UPDATE: this giveaway is now closed!
I have been so busy; you have no idea...
For one thing, I got a new camera body. A professional one. A Nikon d300. I bought it from a friend of ours in Portland. I am taking a leap a bit with this... it was expensive, and I am betting on the fact that I will have more clients in the future to pay for it. I had an engagement shoot last night and it was amazing... I love this camera!! I wanted to wait to post until I had some shots to show off, but I decided that this will do for now. I'll share more soon.
The text in the picture matters. Thinking about my relationships with people, I realized a little this week how much I freeze up and hide who I am to avoid being truly known. I have this way of putting my best face forward, and wanting to be thought of as some better version of me. I guess I began thinking about how much this is a function of my broken nature... the idea that it would be to my advantage to protect the hurts, fears, insecurities, failures, and outright wrongs of my heart. If I were to be honest, I would admit that in little ways (and really huge big ways) I run away from these things and try, desperately, to hide them. This is fallen behavior... scared, sorrowful, fearful behavior. Talking with my pastor this week about marriage, he said that as husbands and wives, we have the opportunity to be like God in re-creating... redeeming... carving out new, redeemed places in this world of sorrow. Reconciliation in relationships is a major way that my redemption is lived out in my life. This scared way of hiding my nakedness came about after total alienation from God, but this is not the way I need to relate to anyone ever again. John wrote, "He was in the world and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God..." I know Jesus and he knows me... he knows me fully. He brought reconciliation into my life forever and because of that I can be known without fear. I can know others without fear. I guess I just wanted to share that because of the peace that it has brought this week.
Lastly... I want to giveaway one of my totes in any fabric of your choice... a little gift for my readers to say thanks for your support and kindness :)
To see the fabrics, click on the lightnest tab under my header and scroll down until you see four links and some images...also there are two more options in my etsy shop. To enter, leave a comment and include your email address and a fabric choice. Pretty simple. You don't even have to be a follower. I'll choose a winner on Friday, October 29.
love to you
xoxo
paige
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Awesome Paige! I'd definitely choose the japanese plum fabric (and then I'd use it everyday and do some advertising for you in the twin cities, of course!). chelsilacine@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to be able to keep up with what you've been making and doing via your blog! Thanks for posting on it regularly!
i really enjoyed your post. i am a new follower as of this week, and this was really thought provoking. so thank you!
ReplyDeletei would choose the vintage red, yellow, and green flower fabric. it is absolutely gorgeous.
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I love your bags! A friend of mine bought one at the Indie Parade in Greenville but I missed them or they were sold out. I love the Japanese Peacock fabric, and my email is lindsey_d_jones@hotmail.com.
ReplyDeleteI recently purchased a Canon50D and have enjoyed "getting to know it." There is so much to learn! Good luck with your photography business!
What a refreshing thought that He knows us just as we are and chooses to love us anyways. What a great God we serve! Thanks for your transparency and being real about what God teaches you.
ReplyDeleteThanks also for sewing beautiful things. Your bag with mustard and orchid blossoms fabric is beautiful.
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I love your market tote & autumn tote you have in your shop!! Those fabrics are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet giveaway :) You are so talented & I love your precious blog!
Thanks for the chance to win!
xo, Jamie
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oh my, lucky us!!! I adore your totes and won't even ge picky choosing a fabric. i would LOVE any of them. thanks again.
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This is such a wonderful post. I love your observations, and I'm so glad tat you've chosen to share.
ReplyDeleteYou work is so lovely! Huge fan of the mustard and orchid blossoms fabric, too!
wow! how generous of you! i think my favorite is the last vintage fabric you have listed - the blue with the little red flowers.
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lora
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Aw thanks for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite fabric is the last one out of the 4... the blue one with red flowers!
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Thanks again!
Oh how generous! I love your bags, especially the floral yellow one. I'm already a follower of your blog and enjoy your posts even if I don't comment often enough :)
ReplyDeleteI don't read blogs, however I love your passion for Christ and your desire for authenticity in your relationships. I also, of course love your bags! I like the etsuko bird floral fabric
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Girl. What a beautiful post. I had a hiding moment recently...some friends hurt me and instead of saying so I said,"no it's ok" because I didn't want them to feel bad or for me to look silly...even though I need to be honest and to let God bring freedom to that situation. It is hard though! I hear you. I use my bag every day so I don't need another one but I enjoyed hearing other people describe the fabrics :)
ReplyDeletemustard and orchid blossoms! your bags are beautiful....thanks for a honest little peek into your life; looks you are refraining from hiding already!
ReplyDeleteThis post really spoke to my heart, He knows every fiber of our being and that's just amazing. And so freeing.
ReplyDeleteI love your bags, in fact I love all your work! You are so talented. If I had a choice, I'd pick the Plum Japanese Birds and Flowers Canvas fabric for a tote.
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I love that He knows us fully. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAnd ohman how I would love to win one of your totes! Sooo beautiful! My fabric choice would be the first japanese bird one.. or the yellow floral.
Paige, when I first saw that you were doing a bag givaway, I squealed with excitment and told my mom. Mom said, "why would she do something like this?" and I replied, "because she has been touched with the blood of the lamb." What I mean by that is I see how you live your life for the Lord, and am so glad that you share your life stories with us, and bodly proclaim what Christ has done fot you!!! I am so encouraged by this.
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ps. your items are simply beautiful, and I would choose the autumn tote(an item on your etsy shop)
i have been ooohing and aaahing over your blog and shop. so sweet of you to offer such a fab giveaway. i would be tickled to have any fabric but heart the brown floral in your shop the most.
ReplyDeletethanx for sharing your lovely post too....toodles
I really like your blog. I found it when it was mentioned on another blog I read, Going Home to Roost written by a girl from my home town. When I check out yours I was delighted to see that you were in Athens, where I now am living while in graduate school. I loved your pictures from the Athens farmers market. They should hire you! If I were to win your give away I would love a tote made with the vintage, red, yellow, and green flower fabric. Thanks for blogging!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are so so beautiful aso Im sure the new body will be a great tool for you! I adore the autumn tote, it would be such a joy to win :)
ReplyDeleteBeen following your blog for a while. We have similar interests including loving our family, sewing, photography and most importantly following Jesus Christ! I admire your honesty and the thought behind your work. If you happen to choose me, I'd love the Pink Japanese Kokka Peacock Canvas Fabric by etsuko furuya. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
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I love the autumn tote! emilyhambelton@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteAnd you are very sweet to do a give away!
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope I win. Otherwise I'm saving to buy one. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the market tote in mustard and orchid blossoms. So beautiful! stephgarvey AT gmail DOT com
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This comment is on behalf of Meredith Greer, and she likes the mustard and orchid blossoms bag :)
ReplyDeleteSuch an absolutely beautiful & heartfelt post. You're a wonderful lady.
ReplyDeleteOh I just love "Natural Japanese Kokka Animal Canvas Fabric by etsuko furuya"
ReplyDeleteMy name is carson and my email is:
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This is so great, Paige! I love the mustard and orchid blossom tote. michelledcunningham@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHey Paige! I love your blog - it is beautiful. I love your totes and I like the animal print fabric from the links. So lovely. Thanks for sharing your art and your thoughts. My email is jessicarforbes[at]gmail[dot]com
ReplyDeletehey friend! i was so excited when i saw this!! i love the mustard and orchid blossoms (although i reaaaally loved that green one you used to carry and should have bought a long time ago)
ReplyDeleteyou better email me and tell me i'm the winner. ;)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, sweet Paige. Our pastor spoke about reconciliation in Colossians chapter two. Our reconciliation is through Christ Jesus; there is change and transformation in our lives, but our closeness with Him takes a lot of effort and dedication. It is so easy to bury our sin, bury the things we dislike most of ourselves, but it means nothing when reconciling our sorrow and sin will glorify Him.
ReplyDeleteI remember in our young married's group (in Santa Barbara, California, when we lived there for a year), finding such a safe place to be vulnerable in unwinding our sin and worry out on the table. I cannot express the growth I had being there with those friends and I am so thankful for them.
I really adore your totes. Such a simple design, paired with beautiful prints!
I have to say I love your Autumn tote in your Etsy shop. That print is marvelous!
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With Love,
Lindsay
I love your blog! You make such beautiful totes. I would love the chance to win one in the autumn fabric. It is beautiful!
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wow! what a generous giveaway! I love your totes...so simple and sweet! my most favorite is the print with mustard blossoms! Also, I truly appreciate the realness of this blog...i frequently stop by, but this is my first time posting a comment! it's really a breath of fresh air. thanks for being a blessing. :)
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Hello! Your blog is beautiful! I love the mustard colored flowered tote!
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Becky
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a wonderful giveaway! my wife would adore the yellow flowered tote!
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Emily would love one of these things but I don't know which so if I win you can surprise us. Bryce.Hambelton@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteYour words are so inspiring. And real. It's good to read a voice of honesty. Thanks for the truth!
ReplyDeleteAnd the tote would be a life-saver for me in my classes!
I love the blue floral & the yellow floral, if it comes down to it (;
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You have a such a beautiful blog! I'm so excited to have stumbled accross We Three Pilgrims.
ReplyDeleteIf i could choose a pattern...it's a toss up but the mustard and orchid blossoms stole my heart!
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I am going to be post #37, and I am 37! Wow, I know I'm winning for sure now! I would love my tote with the last vintage fabric you have posted, blue with red flowers, and if it's not too much to ask, could I have one with the jute ribbon that goes around the middle too? Thanks Paige, you rock!!!!
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I just love reading your blog Paige, your posts are encouraging and real :) I already ordered a bag, but I wanted to enter the giveaway anyway. If i got to pick another one, I'd pick the autumn tote.
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i would just love to win one of your bags but choosing would be impossible! :) i love your blog and images, im a mum so i have a bag by my side alllll the time and one of your pretty treasurs would make carrying bottles, burp cloths and soothers at lot more glamorous :)
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am i too late? :) i think of you every day as your tote is what i wear- EVERY DAY! i would love another (kinda greedy?) and i think i would love to have it in the mustard and orchard. :)
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xoxo!
Thank you for your honesty. Being more open is definitely something I have to work on myself. I am extremely guarded and protective. Your market bags look so great! I would choose the mustard and orchid fabric from your etsy shop. It is so gorgeous! I will be following your blog in the future. Thanks!
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