21 May 2013
The sliced potatoes frying in the skillet looked in need of some fresh chive. I quickly slipped outside to the edge of the garden and cut some of the green beauty that was blowing in the strong Indiana wind.
After a quick rinse and a few chops of the knife, the chives were tossed into the skillet to join the potatoes! It made for a delicious side dish at dinner last evening.
“Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.”
—Proverbs 15:16-17
26 March 2013
Great joy comes with working together as a family. With businesses born and run in our home, we’ve learned what a blessing it can be to manage cottage industries.
Each part of the family contributes a different skill, giving the rest of us even more appreciation for the various talents God gives people. We’re all working alongside each other towards the same goal, growing in our relationships with one another and in our walks with the Lord. We love it! Whether it’s illustrating a new art print, or writing a note to be shipped off with an embroidery kit, we take pleasure in the work God has given us.
Although it wasn’t necessarily a dream of ours to own businesses, we are thankful that the Lord has directed our steps and laid in our laps many projects and opportunities over the past few years.
We’re certainly not business experts, but a lot has been learned along the way (more than we ever imagined!). There is much, much more to learn and we always find it a great opportunity when we can gain wisdom from wise and experienced entrepreneurs.
We’ve listened to the audio from a couple previous Family Economics Conferences, which has been a source of encouragement as we work together as a family and, Lord willing, grow our businesses.
The great news is that Generations with Vision is hosting yet another conference this year! The 2013 Family Economics and Discipleship Mega-Conference has a full panel of wonderful speakers including Joel Salatin, The Botkin Family, R.C. Sproul Jr., Doug Phillips, Scott Brown, and more!
This May, in St. Louis, Missouri, you can spend four days learning about economics, meeting and enjoying fellowship with other families, soaking up sound biblical wisdom, being encouraged in family discipleship – the list could go on and on!
You can find out more about this great opportunity here:
The early bird discount ends March 31st, so if you plan to register,
make sure to do so by the end of the month!
P.S. Our businesses will be represented at a booth in the vendor hall – whoever is there would be glad to have you drop by and say hello!
14 February 2013
The past couple months have been filled with a great many things! New patterns are in the works for Clementine, wonderful books are being read, coffee is being brewed (and heartily drank), memories are being made, and hearts are filled with gratefulness. (What a wonderful God we serve!)
One of the projects (details still under wraps) involves a good deal of this:
Breezy (left) illustrating and yours truly (right) scanning and editing illustrations. It is such a joy to be able to work alongside my sister. Not only do we share a home studio, but our interests and talents compliment one another, going hand-in-hand.
How wonderfully true this is:
“There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, for apart from Him who can eat or who can have enjoyment?” —Ecclesiastes 2:24-25
To top it all off, we all – even our dog Bently – are enjoying every ounce of sunshine the Lord sends.
2 February 2013
The final two installments of our Fruit of the Spirit PDF Embroidery Patterns are here – and you can download them for free through February 8th!
Click here to download the Gentleness PDF Embroidery Pattern
by Clementine Pattern Co.
(For personal use only. This PDF pattern download is available for free through February 8th. After that, it’ll be headed to the shop!)
Click here to download the Self-control PDF Embroidery Pattern
by Clementine Pattern Co.
(For personal use only. This PDF pattern download is available for free through February 8th. After that, it’ll be headed to the shop!)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
—Galatians 5:22-24
19 January 2013
This is a delightful and simple way to add an extra dash of “warm and cozy” to your home during these cold winter months. We first encountered this delicious aroma at our friend Laura’s home, and ever since it has been a favorite of ours.
Combine the following in a small pot:
• Clementine Rinds
• Cinnamon Sticks
• Whole Cloves
• Ground Nutmeg, optional
• Water
Let simmer on the stove, being sure to frequently check the water level and not let it get too low.
9 December 2012
Thank you to all who entered the give-away this week for the Rejoice in the Lord Embroidery Kit by Clementine Pattern Co.! It was delightful to read all of your comments and learn about what you decorate your walls with. After using Random.org to pick the winner…
The winner of the Rejoice in the Lord Embroidery Kit is:
Melissa M!
Congratulations, Melissa! (I’ve sent you an email!)
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As a thank you to all who entered who would still enjoy stitching one of our patterns: Use coupon code CELEBRATE20 at checkout to receive 20% off your entire order at Clementine Patterns! (Valid through December 10th)
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And, as a gift, you can download two PDF embroidery patterns for FREE through December 20th! Our latest two Fruit of the Spirit PDF patterns are available:
Click Here to download our Goodness Embroidery Pattern PDF
Click Here to download our Faithfulness Embroidery Pattern PDF
(These free PDF embroidery patterns by Clementine Patterns are for your personal use only and are available as free downloads through December 20th.)
3 December 2012
Clementine Pattern Co. began just over a year ago. It has been a wonderful journey creating patterns, working on new product ideas, assembling orders, and shipping off packages to homes across the country and around the world!
With the Sew, Mama, Sew! Blog hosting Giveaway Day today, December 3rd, we’re giving away one of our best selling embroidery kits: Rejoice in the Lord.
Included in this kit is everything you need to complete the embroidery:
How to Enter:
Leave a comment below… and if you’d like, answer the question: What do you like to decorate your walls with?
For Extra Entries: (Be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do!)
- Subscribe to Updates
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Give-away ends December 7th at midnight EST. Will ship internationally. Winner will be randomly selected, announced, and notified the following day.
P.S. Don’t want to wait? Use coupon code CELEBRATE20 at checkout to receive 20% off
your entire order at Clementine Patterns! (Valid through December 10th)
22 November 2012
Breezy drew this lettering based on Psalm 111:1 with chalk on a framed chalkboard.
In the kitchen, near The Thankful Tree.
“Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
Full of splendor and majesty is His work,
and His righteousness endures forever.”
—Psalm 111:1-3
Have a most joyous and blessed Thanksgiving!
P.S. I would love to know what you are thankful for – feel free to share with me in a comment!
16 November 2012
Autumn is such a beautiful season – the colors, the weather, etc. More than that, though, it is beautiful to see people give thanks, counting how many ways God has blessed them. And for each and everyone of us living and breathing, that list is unending.
One way we display reminders to cultivate a thankful heart is with The Thankful Tree. This year instead of scrapbook paper we are using wooden chalkboard tags.
For assembling, all you need is:
• Sticks
• Wooden Chalkboard Tags (make your own or buy them already made)
• Chalk (you can sharpen the chalk with a pencil sharpener)
• Scissors
• Glass Jar – gallon (shown) or half-gallon
• Assorted Nuts, for extra beauty
• Burlap and/or Ribbon, for extra beauty
• Thankful Heart (“I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart…”)
“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon His name;
make known His deeds among the peoples!
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
tell of all His wondrous works!”—1 Chronicles 16:8-9
Are you building a Thankful Tree this year? What blessings will you be etching on the ornaments?
