A Miracle For Jodi Brown: . . . . . . .Transformation: Switch it Out, Paint it Up

Friday, April 30, 2010

. . . . . . .Transformation: Switch it Out, Paint it Up

I just finished up another fun project! I have a print of my favorite painting, "Reflections" by Carol Harding. It is large and expensive to frame (almost $300) so I have never had it done. I finally did the project myself and took another framed piece of artwork (that I purchased from Ross for a mere $39!) and transformed it into a frame for my print!

I sanded and stained the frame, then took it to Joann's to be matted. The results are in, and it looks great! The photos don't do it justice!

Take a look:

Before: The picture I purchased from Ross.
After: My favorite print, in a beautiful frame with lovely mats!

One more reason I love transformation projects!

The 25k visits contest will go til at least Monday, so if you haven't entered yet, make sure to leave a comment on any one of the posts from this week!

8 comments:

royalblu23 said...: Beautiful! What's the name of it and you did it? I really like it!

amy; May 1, 2010 at 9:52 AM
royalblu23 said...: Sorry... that should say "who did it" not "you did it"; May 1, 2010 at 9:53 AM
Diane said...: Beautiful! And Jodi, you are beautiful! Come to think of it, aren't we all beautiful because we are all creations of a Heavenly Father Who loves us! And, aren't we all in a process of transformation as we try to become more like Him? Life is WONDERFUL! Life is BEAUTIFUL, even though "transforming" can sometimes be very difficult and painful! We are so grateful for the blessings of your "transformation" this past year! "You go girl," as we continue to pray for you, Tolan, and your sweet family!!!

With much Aloha,
Diane and Heber Lloyd; May 1, 2010 at 12:43 PM
britt said...: way to go. it looks awesome! but that doesn't surprise me, you do fantastic work!!; May 1, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Brandi said...: Looks great, Jodi. Hey, we need to get together one of these days. We have some catching up to do. ;)

Take care,
Brandi; May 2, 2010 at 1:04 PM
carolyn said...: Beautiful art work! You are very creative. I am glad you find time to work on creative transformation projects at home! I love it!

Carolyn; May 3, 2010 at 2:21 AM
Anonymous said...: Great pics Jodi. So what do I have to do to enter this contest? I'm feeling pretty lucky.
Annette; May 3, 2010 at 9:59 AM
Anonymous said...: Joey Hansen "present; May 4, 2010 at 11:23 PM

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Jodi's Story

Jodi Orgill Brown and Tolan Brown married in 1996 and together have 4 beautiful children, Trenden, Lindi, Casen and Daven, who make every day worth living.

Jodi was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April of 2009 after months of suffering from debilitating symptoms. Though 9 doctors declared her tumor was inoperable because of it's location on the brainstem, hope was not lost. One team of specialists at the University of Utah Hospital agreed to operate and remove the tumor. The first surgery was successful in removing as much of the tumor as was possible. However, complications from the surgery caused a debilitating and life-threatening spinal fluid leak, which resulted in 2 more brain surgeries and a 5-week hospitalization and fight for life.

Jodi is now "in recovery" from a dificult round 1, and has many complications and side effects, including partial facial paralysis, loss of hearing in her right ear, complications with her eye, depth perception, sight and headaches, but still has lots of love, help, hope, miracles and angels around her everyday!