Remember yesterday when I said this beading thing could be addictive? Well, here is another beaded project. Originally the flower was supposed to be pink but the yellow seemed to work better. For now it is attached to a headband but that may change to a brooch. While I was photographing the subject of this post, it reminded me of a cruise that we went on. The ship was the Carnival Conquest and until we got aboard the ship, I was unaware that the decor was all impressionist artist influenced. Just wandering around and looking at the decor was like being in a floating gallery. Why this post reminds me of the cruise, the gigantic sunflower in this atrium! Here is a picture of it. Yes, another item influenced by Van Gogh, go figure.
My little idea for the day is another frame, but I glued toothpick to it for this project. From a distance it kind of looks like wicker. For a project like this, hot glue doesn't work it was plain old tacky glue so it did take longer to finish and set. I am still trying to decide whether or not to paint it. I guess it just depends on what picture goes in the frame. 
I need to really find my muse again soon! This job is draining my inspiration. To overcome a bit of this, I am posting about my husband's Uncle John. John was one of those incredible souls, he was a free spirit and enjoyed life so much. He is the one who got my husband interested in Jimmy Buffett and was a very important person to my husband. An avid outdoors man, he was always on the hunt for the perfect walking stick. Here are three of them that we now have. He had an eye for finding perfect branches for his creative outlet. We lost him a few years ago at much too young of an age but we have these beautiful mementos from him. Many times, inspiration comes along in unexpected ways. I am very thankful that he was in our lives because he was such a great influence for my husband. We miss Uncle John, but his spirit definitely lived on.
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