ACTS retreat

One of the other reasons that I have been so busy, is that I was on team for an ACTS retreat at our church, St. Gabriel the Archangel. What a great experience! 30 women leading 21 on a retreat to grow closer to God and as a church community. I was on the music team with 3 very talented women, which was a lot of work but a lot of fun. I also did all of the nametags, signs and graphics to go with our theme "Do Not Be Afraid". Below is a sample of a name tag.

The song for our retreat was writteen by David Kauffman, titled "Do Not Be Afraid" and I'm hoping it shows up on one of his future CDs soon.

If anyone has been on ACTS and wants to share, I would love to hear your story!

Happy 50th

I can't believe it has been 7 weeks since I made an entry here! I have been so busy getting ready for my in-laws 50th anniversary party that all else fell by the wayside--including my etsy shop (www.kathyorf.etsy.com) I also went on a retreat since then but more on that next time. I hope I am back to staying connected now....

My in-laws are Don & Judy. They are great people and we had a great weekend! It was just party, party, party for 3 days....

The letters in their names (shown above) are as follows:

D is from City Museum O is the symbol for Heaven and Earth at the STL Art Museum (SLAM) N is a Tiffany railing at SLAM & J is from MOBOT U is from a church in Maplewood, MO D is the roof at MOBOT Y is from Country Club Plaza in KC

If you want to see more of my Sign Language letters visit my website at www.kathyorf.com
You can also post a comment on my blog and I will post your name in letters!

Your Name Here --for Lois

Thank you, Lois, for your comment on my blog! Here is your name in Sign....

The L is from the MO Botanical Gardens... O is a sculpture in Washington DC...I is one of the benches at the St. Louis Art Museum...S if from a cello (?) in Branson, MO.

If you want your name posted, just leave me a comment. And if you are looking for merchandise using these letters, visit my shop at www.kathyorf.etsy.com or my website at www.kathyorf.com Thanks for looking!

Visit my new ETSY shop!

Just set up shop on ETSY--the place for handmades. If you haven't been there yet, you really need to go to www.etsy.com The work there is unbelievable! It's kind of fun, but seems it may be a lot of work to get people to see your shop since there is so much to see! I've been told that it is all about making connections in forums and chats and many other ways on ETSY. So I may be tied to my computer even more than I have been! I've been browsing on ETSY for an hour already and really need to get to work! But I'd love it if you would visit my ETSY shop at www.kathyorf.etsy.com I have a few things on right now and am adding more items every day or so. Something else to keep me here...at least I have a nice backyard view from my window!

Your Name Here-For Mary

Mary left a comment on my blog, so here is her name in Signs... Thanks, Mary!

M is from a mosaic wall at Country Club Plaza in KC...A is also from KC...R is from a giant sculpture at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis...Y is part of a chair on display at the St. Louis Art Museum.

If you want to see your name in Sign Language Letters, just leave me a comment!

Your Name Here-for Phil

Phil left a comment on my blog, so here is his name! The P is from a forest in British Columbia...H is from Ripley's Believe it or Not in Branson, MO...I is from a railing at the St. Louis Zoo...L is also from the zoo. Thanks, Phil!

Your Name Here

If you comment on my blog, I will post your name in these "Sign Language Letters". And if you like that, you can visit my website at www.kathyorf.com to find tons of personalized gifts to order for weddings, and babies and special occasions... But for now, I will tell you where these letters all came from! Y is from a Kansas City lantern...O is the Chinese Symbol for Heaven and Earth at SLAM (St. Louis Art Museum)...U is, of course, the Arch upside down...R is from a City Museum mosaic(also in St. Louis)...N is a Tiffany railing at SLAM...A is from a Pablo Picasso painting at SLAM...M is from a Vlastislav Hofman vase at SLAM...E is from a Monet painting at SLAM...H is a railing in Webster Groves, MO...E is from a City Museum railing...R is a letter laying on the floor of a closed shop in Maplewood, MO...E is from a parking garage in Country Club Plaza, Kansas City. I hope you enjoy hearing where these letters are from. I would love to hear from you!