Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Home Tour 2012

Hey everyone the Design team is working on the 2012 Christmas Home Tour! It is going to be exciting, don't miss it! This year we are asking people to nominate women who could use some encouragement in their lives. The proceeds from the Home Tour will be used to transform a room for two very  deserving women who could use some love and special attention in their life during a difficult time. So begin to pray and ask God who this years women should be! He always has the perfect ideas and people:) you can post on Facebook or call me with your nominees 330-998-2434. Have a great summer and keep your eyes and ears open to who God wants to Bless through you Today!


-Barb Chalmers

Friday, January 27, 2012

Bedroom Makeovers!

The day had come to make the trek to Cincy to make some little special kiddos happy with a new look to their bedrooms. A small group of three went to work in the home. We met up with a sweet lady, Peggy (and her hubby, Dave) to help get things done in a timely manner. What a successful weekend! Be sure to take a look at the photos below. Also, make sure you visit our Facebook page for videos! (Try clicking on the FB page link) The videos help give you a better feel for what the rooms look like. You will also see and hear a THANK YOU video from the Collins Family. They are thankful to all of you who helped make this happen. May God bless you! 

 What a blessing this was to us!
Peggy, May, Amy and Barb

Hannah's Room!
Hannah is 16 and is always willing to give a hand with her siblings. She is not only beautiful on the outside but the inside, a great sister. She loves the color purple, so purple it is! The curtains make the room complete (added a little bling to them too!).

She loved it!!

Jeremiah's side of the room!
Jeremiah and his sister, Lizzie share a bedroom. On Jeremiah's side, we put raised stars with texture on the wall so he could touch them and painted them with dots and dashes that mocked the bedding. Subtle, but it gave the room interest and detail. It sounded like a great idea in my head but it was a lot of work, But made easier by my trustee assistant, May, who kept the plaster coming on my plate, we had to move fast. But it was worth it in the end!
 

The happiest little boy I have ever met. We could all learn a lot from him, he has such a joy for LIFE:)
 

Lizzie's side of the Room!
The challenge was putting a girl and a boy in the same room and not having it too girly or to boyish. We needed to find colors and bedding that worked together. After putting our heads together, we came up with the perfect plan. Peggy and her husband Dave spent their whole Saturday helping us. Dave was only home for the weekend, he has relocated to TX with a new job and Peggy can't join him until the end of the school year, she is Lizzies aid at school everyday. She also did a fund raiser for this project in Cincinnati at her home. She was able to raise over a $1000 in a silent auction! Amazing people:)

Elaysha's room!
We decided to do Elayshas name last minute saturday morning. Our in house artist, Amy, sketched it and was painting it in minutes! What a gift from God, wow! We found the chandelier at Ikea. Perfect for a small room. We also found the lamps at Ikea. Beautiful for the little princess. The ceiling medallion we painted in the parking lot! Perfect!

 Happy Girl with her Mama!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Basement repaired!

The Collins basement has been repaired and the mold is gone!!! We also spent Friday and Saturday at the Collins home decorating the kids rooms! What fun and work:) but all worth it to see and spend time with the special children that will enjoy it every night as they lay their sweet heads down. I hope they feel extra special and loved every time they walk in their rooms:) Thank you Everyone for all the love and support that you showed this great family this holiday season! May God richly bless you and your families this New Year! Check out our Facebook Page for some pics of the rooms and get a sneak peek with some videos we took this weekend:) We hope to post pics on here soon. 

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Heading to Cincy!

The Design Team will be heading to Cincy tomorrow and entering the Collins Family Home! We will work hard on the kiddos bedrooms. We will be sure to post pics, so be sure to stop back in soon! or check out Blessing Design Team's Facebook page. 

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Thank you!!!

The Holiday Home Tour was a SUCCESS!  What a beautiful night filled with wonderful people! I am overwhelmed by all the love and support of our community, friends and families. All the sacrifices of time and hard work that the Blessing Design Team put in (you know who you are and I love you all!)

Thank you EVERYONE for being a BLESSING to the Collins Family!!!


A big THANK YOU to all the host homes! Your homes were gorgeous! You did a spectacular job! Thanks again Teresa Habeger, Kathy Torrence, Julie Kauffman, Sabrina Mullet, Geneva Schlabach, Karlene Sommers and Julie Baird AND to ALL OF THE HUSBANDS TOO!


A SHOUT OUT to the Circle of Friends ministry for teaming up with us to help us get this event up and running. Thanks for getting our ad on the radio and also for blasting info on the COF Facebook and Website. For more info on Circle of Friends, please click on the following link: http://www.ourcircleoffriends.org/


Most of all I want to thank God who drives and inspires us all to love those around us with a reckless and pure love that only He can give us for one another. Let us all count our blessings and slow down enough to recognize those around us that WE can be a Blessing to, this Christmas Season and all year round.


If you missed this years Holiday Home Tour be sure to join us next year. Enjoy all the PHOTOS below. (Photos taken by JoEllen Hummel)

Merry Christmas to all:)
Barb Chalmers (on behalf of the Blessing Design Team)

Welcome to the Habeger Home










Welcome to the Schlabach Home











Welcome to the Sommers Home











Welcome to the Kaufman Home