Bronze and blue...

What's navy blue and coffee brown, and fastens with a button? Our latest upholstery gift bag! Bronze adds an unexpected metallic glimmer to the otherwise subtle neutral bag, and the geometric pattern keeps the color palette looking modern and fresh. We sewed our bag in our standard reusable size - large enough to hold a folded shirt or sweater, or a trio of fiction. (You can tell what we like to give as gifts!) The bag could also contain a can of coffee and bars of dark chocolate, to function as a birthday gift, or a pretty scented candle and a box of exotic tea, for your favorite hostess.

The truth in my life...

Charming cottage pieces from our fellow CAST shops found their way into our treasury today. Inspired by Laura Story's song "This Is the Day," we combined shades of white, aqua blue, and mint green with just a hint of yellow and cream. With all things springy and soft, it's a sweet reminder to celebrate the gift of new life in Christ.

'This is the day of my salvation...' by HandiworkinGirls

I'm not the same, I have been changed By the power of Christ, the truth in my life I can't explain the difference He's made Old things have gone, something new has begun This is the day of my salvation I will rejoice with a song of praise This is the day of my salvation I will rejoice in Christ, my salvation

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Love will find you where you are...

In the midst of our playlist tweaking (it happens every month or so), we keep finding treasury inspiration songs. On Saturday, it was a song from Sidewalk Prophets' album These Simple Truths, and, incidentally, the song from which the album's own title came: "The Words I Would Say." It also has the perfect lyrics to coincide with our some of our favorite CAST items; namely, word art. We have too many favorites to spotlight them all at once, so here are a choice few in black and white!

'The words I would say....' by HandiworkinGirls

Three in the morning, and I'm still awake So I picked up a pen and a page And I started writing just what I'd say If we were face to face I'd tell you just what you mean to me Tell you these simple truths:

Be strong in the Lord
And never give up hope
You’re gonna do great things
I already know
God’s got His hand on You
So don’t live life in fear
Forgive and forget
But don’t forget why you’re here
Take your time and pray
These are the words I would say

Last time we spoke you said you were hurting
And I felt your pain in my heart
I want to tell you that I keep on praying
That love will find you where you are

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Don't let go ...

Sometimes our treasury inspirations come from the items we find whilst browsing our team members' shops, on other days it comes from the songs we are listening to as we work on our shop's inventory. Yesterday's treasury was inspired by both. A retro combination of red, aqua, and white seemed to fit well with Peter Furler's song "Hold On." The color scheme we have used before, but these items are all fresh picks from the CAST team.

'Hold On' by HandiworkinGirls

You never thought you would get to a place Where your life could go from carefree To suddenly aching, beautiful to breaking Now you crawl through the smoke and haze Fighting just to find some daylight to see the sun And then catch your breath again

There's a whisper in the chaos
And it's calling out your name

Just believe, I know you're gonna make it
Don't let go when the ground beneath you is shaking
Through the good times and the bad times
And the things you can't control, you gotta hold on

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