I just received my first check for “Symbols of Christmas” sold at Framtions! Hopefully it will be the first of many to come.

Conception Process for Charity Centerpiece:
First: Research Marti Gras and all things New Orleans. Look up images associated with the subject for reference and ideas.

Then come up with areas of interest: Beads, Feathers, Anonymous, Purple Gold Green, King Cake, Parades, Doubloons, Comedy and Drama, Fleur de Lis, Jesters, Jazz, Mystic, etc.

Now I need to narrow that list to a few that go well together. I’ve written the list down and done some word associating to get a feel for what I might do with each idea and how it might be used.

I’m still working on the last step, but I took a trip to Hobby Lobby to see if I could get more inspiration looking at possible materials. I’ve found one piece that I think is absolutely perfect and some side items that might give me a start.

More to come.