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February 4, 20232832Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, Featured, HopeTagged : Bible Verses for Encouragement, Bible Verses for Strength, Encouraging Others, Scripture for Encouragement, Words of Encouragement

Hope in Times of Discouragement

We all have hopes and dreams for today and the future, however, our lives can pave way for a battering of unexpected disappointments and times of loss. Sometimes these situations can appear seemingly impossible, insurmountable or just a drain to our overall well-being. There is hope.

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February 4, 2023 | Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, Featured, Hope

Hope in Times of Discouragement

We all have hopes and dreams for today and the future, however, our lives can pave way for a battering of unexpected dis...

November 5, 2022 | Grief, Hope, Restoration

The One Year Mark

There is a quote attributed to Winston Churchill, “If you’re going through hell, keep going,” knowing that it migh...

September 11, 2022 | God and Relationships, Hope, Restoration

Our God is All About Relationships

Recently, I was describing to my brothers and sisters of what the past 10 months have been like. The words that came to...

July 3, 2022 | Grief, Hope

In the Blink of an Eye

It Can Happen When We Least Expect It - Nothing ever prepares a person for an unexpected loss of someone they love. In a...

February 4, 20232832Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, Featured, HopeTagged : Bible Verses for Encouragement, Bible Verses for Strength, Encouraging Others, Scripture for Encouragement, Words of Encouragement

Hope in Times of Discouragement

We all have hopes and dreams for today and the future, however, our lives can pave way for a battering of unexpected dis...

Read More

February 4, 20232832Grief, Hope, RestorationTagged : Grief, Hope, Loss of a Loved One, Loss of a Spouse

The One Year Mark

There is a quote attributed to Winston Churchill, “If you’re going through hell, keep going,” knowing that it migh...

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February 4, 20232832God and Relationships, Hope, RestorationTagged : God and Relationships, Hope, Jesus and Relationships, Restoration

Our God is All About Relationships

Recently, I was describing to my brothers and sisters of what the past 10 months have been like. The words that came to...

Read More

February 4, 20232832Grief, HopeTagged : Grief, Hope, Loss of a Loved One, Loss of a Spouse

In the Blink of an Eye

It Can Happen When We Least Expect It - Nothing ever prepares a person for an unexpected loss of someone they love. In a...

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Beautiful, embroidered linen towels for Easter. Cr

Beautiful, embroidered linen towels for Easter. Cross embroidery design by Sonia Showalter for Crown Linen Designs.
https://portalofhope.com
Easter Message
John 11:25-26
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

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Handmade custom journal request [SOLD]. This one i

Handmade custom journal request [SOLD]. This one is gorgeous. Rather than hand sewing, we machine stitched this journal. We used an Italian leather that turned out beautiful. I wanted to keep it for myself!

#leather #leatherstamps #leatherjournals #journals #faithbasedgifts #leathergifts #faithbasedbusiness #christiangifts #christianbusiness #fathersdaygifts #mothersdaygifts

New Blog - Hope in Times of Discouragement “When

//GIVEAWAY CLOSED// To celebrate the start of 2023

//GIVEAWAY CLOSED// To celebrate the start of 2023, Portal of Hope is giving away a genuine leather coaster set on Instagram.
Winner: @cjthandmadesandcollectibles
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PRIZE:
Faith Hope Love Genuine Leather Coasters (Set of 4), 4" Square. Brass stamped with custom Faith Hope Love, intricate design. Handmade by us in the USA. 8-10oz Wickett & Craig English Bridle Leather in Tan. Coasters shown in additional photos.

1 Corinthians 13:13: Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love.
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HOW TO ENTER
Follow our Instagram account @portalofhope.

Like and comment on this Instagram post.

One comment = one entry (more comments = more entries ; each comment needs to unique)
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//ADDITIONAL INFO//
This giveaway is open to US addresses only.
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Giveaway officially closes on Tuesday, January 24th 2023 at 11:59pm EST. One winner will be randomly chosen on Wednesday, Jan 25th 2023. The winner will be contacted via DM and has 24 hours to respond before another winner is chosen and must follow the steps above for a valid entry. Giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.

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Testing out leather stamping designs using custom

Testing out leather stamping designs using custom brass stamps (Faith Hope Love) from @leatherstampmaker onto genuine leather coasters that we cut using custom dies. Also, started testing out custom stamps using our Epilog Fusion Edge 24 laser engraver and Delrin plastic. In this case (deer/mountains) was laser engraved onto Delrin and then hand stamped onto a test piece of leather using the Mighty Wonder 4 ton-clicker press. Both the brass stamp and Delrin stamp used the Mighty Wonder press. Both the custom brass stamps and Delrin acetal plastic will help us create more custom designs for our leather accessories/décor.

#leatherstamp #leather #epiloglaser #leathercoasters #leatherdies #brassstamps #leatherstampstools #weaverleather #faithbasedgifts #faithbasedbusiness #christiangifts #christiangiftstore #religiousgifts #religiousgiftstore

Custom and personalized, laser-engraved leatherett

Custom and personalized, laser-engraved leatherette journals for businesses, non-profits / churches. All laser engraving is done in-house by our team using our commercial #epiloglaser and can be customized to organizations. Scroll to see recent customer examples.

@jds_industries @roarinthevalley @epiloglaser #epiloglaser #epilog #laserengraving #laserdesign #journal #JDS #faithbasedbusiness #faithbasedgifts #faith #faithbasedgiftstore

Special Customer Request: Personalized, traditiona

Special Customer Request: Personalized, traditional harness leather journal cover, handmade and handsewn (Ritza Tiger Thread). Also, featuring our Faith Hope Love Journal in the same design. Instead of hot stamping the last name on first journal, we did a cold stamp using the Mighty Wonder (liked how it looked better). The Leuchtturm1917 A5 Medium notebooks fit this leather journal cover. New leather product line coming new to our website, including the handmade journals (different styles). All made inhouse by @portalofhope (faith-based gifts/decor/accessories, also with embroidery and laser engraving). Our other sister-owned company is @beautifullinens (fine linens from around the world/embroidery/laser engraving).

Mentions:
@little.king.goods - Journal Pattern - Beautiful / Takes Time to Make, But Worth It
@chartermade_leather_studio - Premium blades (right and left handed) for the L'Indispensable - Fantastic product
@buckleguy - Wickett & Craig Traditional Harness Leather, Medium Brown (we get many other products from this fine company).
@weaverleathersupply - Tools and Products, Snaps, Mighty Wonder 4 Ton Clicker Press for Stamping, Brass Stamps that Come with Their Foil and Hot Stamping Machine
@rmleathersupply - Purchased the Chartermade blades from them.
@districtleathersupply - Palosanto Edge Beveler - Amazing tool, much better than several other bevelers we tried.
@leatherstampmaker - Faith Hope Love Brass Stamp (Second Journal); Love Their Stamp, Excellent Quality. We purchased several of them.

#leather #leatherdesign #leatherjournals #journals #faithbasedgifts #leathergifts #faithbasedbusiness #christiangifts

Are you holiday-ready? The Arte Italica Crown Line

Are you holiday-ready? The Arte Italica Crown Linen Designs natural tumbled linen hand towel (beautiful and soft to the touch) is embroidered with @soniashowalterembroidery CHRISTMAS PINE CHICKADEE Design and our added Christmas Blessings. This intricate design is intended to feature a more realistically designed chickadee, pine and branches. All embroidery is done in-house by experienced Portal of Hope staff. The CHRISTMAS PINE CHICKADEE design is custom embroidered with 9 different colors creating a more realistic and layered design. This high-quality embroidery design and lettering has 20,018 embroidery stitches. We have one available now on our https://portalofhope.com site.

For the embroiderers out there, we used the following:
All @madeira_usa Thread in 9 different colors, #40 poly
Madeira 1.5 oz E-Zee Tearaway
@wilcomamerica Embroidery Studio e4.5 Lettering
Sonia Showalters Christmas Pine Chickadee Design
@barudanamerica #Barudan Embroidery Machine (We always use a speed of 560 always given the very fine linen we stitch on – rarely a thread break. Yes, we can go much faster if we choose to.)
@arteitalicacrownlinen Provence Towel in Natural Flax
Always Use @hoopmastermightyhoop – Love Them!
Overall Design Size with Lettering 6.4” H x 4” W

#christmasgift #faithbasedbusiness #faithbasedgifts #christmasdecor #christmashandtowel #christmaskitchentowel #beautifullinens #portalofhope #finelinens #linen #handtowel #kitchentowel #embroideredtowel #embroiderydesigns #embroidery #machineembroidery

New Blog - The One Year Mark “If You’re Going

New Blog - The One Year Mark
“If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going” *
*There is a quote attributed to Winston Churchill, “If you’re going through hell, keep going,” knowing that it might currently feel like hell, but there is hope beyond it. The tide will turn. This message is about hope.

https://portalofhope.com/one-year-mark-loss-of-a-spouse/

https://portalofhope.com/blog/ (to see all 3 blogs)
#portalofhope #griefsupport #griefjourney #grief #hope #faith #faithbasedbusiness #faithbased

Natural, beautiful towels. The detail of the tree

Natural, beautiful towels. The detail of the tree and wreath is impeccable and so realistic. We embroidered these designs on @arteitalicacrownlinen Provence natural flax linen designs, which is an incredibly soft towel. The Winter Wreath with Berries and Repotted Trees are stunning embroidery designs by @soniashowalterembroidery . All embroidery on finished products are done inhouse.
#beautifullinens #portalofhope #linen #linens #embroiderydesigns #embroidery #handtowels #guesttowels #holidaytowels #christmastowels #towels #barudan #holidaydecorating #linentowels #homedecor

Handcrafted East Indian Walnut Charcuterie Boards

Handcrafted East Indian Walnut Charcuterie Boards and Teak Wood Valet / Catchall Trays - Laser Engraved by Portal of Hope

#laserengraved #laserengravedcharcuterieboard #laserengravedesign #faithbasedbusiness #faithbasedgifts #charcuterieboard #cuttingboard #valettray #catchalltray #epiloglaser #givethanks #christmasgifts #hostessgifts #gifts #portalofhope #homedecor