Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Inspiration comes in many forms.  This fall I've been fascinated by seed pods.  We have lots of thistles and grasses and bushes.  My camera goes with me most places and my eyes try to see these forms in different lights and positions.  Today I'm sharing some of the photos with you.  Enjoy!  

My first ever ‘Do Over Challenge’ was such fun!  I signed up to participate in Jeannie K Dukic ’s 6th Do Over Challenge not really knowing anything about how it worked.  I received a necklace that was very sweet with copper wire connections and pinkish pearls.  It sat on my work space for a couple of weeks while I pondered my next move.  One day I opened my polymer bead collection and was drawn to the pinkish and green beads.  They really looked good with the pearls.  I found some green crystal beads and a few other contenders.  But when I tried the small striped beads, I knew my combination!  This is the finished product for most of the pearls in the original necklace. It was the week to finish some of my long term projects.  I kept the wires with the red and green rubber bands from the braces I wore for 3 years.  When they finally came off, I asked the orthodontist if I could have them.  He wanted to know why ...

How do you feel when you finish a long term project?  Elated? Happy? Glad to move on?  Peter and I just finished a project that was on my ‘to do’ list for 3 ½ years!  When we moved into our Prescott home, I was elated that my dining table fit in the space designated.  The problem was that the chandelier was not centered over the table.  That really bothered me!  The ceiling is slanted and has popcorn texture.  If I were 20 years younger, I’d take that off and have a different texture.  But I’m not and I’m willing to put up with the popcorn.  I wasn't willing to put up with a light that was in the wrong place!  A medallion would hide the old hole and center the new hole without having to patch.  If you have ever tried to patch popcorn texture, you know how difficult it is to match.  On top of that my chandelier is oblong so I needed to find an oval or rectangle.  And I actually found one that would work.  It...