Inspiration

I've been inspired today! Maybe it's the weather. It's also a little from this website (thanks to google reader). I always have a list of projects, things to work on and it gets longer and longer everyday...but today it's not just ideas but also the motivation to see them through!

Yes, I, like everyone, have a pile of unfinished or not-yet-started projects. Little Bears quilt being the most important to finish...but I am reworking my approach to that one.

Here's the scoop. I have been thinking about making several of my tutus to sell. I think mine are cute and different enough from the others I've seen out there to possibly make some money if I find my materials on sale and probably take custom orders. Shea called me last night to say that a friend of hers saw the tutu I made for G-ball and asked her to make her six tutus! She made $90! I'm not expecting to be so successful right off the bat and I might try a few different avenues for selling, but I think I am going to try it. Of all the things I could make a sell I think this is my best product. So I'll be getting on top of that in the next couple of weeks. I'm going to make about six as an inventory and see what happens from there.

So after Shea got me thinking about making more tutus, I started looking online to see what is being offered already - totally giving me great ideas of how to further improve my design and make my tutus stand out from the crowd.

Then I stumbled across Tangled and True (which has amazing ideas). I am going to make a coat rack for the boys room out of those plastic cups from Ikea. That got me thinking about the art I promised Lauren to go with the sheets and curtains from Ikea that are in the boys room. I was going to paint but now I am going to make shadow boxes and I'm going to create the animals (as close to matching as possible)using scrapbook paper and cardboard. It sounds odd, but I think it will turn out much nicer and there will be different designs and colors, textures and added dimension. Much more interactive and appealing than just painting the animals. Plus, it will be easier to coordinate the colors than trying to match them exactly.

Finally, I was seeing some felt creations on line. Amazing things really. My mom used to make Christmas tree ornaments out of felt...we still have tons of them. They were inexpensive, cute and fun for kids to touch and not break. But now I am coming up with an idea for a baby mobile. I just need to pick a theme (right now I'm kind of thinking of doing the Lucky Charms shapes since those would be basic and simple to start with) and decide how I want it to look. I could use tree sticks from outside or dowel rods for cleaner, crisp lines. After I get the first one out of the way then I might try to find some patterns or make some patterns for more unique mobiles.

And lastly, Lauren wants me to help her make some Tag-its. They are little square shaped "blankets" made with fleece and ribbon. You just sew two pieces of fleece together and insert different colored/textured/sized ribbons all around the edges. Then babies can sit and play and chew and look and feel all the ribbons. Monkey loved his - especially one spotted ribbon. But I've been thinking of improvements. Maybe more colors of fabric, different textures of fabric, ribbons sewn throughout the fabric and not just on the edges, etc.

See what I mean? All of these ideas. Not to mention the blanket I'm crocheting for myself, LB's quilt, restoring my old bedroom furniture, and my "constant" projects of scrap booking and giant journaling. I had to write this all down before I forgot it all!!

Oh and I forgot that I want to....um...I just forgot again. haha. Wait! I want to also perfect my journal making skills. I think I could create some pretty journals like unto the ones I made for Megan, Miri and Krissie - I would just like to find a more stable book to use instead of a Composition book.