Modern Napkin Holder

It is May and I have four months left in my quest for creativity. I do intend to keep posting after the 365 days, but probably not daily. Being a creative person ideas are always be coming up and I hope that others will be inspired by this blog. Please, if you enjoy my ideas send me some feedback. I would love to hear from readers. So, here we go, month number nine...

Here is a cute find from the Goodwill, a chicken napkin holder. To begin with I started with a coat of tan paint and then just started adding squares of color. The way it turned out kind of uneven really appealed to me. It was a fast project and I couldn't believe how good it looked. Well not everyone will probably agree with me, but I like more modern design. Normally I don't buy paper napkins so I used some of my cloth napkins rolled up. This is another example of using an item that was intended for one thing and using for another. Yes, it is still being used as a napkin holder, but not the kind it was designed for.

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Heartthrob Cafe Memories

The best job ever and the coolest friends that I ever had were when I worked at a restaurant called the Heartthrob Cafe. It was in downtown St Paul, Minnesota and was so fun! Today we had a get together to catch up and reminisce. This is one of the many good things about facebook, finding people that you wished you never lost contact with. So, today my post is the buttons that I made for this event. We had 'flair' that was a lot more fun and cool than a restaurant chain that I will not name here. We danced and sang birthday songs. The girls wore poodle skirts and we did all of this while wearing in line skates. We were a crazy family and honestly this was one of the best times in my life. Ahhh...memories. In the time spent there somehow the button machine came into my possession. In honor of our gathering, of course I had to make pins. Here are also two murals that I painted at the restaurant. Let me...

Too many ideas!

When is comes to this time of year, my mind goes into creative overdrive. I realize my posting is much less now that my original goal has been met, but believe me, I am still making stuff. There are about ten Christmas gifts in the works as well as my calender drawings. Current projects involve sewing, crafting, drawing and crocheting. I am proud to say that a good chunk of gifts are already done or close to being done, yeah! Working in a fabric store has definitely boosted my creativity and some days too many ideas are crowding my mind. Because funds are still low for us, I have been buying things bit by bit every payday. It helps to not have to blow an entire paycheck all at once. This also is good because with my discount on top of sale price, I have gotten some incredible deals. Add caption Today, my post will be the first of my calender pages. There are two finished so only ten to go!

Art is my LIFE!

Here it is the last of my daily posting. Nothing fancy today just a simple drawing to sum up this year. My life has changed a lot since last August. John Lennon wrote a wonderful song with this line, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." It is so true, you never know what will happen when you wake up in the morning, each day is a new adventure. I will continue to create and post but it will be nice to be able to focus on larger projects and spend more time on them. In this past year, my style and interests have grown so much and I am very proud of this accomplishment. Please continue to check back with me!

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