Women of Worth News and Updates

"Let Go of Who You Think You’re Suppose to Be and Embrace Who You Are." Brené Brown

Women of Worth’s October Art Journaling/Scrapbooking Classes for Women in Crisis will be on Saturday, October 30th at from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Pearl

The class will be “Trashy Happy” Art Journals - one of my favorite practical lessons of producing art journals and scrapbook pages is from items used around the house and from our mail boxes.

The class will include learning to write about “Me”.


What a great time we had in the September class. Each lady received a wonderful bag from Monkey Charms filled with a composition book, colored pencils, a packet of “how to’s “and some actual pages from my journals to give them examples of how to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.












I want to thank all of you who made contributions to the Women of Worth Donor Advised Fund that made it possible to us to have art supplies and lunch for these wonderful women. Several mixed media artists from around the country sent art supplies and goodies to work with.


We will have some very wonderful handmade art journals from an mixed media artist from California who actually has made these journals even more wonderful with her artwork right inside the journals,
and an art piece from a mixed media artist from New York City.
The ladies will have an opportunity to “win” these awesome journals and art pieces.

Art Journaling/Scrapbooking is not about art but is a great tool allows a person to be successful to heal not only emotionally, but physically as well. It is a great key to unlocking the door of the extraordinary. These classes are designed to give a great opportunity for ladies to work through their everyday life experiences and find a way to express who they are in a positive manner. Ladies who attend these classes will to learn how to take their lives one step at a time and make their life's journey extraordinary looking not at their circumstances but at who they are as an extraordinary individual that can give back to those around them.

First Baptist of Pearl has graciously opened their doors to house the art journaling/scrapbooking classes for October, November and December.

We would love for you to be a contributor to the Women of Worth Donor Advised Fund to help offset the cost of art supplies and lunch. All contributions should be made through the Foundation for the Mid South - Women of Worth Donor Advised Fund.

Foundation for the Mid South
134 East Amite Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201.

Please designate that your contribution is for Women of Worth

For any questions or want to know more about how you can be a part of Women of Worth, please do not hesitate to contact me either through e-mail at esandifer@fndmidsouth.org or you can reach me at 601-863-0487.

Women of Worth Art Journaling/Scrapbooking Classes

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I am going to make this a quick note - as I am up to my nose in work this week.

The September Women of Worth Art Journaling Class was awesome! The class was taking the composition book - the ones you can get for around $1.00 and turning them into a treasured art journal with such wonderful healing properties as each lady worked on their book.

We had room for 20 - 10 signed up for the class and approximately 5 actually came to the class. I will shortly post a more detailed overview of the class with pictures. So stay tuned for this.

The next 3 classes have been scheduled for October 30th, November 13th and December 11th. One of the local Churches has graciously given us space to hold the classes and will give us space to also offer child care to those ladies who do not have anyone to take care of their children.

Last month I put out a request for those awesome artist I follow their blogs to send to me hints and wisdom on art - journaling - etc. I also ask for them to donate a piece of art for these ladies to receive! Well, I was so overwhelmed when several artists from different parts of the country sent supplies, wonderful art journals and pieces of their art. WOW! Not only was I speechless, but I knew there was such a unspoken bond with those who love to create and blog!! I give each one of you a standing ovation!!! Thank you Vee - Thank you Lynne - Thank you Seth!

I am so grateful to Ivye Allen, CEO and President of The Foundation for the Mid South for housing the Women of Worth as Donor Advised Fund in order to keep contributions and expenses accountable for. Please take time to look at the Foundation's website to see the awesome work for the past 20 years the Foundation has done in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi!

Contributions can always be made through the Foundation for the Mid South to assist us in buying supplies and providing lunch for these ladies. Also, if you would like to join us in providing treasures from your art room/studio please do not hesitate a moment to do so! These ladies are so well worth pouring into their lives!

The October Class will be held on October 30th - This is going to be a great class that I have termed "Trashy Happy" Art Journals! This class will be consist of taking everyday items anyone has - the empty cereal box, oatmeal boxes and the circulars out of the mailbox, even those little cards that fall out of magazines - and making delicious art journals! My living room right now is covered with bits and pieces of these items that I have already applied gesso to give a step by step lesson on how to! Also this class will be dealing with writing about "me". Looking into yourself and writing, drawing, adding ephemera. If any of you would like to send me any hints, helpful lessons you have learned along the way, please do not hesitate to send them to me at esandifer@fndmidsouth.org.

The November and December classes are not complete firmed up as far as what is going to be taught, but it will deal with how to put joy in your holidays when you don't feel or want to. Looking at hard time circumstances and finding a positive way to go through holidays. More than likely the art journaling scrapbooking will cover several special ways to give one's creative work to someone else. I will keep you posed on these two classes. Your thoughts and hints on these two classes are also welcomed.

Ok - Back to work and I look forward to hearing from you.

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