If you missed the introduction to this series, go here to read about it. We bought our first home 4 years ago during a crazy season of life. My husband had just finished nursing school, started his new job and we had just had our first son. When we first moved in, all we did was paint the nursery. We didn't have time for much else. I remember at some point during our first year, after the newborn fog was lifting a little, I made a list of everything I would love to fix and change in our home. My list included things like painting, replacing cabinets in the kitchen, ripping up the carpet and refinishing the hardwood floors underneath,...
One of my desires in creating art for others' homes is to not only add beauty, but to create pieces that are meaningful, encouraging, and that help celebrate and tell others' stories. This inspired me to create a blog series about the journey of creating the spaces In our homes. My word for the year has been 'embrace'. I struggle with discontentment and comparison and so this year I wanted to grow in embracing my season of life and what I have. This blog will be focusing on the idea of embracing what we have and being creative with it vs. discontentment and comparison. I am going to share about how our home has evolved and how we try to...
I love doing custom orders! I love hearing your stories about why certain quotes/lyrics/verses are meaningful to you and I love creating pieces that help celebrate and tell your stories! I have had lots of questions about custom orders and so I wanted to walk you through what all is involved when you order something custom from Field and Forest Design so that you know what to expect. Step 1. INQUIRE Send an email to fieldandforestdesign@gmail.com or send a message through my website via the contact page. Some people know exactly what they want and are very specific on size, design, colors, etc. Others just know what words they want on the sign but don't have any sort of vision...
2016 was my 3rd year of Field and Forest Design. At the end of 2015 I honestly wasn't sure if I would be able to continue this business as we brought home our son from China. I had no idea what life would look like as we adjusted as a family of four and if I would be able to handle both. Honestly, 2016 was a pretty difficult and dark year. I was extremely broken as I struggled with some personal things and questioned the goodness of God. It was a dark season but the light has broken through. My struggles are not over but He has been faithful to bring beauty from ashes. This creative business has been such a gift...
Can I be honest? I struggle with giving. It isn't something that I naturally want to do but it is something that I recognize and want to grow in. When I started Field and Forest Design, 100% of the profits went towards adopting our son and bringing him home from China. Once we brought him home I wanted to use a percentage of the profit to give in some way. But as soon as I had the thought I also had doubts and my hands began to close. Our son would need therapies and surgeries down the road. And what if our old car broke down? Oh and we could really use the extra money for X,Y and Z. There will...
