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 tell you they were tricky! The murals are on glass and when
Yesterday, I went to the library and came across a craft book that had some great ideas. When it comes to craft books and magazines, I use them more for inspiration than to make the exact projects. My designs may be based on something I see, but never copied exactly. There are definitely a few ideas that I can use. The first one is this simple bookmark. They used a plastic coated twist tie, I had a heavy floral wire for mine. I like the wire because it is thinner and isn't as bulking when used in a book. The beads were from a necklace that I disassembled for a different project. It was a super easy project and there are so many possibilities in something like this. It would be a great gift for anyone who likes to read and you could personalize it for each recipient. The craft store is full of various beads and charms, the combinations are endless. Now it's time to read, good thing I have a new bookmark!
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