More Highlights as I Google my Crafting..

Found this quote... love it!

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. - Thomas A. Edison

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Later the same day:

Well, just an addition here to say how true this bore out to be!
I am now in search of a pile of junk. Cheap junk. Let me explain...

Today I did a lot of legwork, getting the basics I need to make my mosaic pot. Went to Lowes and got all the supplies.. then to the tile department to see if they would give me some broken tile. They did, but all neutrals. Which is good for background, accents, but I am looking for color, design, etc.

Then home and thinking. I realized it may take me a while to collect enough plates and things to smash to make my mosaic. Garage sales are hit and miss. So off to the craft store to see what I could buy.

As I suspected the prices of 'mosaic tile' were kind of high. As I stood pondering, reading a mosaic idea book a lady walked up and, glancing at the book, asked if I did mosaics.

I told her I was just beginning..

She smiled and said I will soon be hooked! She has convereted the third bay of her garage to making mosaics and we talked and talked! She told me where to get great plates, how to smash them, what kind of adhesive.. everything! Then she invited me to come to her house sometime and see all she has done (she lives about 45 min away in the town of my friend).

It was like the way the world USED to be... people friendly and willing to share and help. It just made my day. There are still lots of beautiful people in the world. Sometimes I get discouraged, but then something like this happens, and I know that God's grace is working through people.

Now, as I found out from my new Mosaic Friend (MF) I DO need a pile of junk to be creative. Most especially plates. So, my next mission is to find my ceramics and china! MF told me to try thrift stores and dollar stores along with garage sales. Soon I will have buckets of pieces to choose from. And the best part is you get to SMASH them! She is really sweet.

I told MF I am blogging some of my crafting. She says she doesn't blog... she is always out in the garage making things. Maybe that will be me, soon, too... :) Well, I don't know, I still love blogging. It is a very creative release for me, too. Even if nobody is reading.

If nobody is reading, just don't tell me. I know I have my loyal friends who will comment once in a while so I don't feel too bad.. :) 0--- (no pressure, you understand...)

Switching gears.... try and keep up!
In the meantime, I bought the makings for wreath for my front door. I have some seasonal ones, fall, Easter, Christmas.. but wanted one for summer. I know I can make one-- and the ones I liked pre-made were big, bountiful and very expensive.

I love the idea of a wreath... big, circular, welcoming. Right now my door has an empty wreath hanger since Easter is over.

I knew exactly what I wanted in my summer wreath, too. This is not usual for me. But everytime I see Maria's blog and those sunflowers it makes me happy. She took that picture herself ya know... (check it out..)

It also makes me think of summer. So that is the look I am going for. If you want to have fun with your kids, plant some Giant Sunflowers one summer. They get 6 feet tall and are beautiful!

Ok, I am going to be really bloggy and post my before picture. Here are my supplies. They were all half price... yeah! We shall see about the 'after".