Elusive Creativity

Big sigh! Today my creativity seems to be eluding me. I have projects plotted out in my head but until I get a few bucks in the bank I cannot transfer them from my mind to my crafting table. There will be something today, but it may not be my best effort. I'm allowed an off day. I went to my new favorite place today, the library, to try to get a bit more inspired. I ended up with a movie and two books to read. It's like writers block I'm sure. It's there, but not quite.

To get my brain working, let's talk about my top five dream jobs. It's good no matter what age you are to have dreams. Did you know that the famous artist Grandma Moses was not 'discovered' until she was in her seventies? Keep plugging away, your time will come.

T-Shirt design for a place I used to work

These are in no particular order:

Children's Book Illustrator, known painter for hire (other than friends & family)

T-Shirt Designer, Creative Magazine Contributor, Designer of Home Accessories

I did attend school for a short time for fashion design. I liked drawing the clothes, but I could never execute them properly. I do know how to sew, just give me a pattern and I can follow it, but making my own was not something I could not do well.

One of my fashion designs

So, on to my post for today. It is something that I did a while ago, but with baseball season nearing, it is appropriate to post. I do enjoy painting the designs on adirondak chairs because you can customize them for anything. Favorite teams is perfect for any sports fan. Here is a Minnesota Twin chair that was made for a charity auction. I do a lot of them for charity. In the time that I have been painting chairs, there have been five or six of them that I made money from. I have painted about thirty chairs. Wow, I just figured that number out, that's a lot! It does feel good to make something that will benefit people in need, so I don't really mind and painting is one of the things that makes me happy. It's a win win situation!

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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!

Inspiring sky

Today, I had to run a few errands. It was right around the time that the sky is starting to dim, the clouds were wispy and it was beautiful. I love sunsets! The sky was mostly a soft blue with a hint of pink and yellow. This made me think about painting, so I went home and gathered up my stuff. This piece of wood was a find at a home improvement store. They always have odds and ends of cut wood that are next to nothing for cost. This one was less than a dollar and a really nice heavy piece of oak. I just brushed on yellow and pink and let them mingle together a bit for the sunset effect. Then added the palm trees. A little background about the trees, my husband is a HUGE Jimmy Buffett fan and has got me into the music as well. Before I met him, I really didn't do much for tropical, but he got me involved in the fan club and once they found out about my art, they started calling me for items that w...

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