Christmas in July!

Sorry, had to do it! Actually when you are a creative person and make many Christmas gifts you need to start early.

I went to Joann Fabrics the other day and they had some letters on clearance. The popular ones are always gone leaving you with Q, W, Z, X, I, O, etc. I decided to buy a few of these orphan letters and figure out a project for them. The first letter was the O, it's round so I figured it would make a good wreath. After a dark green base coat, other shades were added using a Van Gogh like brush stroke to mimic pine needles. It really didn't need much to make it look good so I just used a small gold wreath to the middle. It is simple and it has a modern feel to it.

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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!

Spring Tulips

I love the fun hot pink frame for this! It was originally made to look like bamboo, but needed a fresh look and it looks great paired with my flower design. This is what I call doodling with scissors. Last night, I was at a loss as to what to do so I just started cutting out different shapes. There were different colored papers and a lot of scraps on the floor. The final design ended up as a tulip with a lot of leaves. A regular tulip has longer leaves but for this project the smaller ones were a better fit. Believe me I tried the longer leaves and have the bits of paper to prove it. Tulips to me say spring so that is why I chose them. The quote for the day was something that I came across in a magazine and really liked. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old - Franz Kafka

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