Crafty Corner: On the Wall

This past summer, my Small Group (i.e. Bible Study) wanted to get in the practice of memorizing scripture and followed along with a popular memorization plan put together by Bethlehem Baptist. It was (obviously) filled with great verses (ya know...because it's from the Bible) but for some of us hard to stick with and remain diligent.

Personally, it has always been a little challenging to memorize things (I could never be an actor...how do they do that??) but have had success with Bible verse retention when going through various life circumstances or if shared by a friend.

This fall...with that in mind, we shifted from the Fighter Verses to each small group member taking a turn on a monthly basis to share a verse that has been meaningful to them. Love.

Ok, here's where the 'Crafty Corner' comes into play. We needed (or I just wanted) a cute way to display these monthly verses for all to see and read. Since my home is the location of Small Group, and I have some walls, my brain started turning.

I'm thinking wood. Old wood. Some kind of hook or clip system to hold a big piece of tag board (where the person of the month would scribe their verse...with fun markers and stuff).

My pal B just happened to have some old wood from a fence that was taken down and she so graciously constructed a wall hanging to my exact specifications. And her son helped too...so many thanks:

Wowza, perfect. Now I needed to find the clip or something like a hook?? I took a little trip to Hobby Lobby for the first time with a friend to see what I could find. 

Also, pause. Hobby Lobby is AWESOME. Like really awesome. How did I not know of this magical land of everything you could ever want or dream of that you never knew you needed?

So I found this:

I attached it to the top/center of the wood piece along with some brackets on the back for hanging:

I also scored some twine from 'The Hob Lob' (that's what I call it now...cause we are best friends) and some little clips and made this:

Rope/clips hanging around the cool red knob, poster board slipped into a plastic poster holder attached to clips and done:

I'm liking this display a whole bunch. And I have the pleasure of reading the verse every time I sit down on my couch to take a load off...perfect time to reflect and meditate on the verse of the month and pray a prayer of thanks for the friend who shared it!