So...what exactly is "being creative?"

Creativity takes many forms...
it could be cooking a wonderful meal for your loved ones,
or maybe having a wonderful garden that produces yummy vegetables,
or keeping a beautiful home for your family,
and what about being able to host a fabulous party
that makes everyone feel like THEY are the guest of honor!!!
Creativity is truly so many different things ~

For me, being creative is simply taking

humble supplies and transforming them into

something that I love!!!

I've always, ALWAYS loved making things...

it could be from fabric,

cake decorating,

painting furniture,

sculpting from clay,

sewing,

mixed media,

or whatever...

it just doesn't matter ~

to have two hands to create something new

from simple, raw materials

is the most wonderful joy ever!!!

A paperclay frog commission for a dear friend ~

A sweet little girl's kitchen set I painted....

Paperclay sweeties ~

A birthday cake for Dennis' grandmother...she was always so sweet to me!

More paper clay ~

A groom's cake ~ don't you love the strawberries??!!

My first little paperclay doll ~

A vintage magazine rack I handpainted to sell in my shop...

More cake decorating ~ I really thought I was going to get rich doing this!!!
Ugh, NO!

A purse I made using regular old drop cloth fabric from the hardware store...

wedding lace, vintage watch faces and beautiful old buttons ~

I painted this little baby chair for an antique space I had once,

I just love the images...it was one of those old McDonald's high chairs!!

A wedding cake....

Here's a wonderful story ~ did you know

my sister-in-law Julie and I made a ginormous wedding cake together,

we split the profits and

I was able to buy my very first sewing machine!!!

This was my baby shower gift for the same dear sister-in-law

I just spoke of...she was expecting her first baby after trying for so very long....

I hand painted one of those old kid's rocking horse things

and turned it into a carousel horse!!!

A couple of tables I painted to sell in my shop...

A little paperclay fairy...chubby thing that she is!

More paperclay goodness...a sparkly little bird!

AND I KNOW

you're about sick of this guy,

my paperclay snowman...he's the tutorial I sell!

And HEY! One time I gave him a body!!

I need to make more of these guys, I love him...

My bird from my paperclay snowbird tutorial...I still have him too!

And these fairy shoes all started with a paperclay base too!!!

My latest little bit of creative efforts?

I made our precious grandbaby Clara a fluffy doll blanket to give her

at Emily's baby shower...
I'm also giving her a baby doll cradle ~
just so she can be her own "little mama"
when baby Murray arrives!

Truth be known:

I really am a jack of all trades and a master of none!!!

But this is all I know in my heart....

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it  with thy might;

for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom,

in the grave, whither thou goest.

To be creative is a gift and a true honor...

we should all cherish this!!!

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday my sweet friends!
hugs and love,

Dawn

A sweet surprise from the past ~

I thought it would be fun to share some photos of what I was doing about 16 years ago. I took a Wilton cake decorating class and thought I'd try to earn a little extra income making and decorating cakes. Well, I made a TON of them, didn't make very much money, worked incredibly hard (because I am a perfectionist!) and grew tired of the entire ordeal very quick!

I always had to make my buttermilk/sour cream pound cake and for a long time made my own buttercream icing. There was a wonderful cake decorating store nearby though that sold commercial icing and I soon discovered it and liked it better than my own!

Here are a few photos from my portfolio. I didn't want to bore you with too many!!

As a creative person, I've gone through many different phases. Always wanting to learn something new or try a new project. It's so funny too, the first wedding cake that I baked and sold, afterwards I went straight to Sears and bought my first sewing machine and taught myself how to sew!! So one creative venture led to another . . .

Wishing you a wonderful weekend ~ xxoo, Dawn