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The Becoming Conference 2013!!!!! (and a little bit of stalking)

May 8, 2013

OK, so I try to play it cool when I’m around people that I totally love and admire. But let me tell you when I went to the Haven Conference with The Nester last year, I was anything but cool! The Nester is friends with Miss Mustard Seed, one of my all time favorite people that I don’t know and stalk online. While Nester and Miss Mustard Seed chatted it up, I stood there like a complete mute that had never carried on a conversation in her life. I had no words, just a goofy smile, and crazy eyes because I was staring at Miss Mustard Seed in real life. I’m sure I made her uncomfortable and she probably alerted the authorities after Nester and I walked away. I have just been so inspired by this amazing talented creative artist and just wanted to tell her. Instead I think I mumbled something about the yummy snacks that were available. Dork.

But guess what!?!?!?!? I have a chance to redeem myself!! Miss Mustard Seed and I are both speaking at Becoming Conference this year!!!!

Becoming 2013 | August 9th-10th

We are so excited to invite you to join us for the third annual Becoming Conference.

Hosted once again in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, NC on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10, 2013.

I have been so blessed to be a part of this awesome amazing conference the past two years. Such a wonderful experience that when you walk away you feel inspired, encouraged, refreshed, and your cup is full. Full of the good stuff people!!!!!

Becoming 2013 is a weekend designed to encourage and inspire women to live intentionally by becoming more creative, purposeful, and frugal. As women, many of us desire to be more intentional with our time and financial resources; more intentional with our family and homes, but aren’t sure how to make that happen.

As we gather from all walks of life, we will tackle some of those day to day issues that typically seem mundane. Our desire is that you will leave, not only refreshed, but encouraged, empowered, and motivated with the practical and tangible ideas you have received. Hopefully, by tackling the mundane, they will now have a sense of magic.

From personal finance, meal planning, entertaining on a budget, thrifting, home decor, trash to treasure, and more, Becoming 2013 will revolutionize the way we think, not just about our finances, but our homes.

The two awesome women behind this amazing conference!! Jenny of Southern Savers and Jenny of Balancing Beauty and Bedlam!!! Loveeeeeeeeee and admire them. When they spoke the past two years opening night I was taking down notes as fast as I could and learned so much! Check out the other amazing speakers that will be at Becoming this year!!! Oh my gosh too many people to stalk in one weekend!!!

Here I am speaking last year and not throwing up!!! Did I mention that public speaking is my greatest fear!!! Yes you should totally attend this conference just to get a chuckle of me up on stage!!! This year I will speaking about creative inspiration and also teaching an art workshop!

If you are super ~~cheap~~ frugal like me you are going to love the cost of this conference. This is such an affordable weekend!!! You pretty much get your money back in the sweet goodie bag you receive when you check in! I wait all year for this bag!! Check out the registration details and break down of prices here.

If you don’t have plans August 9-10, I would love love love for you to join me in the mountains for some major inspiration, encouragement, and just a little bit of stalking!

Dear Mom, do you have any plans? Would you like to be my roommate and date for the weekend!?

xoxoxo Angela

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Keep on making those mistakes!

May 6, 2013

Sometimes when you’ re in a hurry you make mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes help you see something that you normally wouldn’t see.

My friend gave me this little side table recently.

I was in such a hurry and excited to get this painted that I didn’t take time to sand it. I didn’t realize how thick the paint drips and blobs were from the previous paint job. I was heading to 32 Flavors Boutique the next day and wanted to take this with me to sell in my space. I didn’t have time to start over sanding and repainting.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw this little wooden print that my neighbor gave me. I almost donated it because I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do with it. All of a sudden that silly nonsanding mistake opened my eyes to a new idea! See mistakes can be good!

Totally need to work on my measuring and straight line drawing!

I cut down the print with a jigsaw and then sanded the edges.

A little liquid nails and this print was not going anywhere!!

Finished just in time to take with me to 32 Flavors Boutique!!

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my 39 years. ALOT. ALOT. In life, in mothering, and in creating. I am learning that real beauty can come from those mistakes. Pretty profound for a Monday morning! When I finally let go that everything had to be perfect or look a certain way when creating, that is when true joy and love for creating came. When I stopped beating myself up for making mistakes when painting or sewing or whatever I was working on and instead embraced those mistakes, I truly enjoyed the process. Just like my dear friend The Nester says over and over, It doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful. Amen sister.

I would love to hear of a mistake you made in any area of your life that turned out to be a beautiful blessing!!

Happy Monday! xoxoxo Angela

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The kitchen that was suppose to make me cook.

May 2, 2013

Before

It’s been almost 3 months since I painted my kitchen cabinets. I loveeeeeee the new cabinets and so far the paint has held up great.

We finally painted the green walls a fresh light grey!!!

I hung pieces of old wood around the kitchen to give it a old distressed barn feel. I would love to distress and ding up the cabinets but my husband would definitely kill me, so I’m just going to stick to the wood pieces.

I finally broke down and bought a Keurig. I had decided against it until I saw this color and I was instantly sold! I’m such a sucker for Turquoise.

Yard sale spoons spray painted cream.

And my new favorite addition to my kitchen!!! My bestest friend Tonya gave me this clock that she made out of old pieces of wood! Ahhhhhh it makes me sooooo happy every time I look at it! I love to incorporate handmade gifts from friends into my home.

Here’s the back in case you are interested in grabbing some scrape wood and making your own. You can get the clock parts at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s and they’re so simple to install.

So with my kitchen finally finished I am beyond happy with how it turned out. I am cooking a little bit more just because I love spending time in this space. Pinterest has become my new online cookbook! If you have a favorite cookbook that is good for beginners please let me know!!!

xoxoxo Angela

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