i am a huge fan of projects. i like helping to put on events, big and little. my brain thinks in terms of themes. a title on an email triggers a package thought... a silver charm gives me an idea for a party... perhaps it comes from a teaching background with a history of hundreds of bulletin boards in various classrooms over the years. maybe it's that i always need a creative release. maybe it's because i like to shop but really dislike window shopping and this way there's always something specific to look for...

whatever the case, this photo is from my latest project. a ladies' tea. the kind where everyone decorates their own table. i like the small surface area (i.e, a tabletop) as i get a glimpse into what other women are thinking...this particular tea had a 50s theme as the subject for the day was "50 ways to be a better woman". good stuff. one of my contributions was a "slumber party" table, aptly named because i got to clump all my thoughts into a common goal since i just couldn't successfully narrow it down! i used a sheet for a tablecloth, my favorite mismatched (the only way i use it) fiesta ware, several Betty Betz books which i've been collecting from eBay, curlers, coke bottles, french poodle knife rests and napkins, an autographed "crush" photo (which was a character my husband had portrayed years earlier for a summer camp for kids), and these cute "little pink book" address books that i found at a bookstore for favors.

several weeks worth of creativity culminated in a single afternoon, then slept for many hours...