Tired and Uninspired...YAWN!

So, today, I had to get up earlier than normal for a work thing that was extremely boring. I have been kind of listless and not very motivated. I am sure it will happen again throughout this year. I do have a small project though! A little Goodwill find that I had a difficult time trying to figure out what to do with. It could have gone Christmas or Halloween but in the end it was the pumpkin theme that won out. If it had been for Christmas it would have been a snowman. So first, I did paint it white and then changed my mind and it became a fun stack of pumpkins.

I also did a little baking today. It's getting cooler and it's a great way to warm up the house. My friend Jess was recently asking me to make peanut butter cookies because they are her favorite, mine too! So, I got out my Marjorie Johnson baking book and used her recipe. YUMMY! She has a blue ribbon cookbook and everything that I have made is awesome. The only thing different in my version was chunky peanut butter, it is the only kind I ever use and you get an extra crunch with the cookies. Not bad for being a little sleepy today!

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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...

Pansy Pig

This is the second time that I have found a pig cutting board to use as a canvas for my painting. This one is slightly larger than the previous one and also has a cute curly tail. It cost 1.49 at the Goodwill, one of their weekly specials. Every Tuesday they feature a different color of tag and anything with that color is 1.49. I love Tuesdays! Instead of another block design, I decided to paint pansies only in colors that they don't naturally grow. I have mentioned my preference for things in black and white, but, red is a color that is next on my list of favorites. The flowers really jump out at you in this project. My next step is where to put her. Ah, decisions. Happy Creating!

Cocktail Coasters Part One

What a beautiful day! Read the Sunday paper, went for a walk, relaxed and painted. I actually painted outside to fully take advantage of the weather. Since tropical things are on my mind because of yesterday, the project for this post is featuring refreshing summer beverages. This set of coasters is from a great thrift store and cost 1.91, what a bargain. The original style is definitely from the seventies. At first the plan was to make each coaster a different color, but that just didn't work. A neutral color worked much better with the colorful cocktails. With the distraction of the weather only three and the holder were finished today. The others should be done for tomorrow. Hmm...why does a margarita sound good right now?

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