The Yellow Envelope Project

The Yellow Envelope Project is an important initiative that we, the House of Shine, are committed to doing and promoting. This weeks post from Claudia addresses issues as to why one may hesitate in participating.

Please take a moment and read her post. Then, see if you can find it in yourself to at least give it a try.

I can promise you that the action of of anonymously sending out gratitude will invite more gratitude in your life.

Yellow Envelope Project

One year ago this week, HouseofShine.com started an initiative to Spread Shine by recognizing every day people that make their corner of the world SHINE.

Watch this video to learn more.

You can make a difference by taking 10 minutes, one yellow envelope and 44 cents and telling someone else that they SHINE. Click here to see this weeks nominee.

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I have new artwork posted up at House of Shine and my art blog, cheryl e wilson.

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Hey, Mr. Postman!

We love mail so thanks for delivering us some!

That crazy Claudia at House of Shine is always coming up with some wild and fun idea but I'll be honest. I kind of went into this project dragging my feet and thinking I would make up some excuse not to do it Wednesday night.

You know- the boys had too much homework. I ran out of time and didn't get it done. I couldn't think of anything. I had to pluck my eyebrows. Drew needed brain surgery.

Those kinds of things.

At about 1:30 I thought maybe I could finagle some kind of heart to put on there but had no idea how I was going to do it. After going to Chick-fil-a and sitting in the longest line EVER. I swear, it was out on to the highway we finally got home at about 6:45.

I ate. I changed clothes. I dug in and got busy.

I gathered some cardboard boxes and some hangers. Cut and tape while holding my tongue to one side and applying pressure with my big toe. Once the heart started taking shape I realized that I was going to need some foam core board and some red spray paint.

Who wants to go to Hobby Lobby? Yay. I mean, YAY!

Cut, tape, paint. Cut, tape, paint.

LOOK AT HOW STINKING CUTE IT TURNED OUT!

Sorry, I'll stop yelling now.


I'm pretty darn pleased with it. And I was done before 9:30 or so. Just think how cool it could have been if I had started on it when Claudia first announced it! Oy!

I put a $5 gift card from Starbucks in the mailbox for our postal delivery person this morning.

Claudia decorated her mailbox as a Lion.