Tropical Napkin Rings

This idea is from in a magazine that was in the break room at work. It is called Southern Lady and it would not be a normal choice for me to buy, but it was there and it looked interesting. It is a simple idea for felt, yes felt, napkin rings. The pattern is easy and very pretty, but I had to put my own spin on it. The original is no sew and quick but my decision was to make a more complex design that was sewn together. The design is a hibiscus flower and fits in perfectly with much of my decor. This is another idea that could be easily adapted to different design that are seasonal or just other flowers

It is great to be able to take an idea and make it work for you. Look around you, the world is an inspiring place. Learn from others and take it one step farther!

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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!

Fun Fruit

So, the other day, my mom gave me a wire fruit basket. I really wasn't sure what to do with it until yesterday when I went to Michael's. They had paper mache pears and apples on clearance for .50 each. They had five total so I got them all. There may be a trip to another Michael's soon because five is not enough to fill the basket. Painting them normal was not an option they had to have fun patterns and bright colors. I am still debating about adding a fun glitter finish to them or just a plain gloss coat. They do need something else, to make them complete, we'll have to see what kind of inspiration hits me. Have a great night!

Creative Dawn

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