzieLizzie:

• Ooooooooooh! I love, love, love this fabric and this bag. Thank you so much for customizing the strap for me. I just adore you and your wonderful craftsmanship. This bag and seller totally rock!
• Sweet. Charming and such a great size. Not so big that you can make a fool of yourself with a bag you can’t carry home from the library! Beautiful fabric. Beautiful site.
• I am a bag fan and this one is so great. It is the perfect size and the fabric is really wonderful. I love these. The customer service was terrific.
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Stephanie Coulter, Blessings Unlimited

I have so enjoyed what this business has brought to my life! I have got to see the heart of God through most of the people placing orders with me. Some of my favorite products are those that help with my study time and prayer time with the Lord. While waking up with a cup of coffee I have my quiet time with the Lord in the mornings spending the time in prayer and study. I am excited about 2010 and what my future with Blessings Unlimited holds for me. I pray all of you have a blessed and prosperous year. I hope you will all join me and strive to live each day pleasing God. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him. Romans 15:13

The Blessings Unlimited Story

Blessings Unlimited is a direct sales company offering Christian and inspirational products for sale by Independent Consultants at home parties that we call Gatherings. At Blessings Unlimited, our Mission Statement is “To pursue the heart of God and bring blessings to others.” We are a company which operates upon Christian principles for the purpose of Christian ministry, not just a company that sells religious products.

Blessings Unlimited was founded by DaySpring, the world’s leading producer of Christian greeting cards. For over 35 years, DaySpring has partnered with Christian stores in local communities to offer meaningful products. Blessings Unlimited continues that tradition and extends the opportunity to the home.

Blessings Unlimited began operations in 2006 and is based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The name “Blessings Unlimited” and our tagline are based on the Scripture in John 1:16 that says, ”From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.” Our tagline, “From God’s heart, to your heart, to the hearts of others” represents our desire for God to reveal Himself to us and through us.

The Blessings Unlimited Operating Model is special in that we are a business with a ministry!

A portion of the proceeds from every ticket will go to:

The conception of Cyrus International began in 2001 when one businessman began to embrace the vision inside his heart to impact humanitarian organizations around the world. With only $50 a month to give, he faithfully supported two different organizations that were dedicated to bringing help to hurting people. As this man gave consistently each month, his businesses and resources began to multiply. Soon, other business people with the same dream to impart social justice throughout their world came alongside him to help fund these humanitarian efforts.

Since 2001, these visionaries have given millions of dollars to global aid by supporting hundreds of organizations every month. Then, in 2007, Cyrus International officially formed and is a public charity committed to providing HOPE by Helping Oppressed People Everywhere. In order to confidently promote specific organizations, Cyrus extensively researches the ones it supports not only through relational references and onsite visits, but also through accountability of the allocations of funds.

Cyrus International is committed to help organizations focused on stopping the practice of human trafficking. Our desire is not only to rescue those victims from enslavement, but to also provide physical and emotional rehabilitation. In addition, we support associations dedicated to bringing social restoration to these individuals so they have an opportunity to begin to build a healthy, normal life.

Worldwide, human trafficking has become one of the leading sources of profits for organized crime, generating an estimated $9.5 billion per year. Over 2 million people are trafficked every year, 70% being women and young children. Girls as young as 12 are stolen from their countries, smuggled into other nations and forced into a life of prostitution. The average victim is obliged to have sex up to 20 times per day.

This issue can be ignored no longer, and we must rise up and become the agents of change and social justice.

Cyrus is presently partnering with A21, an organization focused on making a difference in Greece and Italy. There are huge prostitution rings in these nations, with over 200,000 women and children in Greece alone trapped as sex slaves, and 1,838 sales every day. That’s one sale every 47 seconds. Largely comprised of trafficked young women and children from former Soviet Bloc nations, these victims suffer from malnutrition, beatings, forced abortions, exposure to many STD’s, and nonexistent health care.

Cyrus International is committed to provide funding for this humanitarian organization to build onsite shelter, rehabilitation centers, legal advocacy offices, and special operations teams designed to rescue these girls. Upon rescue, their immediate physical needs will be met, and then they will begin the process of emotional rehabilitation. Because these victims were stolen at such young ages, most have no vocational skills. These centers will provide the essential education needed to help re-integrate the girls back into society.

We need your help to save these precious girls from their atrocious environments that lead many to suicide, or cause their early deaths from sexually transmitted diseases. For more detailed information about traffickingHOPE and the organizations it supports, email us at info@cyrusinternational.org.

PDF Click here to learn more about the A-21 Campaign and what Cyrus is doing to fight human trafficking worldwide.

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Welcome to Fruitful Vine Creations!

Be sure to check our blog for current sales and ideas.

Have you ever wished you could put what you were thinking right on your walls? A poem, a verse of Scripture, or just something fun?

Wish no more!

Looking for a sign that says just what you were thinking? It could be on a board, a glass block, or even artist’s canvas. You design it, we create it. Or, if you prefer, we’ll make the lettering for your project that you complete at home. Your friends and family will think you’re so clever. They’ll never know how easy it was to achieve your customized art. (We won’t tell!)

Fruitful Vine Creations is the home business of the Chapa family. It has grown out of a desire to decorate our home with Scripture, and bless others with the same. We are dedicated to provide excellent customer service, as well as quality products. We pray that you will be blessed by doing business with us.

Our lettering is made of extremely thin matte vinyl. It applies easily, and can be removed without any damage to your paint or wall. The lettering can be applied to walls, wooden boards, metal tins, plastic bins (a huge help with organizing!), glass, your refrigerator, most everything, even the kitchen sink! (It looks stunning on a pedestal sink in the powder room.) Every order is custom-made to suit your style and decor. Click on the font tab to select one of the many font choices. Monograms and accents are coming soon. If you are interested in something like that in the meantime, let me know and I will work with you. We also have a wide variety of color choices. The color tab will show you the swatches of the colors available. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email me.

View more samples in the gallery.

Graphically Designing.com offers Blogger and Wordpress blog design, custom templates, headers, banners, buttons, ads, photoblogs, meme buttons, favicons, flash animation headers, logo design, twitter backgrounds, etsy banners and Ning forum design for personal and professional bloggers. “On staff” blog maintenance and consulting to help grow your blog or monetize your blog are also available.

So, please, hop on over and browse around the site. And as always – thank you! Thanks for letting me be part of your makeover.

Together, we’ll make the blogosphere beautiful.

You can view the following styles from the portfolio of Graphically Designing: Personal Blogs, Business Blogs, Photo Blogs, Buttons & Graphics, and Pre-Made Layouts.

I’m ready! How do I get started?

Great! Here’s how to get started:

1. Spend some time surfing the blogosphere, looking for what you love.
2. Read my Terms of Service.
3. Choose a blog package.
4. Fill out my New Project Questionaire – the more details and examples you provide, the better!
5. Make a deposit. A payment of half your balance will hold your place in the queue.
6. Email me if you have any questions. darcy at graphicallydesigning.com

Thank you for your business. I look forward to working with you!

Warmly,
Darcy

I have enjoyed art all my life. I’m so excited to show that traditional techniques like watercolor and ink can be used in funky, fun ways. I hope my art will make you smile! I’m a Christian, stay at home mom. I’ve been married for 11 years to the sweetest man alive and we have two beautiful children. We also homeschool and are very active in our church. I want to invite you to come to my blog: Heaven In The Home, to be encouraged in all you do as a woman of God. (The link is: www.HeavenInTheHome.com)

Me Oh My…..an Inspired Woman in the stationery business!

Me Oh My Paper Boutique officially started in the fall of 2006. I am a former elementary teacher with a desire to create. After having my baby in June of 2006 my husband and I prayed that God would give us direction in whether I should stay home or go back to work in the fall as a first grade teacher. After seeking Him and seeing that He was clearly telling us to totally trust in Him to provide; we decided that we would rely totally on Him. Our trust in Him has proved that He is a faithful God!

While being home I needed an outlet for creativity, after making my daughter’s birth announcements I was inspired to create more affordable stationery and start an online business. Again, God provided a fun opportunity for me to use my gifts in a way I never had imagined possible. Me Oh My Paper Boutique was born as an online store in January of 2007 and it has prospered ever since. I do absolutely everything myself; from designing, printing, cutting, packaging and shipping. This is all done from my home “cloffice”. I pride myself in a quality product with quality service. I hope that you will be inspired to use some of my products!

Here is what they are saying:

“I love your site! It is very easy to navigate! Your products are absolutely adorable and very affordable! I can’t wait to get my recent order.” –Katie

“Thanks so much for the adorable invitations & super fast turn around! I have just placed another order!” -Joy

“Your stationery is the cutest! I am always more than pleased. I will definitely continue to order. Thanks!!” -Daysha

Please visit us online!

Quote the Walls is an unique idea for your home decor. Adding quotes and scripture to your walls can really bring your family home personality to life. Vinyl wall words are easy to apply and look hand painted. Anyone can become an artist in their own home with our vinyl wall words and graphics.

We offer an arrange of ideas for your children’s rooms, laundry room, bathrooms and more. We also have an assortment of bible verses to use for your home. If you do not see anything on our site that you love, we can create any quote for your home, school, office or church. The possibilities are endless with vinyl wall decor.

Adding quotes to your walls…
Will turn them into works of art as well as a conversation piece.

Show off your families’ personality using wall letters or quotes.

Quote the Walls – Love Well…Laugh Often…Love Much

Use vinyl words to add a finishing touch to any wall in the house. Our wall letters, words, phrases and quotes are made of semi-permanent vinyl material and can be used in place of artwork on the walls. The wall letters and words can be made to fit any size space on your wall. Use the letters horizontal, vertical or space them however you would like on the walls.

Every little girl loves to see her name on the wall. You can also add flowers, butterflies and other wall art to complete the room. Use our vinyl decal words and quotes to add bible verses and psalms to your walls. Adding spiritual quotes to your walls can serve as a family daily reminder. Cute kitchen sayings can adorn your walls and make your kitchen unique. Our decal words, phrases and quotes are made of vinyl and are much less expensive than hiring a painter and much easier than paint and stencil.

Our vinyl words, phrases, quotes and letters can be applied virtually anywhere to provide the look of hand painted, professional lettering without the expense and time. No more paint and stencils. No more smudge marks. Clear, straight wall letters, sayings and quotes that look like it took you days to paint.
Our wall letters can be placed in 4 easy steps.

1. Take your wall quote and position it on the wall
2. Decide how you want the word placed on the wall
3. Then level the words on the wall using a ruler or level
4. Now peel back the paper and your words will adhere to the wall like wallpaper.

Quote the Walls – Sweet Dreams
Our wall quotes are great because they look hand painted; there is no stencil involved. Words are placed on the wall in minutes and look like you hired a professional painter.

Do it yourself wall quotes really do complete a home and show off your homes personality.

Visit our photo gallery to see samples of our wall letters and quotes and words. We love to do custom work. We have many pre-made wall quotes and words available in our store. If there is a custom wall quote or word you would like, please use our custom order form to make a quote that fits you.

We are more than happy to create a custom quote that fits your needs. If you do not see a font or color that you like, just e-mail us and we might have it.

Questions? Email us!

I (Karen Gass) started Ruby Magazine this last May. It was a flash of inspiration/idea after I had been praying about a project I could do with a friend. I was thinking along the lines of a blog and some tutorials, but God had different ideas and Ruby was born. Previously I was publishing Cotton Spice Quilting Magazine, so creating a ‘magazine’ was familiar territory. (both Cotton Spice and Ruby are online, not printed) And it became a women’s magazine because I was not able to find any women’s magazines that covered the things I was interested in, and I figured I couldn’t be the only one!

Ruby is for women of all ages. We have 15 different departments in each issue of Ruby, and 15 editors in charge of each one.

• The Home with Amy Cavaness
• Fashions of the Era’s
• Gina Ross – paper doll with Rochelle Martin
• Coloring pages that coordinate with our Devotions, with Rochelle Martin
• Hobbies with Karen Gass
  
• Gardening with Aunt Dots
• The Adventures of Flat Sydney with Margaret Bucklew. Sydney is a character Margaret created and we take her with us when we go interesting places and take pictures of Sydney doing fun things with us
• WAHM’s with Katie Cunningham
• Ruby’s Closet with Bridgett Stemplinger
• Cooking with Le-Teisha Robinson
• Devotions with Susan Peterman
• Fun and Puzzles with Beth Brubaker
• Music with Cala Martin
• “Secrets About Love” by Laura Day, a continuing story
• Homeschool with Melissa Warren
• Stationery by Karen Gass

And then we also include pictures and stories from our readers, and any other special things that come up. I try to include a Charity spotlight in the issue when I can.

The purpose of Ruby is to provide the support women need, the comfort they want, some entertainment along the way, and information on subjects they are interested in. We welcome reader participation.

We also have a social networking site for Ruby subscribers. This is a private site, only available to subscribers, so we are assured that ’strangers’ don’t show up there. We feel free to share pictures of our kids and grandkids. We have projects going on there – a stitchery BOM, some challenges, lots of chit chat, tips and ideas, groups for nearly every department. It’s fun!

There is a lot going on at Ruby, between the blog and the social networking site. Currently we have the Fruit of the Spirit Stitchery BOM going on. Every block is provided in each issue of Ruby, but since we only publish an issue every 2 months, the inbetween months block is published on the blog. This provides continuous coverage for the participating reader, and also, I hope it pique’s the interest of those who haven’t purchased a copy yet!

There will be blog projects, interviews, give-aways, and contests. Our next big blog project starts on Dec 1 with the Days of Christmas. Ruby Editors have put together some really clever and fun tutorials for Christmas decorations and gifts and some Printables such as Gift Tags.

Our hope and desire is to provide a magazine that women love. We don’t do things like gossip or diets or show you the must have skinny jeans this year, or advertise expensive creams or jewelry. There are NO ads in Ruby, except for WAHM ads and those are free!

In deciding on a selling price, we figured our budget to the penny. So, that each editor gets paid, and a little per issue for things like advertising and marketing, then we gave that price to each issue. $2.75 an issue, for more or less 100 pages of truly awesome magazine AND about 60 pages of printable downloads. That’s a lot of value! A 6 issue subscription costs 13.75, again, figured the same way. Money is tight everywhere these days, but we still need a little something for ourselves. This is an affordable ’something for yourself’.

I am INSPIRED to reveal truth & beauty.
I am inspired to let truth & beauty inspire others.

S A L T & L I G H T – Handmade jewelry using sterling and fine silver, gold fill and vermeil mixed with beautiful gemstones like amethysts, citrine, tourmaline, blue topaz, aquamarine, black onyx, garnets and quartz. Also find beautiful touches of sparkling Swarovski crystals, red coral, pearls, wood, shells and feathers.

Y O U ~ A R E. G o. D o. B e.
The Bible uses simple things to explain grand truths and sets them for us as reminders of God’s covenant promises. My hope is that this jewelry will be like little reminders of the truth about who you are and who you were created to be. Wear it with love and with purpose; not just for its beauty, but for its inspiration and calling. Let this jewelry call to you as He calls to you, to be Salt and Light to the World.

Visit Salt & Light today!

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Be inspired by the beauty and truth in God’s word and in His creation. You are the finale to his great masterpiece of creation. Celebrate it!

This jewelry is truly inspired by God. It was never in my plans to design and market jewelry, and up until March of 2007 I never made anything half as beautiful as these pieces. But God started giving me visions of each piece and I could not shake it. I knew it was divine inspiration and a wonderful new addition to my life, business and ministry. I am excited to be making not only Christian Jewelry, but now also an expanding Jewish collection.

Besides designing jewelry I am a personal stylist and image consultant. My passion is to help my clients discover how truly beautiful they are, inside and out, so that they can go out into the world and fulfill their purpose. My love for all things beautiful, an artistic eye I inherited from my father and grandmother, and passion for my faith, have collided in this jewelry with wonderful results.

I am also a wife and the mother of 3 beautiful boys. I home school the boys and help my husband with his businesses from time to time as well.

Hi! I’m Amy

I have a passion for fashion, fabric and color! These passions developed the creation of my home-based business designing and sewing original, handmade, custom-made handbags and accessories, called SewArtsy. I love designs that are clean and classy, yet aren’t the everyday bags you’ll find everywhere — in fact, you’ll probably never see the same SewArtsy bag made twice.

I’ve always called northern Virginia “home”, and have forever had an interest in art—taking art classes during high school, and in college, where I earned a B.A. in Art History. I love art, and see fabric as canvas that can be pieced together! I want my bags to be noticed, but for the wearer to be comfortable using them. I love pretty, sassy, bold, beautiful fabrics, but also know that a woman wants her bag to be functional and simple to use.

Check out my bags, hair clippy caddies, and assorted fashion accessories!

Supporting Adoption and Birthparents Facing Crisis Pregnancy

I am also the mom of two beautiful little boys and a baby girl who the Lord has blessed our family with by way of adoption. Adoption is something very close to my heart, and I’m most proud of those of my products that make an impact on supporting adoption, and those men and women facing a crisis-pregnancy – my Hair Clippy Caddies, and baby and kid items! You can find Hair Clippy Caddies at sewartsy.etsy.com, and you’ll find more Hair Clippy Caddies and baby items at sewartsybethany.etsy.com. I donate 25% of my sales on these items to Bethany Christian Services (Bethany.org).

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I’m a proud member of the Amys In the Arts Street Team, Christian Artists Street Team, Capital Region Etsy Steet Team, Carried Away Bag Makers Team, and Handmade for Life Team.

Please contact me at amy@sewartsy.com

You Can Visit My sites:

Sewartsy.etsy.com

Sewartsybethany.etsy.com

Sewartsyblog.blogspot.com

Twitter.com/sewartsyamy

Facebook.com/pages/sewartsy/60867638520

Decorate your space with style & taste. Studio jk vinyl offers stylish wall art for your home. It is run from home by designer & mom-preneur Jamie Kay. Wall decals are the perfect alternative to stenciling, paint or wallpaper. Easily apply decals in minutes to transform any space & just as easily remove them to swap them out for a fresh new look. Studio jk vinyl has something for everyone… customized monograms, growth charts, nature, birds & so much more. They also can do your favorite sayings or scriptures with a wide variety of fonts & colors available. Contact Jamie here to start on your design today (you will be sent a proof before you purchase). All designs are exclusive to studio jk vinyl & can’t be found anywhere else. So if you’re looking for a unique way to decorate that’s easy, inexpensive & sure to impress, check out studio jk vinyl today!

Contact Information
Kris Rhoades, President of The Well Ministries and editor of “The Well”
email: info@thewellministries.org
instant messenger: KrisAtTheWell

Kris Rhoades, better known as the Woman at “The Well,” is available for speaking engagements. She shares how God intervened in her life, healed her from a lifetime of depression and gave her the vision of the Biblical Samaritan Woman and the ministry she and her husband started.

The Well Publication: distributed free of charge or by donation to anyone that requests by mail, email, or on our subscription form on the website. Been in existence since 1999, celebrating our 10th anniversary issue this month. Contains encouraging or inspirational stories, testimonies, poems, etc. submitted by readers or written by local authors and special guests.

Chalice: A Gospel Music Live Band that plays/sings songs from Traditional Hymns to Praise and Worship, from Southern Gospel to Christian Contemporary. A group of 4 committed to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Song, Word, and Testimony. They will travel wherever God leads. Been in existence since 2001.

CDs: Chalice has many CDs available for purchase by donation of $15 and single songs for $3.

Puppets for the King: A Christian puppet ministry to teach children and adults about God’s love for them. Their unique style of live interaction is a great addition to the program. Been in existence since 1991.

email Vanessa: vanessa.christenson@gmail.com

visit her etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5653742

visit her blog: http://www.vanessachristenson.com/

Vanessa from Uptown Jane is stay at home mom of 4 with home base business of making crafts and downloadable tutorials. husband just got back from serving over seas for a year in Afghanistan. I live in the middle of nowhere so the computer is a life line.