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Words of Truth: Wateroak Design Co. (and a Giveaway!)

September 23, 2014 by HappyGoStuckey 12 Comments

One of my college roommates, Laura, had the beautiful habit of placing scripture all around our apartment. Sometimes written on a notepad, a dry-erase board on the refrigerator, a sticky note left for me by the front door, all meant to uplift and turn our hearts toward the truth.

I spent a very important year or two staring at these verses–

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior…” Isaiah 43:1-3a

This time it was copy paper, printed from the computer and placed in dollar store frames, Simple, sure– but the memory of looking at it more than daily has stayed with me for years. In times of both sheer joy and difficulty, there it was– just above the black and white stove which was crazy uncalibrated and had the habit of burning cookies.

I love how God uses people in our lives and specific scriptures to lift us, challenge us and turn our eyes to Him. I believe it is really important to surround ourselves with words of truth; they preach to our soul when we need it most. Now, clearly any form of writing these words “on the doorposts of our homes” will do– but when it can be done with beautiful pieces of art, even better!  I love filling the rooms of our house with beauty and truth!

Well, since y’all know I love a beautiful scripture print– I cannot wait to introduce you to Wateroak Design Co.  Logan and Taylor, the creative sisters behind Wateroak Design Co “share a passion for truth, color, design, and all things pretty. ” The girls behind Wateroak Design Co. loved the art they were creating on their own time and felt led to share it with others. Their sincere desire is that it will be “a venue for bringing joy, hope, and beauty to others.” And you guys, their art is beautiful!!!!

But rather than ask you to take my word for it— Look!

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OH– I love this verse so much!!

wateroak4I think this one would be so pretty in a kitchen!

And these gorgeous state home sweet home prints? They WANT to come live in my foyer, I think I would need one NC, one FL and one GA– to be fair to all my state loves. 🙂 wateroak state

The Wateroak Design Co. shop is FULL of other beautiful watercolor scripture prints in a variety of colors. (They also do custom designs.)

AND…. GUESS WHAT?!

They are offering a fun SALE this week– all of their prints are 21% off using the code HAPPYBIRTHDAY  (until October 4th!)

AND—

Logan & Taylor of Wateroak Design Co. have generously offered to sponsor a giveaway here at HappyGoStuckey. 

One sweet reader will receive this print in an 8×10! 

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Gorgeous, isn’t it?

To enter the giveaway, head over to their shop here and look around– choose your favorite

(and remember the 21% off sale–code HAPPYBIRTHDAY)

Then come back here and click on the Rafflecopter Giveaway below:

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*All photographs are the property of WaterOak Design Co. 

UPDATE: Winner is Bethany!!!! Congrats, Bethany!

I’m Holding On.
Because of Hope.

Comments

  1. Kasey says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:39 am

    I love the “Great is Thy Faithfulness” one!

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  2. Amanda says

    September 29, 2014 at 11:01 am

    I love the Hebrews print! But I’m in the middle of studying the book so that verse is on my mind!

    Reply
  3. Alexis says

    September 29, 2014 at 11:59 am

    They are all beautiful! The Hosea 6:3 print is my favorite!!

    Reply
  4. Kristin Hill Taylor says

    September 29, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    These are beautiful! I really like Phil. 4:4, Hebrews 10:23 and Isaiah 43:1, but, really, they are all so lovely!

    Reply
  5. Caitlin L. says

    September 30, 2014 at 4:38 am

    Love it! I’m going to enter, especially as stuff like this is hard to come by over here! Again, really enjoying reading your blog, lovely one.

    Reply
  6. Janis says

    September 30, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    Amos 5:24!

    Reply
  7. Leah F says

    October 2, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    These are so very lovely! I especially like the Psalm 23 passage:-)

    Reply
  8. our3strandcord says

    October 2, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    I love Gal. 5:1 and the Hebrews print. And the states are wonderful I agree!!

    Reply
  9. Keisha Hill says

    October 2, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    I love the ‘surely as the sun rises’ one! The giveaway one will be beautiful in my dining room too. Thanks for another wonderful giveaway!

    Reply
  10. happyascanb says

    October 3, 2014 at 6:54 am

    Great is Thy Faithfulness. Or Isaiah 43. Both have significant meaning to me! These are beautiful prints!

    Reply
  11. stasia08 says

    October 4, 2014 at 7:02 am

    ILOVE red and yellow so the “Great is they faithfulness” print is great 🙂

    Reply

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