Blogaversary Competition Answer...

Oh my goodness, I'm still alive! I never intended to make you all wait this long, but life has gotten super-duper crazy lately. I'll spare you the details, and get right to the fun part...

The lie was... #13! I don't drink coffee, only fun "fru-fru" coffee when I hang out with friends. Some of these deserve a little more info though, so I'll share the details:

1. I've visited 5 of the 7 continents. (I've never been to Africa or Antarctica... burr!)

2. I won an eating contest in college. (True! I ate a giant burrito!)

3. I ate french toast for almost 2 solid months every morning. (Yep, I'm in love with French Toast and when I was in the hospital with Trey I ordered it every morning... my doctors actually changed my name, "What's going on French Toast?!")

4. I've lived in NC my whole life and just visited TN for the first time this summer. (OK, that's the one that I accidently lied on... my oldest friend Anna cleared that up for me. I forgot that I did live in VA for a little while... how did I forget that!, but yes I did visit TN for the FIRST time this summer!)

5. My husband and I don't own any pets and we don't want to. (True!)

6. I lived in London for a summer. (Studied abroad during college)

7. I hate (with a passion) roaches and chemistry! (Amen! Equally scary and yucky.)

8. My husband and I have been leading a local Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle for 8 years. (Yup, we love those kids and that school so much!)

9. I'm on a co-ed flag football team right now. (True, we've played for years, this year I'm an alternate.)

10. I was the student body president of my high school. (True again)

11. My favorite Halloween costume was when I dressed up as Daisy from the Great Gatsby. (Because I scored a full length fur coat and October is cold!)

12. I've had a blood transfusion and stitches, but I've never broken a bone. (I've almost chopped my finger off, but never had a broken bone.)

13. I can't function without my cup of coffee in the morning! (Big Fat Lie)

14. I'm convinced I should have been a kindergarten teacher. (I missed my calling)

15. I have webbed toes and my fingers are webbed more than the average person too! (haha! true!)

16. When I was little I couldn't say my name so I called myself "Sayboo." (My oldest friends still call me that!)

17. I was a journalism major, but I've actually spelled "of" "uv" once before. (Ugh, can you believe that!?)

18. My husband is a scratch golfer and my son's first word to read was "golf." (what can I say, we like golf around here.)

19. My husband proposed to me at his rival college... my college. (What a good sport he is.)

20. I've held a koala bear. (Yes, and they are SO slow.)

A Friendly Blogaversary Competition... let's do this!

It's the week of my three year blogaversary! Lots has happened since I started here on my little patch of blogosphere with this header.

Usually I spend a lot of time here sharing my latest creations, activities with the kiddos, cutsie parties or yummy baked goods. Well today let's just put all that aside, shall we? Let's take a look back at all of my funny little headers while I tell you a couple of things you may not already know about the person behind this blog... two truths and a lie style!

Do you know how to play? I'll list a ton of things here that are true about me and one of them will be a lie. Let's see how good you are at picking out the lie. Oh goody, this will be fun!

1. I've visited 5 of the 7 continents.

2. I won an eating contest in college.

3. I ate french toast for almost 2 solid months every morning.

4. I've lived in NC my whole life and just visited TN for the first time this summer.

5. My husband and I don't own any pets and we don't want to.

6. I lived in London for a summer.

7. I hate (with a passion) roaches and chemistry!

8. My husband and I have been leading a local Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle for 8 years.

9. I'm on a co-ed flag football team right now.

10. I was the student body president of my high school.

11. My favorite Halloween costume was when I dressed up as Daisy from the Great Gatsby.

12. I've had a blood transfusion and stitches, but I've never broken a bone.

13. I can't function without my cup of coffee in the morning!

14. I'm convinced I should have been a kindergarten teacher.

15. I have webbed toes and my fingers are webbed more than the average person too!

16. When I was little I couldn't say my name so I called myself "Sayboo."

17. I was a journalism major, but I've actually spelled "of" "uv" once before.

18. My husband is a scratch golfer and my son's first word to read was "golf."

19. My husband proposed to me at his rival college... my college.

20. I've held a koala bear.

Alright, which one do you think is the lie? (And there's only one lie, I promise!)

About

Hi 👋🏻 I’m Sarah!

I come from a long line of creative people. My dad can create just about anything out of wood... from a tiny stamp holder turned out of a burl to a giant log cabin and everything in between. He sees it, then he makes it.

My mom can create just about anything out of food. She's the type who can go to a restaurant and taste an amazing dish, then replicate it at home, but even better! Mom is famous for her melt-in-your-mouth, sure-to-raise-your-cholesterol-with-a-single-look peanut butter balls! Did I mention they are heavenly!?

When my grandmother on my dad's side was young she would travel to New York with her friends as they picked out prom dresses, only she would collect ideas and fabric then return home to sew her own dress!

My grandmother on my mom's side was brave enough to let me try out her sewing machine when I was little. I would make purses and attempt clothes. Most were miserable failures, (and I can't imagine the ruin I would leave her sewing area in), but that's when I first fell in love with fabric.

I've always loved creative things, I guess partially because those I loved were creative. After graduating with a degree in Journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill, I became an event planner. I planned weddings, corporate, and church events. I would plan other people's events creatively, but rarely did I create for myself. My supportive husband continually encouraged me to pursue and cultivate my talents, then one year he and my parents surprised me with an embroidery and sewing machine all in one Christmas.

Slowly, slowly my personal creative juices returned and my confidence grew until one day back in March of 2008 I sat my mom down and asked her a million and one questions about the craft club she was a part of when I was little. I decided to start my own craft club to surround myself with other women like myself who may have a tiny spark of creativity that just needed to be fanned into flames.

Our group, "Create" began that March, meeting once a month to laugh, craft and eat chocolate. I started this blog in September 2008 as a way of keeping up with some ideas for our craft group, but it quickly took on a life of it's own!  I blogged fairly regularly for over five years, but 2013 hit hard. Our third child and first girl was born early in February with lots of complications, I had my appendix out that May, and my husband was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in December.  I was contacted that year by a company wanting me to blog for them, so I had a big decision to make!  After much prayer, God gave me a peace about stepping away from blogging all together to focus on raising my family and caring for my husband.

Fast forward to 2020 and my kids' school was looking for substitute teachers.  After resurrecting my extremely dated resume I jumped in to the unknown, learned how to work a copy machine again (!) and quickly fell in love with the classroom! Our art teacher of 25+ years was retiring and I had the opportunity to shadow her and help her any chance I could, tucking away all of her gold nuggets of wisdom. The following school year, I served as the assistant to our school's new art teacher. Now I teach elementary students in two places: a private art studio and a Christian camp where I was a camper decades ago!

I’m passionate about using any talent I’ve been given to create beauty, ignite joy, and light up the world through my own art and the art of those I teach.

My goal with this account is to collect all of my favorite resources and inspiration, then share it with you in hopes that it will help you feel supported as an art teacher. 

Just like in my classroom, here we will:

• notice God’s beauty, order and design
• train our hands to create
• worship and enjoy God
• share truth in new and beautiful ways

I’m committed to sharing these resources with you because our role in these kids lives is important. As creatives, we are possibility makers and imagination stokers! Teaching kids how to create beauty is a worthy pursuit. Our students need the Beauty we have found.

James 1:17 says, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father..." This blog is one of those good gifts from Him! I don't claim to be talented on my own. I was created in the image of a creative God and He has graciously given me every ounce of inspiration. This blog is a resource to bring Him glory. Apart from Him I can do nothing!

Please reach out to me if I can help you in any way!  As an enneagram 2, helping is my favorite!

Sarah

createstudioblog@gmail (dot) com